The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19

O.OA"s
| Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
OLYMPIA. March 1s.-with fun mill
tary honors nine bodies OF the dead of
the First Washington volunteers were
laid at rest in this city this evening.
| Almost the whole day was given over
| to the exercises In connection with the
| state funeral. and no event has ever at
| tracted so many visitors from neighbor-
| ing cities MS the funeral of today. Steam
| ers from Seattle, Tacoma and Shelton
| brought crowds, all anxious to pay the
| last token of respect to the heroes of the
| First Washington.
Not n Relative Present
A pathetic feature of the ceremonies
was the fact that not one relative OF any
| OF the deceased was here to shed "A tear
over their remains. What was lacking in
| this respect, however, was made up by
the state at large In the efforts displayed
| TO give the disclaimed bodies an inter-
ment with the highest military honors.
Six Steamers BrouGht visitors.
II Is estimated that the six steamers
! brought 500 visitors to the capital. The
Muitnomah brought from Seattle and Ia
| coma FIVE companies Of the state National
| Guard. including a troop of cavalry from
! Tacoma and Wagner's First Regiment
! band, OF Seattle. The Tacoma lodge of
| Eagles. with band came In on the Nor
wood, which had been chartered especial
! " for the lodge After the arrival OF the
hoops. they fell into line and preceded
| by WaSner's band, were taken TO the ho-
| tells for dinner.
The Olympia Theater Packed.
| In the meantime, crowds had assembled
at Olympia theater, the scene OF the exer-
| cises, but one-quarter of those demand
ing admission could get In, and those
who were unsuccessful stood about out
| side until the exercises were over. There
were nearly 1900 people in the theater
besides the auditorium stage seating 200.
| There was considerable delay in opening
the exercises. owing 10 the late arrival
of the troops at the thcater
Caskets on the stage.
Finally. at O'Clock. the exercises began.
/ Tho big building was handsomely and ap-
propriately decorated with national colors
and somber black. interviewer with white,
on the stage. almost buried In flowers.
the nine caskets rested on pedestals. Tho
caskets were of handsome steel gray broad
cloth, ana they rested side by side in
front OF the speakers. on each a Gag was
draped and the aorai offerings were beau
tlful and numerous. On the top OF each
easket was an engraved silver plate bear
ing an inscription Of the name. company.
rsgiment and date OF death Of each ocou-
pant The pail bearers. OF which there
were fifty-four, were stationed on each
side OF the stage and they were composed
mostly OF members nj the volunteer regi-
msnt.
Exercise. at the Tbeater,
when the theater had been nlled 10 such
an extent that not another person could
get in. the exercises commenced with a
Beautiful dirEe by Wssners band. RabA
Theo r Joseph Of Seattle, followed with
the invocation. which was beautifully i'm
pressive. The First Washington GUAR
tette. composed Of members of the rcxi-
ment 10 which the deceased belonged. fol-
lowed with a hymn, rendered ia an ad-
miracle manner. Rev. ; McCallum %
this city. read from the Scriptures. and
was followed oy hymn hy choir from
I Olympia.
Gov. Rogers speech.
/ Gov Rogers then paid glowing though
Z brief tribute TO the soldier dead delivered
[ IN the governors usual forcefA style he
said In part
some two years ago var was declared
{ between the Uullrd States and the king
[ dom of Spain The people q Cubs bad
suffered ser hong The tyranny % for
I sign master. The story 0f their wrongs
3 had touched she hearts q our people.
Impelied by = divine ~ rnpAthy our ua-
( tion resolved that Cuba should BE- FREE
/ Hut mcu we're needed 10 carry out this
Z resolve, The prssiGeut called upon the
several states Tor volunteers. And When
Z that call VAS repeated here the youne
mca whose bodies BE before me- rrpir8.
Here am seud me They volunteered
{ in thc hottest csuse ls is possible for men
Z to ssTNe-the Eacrea caTEc ug human
+ liberty When they volunteered the mo-
tive acfuatiuE them was that which has
f always actaatei the American volunteer.
IL was not yhat they desired TO murder
other men. 20 rAvaee- e. kili 20 slay
No. the thought with them vas far dif-
torent. u concerned itself with The idea
/ - defense They saia We viii pro-
tect we win prevent we will aefsad ana
+ n necessary. sacrifice our dives lu defense
{ % the liberty - others They offered
. themselves as possible sacrifices On the
altar of liberty. And self-sacrifee for
I the bcncht of others Is the highest act
{ OF which man is capable. Greater love
I hath no mAn than this. that he lsy down
I ris life for bis friends These men per
formed this adorable acs1 They sacrt.