The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-09
GRAND TRIBUTE
Il. MAJOR 0TEY
His Funeral in Lynchburg At
tended by All Glasses.
COMMITTEE FROM CONGRESS on
The Remains Lay in State in the Church
of the Holy Gross After Requiem
Mass Until the Hour of Burial.
Business Suspended.
COMMITTEE FROM CONGRESS
special Dispe tch to The Timss.)

LYNEHEBTRG, VA. Nay S-The fune-
raj of the late Congressman Peter ]. Otey
ocsured this afternoon at the church of
the Holy Cross, Rev. j. J. McGurk
officiating. The auditorium OF the
church could not accommodate the
crowd, and both the church-yard
and adjacent streets were thronged
with people, who came to pay iast
tribute of respect to the memory OF one
whom they had always sought to honor
THE FUNERAL.
Tho remains were taken to the Church
of the Holy Cross at IL O'Clock this morn
ing. at which hour requiem mass was
celebrated At the close of this impress
sive and beautiful service the body lay
in state in front of the altar ana was
under the charge Of the following guard
of honor from the Garland-Rodes camp
Confederate Veterans:
From IL to 1 oclock-CoL NJ. 8. Lang
horne. R. Stockton Terry. r. T. Watts,
A. Spottswood Payne
From l to o'clock-W'. N Wexford,
W. S. Gregory, DR.. z. a. Cralghill. MAJ
S. P. Halsey.
From 2 to o'clock-Col. J. W. Watts
D. r. Dunn, Col J. RisQue Hutter, w.
It. Carter.
From 8 to o'clock-Judge Stephen
Adams, DR.. G.. R. Lewis, James Frank
lin. Jr.. John H. kinnier.
Reserve-General T. T. Muntoro, NJ.
Fl. Garland, William D. Now.in. D. G..
Miller.
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY.
Tho Congressional party consisting OF
Messrs. Jones, Swanson, Rixey, Hay,
Lamb, and Flood, Of Virginia; Hepburn,
Iowa; Jenkins. Jennings, Wisconsin Ian
ham, Texas; O!mstend. Pennsylvania;
DeArmond, Missouri, and Mccall, Mas
sachuetts. of the House of Representa-
tives: and NIessrs. Daniel, Martin, Bate.
Gallinger and Willard, OF the senate
arrived in the city this afternoon at =
o'clock and attended the funeral ser
vices in a body On their arrival at the
DEPOT they were met by committee
consisting Of Messrs. Carter Glass. john
II. Lewis, Nathan 3. Handy, and Judge
John d. Horsley.
Accompanying the congressional party
were Colonel D. E. WEIGH. cashier OF the
House of Representatives; Lieutenant
Lincoln, Capitol Guards: w. F. Scott
document clerk Of the House; F. y. Az
ner, Cabinet-room of the Senate; X. L.
Tucker, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate
E. B. Usher, correspondent OF the Mll"au-
kee Journal; Mrs w. c. Williams, Mrs.
n. C. Wilkins, General W. II. Payne,
General Albert Akers, Mr.. Thomas a.
Green. p. D. Gallon and CASTOR Otey
wilkins.
A HANDSOME TRIBUTE:
Father NIcCurk, in the course OF few
remarks, paid a glowing tribute 10 Ma
cor Otey's life and character, declaring
that he had left to his family ana future
generations an honorable and upright
rame and to young men an example
worthy of imitation.
During the funeral services every bust
ness house in the city was closed and
thousands of people lined the streets
along which the procession moved Hun
dreds of exquisite floral designs. sent by
friends and associates, We're placed upon
and around the grave
The active pall-bearers were Messrs-
| Fred Harper Paul c. Edmunds, Jr.,
| Henry P. Adams, Dexter Otey. David
| Walker Stewart Walker, Willie Ward,
| and Colonel Whitehall.
| The honorary pall-bearers were Messrs.
| N. r. Bowman a B. Stratton. Thomas
| O'Brien, w. J. Collins, John w Craddock,
| DR.. George M. Preston, Clinton Dewitt,
Major Goodwin. John II. Lewis, c. M.
| Guggenheimer, N. B. Handy, John Bell
| Winfree John I. Lee. j. d. aHorsley, Dr.
| Z. A. Craighill. J. P. Bell, ]. r. VIII
| liams. Stephen Adams, E. c. Hammer.
| c. M. Blackboard, T. NJ. Harwood. and
! George P Watkins, Of Lynchburg: Sidney
| Sheltman. of Christiansburg; ]. c. Wat
llins. Of Smithvlle; A. P. Staples, OF
| Roanoke; Graham Clayton, of Bedford; j.
| l.. Stebbins. of South Boston; J. J.
| Board. of Lynchs; and a. NJ. Bowman. OF
| Salem.
The hower-bearers were Messrs. Mike
I J. Day, f. J. Doherty, P. Dan Payne
E. F.. shefrey, Calvin Ford, c. NJ. Mays
| A. T. Powell, Sam NJ. Adams, and Chas
| A. Floyd
The remains were inferred in the Pres
hyterian Cemetery.