The San Francisco call., 1899-04-13
CHfLDREN'S TOKEN OF LOVE
PATHETIC SCENES ATTEND THE
SERVICES.
Brother and Sister-in-Law of the De-
ceased Were Overcome by Grief
and Had to Be Carried
From the Church.
Alameda Office San Francisco Call,


l4lS ARK street, ApIIl
Rose Alexis and Edwin Won Schmidt, the
eldest of the five children of the late
Captain and Mrs. z. A. Won Schmidt,
each placed a little bunch Of forget-me-
nots on their mothers coffin to-day and
tearfully bade q last farewell TO the little
woman whose pleasure on earth had been
IN caring for them.
The funeral services were held this
morning at the Unitarian church. The
scenes and incidents attending the last sad
rites over the earthly remains OF the muir
dered woman were pathetic in the ex-
treme. The bereaved relatives present
were Major and Mrs. c. L. Tilden, the
three older children-ROse, Alexis and
Edwin-and Charles Hill and wife of
Denver, Col, brother and sister-in-law of
the deceased. Colonel A. w. Won Schmidt
is prostrated at his home and could not
be present.
When Mr.. Hill walked down the aisle
Of the church and caught the first glimpse
of the hoWer-laden caSket containing the
remains Of his murdered sister, he was
completely overcome with grlef ana
sWoOned before the bier. Tender hands
assisted him 10 chair and friends tried
to persuade him TO leave the church until
the trying scenes were over. He insisted,
however, upon remaining through the ser
vices He had to be carried to the caSket
TO take a last look at his dead sister. His
cries and moaning, as he fell across the
coffin covering his sister face with kisses
and his tears were agOnizing. He had to
be almost torn away from the dead, and
when he turned from the casket he fell
helpless into the arms Of his friends. His
wife also tainted during the services and
was carried from the church.
The three little children bore up bravely
under their burden of woe. Major Tilden
lifted each one up TO the coffin, and as
they looked for the last time on their
mother and impressed a final kiss on her
stilled lips they cried as though their
hearts were breaking. Each, as gently
aHr-fgN aaH TF
get-me-nots carried, placing half in the
casket with mamma" and clingtng TO the
remaining fading little flowers, significant
of that love and reverence which Will be
the guiding inspiration through life.
During the services Mrs. Fleissner-
Lewis and Miss Florence Young sang so
Fades the Lovely Blooming Flower" and
abide With Ne" Miss Young rendered
q contralto solo, 20 Love Divine" by
Nevin.
The chancel and pulpit We're a mass Of
rosses, Gala lilies, marguerites, palms
and ferns, and the bier was beautited
with roses of white and pink.
Rev. q. r. DOdson, who conducted the
services spoke in the following touching
manner of the deceased:
My friends, death gives a new per-
spective 10 a human life. 1t causes the
unessential elements to drop out of sight
and leaves only the main outlines and
grand features Of the character. l am
glad TO unite with you now in paying a
tribute of respect to the life that was
so suddenly Quenched in Sundays trag
edy 1t was the life Of a woman, one of
Ewes daughters, q wife and mOther
an admirable character, irreproachable
and altogether worthy of the esteem and
love Of her neighbors and family. While
it IS not my habit to make personal refer
enCe on an occasion of this kind, / feel
1t my privilege as citizen now that she
Is gone and her sad story is becoming
known, TO do her the justice to say that
she stands cleared OF every evil insinua-
tion ever made against her character.
by those who have known her long
and intimately, and whose word l i'm
plicitly trust she is described to me as
having been exceptionally brave and
which were her earthly lot.
"Buoyant, courageous unselish, she
did her best. Though the mother of five
children, she still had some room in her
heart for other little ones who had no
one to love or care for them. Without
time, with other ladies', to establish in
our city a home for homeless children.
Now her brief and eventful life is over.
She has been torn away from her little
brood, in loving and caring for whom
she found her highest happiness.
Poor, brave little Womanl Even were
you alive now little could we help you,
and now that you are gone you are alto
gether beyond US. I thank God that good
ness dwels in the hearts Of men and wo-
men. and that other love will do its best
20 supply the love of the mother s
heart"
The pallbearers were: G. ]. Lancaster,
Alexander Baum, J. w. Burnham and /.
J. Healy. The remains were cremated
at odd Fellows Cemetery, San Fran
cisco.
The funeral of Captain Won Schmidt will
be held tomorrow afternoon from Po-
neer Hall. Interment will be at Laurel
Hill Cemetery.