The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-08-18
FUNERAL OF Will LIAM BARTLETT,
The Young Patriot whose Life
was Lost in the Service Of
hts Country.
A Large Attendance Of Sympa.
lhiZtng Friends and Touch
ing Funeral Service.

The newspaper announce
ment in a San Francisco paper
last week stating that the body
of William Bartlett Of the First
South Dakota regiment had
been Inferred in San Francisco,
proved to be a Aamistake, the
burial of another South Dakota
soldier yonng man from Spear
fish, having been confounded
with the name Of the Milbank
man. La accordance with the
first adyices stating that the
government would forward the
remains to the place designated
by the friends of the deceased
soldier, Lieutenant Hiram A.
Pratt was commissioned to ac-
company the remains to this city
and arrived here last Monday
on the midnight train. The otfic-
er was met at the depot by a large
delegation of friends and ac-
quaintances Of the deceased
soldier, and a delegation of the
G. A. Il. post Of this city took
charge of the remains for burial
service the next day Mrs. and
Mr.. w. Hash, sister and brother
in-laW Of the deceased soldier
had previously arrived from
Webster, and the funeral rites
We're arranged for according to
| their wishes. Both Aberdeen
and Webster, the latter place
| being the town from which the
young man enlisted, had delega
tions at the depot when the train
arrived at those places, and
these sympathizing friends had
strewn the coffin box with
beautiful flowers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pratt, who have been summer
ing at Big Stone lake, had come
up and welcomed their son as
the train arrived and he dis
charged his sad duty Of deliver
ing the remains Of his comrade
at their destination, The lieuten-
ant himself was among the dis
abled mem bers of Co. f. having
been wounded in both thighs
while on the firing line in one Of
the first battles of the cam
paign. His wounds are now
healing satisfactorily, and he
can hobble around with a cane.
The funeral services took
place at the Methodist church
on Tuesday afternoon at $50
0 clock, the pastor Rev. O. Will
liams, conducting theceremonies
The church was most hand
somely decorated with the
national colors, flags and bunt-
ing, and with a profusion Of
flowers massed and arranged
to present most beautiful
picture, among them being a
pillow with the word "Brother,
and one from the Relief Corps
with the words "Sleep, soldier,
sleep
Gen. Humphreys post G. A.
r. and the Relief Corps attend
ed the obsequies in a body
and acted as a guard Of honor
during the entrance into the
church and at the grave, six
pallbearers being chosen from
young men who had enlisted as
volunteers in the late war with
! Spain. In respect to the sad
occasion the several flags in the
city were placed at half mast
during the day, and upon request
Of Mayor Saunders all the busi-
ness houses Of the city closed
their doors during the two hours
Of the funeral exercises. The
attendance at the church more
than filled the building and many
were unable to obtain seats or
admission, and a general feeling
of sadness and sympathy pre-
vailed.
The services consisted OF
several patriotic selections by
the choir appropriate to the
occasion, prayer by the officiat
ing clergyman, and a sermon
full of comforting benediction
to the stricken friends and
burning with reverential patriot
ism. The address was a touch
ing tribute Of hono- to thu
heoric dead who have given Their
!, lives as a sacrifice for theil
country and the uplifting o
humanity, and was listened t.
with the deepest attention ant
sympathy by the large congre
CATION. The text of the discourse
was from Ecclesiastes Wills
''There is no man that has pow
er over the spirit; neither hatl
he power in the day of death