The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-25
Imposing Military Pa
geant Witnessed by
Many Thousands.
TOUCHING INCIDENTS
ATTEND LAST RITES
Services at Second Presbyterian,
Church, and Internent Made
Close to Old Comrades in
HollyWood- Former Presi-
4. dent Cleveland Wires @
Sympathy.

Il Sympathy. ~
Il After one of the most imposing military
Il pageants Witnessed In Richmond in many
g years all that Is mortal OF Charl-s,5
4 Triplctt3 0'Forrall, @ soldier. statesman,
y and iawyer, was laid torest5in beautiful
" Hollywood last evening. within the
sound ,of historic waters, and among uii-- ~.
counted comrades and friends With whom
4. he lived and fought. Il Ri
II Tho funeral services, held ut the Sec
ond Presbyterian church. where the
q great and good man worshIpped in his
latter years, was simple, but at the same
time extremely beautiful and touching.
+ and :he sanctuary was filed with sor-3i
rowing friends, who came With boWea5 B
heads and stricken hearts to pay thci-
last tribute OF love and respect Ito his
memory. 4, Il u 5s,5
The afternoon was q nidenl one not
~ a cloud appcaring in he bright Septem-5
e ber sky and long before the appointed
$ hour for the rad procession TO move. 4
thousands of ladies' and gentlemen had
& gathered along the streets through which
j5Fthe fcortese passed. to catch glimpse
II or the flower covered cnsket !. md OF the
rams who were tcndcrly performing the
l last md rites over the dead hero md (
statesman. who inS&life WAS d popular
idol. and VINO bore such & 4. noble ana
h brilliant part In exa!ted cl yicl& station
Il and on The field OF battle.
S-g Governor Montague, accompanied IS by
fS me embers OF his stafr, and the State off
& GERS came early to- the church IN car
q r!ages, ard the veterans OF r. 4. Lee
81 Camp, III fill Uniform. marched directly
from their hail. and rested In front gof
81 the church untllEth funeral procession
arrived. n 8lSs t NJ Il s N }g4Si y. nv !.
The n, ilita ry was commanded by Coli
onel George Wayne Anderson, ,s oft the
& Seventeen Regiment and the uneraal
4 was In ci,argcSof5 Major II. T.. Chri stan
The arrangements made bH.lcach were
y absolutely perfect. and there was not q
hitch anywhere during the entire after
T5 noon. 4 5ij s az "a: 5
assembled at the residence so3 Park
avenue. at 3:l5 o'clock r. NJ. and the
military formed Il Httle$lnter the pro-
cession moving for the church about $780,
Seats, Reserved.
S5 1t was nearly an hour later when the
X church was reached. Tho seats in the
central portion was reserved for the
II stricken family, The Governor and his
stan, State officers and Lee Camp vete-
rams. 81 ss&
"A detail from the camp preceded the
n casket, which was borne. into the church
Y about 4:30 O'Clock by the active pail
b bearers Then followed Governor Mon
8 tague and his staff. the honorary pall-E
{ bearers, the family and Lee Camp Vet
Grams In the order named. DR.. ]. G.
Trevlinn, who attended Governor O. Fer
rail- III his last illness. occupied a sea t
4 with the family. 55
The colored servants OF the bereaved
3 household came next and took seats In 4
Il the gallery. The pulpit was wreathed in
beautiful flowers, and could hardly 5be
seen on account of their profusion, AS
the caskct was borne slowly into the
II church the choir sang Just AS Am
e Without One Plea a fbj}3e u
Rev Or. Russell Cecil. pastor OF the
i iate ex Goevrnor. conducted tho services,
and was assisted by Dr. S. G. Mitchell.
& OF Richmond College, between whom and
& Governor O'Ferrnll there had long cx-
listed Il warm friendship.
ss3 Services in the Church.
DR.. Mitchell opened the services by 4
reading tho ninetieth Psalm and the
choir sang Lead Kindly Light" a
,i DR., Cecil then read another lesson
from the Scripture, and Mr. and Mrs.
4 IT, II. .f Cloves sang Home, Sweet Home
S In d most beautiful and touching manner
81 Prayer was offered by DR.. Cecil, and
ence 10 the long and valuable services
the distinguished man had rendered his
State and country, and Invoked tho
blessings Of heaven upon his sorrow-5
i stricken family and loved ones
ls,'yYe bless Thee for his honorable ca
rcer In llfe," he said land that Thy
sustaining grace was sufficient for him.
His life was an inspiration to all. and
may his example be set on high that all
E men may see and emulate IT. Bless
those who sit to-day under the shadow
Z Of tho tomb, and may they hear the
voice Of the gentle Saviour saying !, Come
DR., Cecil pleaded for blessings upon
tho officials OF tho State and for the
old soldiers Of tho Confederacy, whose
ranks are being thinned year after year
by the hand Of death.
AS the choir softly sang Peace, Per-
4 iect Peach" the congregation and funeral
y party loft the church, and the sad march
was resumed,
Ahead OF the seventleth Regiment was
X 1ardella's Band, and from time to time
1t played "onward, Christian Soldier"
Nearer, My God, to Thee" and other
appropriate sacred music. 56-
The flowers sent by admirlng and sor-7
rowing friends from different sections
were beautiful, and there We're SO many
designs that 1t required two Of Ham
mond's wagons to haul them,
Crowd Increases.
The throngs that gathered along the
streets had Increased rather than dimln-j
y ished while the church services We're
being conducted, and when tho march to
) the cemetery was begun the streets along
which the procession moved were fairly
A lined with people, At Hollywood there
were many thousands waiting to see the
body of the distinguished leader laid to
rest, and they fingered until.as the sun
4 was kissing earth good-nlght hey beheld a
81 ne w-Ilade mound buried beneath great
A mass Of fragrant flowers.
AS the procession entered Hollywood a,
squad of bicycle police led tha way.