The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-06-20
MORGAN LAID TO REST.
Body of Senator Entombed at Old
Home in Selma with Simple cere.
monies-Big Crowd Present.

The funeral of the late Senator John
T. Morgan took place in Selma at
nooA Saturday from the Church Street
Methodist Church, where the dead SEN
ator for many years worshiped, and
his body was laid to rest in Live Oak
cemetery in a lot adjoining the tomb
of William R. King, who died more
than half q century ago, while he
was vice pres.den: OF the United
States. Thousands were present at the
funeral, including delegations from
every city in the state.
Many distinguished men were also
on hand. Besides the congressional
party who accompanied the body from
Washington, there were present Vice
President c. W. Fairbanks, Governor
Conner and the various state officials,
together with every member OF the
Alabama congressional delegation.
The funeral train arrived promptly
at 9 o'clock a. m. and was met at
the union depot by large escort, con-
sisting of military, Confederate vet
erans, distinguished Alabamians and
the population generally. When the
train halted, Senator E. w. Pettus, the
venerable colleague Of the dead sena-
tor, was first to alight After he had
assisted the Misses Morgan, daughters
of the dead senator, from the train,
they were escorted to carriages in
waiting.
The casket was then removed, and
it was placed in the waiting hearse. A
delegation of women literally covered
it with flowers picked from Alabamas
native soil. The flowers were tossed
upon the casket until the doors OF the
hearse were closed and the solemn
march to the church began.
Arriving at the church, the casket
was placed in front of the altar. Then
came the masses, who for two long
hours took last look at the distin'
guished Albanian. During those two
hours ten thousand persons wended
their way through the church and past
the casket
Many beautiful designs sent by peo
pie in all parts of the world were
strewn around the casket. There was
a huge wreath of roses and lilies OF
the valley from President and Mrs.
Roosevelt. Another beautiful wreath
was ordered from Honolulu by
rHa:ch." Another was ordered by ca.
BILE from friends in London. In addl.
ton, there were hundreds OF floral
offerings from Confederate Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy, COM
mercial organizations and private cit
izens generally from all over the
south.
The funeral services, which were
held at noon, were conducted by DR..
w. P. Dickinson, pastor Of Church
Street Methodist church, and consist
ed of scriptural readigs, songs and
prayer. The church has a seating Ca
pacity of LOO and every seat was
taken with many standing. A still
greater number were unable to gain
admission.
Sentinels were placed on duty at
every door to keep the crowd out. Rel
atives and national and state repre-
sentatives occupied two hundred re-
served seats directly in front OF the
altar. The church exercises were
soon concluded, and while the casket
was being returned to the hearse the
band outside the church played Lead,
Kindly Light Many wept as the
strains of the favorite hymn of the.
late President Mckinley, a warm
friend of Senator Morgan, fioated upon
the MONDAY air. The procession to
Live Oak cemetery was even larger
than that from the railroad station
to the church, various delegations and
distinguished visitors, among them be-
ing Vice President Fairbanks and Sen
atur Foraker, having arrived mean
while.
All the business houses were closed
and emblems of mourning bedecked
every building on the rou:e. Every
where the wheels, Of industry had STOP
ped for the time. The services were
simple, consisting of the reading OF
the Methodist ritual and a prayer.