Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-23
THE LAST SAD TRIBUTE TO
THE MURDERED GONZALES
Atlanta CONSTITUTION.

| Atlanta Constitution
About 1000 people attended the fu-
neral of Mr.. Gonzales at Trinity Epis-
copal church, packing the galleries.
aisleS and VeStibule and every part of
| the building. About 800, unable Ia
| find standing room within. remained
outside. Drawing Il cold. misty rain
which froze as il fell. With the sin
gle exception of the funeral of Gen.
| Wade Hampton. by the way. Il Clevo-
ted friend of MIR. Gonzales, held in the
same church last April. the assem-
blage was the largest and most rep
| resentative seen in South Carolina i'll
the last quarter of century. The eN-
| ceeding severity of the weather con
sidered. ii was remarkable. Gov. Me
sweeney, eN-GOV. and President Pro
Tenn. Sheppard, of the state senate,
now presiding in the absence of the
lieuter mt governor. most of the
members of the general assembly and
state officers. scores of leading men
from every part of the state were
present.
Newspaper men from Charleston.
| Greenville, Sumter, Newberry, and
other larger towns attended.
All business places in Columbia
were closed during the funeral hours.
Bishop Ellison CaperS. of the do
cese of South Carolina. assisted by
Rev. Churchill Satterlee. rector of
| Trinity, and Rev. DIR. Samuel NJ. Smith,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Columbia. officiated.
The line of vehicles in the funeral
procession stretched for six blocks.
1t was headed by carriage contain
| ing four of the active pallbearers.
close associates of Mr.. Gonzales in
his newspaper work. The hearSe fol-
lowed it. and afterwards came the
remaining pallbearerS. family and
friends in carriages. The honorary
| pallbearers We're:
EX-Associate Justice W. \. Haskell.
ID. J. w. Babcock. superintendent of
the state hospital for the insane; Pro
fessor Il. NJ. Davis. of South Carolina
college: State Senator and EX-Secre-
tary of State !. Q. Marshall. DR.. w. Il.
Taylor, John p. Thomas. Jr.. w. II.
Lyle. Charles Ellis. Julius II. Walker
and John y. Crawford, all residents
of Columbia.
Floral tributes were sent from in
CARNATIONS all over the state and
beyond the state. No greater number
or mere elaborate funeral has ever
been known in the state. The funeral
service was most impressively said
and the great concourse was deeply
and manifeStly affected. The lesson
from the 18th chapter of ii. COrinth-
ianS was read by DIR. Smith and the
prayers were said by Mr.. Satterlee.
Entering the church and preceding
the cortege the bishop pronounced
ing ii at the grave. This variation
from the usual order was made on
account of the severe weather condi-
tions.
The hymns sung during the service
by the choir and congregation were:
Lead. Kindly Light" Nearer. My
God. to Thee and abide with Me-
At the conclusion of the latter the
casket was again placed in the hearse
and taken to EImwood cemetery, one
and half miles distant, large part
OF the assemblage attending. There
the services were concluded and the
interment made the bishop pronounc-
ing the benediction. At the grave
ASLEEP in Jesus" Jesus, Lover of
My Sour and Perfect Peace" were
sung by the choir and quartet from
the Musurgia. local musical society,
rendered God be With You Till We
Meet Again" and finally Good
Night