The Portland daily press., 1899-11-20
A Very Large and Most Impressive
Funeral.
Business Suspended in
Shipping City.
Citizens of All Walks Of Life
Pay Respect to Dead.
xrrcrAL 20 THE rRKss.i

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Bath. November IS This has been a
day Of sadness to the PEOPLE OF this city.
On all hands are evidences Of the gloom
which has hesn felt here since last Tus s.
day evening when the announcement
came over the wires that Gen. Thomas
W. Hyde, Baths foremost citizen. mau
who had endeared himself to rich and
poor alike. had died ina well-known win
tar resort OF the South, whittier he had
gone several months ago In the ope OF
prolonging his lifs
Gen. Hyde's funeral, whicn was held
today. was one Of the largest and most
impressive ever seen In Maine.
Early In the forenoon people began to
make preparations for attending the fu-
neral at the New Jerusalem church,
which IL located on the corner Of Middle
and Oak streets GRAFT crowds thronsed
to the church and ct noon there was
such q number In attendance, that the
mouruers not only filled the church altar
the doors had been opened; but the porti-
co and steps and the broad lawn were .
pcItcCb iuubs Va &h' RAVoos-
sion to Oak Grove cemetery, about two
miles distant from the church, was a
most impressive one. There were many
carriages, in which rode the members
Of the family and the friends Of the de-
ceased; and In addition to this. there
were long lines Of people who walked
over the route.
Nearly all the stores In the city were
closed from 2 To- o'clock In the After
noon, and during this time all the church
bells were tolled.
THE PORTLAND DELEGATION.
In order to nccommo late the mem bers
Of the Loyal Legion. Of which Gen. Hyde
had for many years been one OF the
mem bers, tho directors Of the Maine Gen.
trail railroad, with who he had been asso-
ciated for . period that covered nearly
the last twenty years: and also many
other friends from Portland who desired
to attend so s the o hi: srsn nnsa
the charge Of Conductor George l.. Bar.
bour, was composed of the private car Of
the general manager OF the road, q eoaoh,
and a com binatlon car. 1t left Portland
at IL 30 o'clock apd arrived here ct few
minutes past O'Clock. The board Of d.
rsctors Of the Maine Central was reprs-
Kicker Of Portland; Joseph II. Manlsy
Of Augusta. Franklin A. Wilson Of Ban
gor, John Ware Of Boston, and General
Manager George Il. Evans and Clerk
Josiah II. Drummond of Portland.
The Loyal Legion was represented by
Commander Seth C.Gordon, Senior Vice
Commander Sidney W. Thaxter, Recorder
Henry $. Burrage, Treasurer Thomas J.
Little, Registrar Holman s.. Meloher,
Chancellor Oh aries w. Roberta, Past
Commander John Marshall Brown. Past
Commander William II. Anderson and
DR.. Charles .. Hunt. Major Charles
\. Boyd. e1.Soy; Henry p, D., C leaves e 3
Bsals, Major Vim. II. Green, Lieut.
Casper e. Marshall. all Of Portland, and
Cspt. Hebron Mayhem OF Westbrook,
there were also on the train Hon. Clar-
ence Hale and MIR. George +. Duncan OF
Portland, who has been close intimate
and business friends Of Gen; Hyde; As
sistAnt Adjutant General Edward y.
SWEET Of Portland who represented the
Department Of Maine. q. A. H., and Nj.
Joseph W. Robinson, who represented the
Atlantic Works Of Boston.
At Brunswick Senator Frye Joined the
party 30 that there was aaotber member
Of the board of Maine Central directors;
and Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, who
was the first CO commander. and DR.. Alfred
Mitchell also Joined the ranks OF rep
rsssntatives Of the Loyal Legion. Prof.
Henry l.. Chapman Of Bowdoin colleRs
siso boarded the train at this station, ~
did Hon. h. b. Maliet OF Freeport.
During the day Congressman Little
field had coma up from his home In Rock
land as did also Gen. Samuel II. Allen oil
the Togus home.
Two other distinguished gentlemen
were also aboard the special train.
They were Gen. Charles A. Whittier. U.
q o. NJ
Mahon. who Is now judge on the supreme
bench In New York. Both Of these gen
eral served with Gen. Hyde ~ members
Of the staff Of Gen. John Sedeewiok ol
the Sixth Army Corps Generals Whittt
er and MoMahon made the trip from New
York for the special purpose OF bsine
present at the funeral Of their old friend
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
At exactly 1.3O O'Clock the members o.
Post Sedgewick, the Naval Veterans ant
the Sons of Veterans, preceded by th'
Bath band and by the firing squad of old
comrades of Gen. Hyde from the Togu'
home, started from the g. A. Il. hall
to march to Elmhurst, the Hyde resi-
dsnoe, to es,ort the family Of Gen. Hyd'
to the church.
Six hundred men from the Iron Work.
and Windlsss Works were already IL
line in South street with the right rest
ing on High. The escort was In posi-
tion some minutes before o'clock ant
at exactly 2 the carriages arrived q
convey the family to the church. A
2.O4 the solemn procession began. Tn
escort halted and drew up along fhe cas-
sid, Of High street In the rear OF tn
chu. ca and saluted a. the family car
rias,ss nagsed.
Capt. Gaudreau OF the night watch ant
q squad Of patrolmen were on duty % tn
church entrance and the especially invit
ed guests were allowed to enter first
| The ex.Mayors, Messrs. Torrsy. Bibber
Moulton, shaw, Patrsn and LsdysId, sa
ON the right Of the chancel and on tn
| left the board Of aldermen and common
council. Narar Hyde sat with th
| family ir - nantrs Of the church an
former MAYOR waksasid was ma-bi
ceremonies