Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-15
Two Cananea Victims Are Laid at Rest at Santa Barbara,
 California.
LARGE NUMBER OF
 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE
Last Sad Rites Are Impressive, Being Conducted According to Masonic Ritual = Both Well Known in Bisbee.

Santa Barbara. Cal, paid loyal
 tribute to George and Will MeCcalf, Cananea riot victims, who were buried there on June 10. The Santa Barbara Independent says:
 All Santa Barpara mourned yester- day with the stricken relatives of the late William and George Metcalf, who were killed at Cananea last week, and whose obSequies were held at 2:39 o'clock in the afternoon at the Con- gregational Church. Loving hands had adorned the church for this last home coming" and it was down an aisle of bamboo, all starred with mar gGerites, that the Rev. w. c. Merrill Slowly preceded the sad procession. reciting as he went the words of com fort: T am the resurrection and the life.'' The caskets were deposited at the rose-iraped altar, while the touch ing service proceeded. Magnolia Lodge No. 142 and Santa Barbara Lodge No. 192, F. & X. M., were pres ent in full force and the Ancient Or der of United Workmen No. 172, of which order George was a member, also attended the funeral in a body. -NT. MSTflft. IlduS HO IShdI hSs uSlhS the Episcopal burial service of prayer and scripture lessons. A quartette consisting of Mrs. Bellman, Miss Trus- low, Alfred Crowther and George Hunt. rendered two familiar hymns and an anthem in voices that showed their emotion Mrs. Morrison was at the organ, and as the cortege left the church, played T know that My Re deemer Lveth, from the Messiah"
 The hymns were: Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and Abide with Me" ''one Sweetly Solemn Thought" was rendered as an anthem.
 At the cemetery, whence a vast cortege, accompanied the mortal re Ilains of William and George Metcalf, the impressive ceremony of the Ma SC nic Order was used at the grave.
 It is seldom even in Santa Bar bara, the home of blossoms, that such | an abundance of flowers is seen. Set | utmost profusion, it seeming that | Q; cry one in Santa Barbara had con- tributed his spray of rose and rue.
 The pail bearers for George A. Met calf were J. T. Johnston, George A. :" h. odIhtI, J. Duk SOlb John Alyes and J. W. Taggart.
 For William D. Metcalf the pail bearers were F. A. Conant, l.. Richard son, Nathan Bentz, J. R. Granger, J. k. Harrington and c. W. Rasey. The Santa Barbara Press contains the following account of the funeral ceremony:
 George and Will Metcalf killed at Ger anea by Mexican rioters, were laid at rest here yesterday with the honors of the Masonic Order. Services were held at the Congregational church and at the cemetery and over 200 Masons were in attendance, sorrowing at the fate of their brother lodgemen.
 There were also hundreds of others at the services, men and women, old and young who had known and loved those who were no more. It was al- r.o st impossible, long before the eS- cort of Masons reached the edifice to find a place even to stand, within the walls of the church. Almost every hone in Santa Barbara was repre- scented. Older men and women mourn more especially the elder Met calf with whom they hsd been brought up. while the younger men and women were more especially the friends of Will Metcalf, a young men of great promise, who had not yet left his school days far enuogh behind 10 have passed the thirty year mark.
 Both those funerals were more than | local care. They had almost a na- tional expect, in view of the manner in which the two men had met their lLtimely deaths.
 Friends had decorated the church with a wealth of blossoms and many md beautiful were the floral pieces arranged by loving hands.
 The services at the church were 'eC for half past two and shortly aftert hat time the eacortsof Santa Barbara md Magnolia Lodges of Masons, to- sether with many visiting members I ,f the order, reached the church.
 The casketS were borne by Messrs. 2 Johnston, Rasey, Burson, Alyes, Der ger, Taggart, Harrington, Richardson, 3entz Williams, Granger and Conant. ' Mr. Alves, of this city, an employee : Inder Mir. George MetcaIf at Cananea, lad come to the city for the services. He was with the two men when the ioters took their lives.
 Santa Barbara Lodge of Masons con-
  iCcted the services. E. W. Squier was n charge as Worshipful Master of he lodge; Magnalio Lodge, W. P butcher, acting with Santa Barbara 7 ,odge- W. H. Thompson was the dsrshal of the escort. The service at the church were very !, imple and most impressive. Hymns - nd prayer and scripture lesson v laGo mn fta corvica All haada uora owed during these services of pure h evotion- = Those who assisted in singing the ymns were Mrs. Alfred Dawson, Miss arrie Truslow, Mrs. A. H. Crother, nd Mir. George Lunt. Mrs. T. H. Nor son was the organist and director.
 At the cemetery the Masons con acted their trief but tender ceremo- les of interment.