The San Francisco call., 1899-09-12
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Dickinson, namely, Colonels Cluff, Miles,
Barere and Huber.
The line of march was along Fifth street
to Market to Golden Gate avenue, TO van
Ness avenue, and Lombard street to the
Preside. On Van Ness avenue the cals-
sons and the companies or Call1ornlans
were in two lines. At the Lombard-street
gate of the Preside were gathered many
of the officers and men of the First cali
fornia Regiment. The band of another
regiment was just then playing lively
heard, but the sounds were hushed quick
ly The dirge of the First California band
succeeded the rolling of the drums as the
procession moved sadly on to the ceme-
terry.
There were thousands of spectators
gathered around the neWl y opened graves.
On the burial plats stood mute evidences
of the love and memory of comrades and
friends of the fallen. huge iloral De
vice stood by the open grave OF captain
Richter. 1t told its, own story IN these i3
words: "Our beloved captain, First Cali
fornia Volunteers. At rest. Other de-
vices were also there. By the grave or
Sergeant Justh were several floral de-
vices. Two of these were American hags,
one from the company to which Sergeant
Justh belonged and the other from the
Foresters. On one were the words: Rest,
Inscription. Brave Maurice Justh."
The band led the way into the space
in which is the grave of Captain Richter
His official and other comrades and the
firing squad of the Thirteenth Minnesota
Volunteers followed A great crowd
pressed forward and gazed upon the
east of the grave. The comrades of Cap
tain Richter were ranged around the sides
of a large inclosure described by the lines
of spectators. When the casket was taken
to the edge of the grave, followed by
Mrs. Richter and her little family, the
band played softly, Nearer, My God, to
There was no eulogy. Rev. Charles NJ.
Daley, chaplain of the First South Da-
kota Volunteers, read some passages of
Scriptures:
your faith is in vain IF Christ be not
raised. ye are not raised. There is a
natural body and spiritual body. Behold
l show you a miracle So he read on,
repeating the words that have given COM
fort to so many at the brink of the grave.
The casket having been lowered, the
soldiers took their part in the services.
Thrice the firing squad yolleyed across
the dead captains grave. When the echoes
had died away II. G. Payson, the trum-
peter of the old company in the California
National Guard to which Captain Richter
belonged, now a bugler in the First Cali
fornia Volunteers, raised his bugle and
taps" sounded, sweetly and pathetically.
The mourners turned from the grave and
services were over.
At the National Cemetery the casket
containing the remains of Sergeant
Maurice Justh was lifted from it's position
on the caisson and the pail bearers with
solemn tread moved toward its last rest
ing place. Following in the wake of the
remains came Rabbi NJ S. Levy, Mr.. and
geant of Company E, First California
Volunteers; George A. Lazar, United
states Navy. and G. Wehser, the only rel
atives of the dead soldier in this part Of
the country. Following them We're the
members of Court Palo Alta, Foresters
of America, and the firing squad of four
teen men from Company A, Thirteenth
Minnesota Volunteers. Numerous friends
and spectators crowded around the grave
to witness the ceremonies.
The casket was deposited on some sup
norts above the grave. Chief Ranger L.
+ Pinkson of Court Palo Alto read the
beautiful funeral service of the order and
on concluding with the leaves Of the
forest we leave you" deposited an ever
green on the lid Of the coffin.
the head of the grave and solemnly read
the nineteenth Psalm. At the conclusion
of the reading, the rabbi delivered
touching eulogy on the heroic soldier
whom he personally knew In life. and to
whom he paid beautiful tribute in
death. Above the quiet OF the cemetery
rose the voice of the speaker and as MS
eIoouent and pathetic words OF praise
we're heard by those surrounding the
grave, many wept.. Dr. Levy took for his
are are mindful Of him? and the son Of man,
~ thou visited him." From this text
ha addressed the assembled multitude.
"Comrades, citizens and friends, ne
said. 'the painful task has been assigned
90 me of committing the moral remains
o9 ~ o,,r departed comrade, Maurice Justh,
70 the earth whence 1t came. Be
10 doing so / consider 1t my privilege
20. sneak of the loyalty and sincerity of
tbis Young mans life, commencing with
IN which he was reared and in WHICH has
Il ~ ~ raared so large q percentage Of those