The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-01
iREMAlNSNO!|W
lie AT REST E;
Last Rites Held Yesterday AT
tertoon Over Colonel w.
D. Cllesterinan.
ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE
Service Was Simple Put Bcauti.
full and Appropristc--Tlle
Hcraldic Appreciation.

Tho last rites over tho remains Of Colo
mel w. y. Chestcrman. who died Sunday
after long illness, were held at clock
Yesterday afternoon at the Second Pres
byteriat Church. OF which tho DECEASED
had been an active member.
The services was simple, but beautiful
and Impressive. Tho choir of the church
sang sweetly, as did also Captain Frank
Cunningham.
In tho course OF his prayer the Rev.
Or. RUSSELL Cecil, pastor OF the church
paid a high tribute to Colonel Chesterrnan
as 81 Confederate soldier. as citizen, as
an editor and as Christian. lie re-
ferred I'd his long and noble record, ana
held him UP as an example OF what was
tr,ie ana honorable III all things.
The attendance in tho church was very
large. The gathering included many
prominent business men and q number
Of newspaper men OF former days rho
pall-bearers were the friends Of Colonei
& Chcsterynan In the business world ana
his associates In the newspaper held. ioe.
tails from Lee Cemp and from the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Assocla.
ton were present in uniform, Ihc 1ioral
offerings were numerous and peautllui.
The interment was made In the iamii3
plot In tho new SECTION , o. lao.1y "o's
Tho death OF Colonel Chesterman has
ca,Ised widespread sorrow throughout the
city and state. Many messages OF SYM
nathy frnf,, different places have been
received BY the family. in the Religious
Herald OF this week the following edl-
torial notice of the death Will appear: ~
"Richmond has been notably fortunato
IN her secular papers. Enicrprlsing ana
nlert to the last degree. they at the
5 same lime have kept themselves remark
ably free from any faint OF yellow
Journalism 1t Is not invidons to say
that the Richmond Dispatch very largely
set the standard IN this respect, ana tliat
Colonel w. .. Chestern,an. who was ior
years city editor and afterwards editor
in-chiet OF that paper. contributed largely
to this most desirable end. trained
newspaper man, he knew how TO make
the news Interesting without sacrificing
n conscientious regard for personal rights
or degrading his paper Will: cheap and
rrurient sensations. lie loved Richmond
and was full OF curious Information cor,-
earning her eventful history. Quiet and
unobtr,Islve In his tastes and habits, he
I. rarely ca me into the public eye, and yet
for many years he WAS perha ps the most
Influential personal force iil The political
l.fe OF the State. controlling as he did the
editorial columns OF the leading Demo
cratic PAPER in the State. Since the con-
( .olidalion of the Dispatch with The
Times. by which we have our admirable
morning daily. Colonel Chesterman has
been a iiiember OF the editorial staff OF
tho now paper. Failing health has linz
;tad his activities. but the old habit was
strong On him, and as long as he could
Stand on his feet he came to the Office.
At length. however, the battle went
against him, and on Sunday morning,
May 18th, the faithful toler entered
into lest. He was a man. without fear
and without reproech. and leaves to his
family and friends an untarnished name
and a record of unbroken fidelity to
duty