The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-29
IN HIS LAST LONG HONE
REMAINS OF ANDREW j.. JOHNSON
LAID TO REST YES
TERDAY
THOUSANDS At THE FUNERAL
Services Were Held at st. Sig
frid's Church and at the Grave
side-Rev. Fir AIfvegren
Preached Sermon.

A funeral BETTING a hero, a tribute to
a man who answered duty at the cost
of his life, was that yesterday afternoon
accorded Fireman Andrew J. Johnson
whose scared and fire-seorched body was
laid to rest in Oakland cemetery.
The last of five brave men, fate had
not been as kind to him as the others,
for death in its lust to gather him In
as victim had allowed week of untold
sunering. The fight was gallant, but
the cruel walls and fire in their crushing
weight had Slapped his strength and re-
sistance was of no avail.
Yesterday was not an ideal day In
point Of weather, clouds marring the
clear blue sky, but this fact did not de-
ter the thousands from paying their last
sad respects to the memory of one they
knew as a brave man.
From the undertaking rooms of Thoor-
sell & Thaung, on East Seventh street,
where the remains lay in state, to the
little Swedish church at the corner of
Locust and Eighth streets, they follow
ed in respectful silence and only halted
when the body, encased in y its casket
of somber hue, was lowered
to its last abode in the shadow of the
fireman's monument at Oakland ceme-
terry.
CHURCH NOT LARGE ENOUGH
? The little church, St Sigfrids, was en-
tirely inadequate to shelter the thousands
that gathered, and only the relatives,
the two societies to which the deceased
fireman belonged, and members of the
fire department were admitted. The gal
lery and the isles furnish standing
room for a few, but the number that
gained admittance was only a fraction
of the thousands who held forth in the
street and immediate vicinity and waited
for the temperance of the funeral par
ty.
At the undertaking rooms the funeral
procession formed in line, a platoon Of
mounted police in the lead, while Sell
bert's Third Regiment band followed
playing a funeral dirge. In line also
were the members of the A. o. U. w,
the Knights of Malta, representatives OF
the police force, q detail of forty men
from the st. Paul fire department and
the city officials and members of the
fire commission in carriages.
At the church Rev. John V. Alfvegreen,
the pastor, met the body, and as it was
slowly carried up the aisle chanted the
Episcopal funeral service, while ths
band in measured tones and with instru-
ments muff1ed played a dirge. The lit
tie choir also contributed to the solem-
nifty of the occasion and voices sweet
and low invoked the Most High.
A background most fitting to the shad-
ows cast by the black encased casket,
was a mass of flowers and floral emblems,
their profusion almost hiding the little
altar and surrounding rail from view. On
the caSket also lay a mass Of nature
beauties, prominent among which was an
anchor or roses, loving remembrance.
from his fance, Miss Emily Anderson.
Among others was an emblem from the
ST. Anthony Park Manufacturers club,
L. L, L. - L., -
tendance, and one from the fire company
to which he belonged.
The services began with a sermon by
the pastor in which he paid touching
tribute to the deceased, remarking on the
fact that only a week ago he had seen
and talked to him. 'Ts 1854 s
'9Fruly 1t has been said, remarked the
pastor, ''in the midst of life we walk in
death. Duty called and he went. have
been told he went In the place of others.
Surely he has set US an example. His
life has not beenEived IN vain. There is
a heavenly reward for such valor, and
such l am sure is his. OF the aged mo-
Their and father. in far off Sweden he
spoke feeling and gave comfort to the
sister and relatives who sat near and
wept in silence.
At the conclusion of the services, Mas
ter Workman, Mr. Wrinkle, of the A. o.
der, the members present rising and TAX
ing part in the ritual
Before placing the casket in the hearse
for its journey to the cemetery, the lid
was removed and those present given a
last opportunity of LOOKING on the face
they loved in life.
Hundreds avatled themselves of the
chance and it was nearly o'clock when
the funeral cortege started on its way to
Oakland. Here the line of march was
the same as from the undertaking rooms,
at the cemetery gates the men dividing
and as the hearse passed through greet
ing 1t and the remains it carried with I'M
covered heads.
At the grave Rev. Alfvegreen off1ciated,
he reading the Episcopal burial services
as the casket was lowered into the grave.
The ritualstic burial services Of the
Knights Of Malta concluded the pro-
gramme, the beautiful work of the order
being carried out by DR.. Young of Mime
apolis and G. Cell of the local order.
During the services the band played
dirge, fitting accompaniment to the bowed
heads and scenes of sorrow that were
apparent.
Those who acted as pallbearers were
all firemen and were selected from the
two orders of which the deceased was a
member University lodge, A. o. u. w
and Olive Branch commandery, Knights
of Malta. The pallbearers were as fol-
lows: William ShuItz Henry Kelly, John
Hymers, Ludwig Wagner, Andrew Lar
son, Edward Low, Axe1 Harstad and Carl
Barck