The evening times., 1900-10-19
THE WILSON oBsEoUIEs.
Business Suspended at CharIestosyn,
w. Va, During the Funeral.

w. Va, During the E'unernl.
CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, Oct 19.-Bus-
mess was suspended here today during the
funeral services over the late William l.
Wilson. ex-Postmaster General. The spe
cial train bearing the renlairs and the
family of the deceased left Lexington at
o'clock this morning All the members
OF the family were in attendance excepting
the son of the deceased, Paynaster Wal
ter L. Wilson. of the Navy, who is in San
Francisco Ex-President Cleveland was
present There were also on the train
the faculty and members of the board OF
trustees of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity.
The funeral services were held at y
O'Clock.
LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. f9-Lee Me-
mortal Chapel. was yesterday afternoon
filled with sorrowing audience, met to
pay the last sad tribute to Hon. William
Lyme Wilson.
Washington and Lee University had as
semb!ed its faculty and students. and with
them We're the officers and cadets of the
Virginia Military Institute. in full military
dress. Occupying the rostrum with the
faculties of both institutions was Lee Jack
son Camp Of Confederate Veterans Mr.
Wilson was trooper. in BayIer's Light
Horse, of West Virginia and was an ac-
tive member of the camp. The centre Of
the chapel was occupied by the students of
the university, while the cadets we're seat
ed in the galleries.
The side aisles and vestihuses we're fill
ed to oyertiowng by the people OF Lex
ington- When one glanced at the middle
OF the rostrum he was struck by the va
cant chair from which Mr.. Wilson had SO
often risen and spoken so ably and elo-
un " TO ha cryY --o bs
well.
Rev. T. A. Hall. pastor of the Baptist
Church. of which Mr.. Wilson was a mem
Der. offered prayer in which he dweIt
on the life which had gone out.
At the conclusion of the prayer the ven
cradle DR.. James A. Quarles arose and in
a voice full of feeling began his tribute
TO the dead. He spoke at length upon the
work done by Mr. Wilson in his political
| history traced his life and the strong de-
termination which underlaid it from his
early youth. through his service as d SOL
! dier and a lawyer up to mis- leadership of
| the Democratic side of the House of Rep
resentatives and the authorship of the
great tariff law which bears his name.
| He described the difficulties under which
| Mr.. Wilson had labored in the seeurement
! of his proposed currency reforms and of
| the improvements which he had inaugu-
| rated in the postal service dsesng his in
| CuuIOSuSS GL Inc Oll4tS SL ESStIuoStSI NISA-
| eral.
| Dr. Quarles mentioned the benefit he
| had proved TO the cause 0f education
| particularly in his administration at the
| University of West Virginia and at Wash
| ington and Lee. So well known were the
| scholarly attachments of the man that he
| was offered the presidency of two other
| universities-of Texas and CT Missouri
| but he declined them. Five universities
honored him. and honored themselves in
| comforting the degree of doctor of laws
| AS an orator he was of the highest or
| der, exemplifying it in his speech with
| not only rich and copioHs flow of Ian
| guage, but a mastery of thought that
| swept all before him.
But not on any nor all of these quail
| ties did the speaker lay the greatest
| stress. He dwelt most touchingly on b
| character of the man behind all the sue
! cesses which mad come to the soldier,
| orator, writer statesman. and educator;
his innate gentleness. his tender sympa-
| thy, and generous heart, yet with it all
| there was depth of character and de-
| termination of purpose which not only
| conquered all that it attempted to sub
| due, but compelled the respect and ad-
mtration of every man with whom he
came in contact. Linked with the names
of the nations father and the South s
| hero, he predicted that the name of Will
son would go safely down the -aisles OF
| time associated with them in fame as he
| had been in the welfare of the University
of Washington and Of Lee.