The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
THE LAST Sad RITES
Impressive Funeral Ceremonies
ov pr the Remajss Of DR..
Henry okapple.
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And Participated In BY the Elks and
Other Orders Beautiful
lh Floral Offerings.

The renlaius of the late DR.. Henry
Chapple, who died at Flagstaff, Ari-
zona, last Wednesday, arrived in Bill.
ings Sunday night over the Burlington
from Kansas City, accompanied by Mrs.
Chhpple aud family, Ihosr Chapple
aud ". W. Johnston ot>~Beatrice aud
Rufus Thomp1on Of ydrk, Neb,, who
had joined thd pary>near Lincoln and
came through WIN them to Billings.
They were metAt the depot by large
number Of sympathizing friends aud
the remains conveyed to the family
home on North Thirtieth street by an
escort Of Masons.
At the time The Gazette was pub.
lished last Friday, no particulars wore
at hand regarding DR.. Ohapple's death,
other than the telegram received We'd
nesday night announcing that he had
died that evening. From close friend
Of the family, TO whom Mrs. Chapple
told OF the dootor's demise, 1t ia learned
that they had been stopping at Flag.
staff two or three days, having been ad.
vised to 20 there from Los Angeles, on
account of the doctor net feeling SO
we'll, and expected later to move down
into a lower altitude. The doctor was
not quite 80 we'll on Wednesday, but
went out for walk in the afternoon.
Upon returning to his room he felt
tired aud laid down upon the bed. It
was about supper time aud he advised
Mrs. Chapple to 60 down to the dining
room. This she did, being absent
about thirty minutes. When she Ie.
turned the doctor spoke about her hav-
Ing been gone quite q time, which she
thought strange. These remarks were
followed by the words, Oh, Mattel"
and the doctor immediately became un.
conscious and expired in few NOM
ents. The end was very sudden, but
death was probably painless The Ma.
sous at Flagstaff did everything pos
sible to assist and comfort Mrs. Chap.
pie, even insisting on providing her an
escort to Billings, but knowing that she
was to be met at Kansas City by Thos.
Chapple, the Doctors brother, she de.
clined this kind offer.
The funeral services. which were to
have been held yesterday afternoon.
were postponedluntil this afternoon on
account Of the Northern Pacific passen-
ger train from Helena bringing the
Masonic grand lodge officers, being late.
Tie services were conducted by the
grand lodge, under the auspices Of the
local lodge Of Masons. At J 80 the
various lodges Of which the deceased
was mem ber met on the sidewalk on
North Twenty seventh street in front Of
the Masonic hall and marched to the
late residence In the following order.
led by the Billings band, which played
a dirge: Grand Lodge officers, Mason
10 Lodge, Elks, A. O. U. W., Woodmen
and nm escort from Maverick Hose COM
pany. The services at the house we're
very brief. A male quartette, com
posed Of Messrs. Allen, Bouton, Burton
and Hays. sang Nearer My God to
Thee" and chant, "Bear Our Brother
Home" with much lmpreasiveness.
After short Episcopal prayer by Rev.
A. Carswell, the opportunity was given
NIL to pass by the oasket and take last
farewell Of their dear friend. whose
face looked natural, bearing a peaceful
expression. The floral offerings were
many, and beautiful, completely en-
banking the oasket. The grand lodge
sent a beautiful Offering In the shape of
broken column; Algeria Temple,
Mobiles OF Mystic Shrine, an emblem
consisting Of the star and crescent,
worked III immortelles, while there
were pretty offerings from other orders,
that Of the Eks being Il beautiful pair
Of antlers In flowers, prepared In Hele-
na for the local lodge,
The oasket was then closed and taken
In charge by the Masonic pallbeNrers,
s. r. Morse, p. B.l Moss, Chas. Spear,
o. +. Goddard, ON. Child and 9.
Yegen. Az 1t was taken from, the
house and placed IN the hearse, an es-
oort to the body, composed Of the
following past eminent commanders Of
Alderman CommandeEy. No, Knights
Templar, In full uniform, formed in
line directly In front Of the pallbeaIers
led by Present Eminent Commander
W. B. George and Past Grand Master
y. q. Day Of the Grand Lodge Of Ma.
sons: Geo, M. Hays. H. W, Rowley,
A. L. Babcook, n. 8, Wlliiston, H. G.
Williams and A, Fraser. The other
orders then formed IN line. heing
followed by the relatives and friends
In carriages, The procession moved
south on Thistieth street TO Montana
avenue and thence west to the Ceme.