The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-05
CAPT. ALLEN
 LAID TO REST Buried Yesterday at Oak wood Cemetery. BROTHER SLEEPS BY SIDE Largest Funeral Ever Wit messed in Montgomery. Military, Elks and Survivors of Old Blues Attsnd-All Pay Tribute
 to Gallant Young Soldier
 Eloquent Eulogiss.

the memory of the two brothers unpre- cedented.
 It was not only the largest funeral ever held in Montgomery, but 1t was pernaps the most pathetic. The very thought Of the untimely death of the brothers, 50 young and so hopeful. brought tears to eyes unused to weeping. During the church services, men, women and chill dren wept. And at the cemetery the same general grief was manifested.
 The Montgomery battalion of the Na- tional Guard attended the exercises In full uniform. The companies which com posed the battalion were as follows: The Blues, Captain Aliens former command, under Lieutenant E. F. Baber; the Greys. under command of Lieutenant H. O. Carter; the Mounted Relies. under com mand of Capt. W. O. Garside, ana the Field Artillery, under command of Capt. Charles Hinderer. The battalion was commanded by Major Charles F. Ander- son.
 Following the battalion in a carriage were Col. ". w.. Brandon. Ad5utant- General of the Alabama National Guard; !; Col. E. H. Graves, commanding the 2nd regiment, to which Captain Aliens conn pany belonged; Major 8. T. Westcott, commanding the artillery battalion, and Capt. A. c. Forbes of the cavalry bat talion. sas.
 Two Hearses at the Gate.
 The soldiers marched to the home Of e. A. Allen on Sayre Street, where the procession had been formed. Two hearses stood at the gate. One was white. typt- cal of the innocence of youth. and over the other there was spread the State flag of Alabama, in honor of the gallant young officer who had answered the States call his last time.
 The casket which contained the body of Captain Allen was literally covered with flowers. On these rested his sword and his military cap.
 The funeral procession. which moved at o'clock, was headed by the gray-haired members of the old Blues Survivors As sociation in, carriages. Following these came the local Lodge of Elks. over sixty strong. Immediately behind the Elks were the Blues. the company flag draped in mourning. Behind came the two hearses escorted by a guard of honor from the Blues and by the pail bearers. honorary and active. The hearses were followed by the officers of the Montgomery battalion marching on foot, and behind the officers came the other military companies in command of officers. The rear of the procession was brought up by long line of carriages containing friends and relatives. The, procession was the long, est seen in Montgomery.
 . The Christian Church. at the corner of Catoma and Church Streets. whefe the services were held, was crowded to the doors long before the procession came in- to sight. Hundreds were unable to ob- tain entrance. Equally as many more to the cemetery without attempting to gain entrance to the church.
 Services at Christian Church. The church services were peculiarly af- fecting and pathetic. The music was furnished by a selected choir and the Blues ouartette. Rev. Neal L. Anderson. who served with Captain Allen as Chap lain of the End regiment, spoke on the life of his dead friend. He spoke of Captain Allen as he knew him, faithful, sunny-hearted and loyal, a man who had two of the attributes of soldier, he knew how to command and he knew how to obey. But when he spoke of the char acter. the personality of the dead soldier. his voice broke and he could scarcely continue.
 Mir. Anderson was followed by Rev. A L. Andrews of the Dexter Avenue Meth odist Church, who had also been a warm friend of Captain Allen. MT. Andrews said that in speaking few words he was complying with request of his friend, who. months ago. had asked him to speak at his funeral. He paid a feeling and eloquent tribute to the young man. whom he had known and whom he had loved. Mir. Andrews spoke of his manliness and his frankness. He was a man who won men to him.
 Last to speak was Rev. J. NJ. Barnes, the venerable pastor of the Christian Church. Mir. Barnes said he had bap- t.zed both the young men, and he had baptized their father. He had taught their father and he had taught the young men He pictured them leaving home in health and happiness Sunday afternoon, and he told of meeting the stricken fa- ther coming from the scene of the trage- dy, so grief-stricken that the fountains of sorrow were dried up. As he spoke the tears coursed down the minister's cheek, and there were few in the vast congrega- ton who were dry-eyed. The church ser- vices closed with the singing of Rock of Ages"
 Cortege Moves to Cemetery.
 When the services at the Christian Church were concluded the funeral cortege was rejrganized and slowly wended its way through the business streets and on by the great white build ing on capitol hill e picturesque Oak PAp<NSSASh fully one mile In length. Its head had reached the gates of the cemeetry before the vehicles at it's rear had passed through the down town section of the city.
 Two new graves had been opened on the Allen family lot near the pavilion in the old part of the cemetery and by the time the funeral cortege reached the burying ground great crowd of people. unable to gain an entrance to the church where the funeral services had been held, had gathered about the graves anxiously awaiting with uncovered heads to pay their last tribute to young friends.
 The two sombre hearses drew up near the open graves and loving hands lifted the caskets from the vehicles.
 Then began the solemn and impressive ritual for the dead of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks with Dr. H. s. Persons. Exalted Ruler of Montgomery lodge presiding. Captain Allen had been Esteemed Lecturing Knight of tfis lodge and q large number of his brethren in Elkdom were present to participate in the solemn ceremony. Assisting Dr.