The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-04-06
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BUT TO BE BURIED IN HIS NATIVE
LAND.
military, Civic ana Social Organizations
Take Part in Last Sad Rites Buried
With Honors Of War.

The remains of Charles +. Stohner
arrived in Bloomsbury on Monday
morning. They were met at the ID.
l.. & w. station by Undertaken Baker
and large number of people, and
were taken to his mothers home at
the Central Hotel. The body was
enclosed in zinc lined casket, and
Theoretically sealed, and the casket
was in an ordinary rough box, which
was iron bound. On the end of this
box was the name Charles F. Stohn-
er, Co. H, Ist U. S. V. E." and on
the top was notice that the casket
must not be opened. The remains
were placed in the parlor of the hotel
and draped with an American flag.
Over the front door flag was fes-
tooned and tied with Grape.
The funeral was held at three
o'clock in the afternoon, the services
being conducted by Rev. Father Nc
Cam, pastor of St. Columba's Ro-
man Catholic Church. After the ser
vices at the house the Bloomsburg
Cornet Band played "America," and
the procession then moved to Rose
mont cemetery. Mayor Holmes and
Chief of Police Knorr headed the
line, followed by large delegation of
Ent Post, G.. A. R., the Bloomsburg
Band, and the members Of Friendship
Fire Company, wearing handsome
badges draped in mourning. The
deceased was member of the latter
company. Then followed the hearse,
and on either side of it as guard of
honor marched soldiers who were in
the army during the war with Spain.
They were Boyd Shaffer. Wilbur
Fisher, and Harry Berry, who were
with the army in Porto Rico; Frank
Sanders, Robert Dodson, Albert
Hunt, and Samuel CarDaugh, who
were in readiness to go, but were
never ordered to the scene OF action.
There were number Of beautiful
floral designs, among them being a
pillow from Friendship Fire Co., and
brokenwreath and lilies from some
gentlemen friends, and thirty-two red
roses tied with Roman purple ribbon,
from Miss Lsnge, of Wilmington,
Delaware.
As the procession reached the Gem
etery the band played a funeral march.
At the grave Father McCann read the
burial service, and sprinkled the cas-
ket with holy water, and burned in
cense. AT the close three volleys
were fired over the grave by the squad,
and "taps" were sounded on the
bugle by J. M. Davis, operator OF the
w. u. Telegraph Co., who was for
merly bugler in the State Militia
Then the Band played "Abide With
Me" in manner that brought tears
to the eyes of many.
During the funeral the street was
lined with people, and there were sew
eral hundred at the cemetery. This
was the only military funeral here re
sult;ng from the Spanish war, as Mr.
Stohner was the only man from herr
who lost his life.
The flag on the Court House wa
at half mast all day.
Charles F. Stohner was born Janu
ary 1st, 1867. He was the younges
son of the late Bernhard Stohnel
He was married in 1890 to Miss Allc
Kerns, of Danville, who died in June
1904. He was engaged as asslstar
manager of the Central Hotel for hi
mother when the war with Spal
troke out, and he was very active
his efforts to organize compan
here. Failing to get recognition froI
the authorities he went to Scranton o
Tune goth, 1893, and enlisted in u
II, 1st U. S. Volunteer Engineer
On July ed he went to Peeksklll, \
Y, and reported for duty. On Al
gust roth he went with his reglmel
to Ponce, Porto Rico, and soon att
his arrival there he was alta cked WI
typhoid fever, and on October srd /
succumbed to the disease, and w
buried in the National cemetery
Ponce. The government haviI
made a contract for the removal
the bodies of all soldiers who died
were killed in Cuba and Porto Ric
Stohner's body, with many Other
were brought up on the Americ
transport "Crook," and telegra
was received by Mrs. Stohner on 81
urday announcing its arrival in NJ
York.
The deceased is survived by
mother, one brother, w. F. Stohn
and three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Glrte
Mrs. James Reilly, and Mrs. Dan
Turney, all Of Bloomsbury.