The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-11
.PINGREE ENTOMBED.
Remains Placed in Vault in Elm
wood Cemetery.

Detroit, Mich, July s.-When the
beautiful strains of Jesus, Lover OF
My Soul" swelled through the Pin
gree homestead Saturday afternoon,
the beginning of the funeral services
over Hazen S. Pingree, former gov
ernor of Michigan, the house was
crowded to its utmost capacity with
those who had known and loved the
dead man. In life Mr.. Pingree's
house was never closed to the public,
and it was so in death. All for
whom room could be found were
permitted entrance. The services
were held in the east drawing-room.
A Scriptural reading broke the hush
which followed the hymn, and then
Rev. Reed Stuart, a Unitarian min-
lister, and Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, a
Congregationalist, spoke ON the life
and works of the dead statesman.
After prayer, the singing of Lead
Kindly Light" ended the services.
Slowly and reverently the casket
was borne from the house to flag
draped caisson drawn by four horses.
Escorted by Gov. Bliss and staff, the
First regiment Michigan national
guard and the First battalion Michi-
gan naval reserves, the cortege
passed slowly down the broad ave-
nue., past thousands of members of
various civic organizations who were
drawn up at a salute on one side
of the avenue. As the caisson rolled
by each organization fell in behind.
it, marching to the solemn tones of
the dirge played by the bands. The
interment was at Elmwood cemetery
and the services there were in charge
of the Scottish rite masons and the
G. A. r.
Line of March.
The line of march from the Pins.
gree home to the cemetery is 41a
miles in length, and it was after six
o'clock when the head of the slow
moving cortege entered the cemetery.
The Pingree family has no burial lot
and the eX-governor's body was
placed in the vault, which is stu
ated in little valley midway in the
burying ground,t beside a small
stream. AS the cortege wound its
$40" way uO"u ~ inc NdulI d uNSl
fell over the thousands of people
gathered on the hillocks around
about and all heads were barred. Over
5000 men, civic and military, had es-
corted the caisson bearing the casket
up to the cemetery, but only the mil
itary bodies entered the grounds.
The 200 soldiers and naval reserves,
L zNn
H. NJ. Duftield, chief marshal, and
staff, and Brig. Gen. NJ. G. Boynton,
of the Michigan national guard, and
staff, took up a position along the
roadway traversed by the caisson
with the casket. The command 'Pre-
sent arms!" rang out, and the Michi
gan national guard paid it's last re
,spects to the remains of its former
commander in chief as the caisson
was drawn past them by a squad OF
military. Gov. Pingree's favorite
horse, saddled but riderless, with the
eX-governor's riding boots reversed
on the saddle, preceded the caisson.
Over 500 men employed in Mr.. Pin.
gree's shoe factory marched mourn
fully behind the carriages containing
the family and honorary pallbearers,
At the Cemetery.
When the Casket arrived at the
vault the beautiful burial service OF
the Scottish Rite Masons was read
and the impressive ceremony of pre-
senting Mr.. Pingree's Scottish Rite
ring TO his eldest son performed. Rev.
Nehemiah Boynton- pronounced the
benediction and three volIeys rang
out from firing squad. When the
echoes had died away taps" was
walled out by a bugler and then the
casket was borne into the vault to. lie
beside that of the dead mans favor.
itc daughter.