The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-23
The Memorial Services.

1
The following account of the exercises at
Olympia Sunday is taken from the Olym-
plan:
! with full military honors nine bodies
OF the dead of the First Washington volun-
teers were laid at rest in this city Sunday
1 afternoon.
| Almost the whole day was given over
to the exercises in connection with the state
funeral and no event has ever attracted
SO many visitors from neighboring cities as
the funeral of Sunday. Steamers from
Seattle. Tacoma, and Shelton brought
crowds, all anxious to pay the last token of
respect to the heroes of the first Washing
ton
A pathetic feature of of the ceremonies
was the fact that not one relative of any of
the deceased was here to shed tear over
the remains What was lacking in this
respect however, was made up by the
state at large in the efforts displayed to
give the unclaimed bodies an interment
with the highest military honors
1t is estimated that the FIVE steamers
brought 1900 visitors to the capital The
Multnomah brought from Seattle and Ia
coma five companies of the state National
Guard, including 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 especially
Tor the lodge. The Northern Light also
brought delegation of one hundred from
Shelton. After the arrival of the troops.
they fell into line and preceded by Wag-
ner's band, were taken to the hotels for
dinner.
In the meantime, crowds had assem-
bled at Olympia theater, the scene of the
exercises. But one quarter of those de-
handing admission could get in, and those
who were unsuccessful stood about outside
until the exercises were over. There were
nearly 1900 people IN the theater, the stage
seating ZOO There was considerable de-
lay in opening the exercises. owing to the
late arrival of the troops at the theater.
Finally, at o'clock, the exercises be-
gan. The big building was handsomely
and appropriately decorated with national
colors and somber black, interviewer with
white. On the stage, almost buried in
| flowers, the nine caskets rested on pedes-
| tails. The caskets were of handsome steel
gray broadcloth, and they we're placed side
by side in front of the speakers. Over
each flag was drapped, and the floral
offerings were beautiful and numerous.
On the top of each casket was an engraved
silver plate bearin an inscription of the
name, company regiment and date of
death of each occupant. The pall-bearers,
of which there were ffty-four, we're sta
toned on each side of the stage, and they
were composed mostly of members of the
volunteer regiment.
when the theater had been filled to such
an extent that not another person could
get, the exercises commenced with beau
tiful dirge by Wagners band Rabbi
Theo. F. Joseph, of Seattle, followed with
the invocation, which was beautifully inn
pressive The first Washington quartette
composed of members of the regiment to
which the deceased belonged followed with
a hymn, rendered in an admirable manner
Rev. J. S. McCallum, of this city, read
from Scriptures, and was followed by a
hymn by the choir. Governor Rogers
then paid a tribute to the soldiers dead
which was attentively listened to.
'After another hymn by the choir Rev.
R. M. Hayes, of the First Presbyterian
church, who preached the funeral sermon
at the Chaplain Thompson obsequies, de-
livered the memorial address. The adj
dress was decidedly eloquent, and from
beginning to end it was word picture full
of elevating thoughts
Immediately the caskets were borne from
the theater to the streets on the shoulders
of the soldier pail bearers and placed in
the large funeral car. The caskets were
laid three abreast, and each casket was
draped with the national colors and almost
hidden by floral wreaths, crosses and bou-
quets placed there by the patriotic wo-
men.
1.-THE FIVE companies of the National
Guard, under Major DeHuff, of Tacoma,
preceded by Wagners band, were station
ed in front of the funeral car. Along side
the car the fifty four pall-bearers were ar
ranged. Following we're many carriages,
containing Gov. Rogers and staff and
numerous prominent visitors.
1.-The line of march was up Fourth stree
| to Main, thence up Main to the cemetery,
where about 5000 people gathered Here
the exercises at the grave were very i'm
pressive and consisted of lowering the
lcaskets, committal to the grave by Rev. A.
G. Sawin prayer by Rev. DIR. Glass, hymn
by the First Washington quartette ane
. benediction by Rev. w. A. Remele. The
regulation salute of three volleys by nine
squads of eight men each was fred ovel
: the graves and this was followed by taps
by the regimental buglers- The soldiers
again formed in ranks and returned to the
city, leaving for their homes at $3.50 in the
evening :
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