Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-03-13
HON. R. K. POLK
LAID TO REST
Very Many Notable Men Gather Around
His Bier.

ddS dlbcliOOLI ldSI' AS MS career was
successful beyond that which falls to
the lot of most men, so the Obsequies
which followed its close were marked by
degree of honor seldom vouchsafed
No event i'll the history of Danville ever
brought together such an assemblage of
notable men as gathered around the bier
of our dead congressman. In the hum
bic walks of life where humanity learns
to appreciate sympathy and kindness
such as R. K. Polk had to give he was
not forgotten and men Wed with each
other in the tributes paid to his memory
During the forenoon the remains were
viewed by hundreds of people. First
came the employees of the Structural
Tubing Works of Howe q Polk, who
left the mill at o'clock, in solemn and
orderly procession marching to the resid-
ence of l. X. Grier, where for the last
time they gazed upon the face of their
dead employer. Each individual cherish
ed some atfectiOnate memory of the de
ceased and as he turned away from the
bier there was in his look and manner
that to indicate that he was a mourner
at heart. Next came the employees of
the puddle department, followed by
others belonging to the general public.
The delegation from Washington ar
rived at $50 o'clock Saturday morning
via the D. L. q w line in two special
parlor coaches with dining car attached
The Senatorial committee consisted of
Carmack of Tennessee, Patterson of
Colorado, d.Gamble of South Dakota.
The House committee was composed Of
the following: ii. ID. Green, X. +. Hall,
Howard Mutchler, George r. Patterson,
A. l.. Bates, Thad NJ Mahon, Pennsyl-
vania Charles Dich, Ohio; F. r. Lassit-
er, Va; William Richardson, Alabama:
William l.. Stark, Nebraska: Mark
Smith, Arizona; Frank E. Wilson, New
York; L. P Padgett, Tenn; John H.
Small, North Carolina; j. S. Salmon,
New Jersey R. F. Brousard, Louisiana
In addition to the Senatorial and
House committees of Congress large
number of distinguished people had
journeyed to Danville to show their re-
speCt to the deceased. Among them
We're Captain Lucien Young of the U.
) Navy, i'll uniform, a special represent
ative of the Secretary Of the Navy;
Alexander Mcdowell, clerk, Edwin S.
Pierce, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, and
James F. English, Assistant Sergeant.
alarms, of the House of Representa-
tives; f. B. Knight, J. p. Burg, William
Hahn and John r. Williams, the latter
representing Congressman Connell of
Scranton.
General j. P. S. Goblin was also pres
ent, arriving about noon accompanied
by his staff consisting of Major J. B.
Cameron, Major Norman Farquehar,
Captain Fred R. Drake and Captain
Fred A Snyder.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, who
was booked for a lecture at Bloomsbury
Saturday night, was glad to avail him
self of the opportunity of mingling with
those who had assembled to pay their
last respects to Mr.. Polk, with whom
Mr.. Bryan was well acquainted. Ac-
cOmpanied by Representative William
T. Greasy he arrived in Danville at
noon.
Among other prominent people whose
arrival in town had not been announced
We're the following: Hon Judge r. R.
Little, DR.. L. E. Waller, J. C. Rutter,
Hon A l.. Fritz, John G.. Harman, Esq,
Paul Eyerly and William Chrisman,
Esq, of Bloomsbury George Clements, B.
F. Spoonenberger and A. W. Ross,
of Berwick; Charles E. Randall, c. W.
Harder, w H. Rhawn, Esq, and c. A.
Small, Esq, of Catawissa; w P. KEN
bic, of Mt. CARMEL Hon. T. J. Rey-
nolds, of Scranton Hon NJ H. Kulp
and Hon. John T. Fisher, of Shamokin;
Judge Savidge, Judge Auten, DR.. Ston-
er, James H. McDevitt, Walter Ship
man, Esq, Will Lesher H. Z. Davis,
Esq, w. II. Rohrbach, Col. C. NJ. Gle
ments and Frank Vandevender, of Sun
bury; Alphonsus Walsh and Maynard J.
Phillips of Sullivan county and Senator
Henry Cochran, of Williamsport.
The Congressional Committees and
Others from out of town We're entertain
ed by the?Moneta club, which kept open
house during the day.
AT o'clock p III. short service, CON
Quoted by Rev. Dr. w. A. McAtee, was
held atIthe house of mourning Those
inside the dwelling consisted mostly of
persons who had come from a distance
The street outside was crowded with
people.
The floral offerings, which surpassed
anything ever seen in this section be
fore, We're alone sufficient to attest the
universal love and esteem in which the |
deceased was held. Roses, carnations, |
orchids and lilies, all the rare and beauti- !
full blooms known were woven into all |
sorts of appropriate designs filling the |
air with heavy fragrance and living in !
luxuriant banks against the four walls |
of the room. AT the head of the coffin |
was a mammoth wreath in which was |
deftly interviewer the word Congress.
Another large piece which attracted !
much attention was Gates Ajar, |
tribute from Howe & Polk's employees. |
There was also large cross, a broken |
pillar and wreathes by the score, the |
offerings representing among others the
Office force of Howe & Polk, the EN-
ployes of Howe & Samuel, the Penn |
Social club, the Moneta club, survivors
of Company F, 18th regiment, Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers and the Sunbury |
Lodge of Ells.
The pail bearers who We're chosen
from among the employees of Howe &
Polk, We're as follows: Joseph Mayan, !
Robert Williams, Sr., James T. Magill, |
J. H. Montague, John d. Evans, Will |
lam w. Davis, James w Howery and
George Rowe.
During the funeral the stores and |
business places were closed while along
Mill and Bloom streets, which were
thronged with people IA respectful and |
reyerential silence was maintained