The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19

so many unclaimed dead We claim
them. The people of the state of Wash
ington claim them. They are our dead
and we are here to honor them. Low
ingly shall their poor remains be COM
nnitted to Mother Earth, there to await
the final restoration of all.
Although they died far from kindred
and friends, their bodies have now ar
rived home The state OF Washington
claims her adopted sons and VIII ever
hold them in grateful and affecionate
remembrance"
The Memorial Address.
After another hymn by the choir Rev.
r. NJ. Hayes. who preached the funeral
sermon at the Chaplain Thompson obse-
quies, delivered the memorial address.
The address was decidedly eloquent, and
from beginning TO end 1t was word pic
ture full Of elevatlng thoughts. His ad-
dress was as follows:
Text-Exodus xii. 20. What mean ye
by this service2" Revelations vii. :l3,
What are thesep
These are fitting questions to ask TT
this time. We celebrate our glorious
Fourth of July. our natal day. and on
Memorial day we assemble and with
services appropriate we strew flowers
upon the graves of the fallen heroes of
the civil war, the nations heritage,
who gave their lives TO preserve the
Union, whose memories we cherish. But
in the calm quiet of this holy Sabbath we
are assembled together, a vast throng
from all parts of the state, and the spirit
of reverence pervades the great throng
assembled In this place. The voice of
prayer. the reading of the sacred word
and the melody of subdued song evince
that spirit of worship that characterizes
deepest sorrow.
at seems but yesterday that the heart
OF the nation almost ceased it's throb-
bling as the awful tragedy enacted in the
harbor of Havana was flashed across
the continent; but yesterday since the
call to arms and the nation was stirred
with the note of war. Washington,
youngest amongst the states, was called
to furnish her quota. In prompt response
there was flashed across the West from
the capital of the state to the war de-
partment at Washington, Regiment, 200
strong. ready fer service, I'm whose hearts
there burned the fires of patriotism kim
died by great grandsire and fostered by
grandsire and sire--Bunker Inn and
Brandywine and Lundys Lane, Vera
Cruz and Chapultepec, Donelson and
Shiloh and Gettysburg-they went forth
to duty.
when the Spartan mother In ancient
times sent forth her son to war her last
NpiuS Wrre4 return bcAflnk your Sniclu
or being borne upon IT. No need for such
an admonition to Americas sons
Theirs not TO reason why!
Theirs but to do or die
''Bravely they sustained their part up
on the battlefield and on the march. 10y
ally they served their country. The ma
ton Is proud OF her citizen soldiory, the
state is proud of her sons.
"But what are these7 These are they
that sealed their fidelity with their lives;
proudly they bore away the starry flag:
nobly they sustained IL; unsullied II was
returned, but wars altar demands her
sacrifice These have fallen asleep; no
shrek Of bursting shell; no sharp crack
Of Mauser rifles or clarion note of bugie
will disturb them. IL IL the repose Of
Death
Soldier rest. thy warfares DER;
Sleep the sleep that knows no waking,
Dream of battleheds no more.
Days of toll or nights of waking
Their day Of toll is over. on 'Fame's
eternal camping ground their silent tents
are spread What thoughts filed their
minds in the last moments2 He alone can
tell who 'knoweth all things IL may be
that they saw the form OF mother wife or
sweetheart bending over them, wiping the
death damp from the brow, or II may
have been a conscious whispered prayer
for themselves and for the loved ones
that would in vain look for their coming
II Is said they are the unclaimed dead.
* this true? No, grateful state claims
her soldier dead; her executive and his
cabinet join the mourning ihronE. The
noble boys who have returned shed the
tear Of sympathy as they recall tho stir
ring scenes of the past, the vast con-
course OF citizens join IN paying the last
tributes Of respect and claim them as
their own. Loving hands IN years 10
come Will twine garlands uf roses and li-.
lies ana forget-me-nots. the red white
and blue. emblems Of the starry flag that
floats IN tho other blue OF heaven without
one spot upon It's escutchouus. the flag
they loved so well, and with them they
will deck their graves. as they lay them
sid by side
Under the sod and the dew.
Waiting the judgment day.
with love and tears Tor the true
And tears and love for the brave
God grant that We may meet and
greet where war and strife arc no more"
After a prayer by Rev II. L. Badger
the audience was dismissed
The Funeral Procession.
Immediately. under the supervision Of
Undertaken C. NJ Bgttcrworth NJ seat
te. who had The funeral In charge. the
caskets were borne from the theatsr 90
the street on the shoulders q the soldier
pallbcarers ana placea in the huge fgueru
car
The Funeral Car.
For several days post Asst Cen Fox
had force ~ mon engaged an ths core
strscfion ~ the catsfa,sBc fer carrying
thc bodies ~ enc dead heroes from olTra-
pa thca,er % rho cemetery Tho fuuaral
car was huge hearse. teeatv-ope feet
IN length ans eight feet wide. The design
90 she hc8rse was oopleI after that used
a. the funeral 70 Gen. Lawtou Az syas1-
layton. o. fact. everything connected With
the military fausraI ha4 had the IAu,an
flncral ia mind The funeral car was SIX
feet hiRh from she flooring 20 tho can
opy. tha latter extending somewhat over
the sides 3f the flooring. IAe decorations
we're of sanber hue. the SIDES hung ia
graceful frlia ani tassels % black and
white were interviewer. 70 was drawn
hy eight ErnF barReE. sarh with "A fIarr