Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
The Services Were Held at Old SWedeS
Tuesday, and Were Impressive.
REV. H. A. HENRY OBLIGATED
Assisted by Bishop Coleman
and Mr.. Dunlap.
MAJOR GENERAL BROOKE PRESENT

looking for the general resurrection in |
the last day and the life of the world |
to come, through oul Lord Jesus Christ; |
at whose second coming in glorious |
majesty to Judge the world. the earth |
and the sea shall give up their dead;
and the corruptible bodies CT those who
sleep in Him shall be changed, and
made like unto His own glorious body ;
according to the mighty working
whereby he is able to subdue all things
unto himself. 49,
Such was the prayer of conimittal as
the body Of Mrs Ella Wilson, wife of
Maior- General James ii. Wilson, was
placed in the Thompson Wilson vault
in the historic Old Swedes burial
ground shortly after the noon hour
Tuesday. And as the prayer of commit
tai closed, these words of hore were
uttered:
81 heard voice from heaven saying
unto me, Write, from henceforth blessed
are the dead who die in tho Lord; even
SO saith the Spirit; for they rest from
theiI labors.'
Thus was laid to rest all that was
mortal of Mrs. Wilson, whose tragic
death at Matarzas, Cuba, Saturday.
April 2Sth, as the result Of burns re-
| ceiyed while out for drive, has
brought boundless expressions OF sym
| pathy for the bereaved
| The body CT Mrs. Wilson, encased in
| the Theoretically sealed box in which
| it was brought from Cuba, was taken
to the residence of Henry b. Thompson,
No. 1905 Rodney street Monday aftel-
| noon, and kept there until shortly be-
fore the service at Old Swedes. The
case was covered with black cloth and
extension bar oxidized silver handles
| were attached.
Relatives and near friends of the
family called at the Thompson resi-
dence Tuesday morning and attended
brief service conducted there by the
Rev. II. Ashton Henry, rector of
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church.
Magnificent floral tributes we're re-
ceived. Among the tributes were the
following: From President and Mrs
Mckinley, q wreath Of Easter lilies,
| lilies of the valley, ivy leaves and
4 maiden hair fern; Mrs. Theodore
Rogers, a cross Of white roses; Mrs.
7. B. Bradford, Roman gate of pink
and white roses; Mrs. II. a. du Pont,
bunch of La France roses; Mr.. and
Mrs. George r. Hotfecker, white roses;
Aired |. du PoDt, crescent wreath of
white roses: Mrs. Turner, immense
bunch pink roses; Lieuts. Reeves and
Turnet, Gen. Wilson'S aides, white
roses; Francis ii. Hoffecker, PINK
roses; Mrs. L. Tatnall Warner, white
roses, lilies Of the valley ard maiden
hair fern.
Among the pieces placed on the
coffin was large wreath from the
servants oil Gen. Wilson'S household at
Matanzas. Mention has been made
of the testimonials of sympathy in
the form of floral designs sent by
various officials and citizens of Matan-
zas. Twelve OF these pieces were
brought to this city. They are most
inter esting specimens Of artificial
flower work They include wreaths of
hyacinths, roses, vioiets, orchids and
other flowers, the foliage in tin and
the blooms in porcelain. Gen. Wilson
and his family have been much touched
at the kindly feelings of the Cuban
people for their alIiction and the
tributes brought here will be placed
upcr the vault in Old Swedes ceme-
terry.
The Second Cavalry, the Tenth In
fantry and Gen. Wilson'S staff were all
iepi esented in floral tributes.
After the brief service ut the Rodney
street residence, the body was renewed
. to Old Swedes, followed by the mourn
ing party, which included the following
Major General James III. Wilson, Mr..
|. and Mrs. Henry b. Thompson, Miss
, Katherine Wilson. Miss Eleanor Will
| son, Sedgwick Andrews, Mrs. Andrews,
james Andrews. Col. Robert Andrews
of Orange, N. j., Mrs. Theodore
Rogers, Mrs. I. B. bradford, Bluford
Wilson of Illinois, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore B. Rogers, Miss NAPLES,
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Il. Tatnall Warner,
} Mrs. james A. Draper, Mrs. George
Gray, Miss Latimer, Mrs. Cassatt,
, Mrs. Carter, Miss Paul. Lisuts. Reeves
and Turner.
| i And the honorary pallbearers, who
we're: DR.. j. II. Woodbury. of New
, York, who was Gen. Wilson'S corps
, surgeon IN the Spanish war, Capt.
j New York; Judge George Gray, Judge
Ignatius G. Grubb, Levi o. Bird,
fien. W. F. Smith, Anthony Higgins,
, and L. Tstnall Warner.
Among friends of the family who
attended the services at Old Swedes
: were the following: Major General j.
R. Brooke, who is soon to succeed Gen.
Merritt at Governors Island, and Mrs.
Brooke Mr.. aud Mrs. Samuel Ban,
/, croft, Jr., Judge William O. SIruance,
I Mr.. aud Mrs. John Biggs, j. Danforth
9 Bush, II. L. Fulenwider, John Bird,
? DIR. W. Il. Bullock, Edward L. Candy,
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ernest Smith, MIR.
9 and Mrs. f. L. Gilpin, Mrs George
II. Bates, Mrs. Lewis Williamson, the
Misses Gray, Miss Draper, Miss John,
y son. Mrs Lewis g. Vandegriit, II. W.
: Cause. j. Rodney Cause, DR.. j. A.
, Draper, job jackson, Ii. G. Scott, Of
!. this city and J. Lawrence Paul, j.
4 Gardiner Cassatt, Alexander Van Rem
0 saeller, Andrew Gray and Col. Crilley
9 of Philadelphia. George A. Elliott
f. George Il. Hotfeoker, Andrew G. Gray
and James P. Winchester acted a:
: usters at the church.
i Adolph Nunez Of Cuba, a friend o.
. Gen. Wilson'S, was among tho at
s tendants.
!. The funeral party reached the grave
: yard about 1l.4S o'clock, and tht
s casket was met by Bishop Leighton
:. Coleman, the Rev. II. Ashton Henry
:, rector of Trinity parish. and the Rev
Martin b. Dunlap, in charge of Ok