The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-09
FUNERAL OF
SENATOR GOEBEL
AT FRANKFORT,
Conducted IN Downpour Of Rain,
but in Solemn and Orderly
Manner.
IN CHAPEL AT THE CEMETERY
The Mortal Remains VIII Rest Until
a site for the Grave Is
Selected.

came down IN sheets to-day, while the
funeral services were being held over
the body OF Kentucky's dead Demo
cratic leader. The morning dawned
dark and threatening. but at . O'Clock
the clouds cleared away and the sun
came out bright and brilliant, and there
was every promise OF pleasant day.
The prospect was short-IlYed. however.
Tor lust as the hour for the formation
OF the funeral procession arrived. the
rain began to fall slowly at first. but
with ever-increasing rapIdity, until
shortly after the hour Of noon, when
tile parade was on the march, the food
began to descend. There were dry In-
teryals, but after them the water came
down again with increased vlcIOusness.
and Just as the hearse left the Capitol
hotel, a heavy shower began, which
continued all through the afternoon.
The exercises at the cemetery we're
conducted before crowd much smaller
than would have been the case had the
weather been pleasant, but they We're
carried out to the letter, and tonight.
the body of william Goebel lies In the
chapel OF the Frankfort cemetery. after
one Of the greatest funeral demonstra-
tlons ever seen in this state. AS soon
as the weather clears sufficiently the
casket Will be consigned to the grave.
No Trouble in Passing the Capitol.
II had been feared that trouble might
arise between the soldiers in the capI-
tol grounds and Democrai; partlsans
in the line of march when the parade
passed the capitol square, but nothing
Of the kind occurred. The soldiers
were kept back on the level with the
front OF the capitol building, and a line
Of sentries was posted in front Of them
to prevent them from going near the
fence on the south side OF the ground
at the time the parade was passing the
square. orders had been issued on
the Democratic side as we'll, that no
comment should be made by the men In
the parade as they passed the grounds
where Governor Goebel received his
death wound. The wisdom of the com
manders Of the troops and that of the
Democratic leaders, added to the fact
that for twenty-four hours all the sa-
looms had been closed, enabled the day
to pass without any exhibition Of feel
ing being shown on either side,
Enormous Crowds.
Early in the morning, the arrival OF
people to witness the funeral exercises
began: most of them in the early part
of the day coming in buggies from the
surrounding country BY the time the
early trains had arrived, the crowd
was enormous. Special trains came in
from Georgetown and Lexington and
other places not far from Frankfort.
but the large crowds came on the reg
ular trains from Louisville and ClncIn-
natl. Fully ten thousand people were
on the streets to watch the funeral.
The body lay in state In the parlOr Of
the Capitol hotel until II o'clock in the
morning and more people viewed the
remains this morning than yesterday
afternoon and last night. At times the
Jam in the doorways leading to the
parlors was too great for any one TO
force passage through. The police
force Of Frankfort is not large--only
six men--and 1t had It's hands full
When It was massed at a given point
the force was good enough, but when
separated 1t was helpless. The crowd
was remarkably well behaved. however,
and there was not an unpleasant cpl
sode connected with the proceedings
from Ilrst to last
The procession began to form at II
o'clock, on Wrapping street, headed by
the city police force and members OF
the city council, city officials, Grand
Marshal David r. Murray and his
aides. Then came long column of
members Of different societies and cItI-
zens on foot. Governor Goehel was not
member Of any secret organization,
hut his father is prominent member
of the Odd Fellows, and the local
members OF that body turned out
strongly to do him honor. None OF the
societies was in uniform.
The column moved promptly at the
appointed time, which was the hour Of
noon, und marching north on Mapping
street. turned west on Broadway, which
would take them past the capitol
grounds. The rain was falling heavily
as the parade approached the grounds,
and the men were marching rapidly.
The front Of the capitol building was
covered with soldiers, who stood watch
Ing the parade. but save three sentrles
at the gate. there was none Of them
within 500 feet OF the street. The nag
on the stan Of the capitol building was
at half mast.
On the Way to the Cemetery,
The march to the cemetery from the
ho;el began ut / o'clock. The band
played Nearer My God, to Thee" as
It passed the south front Of the hotel,
and Immediately after the band came
carriages carrying the honorary pail
bearers, who were ns follows;
j. c. S. Blackburn, General j. II.
Lcwls, Judge w. s. Pryor, Hon. j, Il,
MccrearY Hon. Phil b. Thompson,