The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-18


prenant, her chief executive and leading
citizen. was laid TO ret just as biz fel.
iow- Of tis community lid thrust
their highest honors upon him for the
third time: just In his best and most
useful prime just when the emolu.
menis and distinguished privileges Of
advancing years were coming TO him un-
sought, but not unaarned.
| A host Of thousand gathered In the
thoroughfare that passes his home IN
this city, at 2 o'clock yesterday after.
noon, 10 pay him the silent, yet effective
tribute Of their presence during the one
Iast hour he should be among them. AT
the hour named the casque, buried in
na=s Of beautiful flowers was borne 10
the waiting bearse by the pil.bearers,
Mcssut Vic, Dalgity, Robb. McCue.
Bris and Trpnchard, and followed by
the honorary pall.bcuers, ex-Mayors
Kinney, Hmore, Bergman, Taylor and
Hahn. and Mr. X. Osburn, who occu-
pied the place Of ex-Mayor Page, who
was too i'll 10 attend. Other carriages
were In waiting for the family and its
immediate friends and soon the cortegc
wns en- route TO 81. Mary's Catholic
church, led by Chief Of Police IIallock and
his entire force, in full.dress uniform
and followed by over one hundred mem
hers Of the fraternal Order OF Eagles,
La large group Of the Hoo Hoo, the full
staff Of City Officials, and a great con-
course OF citizcns. Arrived ut the
church, another large throng was found
TO BE- already in evidence, and as soon
~ the remains Of the late mayor were
deposited at the foot Of the altar, the
beautiful requiem service Of the church
was opened by Rev. Father Wsters.
The service was replcts with -ex
quisitc aud analogous features, not the
least Of which was the brief address Of
the rector upon the great essentials Of
OF the purgatorh,l condition, as taught
and maintained by the church through
its Thousands OF years Of work in the
salvation Of humanity. He told Of the
trial OF the soul in that sphere that
boriers upon the Heaven TO which il
Is admitted after great and lofty puri.
ilcation attained only during the sus.
pense and preparation Of the period Of
purgatory, and he made especially
plain and pleasant, the lesson of pre-.
parsslness required by the Almighty for
the blessings Of Eternity, both here
and hereafter The sermon was, in a
way, unusual, but very impressive and
convincing.
The instrumental and vocal contribu.
, tions were very fine and were remarked
upon widely after the crowd dispersed:
| The organ was under the deft and bril-
liant handling Of Miss Soyey, and the
vocal spccialties were rendered by Miss
Laura McCann and Mr.. Reayely. Miss
Mcdhn's treatment OF tho beautiful
anl appropriate song Tired was in
every way creditable and wholly adapt
able TO the circumstance OF the moment;
and the rendition OF the immortal mel
ody and theme of "Flee, As Bird" by
Mr.. Reavely, was a revelation to the
hundreds present.
AT the conclusion OF the ritual Of the
ahurrh, the cortege. now augmented by
additional hundreds, departed for the
Eleventh street station, where special
train awaitci the reception Of the body
and the accompanying mourners. There
we're fully 1000 people to see the train
get underway for Ocean View, and Of
these. three hundred went on board and
followed the dead mayor 10 his find
resting place. The trip was made in
quick time and every detail Of the clos
ing honors was carried out punctually
and perfectly, at the grave side. And
ab the close Of the Last sad requisite
of death, the grave, which was linet
| with the warm green Of the Bracker
and with dropping flowers was itsel
buried In masses Of flowers prepared II
appropriate and significant forms, sucl
as Star and Crescent" the Gates AIar,
"Pillow of Rest" aud other beautiful
combinations, the gifts of Herman Wise
the Ladies Of the Astoria Public Ia
brsry, the Officers of the City of As
toria, the Faternal Order Of Eagles, tn
Order Of Hoo Hoos, the Officers of tn
Federal Custom House, and man.
others, the whole forming magnihcen
tribute,