Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-10-12
e. G. PAYNE AT REST.
Funeral of Postmaster General Calls To-
gether Distinguished
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From the moment Of the arrival in
Milwaukee of the body of Henry G.
Payne, late postmaster general of the
United States, on Saturday afternoon at
2:2O o'clock, until the last solemn rites
were performed at All Saints cathedral
and at Forest Home cemetery on Sun
day afternoon, unusual honors were
shown by the citizens of the home city of
the deceased.
A Throng at the City Hall.
Thousands of people assembled along
the line of march of the funeral cortege
pm Saturday evening from the Union sta
ton to the city hall. Shortly after
clock, under escort of 2I4 uniformed
letter carriers, the honorary pallbearers
and the delegation from the chamber Of
commerce, the cOrtege, headed by Clau-
der's military band, proceeded slowly up
Fourth street to Grand avenue, down the
avenue to Wisconsin and up East Water
strees tC city hall square. At s o'clock
the south doors to the city hall were
thrown open and from that hour to mid
night thousands of citizens filed past the
casket for final look upon the familiar
face.
The solemn scenes of Saturday even
ing were repeated on Sunday morning
from o'clock to noon, when the city hall
was closed to the general public and
shortly after u o'clock, Mrs. Payne was
driven to the city hall in the carriage Of
L. q. Bigelow, followed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Maj. w. S. Cameron, the Misses Mar
garet and Louise Jones, and the imme-
date relatives took a final farewell I'M
interrupted by outsiders and alone with
their dead. Just before noon the cabinet
officials who came to attend the funeral,
and other Washington officials visited the
city hall and paid their respects to the
dead postmaster general.
Service Lasted One Hour.
At 2:30 o'clock the cortege departed
from the city hall for Ali Saints ca
thedral, under escort of Clauder's band.
The body was met at the church ell
trance by Bishop l. L. Nicholson and as
sistant pastors of All Saints and with
the rendition Sy the bishop of the burial
service Of the Episcopal, beginning with
the words, Il am the resurrection and
the life, saith the Lord the impressive
services began as the body was carried
down the center isle. The full surplice
choir of the cathedral assisted in the
solemn services, which lasted just one
half hour.
A half hour previous to the beginning
Of the burial services, the cathedral was
filled by the delegations and Immediate
friends who were admitted through the
Guild hall The last arrivals were the
honorary pallbearers, the chamber Of
commerce delegation, Postmaster Coyne
of Chicago with thirty-tive clerks from
that city, and the letter carriers. When
the services begun the church was filed
while thousands Of people stood about
the building on the streets.
Members of the Cabinet Present.
Those who were present from Wash
ington were Y. II. Metcalf, secretary OF
commerce; James Wilson, secretary OF
agriculture; Paul Morton, secretary OF
the navy; w. S. Shellenberger, second
assistant postmaster general +. IL
Whitney, private secretary to Mr.. Payne
Dr. G.. Lloyd Magruder, and DR.. c.. L
Grayson, in the uniform of the navy
Among distinguished men from the state
were former Cows. w. II. Upham and
George w. Peck, Senators John c.
Spooner and j. V. Quarles, Congress
men Often, Stafford and Minor, Presi-
dent A. j. Earring of the Milwaukee
road; e. W. McKenna. assistant to the
president; II. B. Earring, assistant gen
eral superintendent; w. j. Boyle and w
H. Dodsworth of the passenger and
w. A. Nowell delegation from the Old
Settlers club; the chamber of commerce
delegation; representatives of the Society
of Colonial Wars. There were also pres
ent a number of the neighbors and init
mate friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Payne
Those of the national republican com
mittee present were Harry S. New, Ell
mer Dover, r. B. Schneider, Gov. W. T
Durbin, R. L. Kernes, Graeme Stewart
and D. G.. Owen.
Although interment was announced tc
be private, thousands of people had as.
sembled in the vicinity of Forest Home
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