Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-22

The funeral of the late Congressman
Lorenzo Danford, of the Sixteenth Ohio
district, took place from the residence
of his son, W. c. Danford, on West
Main street, st. Clairsville, at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The solemn oc-
casfon drew together an array of gem
tlemen prominent in the State and ma
ton such as was never before seen in
the quiet county seat, of Belmont, and
the large number of personal and polit-
ical friends and associates and com
rades of the Grand Army present SWELL
ed the attendance to the proportions Of
a concourse.
The services as BETTING the tastes
and character of the deceased were
simple but impressive. The Rev. DR..
Thomas Balph, of the United Presby-
terrain Church, of that place, preached
the funeral sermon, and was assisted
in the service by the Rev. Secrist, OF
the First NJ. E. Church. A select choir,
OF which the well known soprano, Miss
Grace Updegraff, of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio,
was soloist, rendered appropriate
hymns in touching manner.
The Congressional escort was COM
posed of Hon. c. H. Grovener, of Attn
ems, Ohio; Hon. H. c. Van Voorhis, of
GAINESVILLE; Hon. T. E. Burton, or
Cleveland, and Hon. B. b. Dovener, OF
Wheeling. Hon. J. S. White, cashier
of the House of Representatives and
Hon. ]. M. Keeney, deputy sergeant-at-
arms of the House, were also present.
The pall-bearers were personal
friends of the deceased They were N.
X. Kennon, L. E. Emerson, John Il.
Cow, John j. Patterson, A. c. Darrah
and |. H. CASTOR. The floral tributes
We're handsome and profuse and were
born in the funeral procession by Hon.
]. C. Heinlein and A. w. kennon,
Esq.
After the services at the residence
the solemn procession headed by Drum
mond Post, of which deceased was a
member, in charge of Col. ]. f. Charles
worth, wendell its way to the Metno-
dist cemetery, two squares north of the
court house, where the remains were
consigned to their final resting place.
A conspicuous design carried by the
color bearer of the post was the old,
tattered and faded flag of the Fifteenth
OHIO regiment, which Captain Danford,
as private, lieutenant and captain, fol-
lowed during the days from 1861 to
1864. There were many old soldiers
from a distance who fell in line with
the post and marched to the cemetery.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia, SEN
atOr Foraker, of Ohio, Judge Nash, of
Columbus, Congressman Dick, Of Ak
ron, and Congressman DalZell, Of Pitts
burg, who had intended to be present
at the obSequies, were unayoidably de-
tanned and sent kilograms of regret.
The family also received a message OF
coincidence from President Mckinley
yesterday morning. Congressman
Taylor, of the Columbiana-Stark dis
er5onages present.
The counties in the Sixteenth Con-
gressional district were represented
by the following prominent gentlemen:
Carroll county, Judge Ford, Judge
Semple ex-senator Eckley, General
Pierce, Postmaster Mccoy. Jefferson
j. J. Gill, E. e. Erskin, Judge Med
Miller, Attorney Dunbar, John M. Cook
NJ. A. Duvall, ex-senator Welday. Har-
rison, Gen. d. A Hollingsworth, Post
master Glover. Monroe, Thos. Rouse
Esq.
At the meeting of the Belmont Coun-
ty Bar Association, n. X. Kennon. c.
w. Carroll, j. F. Charles worth, Geo.
Duncan I G. Tallmau and ID. T. Petty
were appointed a committee to draft