The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-11
OF the Soldier
Dead.
EIGHT ARRANGED.
Two to Be Held Here Today
Towns in Mourning.

Two military funerals will take place
today, one at Union church and the
other at ST. Pauls church. Both SER
vices will be impressive, and will I'M
doubtedly be largely attended
The heroes who died for their coun-
try far away from home deserve a
fitting tribute, and they will not be for
gotten in the years to come.
At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon the flu
neral of Private Fabian Hakanson Of
II Company will be held at Union
church. The services will also be made
memorial, for Private George W. Hodg-
ms who died at sea-
The escort and firing squad of eight
men Will be from the Emmett Guards,
with Corporal John Greene and Bugler
N. II. Skerrett.
The funeral and memorial services
will be conducted by Rev. John e. Tut
tie, the pastor of the church
Captain Charles S. Holden of the
Wellington Rifles askes the men of his
company to assemble at the armory to-
day at LIS o'clock. They are requested
to wear blue uniforms with white
standing collars and white gloves.
At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon Private
Charles e. Buck Of the Wellingtons
will be buried from st. Pauls church.
A squad of eight men from the Wei
lingtons will do escort duty and fire a
salute at the grave in Hope cemetery.
Fred w. Taft of C Company, Second
Massachusetts regiment, U. s. v, vail
be buried in Charlton, Saturday morn
ing. Capt. Frank L. Allen and squad
from C Company will attend the SER
vices.
Joseph c. King of c Company will
also be buried from the Greenville,
Leicester, Baptist Church, Saturday
afternoon. Services will be conducted
by Rev William Heath, and delega-
ton from the Grand Army post of
Spencer will do escort duty.
Captain Allen and the squad of men
from c Company will attend the fu-
neral services of Private King, and will
stop at Leicester upon their return from
Charlton.
Silas Undergraves of H Company will
be buried at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon from the Millbury town hall. Rev.
d. w. Hoyt will conduct the services
Private Walsh of the Ninth regiment
will be buried in Ashland, Mass, Sun
day.
Lieut. Edmund N. Benchley's funeral
will be at the First Universalist Church
at 2.30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Prayers for the immediate family will
be said at the home at / o'clock. DIR
Almon Gunnison will conduct these
| services. At 2.30 O'clock the body viii
be taken to the First Universalist
Church. DR.. Gunnison will conduct the
services at the sanctuary and Senator
Hoar will make a short address.
| Lieut.. Col. Shumway, Major Fair
banks and the captains of the foul
Worcester companies viii act as bear
! ers.
The body will be taken to the Unior
station, guarded by a detail of soldier.
from the Emmett Guards and soldier:
from other companies until o'clock.
Lieut. Benchley's body will be taker
to New York city, via Norwich line
and thence to West Point.
Services at West Point will be held
Sunday afternoon.
1t is probable that several United
States army officers will come to Wor.
cester to attend the services, and it is
thought that they will act as an escort
to West Point
Post 10, G. A. r., voted last evening
TO attend the services at the church
ana act as an escort from the sanctu-
airy to the Union station.
Members of Company will meet al
$50 O'Clock tonight at the arrnory t.
complete arrangements for ATTENDING
the funerals of their dead comrades.
Private James w. Wheeler of c Com.
pany will be buried at Lynn either Sun.
day or Monday. Arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed. but
Captain Allen expects to hear from
Mrs. Wheeler, mother of the dead sol.
der, today.
William c. Green of the wellington
Rifles will be buried from the FRS
Congregational church at Spencer at
o'clock Monday afternoon. A squad
from the Wellington Rifles will do es.
cort duty and fire salute. The Crane
Army Post and Sons of Veterans camr
and the town officials of Spencer viii
also attend. Business will be suspend
ed entirely in Spencer during the funer-
al hours.