Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-09
FUNERAL OF Nm. GOEBEL,
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added to the fact that for "a hours all
the saloons had been closed, that the
day passed without any exhibition Of
Keeling being shown on either side.
ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS.
Special trains came in from George
town and Lexington and other places,
not Tar from Frankfort, but the large
| crowds came on the regular trains from
Louisville and Cincinnati Fully ten
thousand people were on the streets to
watch the funeral. The body lay in
state In the rparlor Of the Capitol Hotel
until IL o'clock In the morning, and
many people viewed the remains. De-
spite the jam of the crowd, not O single
unpleasant episode was connected with
the proceedings.
The procession was headed by the
city police force and members of the
CITY council, city officials, Grand Mar
snai David r. Murray and his aides.
ihen came a long column of members
OF Inherent societies, and citizens on
loot, and a long string OF carriages.
me ODD Fellows, of which GoebePs
iather was prominent member, were
out In force. None of the societies were
in uniform
me column moved promptly at noon.
AS 1t passed the executive building
eVern man in the parade looked up to
see IL Governor Taylor was watching
the march There was no sign of life
tnere, however. BY the time the GEM
etery gate was reached the procession
was a mile in length.
SILENT AND REVERENT.
At the cemetery chanel the thousands
present stood silent and reverent MS tho
pall-bearers slowly carried the casket
TO the porch. 1t was decided to post
pone the burial owing TO the storm. and
conduct the ceremonies from the stems
OF the chapel. A quartette then sang
1T Is Well With My Soul" every one
standing with uncovered head as the
beautiful words of the song were heard
through the storm.
TRIBUTES.
Rev. William Stanley, Of Virginia.
standing over the casket. delivered n
snort prayer. This was followed by tho
quartette who sang Nearer NV God TO
Thee.
Rev. T. N. Arnold. an old and init
mate friend of Governor Goebcl. spoke
briefly of the early life of the dead
leaoer, and eulogized him as one OF
kentucky's greatest sons.
AFTER solo by Mrs. Jessie Caldwell
KEY. Gilbert Schmitt delivered n short
ADDRESS in German. He was followed
IN an eloquent tribute to Governor Goe-
Die. He spoke bitterly of the assassi-
nation. Speaking of the "chagrln ana
modification in the hearts of all that
the leader of a people whose proud
BOAST 1t was that they never feared to
lace Zoe or failed to defend a. friend
should fall at the hand of an assassin ;,
SENATOR BLACKBURN SPEAKS.
United States Senator Joe Blackburn
| was then introduced. AS his stentorinn
voice rang out in denunciation of the
shooting of Governor Goebel. and as he
stated that ''it was not the work OF n
crank or n crazed assassin, ''murmurs
OF NO" and That's right" came from
the closely packed crowd while tears
$1,000 IN the eyes OF many of the grim
laced men within hearing Of his voice.
His addresse was an eloquent tribute to
GoebePs life. He concluded:
| ht would be but poor satisfaction to
see the miserable tools and instru-
merits made use of by this murderer
give up their lives to an infurIatcd
populace. Be patient, and neither the
perpetrators nor yet the most guilty
planners of this foul crime will escape
the penalty that the law provides. You
need not fear for failure OF discov-
cry. No crimes like this can be CON
cealed. This earth is not large enough
/ A.
tors in seclusion."
| Governor Beckham, in the concluding
address. said Goebel,s body lay a VIC
tim of corporate greed, and referred
ieelingly to his brief career, and called
upon the assembled crowd to follow
out mis- precepts, to do nothing that
was not legal and proper, and strength
en- the speaker (Beckham) in restoring
4=oraeE+-peaea-a aa-alliat- the=p.alie,-
their stricken leader.
| Rev Louis Wallace, of the State pen
itentiary, then pronounced the bene-
| diction. AS he finished the ,quartette
sang America" and the body was
taken within the chapel Guarded by
a strong force of deputy sheriffs, armed
| with rifles, 1t will remain there until
the weather clears, when 1t will be
carried to the grave prepared for it
| and buried
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS MES
SAGE.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 8--The Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature sent
me following message to Senator
biackourn to-day explaining their in
aDiirty to attend the funeral of Cover
nor Goebel:
Hon. j. S. c. Blackburn, Frankfort
| Ky: y
The Democratic members of the Ken
lucky House of Representatives. now
IN Louisville and menaced with armed
duress and unlawful military arrest
and detention for unprecedented pur-
poses directed against the civil govern
ment of our commonwealth If we should
attend the funeral of our beloved,
Governor at the State Capital TO-DAY
| send to you this expression of o,,r
poignant regret and sorrow that we can