Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-08
SENATOR ALLISON
IS LAID 1O REST
Iowa's Dead Statesman Buried
Today With Simple But
Impressive Ceremony
WHEELS OF INDUSTRY STOP
Dubuque, the Home of the Noted Sem
ator. Wears the EmbIems Of Mourn
ing, While Distinguished Men of the
Nation Assemble to Pay Tribute to
His Memory.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 8.-As he lived
$50 Senator William B. Allison was bur-
led today in a manner devoid of all
estentation. The services We're held at
the Allison residence where limited
accommodations permitted only the
presence of the distinguished visitors,
relatives and most of the intimate
friends. The services were simple and
were conducted by Rev. j. 7. Bergen,
of the Westminster Presbyterian
church The interment was private
and after the Presbyterian committal
services had been read the body of
the senator was lowered into its last
resting place in the family lot in Lin
wood cemetery. All Dubuque paid
silent tribute to the memory of sAlli-
son today. During the hours of the
funeral ceremony not a wheel was
turned thruout the city, and every
business house closed it's doors. Flags
We're hung at half mast from the pub
lie buildings and hundreds of homes
and business houses We're trimmed
with crepe. The most effective feature
was the winding, with black and white,
of the trolley poles thruout the main
thoroughfare of the city. The body
of Allison lay in state yesterday aft
ernoon and evening. and thousands of
people called to pay final tribute of
respect.
The pail bearers were residents of
the city and intimate friends OF the
senator. There We're many tlistin-
guished visitors in attendance at the
funeral Besides the members Of the
congressional committees there was
large delegation from Des Moines. con-
s9sting of Governor Cummins and 9TH
er state officers. The floral tributes
were both numerous and beautiful.
Special to Tfmes-Republican.
Dubuque, Aug. s.-Senator William
B. Allison was laid at rest today. In
Linwood cemetery, overlooking the
Mississippi river, within stones
throw from the last resting place OF
the late speaker of thet house. David
Bremner Henderson, the dead states
man sleeps. The bronze casket bear
ing his mortal body was lowered into
the grave near the hour of sunset, and
only the immediate relatives and
friends, Vice President Fairbanks, the
congressional body. Governor Cum
minis, of Iowa, and his staff, were in
attendance.
Services Very Simple.
The services at the house were sim
ple in the extreme, consisting of the
reading Of a scriptural passage, tWe
23rd psalm, and prayer offered by
Rev. j. T. Bergen, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, of which the late sem
ator was member. There We're no
flowers from friends. A simple blanket
of blossoms covered the casket, and
was inferred within the same when the
cover was placed and the body of
William B. Allison was covered for
ever from the sight Of his earthly
friends.
At the hour of the ceremony, thou
sands lined the streets and sidewalks
in the vicinity, anxious to catch
glimpse of the casket as it was borne
from the house.
Business is Suspended.
All public and private business was
suspended during the hour OF the 1un-
eral services, and the city was draped
in mourning. Flags hung at half mast
from every school house, and the pri-
yate residences of Dubuque were ap-
propriately draped in black and pur-
pie, to do honor to his memory.
The last services over the body OF
the dead senator were as he would
have wished them to be-simple. There
was no dowery speech recording his
life work complete, no chant Of hymn,
only simple message from the scrip
ture and a prayer for his eternal rest
ing. The Dubuquers who carried the
late senator to his last resting place,
were John T. Adams, A. w. Tredway.
C. H. Bradley, w. H. Torbert. A. Y.
Mcdonald. Herman Terms, Maurice
Brown, and L. G. Hurd