Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-19
WITH SOBS And TEARS
! JONES' BODY RECEIVED
Dartersville Mourns Death OF
Distinguished Evangelist.
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nacle Remains VIII De Carried 70
Atlanta = Many Beautiful Floral
Tributes Sent to cartersvlIIe.
CartersuIle, Ca, oct. 49, The
remains OF Rev. Sam r. Jones ar
rived al his old home on a private
train al 1850 Tuesday afternoon TO
the accompaniment Of toilIng kells,
Calling tears and all the outward man
tfestatlons Of grief that revealed the
sorrow OF those who had known and
noved him.
AS tribute 70 his memory the
schools and municipal Offices we're
closed to permit all to join in the
demonstration In honor Of good
mans sad homecoming.
The remains arrived on special
Furnished by Mr. John Thomas OF
Nashville, president OF the Nashville,
Chattanooga and ST. Louis railroad
on che train with the remains were
airs. Jones, Mrs Annie Pyron,
daughter OF Rev and Mrs. Sam p
Jones; Miss Julia Baxter Jones, an
other daughter; Rev. Waller Hol-
combe OF North Carolina, Rev. French
Oliver OF Chicago Row W. A Bow
an OF Mississippi, Professor smoot,
DIR. Thomas Durham, Mr.. Jones
secretary and assistant The train
aiso bore the two sons-in-law Of Mr..
Jones Bernard Sloan aud Ruohs Py-
ron, who went up from here and met
she special at Chattanooga an aunT
of Mr. Pyroh. who Joined them at
CHATTANOOGA: also Rev. George w
Duyal pastor OF the Methodist church
hero. and Mr.. Sam r. Jones, Jr.,
who went up and met Il at Dalton
All cartersvIIls Met Remains.
The special made very swift run.
seavlng Chattanooga at about ~
o'clock, The people OF the city had
mauiIested IN words and action that
thoy were anxious to do all possible
honor 10 their distinguished fellow
citizen who bad passed away. aud
responsive TO such desire Il had been
nrraRged to give the most general no.
kiee possible Of the time the special
would arrive, The Ere bell, there
dore, was runR for 30 minutes before
che arrival of the train. The arrival
of the special found practically the
Mhoie population 90 Cartersylllo as
semblcd about the depot
The remains were taken from the
train. where the box was, removed
srom around the very handsome cas-
Aet and then placed IN The hcarse aud
Narnod 20 the home.
AZ a mark OF respect the citizens OF
tho ioWn formed Ia twos aud marched
Beside the corpse from tho depo, 20
abe home. II Was a peculiarly ,ouch-
tne scene az those With whom be had
mlngle6 IN NE aud who had known
aim through al bis years VI trials
nnt success moved with solemn tread
80 thus emphasize their eatcefa and
che magnitude Of their loss, AZ The
Aono the nie % ,Wos formed into two
single llncs along the Walkwey and
hetNeer .@rso the remains we're borne
tnto The howe.
Al lnyilauon eas then giyCn fog al
a. So in aud view the rrmains az
thsg las he sac paFlor. filng Ia sinEiy.
marchlpg ar1upd ,he caskc, ans then
cut The handrcds that we're assem-
hisd shen vent Ga and viewed the fe-
mains. There pas deep solcunity
visible not only Ia he facrs BAT la
the scitoas 0i au uho assembled az
u,oarngrs AZ thq bier 90 one uaou
thel IeEard a. a gfea, maa and ocs
they lowed
Rlshep Galloway 10 ceoave, Funeral.
The arFarEements for TIE funeral ~
eow ssfeed upon sFe SRfa1oue
The remains nli Hssp Eisis IN ths
home updl rhaFtaay az 0'e,ock.
Mbsa ,as fasslsi ali ieAs phase
iaerf alsiy 90 invited ~ Ktsli tsr
toue and ,akr a iasf o1k in,o lhs
fece af him uho has apoEte lo ans
taorfi 40 naas ne fanetai Fhum-
cag via oorag sg ite large SAN lers
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