Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-04

Grubb of the State judiciary, Gen. James
II. Wilson, Col. Henry A. du Pont, Col W.
a. La Motto. John II. Rodney. DR.. James
A. Draper, DIR. James A. Draper, Jr., John
Huxley. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew E. Sanborn,
Ferdinand I: Gilpin. Mr., and Mrs. Andrew
9. Wilson, Mrs. R. p, johnson, a sister of
MIR. Bird, the Misses johnson. Miss Bow
man, Horace ". Cause, Theodore b.
Rogers, DR.. James Bird of Washington,
Henry Bird of Prince George county, Md.
The last two are half. brothers OF Mr.. Bird.
AT heybold station, carriages were in wait
ing to convey the friends to the house. In
addition to those already mentioned those al
the house included Chancellor John r..
Nicholson, who came up from Dover, James
I. Winchester, I. Bayard Heisel, Mr.. and
Mrs. William 8. Hilles, Francis N. Buck,
Thomas Bird, Senator Theodore F. Clark,
ex-Marshal Il. H. McMullin, George b.
Money, DIR. L. Frank Ellison. A. S. Eliason,
Levi Davis, John @. Stuckert, John T..
Oheairs, Deputy Marshal James ii. Clark,
Henry Cleayer, Clement Reeves.
The service was conducted by Rev. George
9. Hall, rector of ST.. Johns Protestant
Episcopal Church, and Rev. Martin b.
Dunlap, vicar of Old Swedes Church. They
read the CXXX Psalm, beginning, "Out of
the deep have called unto Thee, o Lord
Lord, hear my voice."
s After the tn brief service, the body was re-
moved to the hearse, followed by the
honorary pallbearers, who we're: Hon.
George Gray, Andrew G. Wilson, Col.
William A. LaMotte, Hon. Ignatius O.
Grubb. Hon. Edward G. Bradford, Horace
". Cause, Francis N. Buck, Col. Henry A.
du Tont, t DR., James A. Draper, Gen. James
d. Wilson, James Z. Winchester, Theodore
B. Rogers, John H. Rodney, Andrew E.
Sanborn.
The mourning party comprised Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Bird, DR.. James Bird, Mrs.
4. T. Johnson, Henry Bird, Mrs. Bootes,
zen: Charles Bird, Miss Bowman, Miss
Louis Johnson, Miss Eleanor Johnson, DR..
James a. Draper, Jr., Miss Florence Bayard
Kane, Mrs. George r. Foulke, John Kent
Kane, Thomas +. Bayard, Mr. and Mrs
John Q. Stuckert, the Misses Clark.
AT Reybold station, the remains were
placed aboard a special car and thence
taken to Porter station, where the car was
attached to northbound Delaware railroad
train due in this city at 11.1s o'clock. The
tram was about 40 minutes late.
Arriving here the funeral party took
carriages and was conveyed to Old Swedes
for the services in the venerable edifice, in
cluding numerous members of the bar and
friends of the dead advocate.
AS the funeral cortege approached the
church the bell was tolled 81 times for the
years of Mr.. Birds life.
Chief of Police George Black and force
OF officers were present to preserve order.
Among those at the church We're Gov.
John HUM, Chief Justice Charles B. Lore,
George V. Massey, Anthony Higgins, Henry
9. Banning, DR.. p. w. Tomlinson, Samuel
M. Knox, Rev. George Z. Kelley, William
9. Mahaffey. Dr.William R. Bullock, Alfred
ID. Poole, DR.. O. R. Jefferis, Judge William
II. Boyce of Georgetown, and the following
attorneys from the Kent county bar: James
a. Hughes, j. K. Lord, Frank H. Davis,
]. j. Massey, William 4. Smithers and
Franklin Temple.
The casket with its precious contents was
borne into the church, preceded by the
clergymen, Rev. Martin B. Dunlap repeat
ing tine sentences: Il am the resurrection
and the life, saith the Lord; he that be-
lieveth in me, though he we're dead, yet
lieveth in me shall never de-
MIR. Dunlap and Archdeacon Hall then
read antiphonally selections from the 3oth
and 90th Psalms. The lesson, from the 18th
chapter of l. Corinthians was read by DIR.
Hall. 4
This was followed by the singing of the
hymn, Lead, Kindly Light After prayers
by Mr.. Dunlap, the church service was con-
GUIDED with the singing of the hymn, For
Thee o Dear, Dear Country, Mine Eyes
Their Vigil Keep" Both these hymns had
been sung at the funeral of Mr.. Birds wife.
The organist was Miss Mary Dunlap.
From the church, the coffin was borne to
the tomb and lowered beside the remains
of Mrs. Bird. This was in accordance with
a request made by Mr.. Bird in his will.
His lot adioins that of the Bayard family,
Mrs. Bird having been Q daughter Of the
late jaime A. Bayard. The Bird tomb was
made for the last resting place of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bird and will now be sealed
The conimittal service at the grave was
said by Archdeacon Hall, who also pro-
nounced the benediction.