Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-31

The body of the late Senator Alger
arrived in Detroit from Washington
Sunday morning and was escorted to
the Detroit city hall. Headed by 16
mounted. patrolmen, under command of
Capt. Spillane, the funeral cortege left
tho depot shortlv after - o'cl0c :,
narchilg to Clogia'5 funeral march,
played by Green's band, Detroit post
No. 3S4, G. A. T.. was fcl owed b.
Tarquhar pest No. l62; Micdisan post
No. 500; O. " Pee post No. 433; Mill
tary Order Loya! Leg on u. S. Grant
command. United Veterans assocla-
zion, r. A. Al ser camp No. II, National
league of Veterans and Sons; II. 5.
oinGree camp No. 3, Uaited Spanish
War Veterans; Gen. II. NJ. DG.de.1
amp No. 3, u. 5. w. "; Detroit camp,
Y. S. w. "; Gilbert Wil6es camp,
army OF the Philip mes association;
Michigan Association OF Naval War
\ eter~ns, 4nl Fair,anAs post No. IL
c. A. II.
WAea the hcarse with its escort ar
rived at tie Cit hal tie Bagey foun-
,ain was sGr-cundsd by several hun
dred people, while both the north anl
south d1s OF Fort slrect We're lined
with dense crowds.
AS the cCrteGe necrod the south on
trance to the city hal Co. G, Seventh
United States regular infantry, from
Fort Wayne, under command Of Capt.
Thomas MICA. Anderson, and Lieuts.
j. J. Fulmer and j. C.Moore. present
cd arms while the conpang pagers
sounded The general The bell in the
city hall tower was slowly tolled az
The committees fro.L the Uaited States
senate and the house OF representa-.
lives formed near the entrance. and
me casket was borne TO the bier that
had Leen prepared in the main corri-
dor.
Twenty thousand or more people
passed before the bier vale the bod J
lay in state. In two long well-ordered
lines, the thong moved through the
crepe-draped corridor of the hall. There
were seldom less than 80 persons q
minute and often 100 minute passing
This multitude included men and
women from ell ranks OF life. The
millionaire touched elbows with the
laborer in humble industries. The
workingman was there. So was the
working girl the fireman, the police
man, the well-todo middle class. and
now and then, a greup of newsboys
The funeral was held at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon, with brief services
in the family mansion, 80 Fort street
west, attended by ell the federal
state, county, municipal, business and
soc al friends and companions Of Gen
Alger. the services conducted by hi
pastor. the Rev. DR.. f. II. Pence, and
the benediction pronounced by tins
Rev. d. N. Cooper. one OF TIE oldcj'
Detroit friends of the dead man.
There wss a general cessation 81
business throughout the city during
the hours OF the funeral, and the prln
cipal streets presented Sunday as
pect, with doors of stores closed anc
shades drawn. but with crowds throng
ing the streets. There were variations
in the closing hours, some closing fror
1880 to 1880. some from TO 4, am
some for the entire afternoon. but al
business places of Importance were
closed for some of the time. The banks
could not lock their doors. as paper
falling due had TO be looked after
but the necessary business was con
Quoted as quietly as possible to th'
/ regular $3.50 closing hour.
When the casket was brought dowr
the steps from the home and placed u
the hearse, thousands OF people stoo'