The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
AL LAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

knowledge our obligations to them. Thes men belong not to their immediate fam lilies alone, they belong to us and to tn world. It is such men as these who leav a legacy more precious than gold. The, have done their duty and have died fo 1t, and no man can do more.''
 In conclusion Dr. Dille drew a compari son between the dead officers and tn heroes that have been brought into promi hence by the incidents of the presen war.
 Dr. E. s. Chapman, who was chosen t deliver the eulogy, was the next speaker He said:
 In all the history of our city such scene as this was never before witnessed No representative of all classes of society and so truly and deeply sympathetic ever be- fore blocked our streets and taxed to its utmost our largest auditorium. church altar so crowded with somber caskets all enwreathed and bedecked by floral tributes known.
 There is. deep significance in all this solemn and impressive pageantry. It means more than an ordinary tribute of regard for the recently departed. It is not the court we pay to what is known as worldly great ness; We have not met to sound the praises or those who have attained great eminence in heids Of learning or of statecraft or on the held of battle. or of those who have been favored with large natural endow- ments. Our fallen brothers were piain common men like ourselves. And yet we bow In reverence in the presence of their silent remains to-day, and honor them with our tributes of appreciation and esteem It IS our tribute of regard for true, manly courage.
 Our fallen brothers were each an em- bodiment of such manly courage. They knew and appreciated the danger which confronted them. They were not unmindful of 1t; they were not indifferent to it. They realized It In all its unwelcome aspects, and yet they faced the peril with nerves of steel and hearts that would not shrink. But that courage shines with brighter glow when we remember that 1t was exercised in un- faltering fidelity to a sacred public trust. ted the interests of human society. It was theirs, at every sacrifice and in the face just and righteous judgment all whose character and deeds endangered the peace ogniZed the sacredness of that trust. and at the peril and even the sacrifice of their lives they were unfalteringly faithful. "A public office is public trust are the great words of a great American statesman. It seems so easy for many in these days to forget this truth, and when exalted to high stations and made the custodians of great public interests to consult their own selfish ends at the sacrifice of public trust. true and faithful public official is entitled to the profound admiration and esteem and confidence of all his fellow men. Nowhere does manhood shine with brighter luster than in the faithful public official. God give us men, men whom the lust of office will not kill; men whom the spells of office cannot buy; men who possess opinions and
 
 We pay our tribute of regard to the courageous. manly fidelity of fallen brothers and commend their heroic example to all who may come after them. What lesson do we here learn respecting the ter rible price at which our peace and security are purchased. In the mad act of this Mon golian maniac we illustration of the perils with which the interests of human society are constantly assailed, and in the red glare of this early morning explosion we read the story of the perpetual peril which besets the guardians of our security and peace. We are too wont to overlook or for ocean steamer, unmindful of the man guard whose constant vigil secures us from the perils that environ our way as we pass on securely over rugged rocks where, lean and gaunt, death leers beneath the glassy sea. We ride securely on the flying train, rocked to sweet repose by its rapid move ments, forgetful of the whose eye constantly rests on the shiny track through all the weary watches of the night. We rest securely in our homes and rejoice in the value of our possessions, too often indifferent to the dangers which con front the men whom have placed guard and by whose unfaltering fidelity in the midst of every peril our interests are BERKELEY, July 22-Berkeley was i mourning to-day over the death c George Woodsum. All public offices an business houses were closed at noon a a mark of public esteem. The funera procession, which carried the remains t Oakland, formed a little before 12 o'cloc in front of Odd Fellows Hall There ha men, together with friends and relatives Just as the clock struck noon the bell on the fire companies' buildings began t' toll and the solemn procession marched in state to join the larger one whicf formed in Oakland.