The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-14
FUNERAL OF B. A. DENMARK.
VIII Take Place From First baptist
Church This Afternoon.

The funeral of the late Brantley "A.
Denmark, an account of whose death at
Ills O'Clock yesterday morning was given
in the Morning News. will take place from
the First Baptist Church, Chippewa
Square, at o'clock this afternoon.
The funeral services will be conducted
by Rev. DR.. John D. Jordan, pastor of the
Mr.. Denwarks personal professional and
business friends, will be Judge Robert
Falligant, Judge Thomas NJ. Norwood, Mr..
Walter G. Charlton. Mr. William L. Gig
nilliat, Judge Henry B. Tompkins of At
lanta Mr.. William B. stnlwell. Mr.. Ed
ward T. Conner, Mr.. Horace A. Crane, Mr..
Henry d. Stevens and Capt John Elan
merry. Capt. Flannery will represent
among the pallbearers the Hibernian So
ciety, of which Mr.. Denmark was a men,
Der.
The members of the Savannah bar viii
meet at the Superior Court room at 3:l5
o'clock and with the officers of the Su-
perior and City courts will attend the fu-
neral in a body. 1t is probable that
committee will be appointed to draft and
submit to another meeting resolutions OF
respect touching the life and death of
Mr.. Denmark.
The story of Mr.. Denmark's death, that
was told in the Morning News yesterday,
was a shock and a great grief to the
community. 1t was known that he was
seriously, even critically. i'll, but through
the day that preceded his death his ply
sicians still hoped and it was not felt
that the consequences would necessarily
be fatal. That he had passed away in
the night, therefore. added the shock of
surprise to the sense of loss and almost
personal bereavement that the people of
Savannah entertain.
Everywhere that men gathered yester-
day were heard expressions OF the grief
that they felt at the death of Mr.. Den
mark. Such expressions came from those
in every walk of life. Everywhere 1t was
recognized that in his death the city had
sustained a very severe loss and one that
it could i'll afford. From every city in
which he was known. and these included
all the larger ones, and from many or
the smaller places, came heartfelt express
sons of the grief that the news OF his
death had caused and of the heartfelt
sympathy for his loved ones 1t had in
voked. 1t is rarely the case that man
who had been so much in the public eye,
should have had so many friends and so
few. if any, enemies
Mr. Denmark never had any connection
with the city government that demanded
the mark of respect to the mmeory of
city official that is usually shown in the
lowering of the flag upon the City EX-
change to half-mast. Not entirely GER
tain in his own mind as to whether Mr..
Denmark had ever had any connection
with the administration of the city's af-
fairs, the Mayor yesterday made careful
inquiry, but no information showing that
he had served the city in any official ca
pacity could be gained. The Mayor said
that the custom was to float the flag at
half-mast only in observance of the death
of some one who had been at some time
identified with the city government, but
that he would have been glad to show
the respect for so public-spirited citi-
zen as Mr.. Denmark had been.