The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-09

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 9.-Rain came
down in sheets yesterday while the
funeral services were being held
over the body o. Kentucky's dead
Democratic leader, William Goebel.
The crowd i'm the cemetery was much
smaller than IL would have been had
the weather been pleasant. but the ex-
ercises there were carried out TO the
letter. and today the body OF William
Goebel lies in the chapel OF the Frank
fort cemetery after one OF the great
est funeral demonstrations ever seen
in this state When the weather clears
sufficiently the casket will be consigned
TO the grave.
WITHOUT DISORDER.
The soldiers were kept back on the
level in front OF the capitol building
and sentries were posted in front or
them TO prevent them from going near
the fence when the parade was passing.
Orders had been issued on the Demo-
cratic side that no comments should be
made by the men in the parade as they
passed the grounds. For "a hours all
the saloons had been closed. The day
passed without any exhibition Of feel
ing on either side.
Fully 10000 persons were on the
streets To watch the funeral The body
lay in state in the parlor OF the Capt.
tol hotel until IL o'clock.
WAITED IN THE RAIN.
The procession began TO form at IL
O'clock on Wrapping street, headed by
police members OF the city council,
city officials, Grand Marshal David II.
Murray and his aides. Then came
members Of different societies and citi-
Zens on foot.
AS the procession passed the Ex-
ecutive building most of the windows
were filed with soldiers, with some
civilians, but there was no face at any
of the windows OF the governors Of
fee.
AS the line reached Ann street.
where the hearsV and relatives of the
dead leader were to take their places
in line, there was wait OF nearly an
hour.
The delay was caused by the SER
vices in the parlor Of the hotel, which
occupied more time than IL was thought
they would. The services consisted OF
a reading Of the Scriptures by DR..
Taliafero of the Methodist church, a
solo by Mrs. Jessie h. Caldwell OF Cow
ington, and a prayer by DR.. Schmltt.
The march TO the cemetery from the
hotel began at ! O'clock. The band
played Nearer. My God to Thee" as
1t passed the south front Of the hotel.
LAST SAD RITES.
At the grave Rev. William Stanley
OF Virginia offered prayer. The quartet
then sang Nearer. My God. to Thee"
Rev. T. N. Arnold. an old friend of
Gov. Goebel, spoke briefly OF the early
life OF the dead leader and eulog zed
him as one of Kentucky's greatest
sons. After a solo by Mrs. Jessie Cad-
well. Rev. Gilbert Schmitt delivered an
address i'm German. He was followed
by Rev. Il. c. Mann in a short address
Elder William Stanley then paid an
eloquent tribute TO Gov. Goebel. He
bitterly to the assassination.
speaking of the "chagrin and mortif-
cation in the hearts of all that the
leader OF a people whose proud boast
ii was that they never feared to face
a foe or failed TO defend friend should
fall at the hands of an assassin"
BLACKBURN's SPEECH.
Senator Joe Blackburn was then in
troduced. He was compelled to stand
on a table so that the throng might see
him. He said
The tyrannous and bloody act lis
done. The most arch deed OF piteous
massacre that ever yet this land was
guilty Of
Revolving as were the methods en-
ployed TO compass his destruction, there