The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-17
HIS COMING HOME
An Impressive Scene at the
Station.
THERE WERE MANY THERE
CASKET COVERED WITH TN
oTISITE FLORAL. OFFERINGS
TRIBUTES FROM CITES ON The ROUrF
The Body of the Young Patriot, Aooonpaa-5
by Relatives and Friends, vas
then Borne 10 His
Home.

L I'm me- ~ $500 N''" ."r
The scene upon the arrival I.-.
night of the body Of Ensign b.
ley. accompanied by his brother. 81.
w. II. Bagley. was one thai deeply jill
pressed those ut the station, and thor.
We're many.
The body was borne out on the ~h...
derS of six men under command
Lieutenant Smith. AMI was carried .M
mediately To the home. Before il W-
taken from the station. the lid of ~.
outer boX was removed. 50 that the ,.-
ket could he lifted ont. and the ..
floral offerings We're carefully and .-.
erently lifted from the dead.
As the caSkct was borne through t..
station every hat wlS lifted and ever.
head WAS bowed in presence Of the here
All along the route from .Jacksonyill,
floral designs Of all kinds had been ser
by friends or by different bodies. Whru
the caSkct left Key West. the flower
had been placed Oh il by friends there.
and they We're not discovered until the
lid was lifted, betWcen Durham and
ita1cigh.
Among the designs sent in Jackson
vile was Il beautiful one 10y Mrs. Or.
Dodge. sister, 50 the reporter was i'm
formed. of Rev. DR.. Daniel. of this city.
At Savannah an immense box. -four
feet square. WAS sent full of rare de
from the North Carolinians in thut
The nantes Of the dear friends are as
follows:
Trg0,,.,nt - f1,l,.. = -
J. L. Williams. G. s. Elis.
Concv. of Wilmington; +. IL
Mcmillan. j. +. Chestnut, Fayetteville.
l.. Mcneil. Red Springs: G. ID. Bad
Win. Whiteville; j. +. McEachern. \.
\. McEachern. Red Springs: g. t.
Chestnut. Wilmington: w. c. Powell.
Wake Forest: r.. +. Bullard. Stelmau.
A.. II. Kelly, Wilmington: W. J.. KelIH.
Clarkton: 4. Il. Mesh. of Newbern: T..
II. Hughes, W. II. Hughes. of Raleiah.
Geo. -. BOYD. of Iteidsville: G. Il. Han.
ing. of Raleigh; Or. w. f.. Fitch. 90.
Durham: c. w. Murphy. OF Salisburg.
!. ID. Jordan. of oxford; Geo. T.
Drane. Of Tarboro: W. G. Tucker. uf
w. \. Winborne. of .Ashevilc.
&. Register. Jno. +. Register. X. T..
Of Goidsboro; \. II. Fulford.
y NcWbcrn; j. +. FrappS. of Raleigh.
- N''N H'i' vi i dNfIttN me-. L..
L. Mckcathern. Of Fayetteville: X. T.
Jcwett Of Wilmington; w. \. McNn-
IN. Of Fayetteville; ]. Il. Ramsey. eff
smelly: -. /. Ryan. of Charlotte.
Among the designs was Il North Gar
flag wrought in flowers and and
! very large and handsome anchor. ON
which was traced "Winslow." in purpIe
lowers.
There was an immense crowd at Sa-
.;nnah. and +. II. Hughes. formerly of
Iialelsh, and X. G. Tr~ezcvant. formcrlv
charlotte. presented the tribute ON
ichalf Of their friends.
~ all places of any size along the line
mere were crowds to do honor to the
memory "1 the dead ensign. especially
u Charlotte. Concord and Salisbury
IT his last named city. amono IA. nf
trlh&S was one Of white and green.
With letters Nv. B." in white will
;reen back ground. Loving hands placed
iese tributes on the box. COVERING il
~'ntirely.
At Greensboro. the citizens sent ii
landsomc anchor.
1T burlington was another l,roa aud
eyerent crowd.
~ Durham. friends came in nnmbrrs
lii"lg them many students from Trim
ty. ~ "'
In" boys from VIM. Bingham met
ne remains at Mebanc.
The remains were me ut tLo otati.
}! vi. j"Sephns Daniels. hrotberinL,w
u the ensign: Mr.. Herbert .J,cksnu
,"nSli; and Mr.. Willis Baglcy. uncln.
ny Il large number Of personaI
riends of the family.
me sad little party proceeded 10 the
ana the boy who had thrilled this
was carried to those who waited
-pt an turn their eyes away as he
loSSeS The threshold now. That sal
M ne!olGs to those gathered there.
80 ! me glory Of his Iced is his