The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-07-13
THE pINGREE FUNERAL.
Mark Last HOnOrs shown to
MichiEan's Dead Governor.

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, n Unitarian min
lister, and Rev. Nehemiah Boynton,
CongregationaIist, spoke on the life
and works of the dead statesman.
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 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. II.
The line of march from the Pin
gree home to the cemetery is Az
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, beside small
stream. AS the cortege wound it's
slow way down to the vault a hush
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 mill
itary bodies entered the grounds.
The 1000 soldiers and naval reserves,
headed by Gov. Bliss AMI staff, Gen.
II. NJ. Duftield, chief marshal, and
staff. and Brig. Gen. NJ. G. Boynton.
of the Michigan national guard, and
staff, took up 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 its last re-
spects to the remains of it's former
commander in chief as the caisson
was drawn past them by 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.
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.. Pingrees Scottish Rite
ring TO his eldest son performed. Rev.
Nehemiah Boynton pronounced the
benediction and three volleys rang
ont from firing squad. When the
echoes had died away 'taps" was
oil I,
casket was borne into the vault to lie
beside that of the dead mans favor
lite daughter.