The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-15
PROCESSION MOVES
 FROM SANFORD HOME

The funeral of the late Governor Will liam J, Stamford took place from the
 residence of Capt. Thomas D. Samenrd on North Chambers Street, between steyene and DAris Streets. at e:Sv o'clock this morning and was attended all sections, of Alabama. It is prob ahle that every county in :he St'te
 was represented.
 A special train bearing Governor Jelks, Gen. Edmund Winston Pettus of Selma, Chief Justice Mcclellan of
 the Supreme Court, the members 0. the
 Constitutional Convention. inclu ling
 President Knox, and other notables, reached Opelika a few minutes alter g
 o'clock this morning. The tram leIt MortgoTnery~ at 7:20- o'clock. Ii con-
 Eissed of four coaches and each car
 was fillec. to It's full capacity. In ad-
 dition to those enumerated there were
 on the train Hon. Charles B. Waller
 of Greensboro, former Speaker of the
 House of Representatives, Hon. Alfred
 NJ. Tunstall of Greensboro, Speaker
 pro tempore of the House Of 'Represent-
 atives; Hon. Henry D. Clayton of Flu
 falla. State Senators Jones G. Moore
 of Bi, n in gham and Walter U. Acree
 of Dale County; a committee Of the
 MontYomery Chapters, United Daugh-
 ters of the Confederacy, a committee
 of Camp Lomax. United Confederate
 Vst4:1ns, cf Montgomery; Rev. A. L..
 And -ews pastor of the Dexter Avenue
 Methodist Church, Montgomery, ana
 othe- distinguished citizens.
 As soon as the train reached Opelika
 the party repaired to the residence or
 Capt. T. D. Sanford, where the re-
 mains had laid in state t1roughout the
 night. being viewed by all of the cit Izens of this Capital City of Lee County, the home county of the dis tinRu;shed dead. Many floral tributes were brought by the Montgomery party and the reception hall of the Sanford home WAS transformed into bower l of beauty.
 Tn front of the residence and form ing a line lengthwise of Chambers Street. the Lee Light Infantry, the Ooelika military company, commanded by Capt. I. N. Stowe. and company of cadets from the college at Auburn, commanded by Capt. A. F. Jackson were drawn up.
 Ten mem bers of the late Governors 8 staff had accompanied the remains 70 OpeliIa Thursday evening and spent the rig1s here. They were the follow ing: Col. W. W. Brandon, AdJutant- General and Chief of staff; Col. B. L.. Holt, Quartermaster General; Col. A. A. W IlSeJV 1nSPCCtOl GCAACAHl CA AS'AHO Practice; Col. A. H. Stevens, Paymas- ter General; Col. Charles Henderson, Inspe c.or General; Col. F. G. Caffey, Judge Advocate General; Col. Lee Echols. Commissary General; Col. C.. w. Ashcraft Chief of Engineers Col. D. F. BL,gess, Chief of Ordnance; Col. R. H. Adams. Aide de Camp. The other members of the staff were either out of the State or were unavoidably det ajnei at their homes.
 Before tho body was taken from the
 house th, following citizens of Opelika and Auburn, who were to act as hon. ora,y pail bearers, formed a line on eiths ar side of the walk leading to the m lin entrance of the residence. | Prof. c. .. Thach Hon. E.. T. Glenn,
 W. B. Gullstte and J. M. Harris of Auburn, R. Nj. Greene, ST, NJ. T. Ira wick. J. C. Condon. Mayor J. G.
 Palmer, Hon. R. B. Barnes, Hon. J.
 T. German. J. B. Greene, J. w. Will | G. N. Ho1ge, J. P. Duhfey. J. S. Han non, D. T. Hudmon, Orrin Brown, Judge F. Nj. Renfro, W. c. Goodwin, Captain F. Watkins and Capt. J. Q. Burton of Opelika.
 Promptly at 9:30 o'clock the casket holding the body of the dead chieftain
 was tenderly borne from the house to the waiting hearse by the members of the Governors staff. It was banked
 with beautiful flowers. The military
 wheeled into line and the procession
 was formed to march to the Methodist Church on Jefferson Street, where the | former Governor so many years had
 worshipped. and where he had taken
 so conspicuous a place in the work of | the Master.
 It required two wagons to carry the
 large numbers of handsome and taste
 ful floral designs which had been sent