The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-21
BURIAL OF GONZALES
MULTITUDE PAYS RESPECT TO
 DEAD EDITOR.
Thousands Throng the Church and Bishop Ellison Capers ofaciatss
 at the 0bsequies--Tillman
 Maintains His Silence.

Columbia. g. C.. Jan. 20.--About 2OOo persons attended the funeral of N. e. Gonzales at Trinity Episcopal Church at 1 o'clock this afternoon, packing the gal ieries. alsles and vestibuis and every Dart of the building. About 300 unable to find standing room within, remained outside. braving cold misty rain which froze as 1t fell.
 With the single exception of the funeral of General Wade Hampton. held in tho same church last April. the assemblage was the largest and most representative seen in South Carolina in the last quarter of a century,. The exceeding severity of the weather considered. it was remarka- ble. Governor Miles B. Mcsweeney, former Governor John c. Sheppard, now President of the State Senate and pre- siding in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, most of the members of the General Assembly and State officers and scores of leading men from every part of the State were present.
 Newspaper men from Charleston, Greenville. Sumter. Nswberry and other towns attended.
 All business places in Columbia were closed during the funeral hours.
 Bishop Ellison capers. of the diocese of South Carolina, assisted by Rev. Church. i'll SAtterlee, rector of Trinity and Rev. Dr. Samuel M. Smith, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, ofaci- ated.
 The line of vehicles in the funeral pro- sessions stretched for six blocks. It was headed by carriage containing four of the active pall bearers close associates of Mir. Gonzales in his newspaper work. The hearse followed 1t and afterwards came the remaining pail bearers, family and friends In carriages. The honorary pail bearers were: EX-Associate Justice w. A. Haskell, Dr. J. W. BabcoclE. su- perintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane; Prof. K. M. Davis of South Carolina College; State Senator and ex- Secretary of State J. O. Marshall. Dr. B. w. Taylor, John P. Thomas. Jr., w. H. Lyle, Charles Ellis. Julius H. Walker and John A. Crawford all residents of Co., lumbia.
 Floral tributes were sent from individ- uals, cities, newspapers. and organiza- tions all over the State and from beyond the State. The funeral service was iTn- pressive and the great concourse was deeply and manifestly affected. The les
  ond Corinthians was read by Dr. smith and the prayers were said by Mir. satter- lee.
 Entering the church and preceding the cortege the Bishop pronounced part of the commital. later concluding 1t at the grave.
 A large part of the assembiage at the church accompanied the body to the cenl- etery The Bishop pronounced the bene- dlction at the grave.
 The site of the grave is the summit of a lofty hill at the base of which, sweep ing a half circle and in full view. is the Congaree River.
 The funeral has been the single incl dent of the day connected with the trag- edy. Colonel Tillman has made no state ment and his friends remain reticent. rumor thought to have originated outside of Columbia that he intended to resign or had resigned was entirely without foun- dation His successor, Colonel John T. sloan. with Governor Heyward, will be at noon tomorrow.