Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-14
LAID IN THE GRAVE.
REMAINS or GALLANT mon" AUS
TIN CONSIGNED TO THE TOWN.
IMPOSING FUNERAL PROCESSION.
ohscuuics M -. james Church, and
NJ the Cemetery Attended by Vast
Crowds of Sorrowing Fricnds-Po-
lice Turn Out In Full Force.

The remains OF Officer Robert y. Aus
tin were laid 70 rest yesterday afternoon
in beautiful Hollywood Cemetery. in the
presence Of sixty of his brother officers,
Mouacan Tribe Of Red Men. and the sor-
rowing relatives and friends Of the gall
liant policeman, who died so bravely Mon
day morning, after a noble fight in the
discharge of his duty.
To the sad strains Of a funeral march,
and the mournful sound Of the Second
station bell. as It tollod In its tower, the
cortoge slowly made It's way from the
residence Of Detective Tomlinson 0he
brother-in-law of the deceaseO 4 TO st.
James church, and in that house Of wor-
ship. only one block from the spot on
which the officer was shot down. and
within sight of the station with which hp
was connected for ten years. the last
rites were said over the remains Of Bob"
Austin.
There was sorrow I'm tho Second Dis
trict yesterday, and particularly in the
immediate neighborhood Of the station,
where there was hardly a man. woman
/ or child who did not know "No. &C."
LAST SAD TRIBUTE.
About 800 o'clock sixty brave and trusty
guardians of the peace lined up on Mar
] shall street I'm front of the Second Station
/ under the command Of Captain Angle y
/ few minutes later Monacan Tribe Of Red
Men and the Blues Band marched down
/ Sixth street. and the policemen fen I'm
/ line. and the procession slowly moved to
/ the residence of Detective Vomlusou, No.
I 5l3 - north sixth street The sounds Of
/ the bell ass il struck the hour Of o'clock
had hardly died away when the honorary
/ pall-bearcrs formed line from the door
| Of the residence to the hearse, and the
/ caskct was borne between the double col
/ omn thus formed. The pal-bearers were
4 as follows:
Honorary Mayor r NJ Taylor. Judge
S y. witt. Major b. T. Howard, DR.. c.
IS. =. Brock. L. 9. Figg j. +. Jaco"
Charles G. Bosher J. W. Laube. Joseph
Welsh Dan. a. Weinbrunn, Hon. D. c..
Richardson. II. VI. Smith, Jr. Sergeant
John F. Shinherger. G. 4. Gibson. ana
Charles McFarlane.
Active-Oficers r. q. Sowen L. H. Rcd
fo~d. u. y. Wren. and c. Il. Taliey. OF the
Second District; and Conway Johnson >.
j. CrutchfcId. Charles n. Phillips, and
IRA S. Bland. from the Red Men.
Each of the honorary paN-bearcrs bora
"a beautiful floral design. and the casket
was literally covered with flowers. Among
the most beautiful Of the designs was one
sent by the police of the Second District
F This was a policcman's shield. bearing
The dead officers number. which was 'tt.
Another design was pillow bearing the
words MY Brother" sent by the be-
reayed family. while q similar design bore
the words. ION duty I'm Heaven
THE SERVICES.
Rev. W.. Meade Clarke. rector Of st.
James church. and Rev. J. y. bowman
conducted the funeral service. This con-
sisted of tho reading Of the simple, though
beautiful. burial service Of the Episcopal
/ Church. The large building was crowded
to the very doors. and many were unable
to secure "a seat or even get i'm the
church. quite large number followed
the remains 10 Hollywood Cemetery.
where an that was mortal of Bob Austin
WI. laid TO rest by the side Of the grave
+ Of the deceased officers mother.