The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-05
HOW G0EBEL WILL BE BURIED.
DECIDED THAT INTERMENT WILL
DE AT FRANKFORT.

Funeral Service VIII First he Held
at His Home in Covington-Re-
mains VIII Then lie Taken Back
10 Frankfort and Funeral Cortege
Will Go From Capitol HOteI-Lsg-
islature VIII Provide Fund for II
Monument to Him.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. At practically
has been decided that the remains Of Gov
WQham Goebel will be buried in Frank
fort, in the cemetery overlooking the Ken
tuck river, where lie the remains Of Dan
ie Boone, Vice President Richard Johnson
and several Kentucky governors, eminent
jurists and soldiers.
Arthur and Justus Goebel, Senator-elect
j. c. S. Blackburn, S. J. Shackelford clerk
of the Court of Appeals. and Warden LII
lard, visited the cemetery to-day and look
ed over the ground with a view of select
ing a suitable spot for the last ting
place of Gov. Goebel. Though no definite
decision was reached, a spot on the vicin-
ity Of the immense shaft erected in honor
of Kentucky's dead soldiers, nearly the
highest point in the beautiful cemetery,
was favored, and will probably finally be
selected.
although the burial will take place in
Frankfort, in accordance with the wishes
Of the friends of the dead man, the fun
eral service viii be held in Covington, his
home. The remains will be taken to Cow
ington tomorrow on special train, which
will leave here at about 8 or o'clock.
The train will consist of three cars, one
car for the casket and the actual pail
bearers A private car will be furnished
the relatives Of the dead man, while a
sleeper will be furnished for the members
of the Legislative Committee, which has
not yet been selected, judges of the Court
of Appeals and other political friends.
Tuesday morning the remains will be
conveyed to odd Fellows Hall in Gov
ington, and from $3.50 in the morning until
10 o'clock in the evening will lie in state.
the hall being kept open in the evening
to allow the working people an opportun-
ity to view the remains.
The funeral services will be extremely
simple, in Difference not only to the wish
es of Gov Goebel, but also of the mem
bers of his family. There will be a guard
of honor in CovingtOn selected by Arthur
and Justus Goebe consisting of fifty
citizens, but outside of this there will be
no ceremony or display of any kind.
Even the funeral cortege will be lacking.
Precautions to lie Taken.
Wednesday morning the remains will be
brought back to Frankfort and placed in
The big ballroom of the Capital Hotel,
where they will lie in state all that day.
Some apprehension is felt of trouble on
that day. as It is believed that from 5000
TO $1,000 strangers will be i'm the city 10
view the remains of the Democratic lead
er. and bitter feeling engendered by his
death may result in clash Precautions
are being taken, irrespective of party, to
prevent trouble, and no serious outbreak
is looked for.
The interment will take place Thursday
from the Capital Hotel. but the actual ar
rangements for the burial have as yet not
been decided on
Plans for the raising of funds by popu-
lar subscription for the erection OF a
monument to Gov Goebels memory are
rapidly taking shape 1t is the usual GUS
tom in Kentucky for the Legislature to
make an appropriation for a monument
In honor of a dead Governor. But be-
sides this appropriation, which Demo-
cratic leaders say is certain to be made,
IL is planned either to provide in the ap-
propriation bill or in a separate resolution
for a legislative committee i'm whose
hands will be placed the funds for the
erection of the monument, and who will
be authorized to accept funds raised by
popular subscription which will be added
to the state appropriation. 1t is also
planned to have committees appointed In
CoVington, Bowling Green, Frankfort,
Owensboro and Louisville to receive funds
for this purpose
Besides the monument, a suitable tablet
to mark the spot where Gov. Goebel was
shot, will be provided for
GoebeI's PaIIbearers.
The pallbearers were decided upon late
tonight They are as follows:
Honorary pallbearers, j. s. c. Black
burn, Gen. Joseph II. Lewis, Judge w.
s. Pryor. Hon. J. b. McCreary, Hon. Phil
b. Thompson, Hon. James X. Mulligan,
Louis DescOgnets, Samuel j. ShackelfoTd,
Joseph l.. Rhinock. Joseph W. Pugh.
Zach Phelps w. b. Haldeman, Charles
B. Poyntz, Morton X. Yontz
The following active pallbearers will act
In Frankfort: Jack Chinn. Charles c.
McChord Ed FenneI, James NJ Richard
son, Henry George. Eph Li.lard, Willard
Mitchell, Charles NJ. Lewis, John Grayot,
John X. Hendriok, John Fulton, Trey
Woodson Joseph Blackburn, Jr., Allie W.
Young, II. b. Franklin. Percy Haley.