Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-01
to accommodate the friends Of her greatest
citizen.

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citizen.
Services ct the House.
The services at the house were conducted
By Rev. r. w. Eason Of Holy Trinity church.
Lincoln, assisted by Rev. A. z. Knicker-
booker Of this city. The service was hat
Of the Church OF England was given
in all its simple but expressive
grandeur. No music was heard and
those who heard the INT felt that to
speak OF the character Of the dead before
the people there assembled who had known
him all their lives would be an empty thing.
The funeral procession left the house at
about ais and moved east on Second ave-
une to Sixteenth street, thence south TO
Second Corso, from there II took the wind
ing road that leads to Wyuka cemetery.
The procession was over a mile and a half
long and seemed even greater as 1t came
winding down across the hill. At the Gene
terry another great crowd was present. This
has been estimated at from 1000 to 5000
people and again the scenes that had been
enacted earlier in the day at the depot were
repeated when great crowds Of the people
who had held the dead statesman as a friend
stood uncovered and with bowed heads paid
a mute tribute to his memory.
The services at the grave we're short and
Simple anu bDOn MI lnhl Ndo "
Julius Sterling Morton was lowered into
the ground to be seen by mortal man no
more. The floral tributes. which had been
sent from the house, we're distributed over
the plot Of ground that belongs 90 the
family and which contains the remains OF
Mrs. Morton and their son Carl.
The honorary pallbesrers today were;
W. L. Wilson, d. p. Rolfe. Robert Payne,
DR.. George l.. Miller, A. ]. Sawyer, n.
s. Harding, L. o. Goddard. Z. F. Gorton.
w. A. Cotton, II. N. shewell. z. R. Haynes,
e. r. Puffer, Thomas Miller. Lot Brown,
P. B.. Weare, W. d. McHugh, George u.
Lake, Rockwell King, Hon. J. M. Wool
worth, Hon. j. H.. Eckles, Ex-Governor r.
w. Furnas, J. J. Hochstetler, 2. S. Merritt,
Charles F. Henderson. W. R. Nelson, Prof.
II. J. Cox and Or Don c. Aver.
The active pallbearers we're: A. P. Stat
ford. John Nordhouse, d. A. Maccuaig, A. T.
Richardson, F. L. Burdick, R. o. Marnell,
Fred HELLER and John w. steinhart.
Messages of OndoIence.
The messages of coincidence continue to
stream In. Among the more important
messages received today the following may
be quoted:
Topeka, Kan, The Conservative: Please
convey my condolences to the family of
Mr. Morton. l am much Erie y WAR;
Phiadelphia-Permit me to express deep
S 5 5ymp1thg with the Sd Sons and H,. as SsstS $
a terrible loss to our country and brings
sincere sorrow 70 all his friends
w. l.. ATTBEE BURPEE..
Stuart, Fla.-Paul Morton: l am greatly
shocked and grieved by the announcement
OF the death OF my friend. your father, and
Daniel S. LAMONT.
Denver. Colo.zPlease accept my heart
son. o"' Join 4. cRfEiGHToE.
Lincoln-I mourn with you and with Ne
braska over the death Of its foremost citi-
zen. BISHOP
Stuart. Fla.-Miss Morton: l have Just
your brother and ! hasten to express my
deep sorrow and yincere coincidence.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Bloomington. Il.-Pau Morton: / wish
TO extend to you and the member OF his
family my profound sympathy.
ADLA f. STEVENSON.
Washington, d. Gam greatly. shocked
and grieved. 1 respected and admired your
rather s a. = public man nan. ana d. l Iov eth MIN ye as
and feel that the country has sustained a
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The special train from Omaha left this
city on Its return trip at 4:15 this after
noon and the train for Lincoln with the
governor and party started fifteen minutes
later. e
The special bearing the distinguished
party from the east left here at $40
o'clock, ten minutes ahead OF the regular.
Mark Morton returned with the party.
Joy and Paul Morton remain here until
Saturday to adjust the estate and look after
some other matters.
1t is announced tonight that the Con-
sentative will be continued for a few
weeks longer and will be concluded with
q memorial number. This number will be
issued about May 80.