The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-05
FUNERAL OF CONGRESSMAN
GEORGE w. SMITH Held AT
MURPHYsEoRo YES.
TERDAY.
THOUSANDS ATTENDED
Beautiful and Impressive Rites-co N.
mittee Of Congress Arrived
From Washington to
Attcnd

" BETWEEN a,'iVU anu O1U person
I from all parts Of the Twentyffth Hi
lrois congressional district assemble,
\ yesterday at Mitrphysboro to pa
parting tribute 10 the late Congress
man George ". Smith who service
this district as representative frI
Yearly twenty years
II anvene questioned the reason fcI
the wonderful hold Congressmag
smith had upon his constituents
throughout all these years re needed
Tut to soc the vast concourse Of PEG
Pie, many q whom went great dis.
tances to attend the last rites. Tte
dead mans hest Of friends prove that
i was personal qualities that EN-
aeared him To his yeopie and not the
fact alone that his district was la~ge-
" Of his political faith.
A committee from congress ar,
rived in Murphysboro Yesterday
morning having made the long trip
for the purpose of paying d farewell
honor to their dead colleague. III the
delegation were Senators Hopkins,
congressman Lorimer. Chapman,
Rodenberg McGavin McDermott and
Prince Of Illinois Froussard OF
Louisiana MAYNARD Of Virginia,
Dawes Of Ohio, Stevenson OF Mime
sofa CLANCY of Indiana Russell and
Kueker Of Missouri
All business in Mnrphysbcro was
and the public schools
we're closed for the day. Almost
every business house and residence
bore n likeness Of the dead congress
man draped in, mourning
The body Of Congressman smi
vas laid in state In his apartments at
the Logan Horse and during the
morning hundreds took last view
II their dead friend and leader
The services were conducted BY
he Rev, j. w Flint pastor Of the
First NJ e. church OF Murphysboro.
md classmate of Mr. Smith at Me-
Iendroe college at Lebanon ILL., The
,astor paid an eloquent and fitting
fibute to the life and works of tse
!eceaent and was followed by Con-
,ressman Rcdenberg who gave
ulogy on behalf Of congress. 4
The Masonic services were con-
ucted at the grave, Judge Monroe
:. Crawford of JonesboFo being mas
er Of ceremonies.
The funeral cortege was most
Impressive one ana numbered Cairo
'ommandery Knights TempIar, the
Masonic ledge. two
ands of music which played dirges
nd last but not ~ any means the
east prominent a number Of vet
rams of the Civil war some Ct whom
lough crippled walled to the Gem
cry to honor the memory Of the man
10 was always a friend to the old
1ldier
Sixty Cairoites went to Murphys.
pro yesterday morning to attend
Ie rites and there were large delega- /,
ons pre- sent from Mound Cite. Anna.
hester, DrQuoin Pfnckneyfile AMI
arion. The Cairo delegation went
a special train donated to Mayor'f'
lrsons by the Illinois Central rail
adj company.
There was a wealth of floral
ibutes noticeable among which We're ;
ny elaborate pieces from congress,
e AImus Shrine of Washington d,
, the Illinois Penitentiary attaches. !,
'iro postoffice employees. Randolph ),
unity friends. Order of Eagles, be-
les msny from individual friends. +,
Among the appfeviatiye friends of :
g deeedent who came a long dis
nee for the obsequies was Capt W
Allen an ex-sherin of Johnsonl
unity for whom Congressman Smith
rured a position ia Washington six
n wears ago. He is employed as u
-istapi electrician Of the house of =
prt sentatites aud though hts old o
mo il now in Congressman Chap
MS district he never has fogotten
friend and beaefactor. II was c
eng such men that COngr ssman u
18th had nests Of devoted support \
snd their grief over his death Is I"
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