Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-08
W. Va THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1900
zens on foot and the honorary pail
bearers in the order named.


bearers in the order named.
Then will come the hearse with the
active pail bearers walking by it's side,
these to be followed by the relatives,
members and the officers of the Legis-
lature, officers of State, judges and Of
ficers of courts and friends in carriages
in the order named. Following these
will come citizens on horseback.
When the committee of arrange
ments met to-day, there was consider
able debate as to whether it was adj
visable for the funeral procession to
pass the Capitol grounds where the
soldiers are encamped, and in which
the dead man was shot down. Some
members of the committee were fearful
that in the excited state of feeling
some partisan in the procession would
allow his feelings 10 override his judg-
ment and fire a shot or two into the
capitol grounds and create trouble.
Others were strongly in favor of hav-
ing the parade take the route that
would require 1t to march past the
Capitol square. The question provok-
ed much discussion, but it was finally
decided that the march past the CAPT
tol grounds should be made and the
route was SO arranged.
After brief services in the hotel par
lor and at the cemetery, brief address
es will be made by Senator Blackburn,
Governor Beckham, Ex-Governor Nc
Creary and others.
Immediately after the benediction
the procession will return to the square
in front of the Capitol hotel where it
will disband. There will be no inter
ment tomorrow, the body being plac-
ed in the vault to await the selection
of a suitable site for the grave and
monument, which is to be erected
later.
An invitation was sent this after
noon to Gen. John B. Castleman, of
Louisville, asking him to act as the
chief marshal of the parade. Gen.
Castleman replied that it would give
him great pleasure to do SO, but that
he had been i'll for few days and
hardly felt equal to the task. He prom
Used, however, to attend the funeral.
If the weather is fine it is expected
ten thousand people will be here.
The remains were brought back to
Frankfort to-day from Covington and
laid in state in the ladies' reception
room in the west wing of the Capitol
Hotel. There they will remain until
noon tomorrow.
There were no incidents marking
the return trip.
The steady drizzle of the morning
turned into a pouring rain in the af-
ternoon, which kept up without cessa-
ton until long after nightfall and
probably not over 5000 or 1000 peo-
pie took the opportunity to get a
last look at the dead Democratic lead
er. Many of these were country peo-
pie. Probably half of those who filed
past the casket were women, wives of
legislators and city and State officials,
society women of Frankfort and coun-
try women, many of the latter with
their garments stained from thy long
weary rides over the mountainous
roads. Many pathetic scenes were
witnessed as the crowds slowly filed
past the bier. Many of the women
were weeping violently as they glanced
at the sunken features in the casl1et.
The floral offerings were magnifi-
cent. Nearly every county in the
State sent flowers, and the big room
was one mass of roses. lilies and
smilax. Ranged along the walls were
scores of floral pieces, some of them
extremely beautiful, while around the
bier were piled great masses of flow
ers.
There was no excitement whatever
in the city.
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