The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-31
LAST RITES
ON WEDNESDAY
PLAN FULL MILITARY FUNERAL
Ex- Governors of State to BE Pallbcar-
crs When Governor COsgrOvc's Re-
mains Are Laid to Rest.


Governor S. G. Cosgrove of Washing
ton state died at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
morning after eight months of acute
suffering from Bright's disease. Ever
since his election last fall, the govern
or had been in a serious condition and
he came in the middle of November
to make what proved to be d hopeless
effort to recover his lost health. His
death came as a sudden blow to his
wife. who was at his bedside. and to
DR.. Sawyer. his physician. DR.. Saw
yer had, during the last week, regard
ed his condition as very serious, but
had always held out hopes of his I'LL
innate recovery The Immediate cause
of the passing away of Governor Cos
grove is said to have been failure of
the heart, and there was no oppor-
| tunity for a last farewell between hus-
| band and wife.
Services i'm the Capitol.
The funeral services will be held in
the house chambers in the capitol
Wednesday, beginning at p. m. The
Rev. c. E. Todd, pastor of the local
Methodist church, will officiate. The
desks will be removed from the floor
commodate special delegations repre-
senting the G. A. r.. Masons, Odd Fell
lows and other fraternal orders of
which the late governor was a prom
inent member, state officers and
friends of the family.
Mrs. Cosgrove and other members
of the family left all arrangements to
Howard Cosgrove. who. after consult
ing with Governor Hay and other
friends agreed to the plan above and
also decided for military funeral.
Adjutant General Hamilton will is
sue orders directing all companies of
the national guard stationed west of
the Cascade mountains to report for
the funeral.
Honorary Pail Bearers.
The following have been selected as
pallbearers: Former Governor John
Fl. McGraw Of Seattle; former Govern
or Albert +. Mead of Bellingham; JUS
tice NJ. E. Gose of Pomeroy; Senator
H. ID. Grow of Spokane; Senator j. r.
Stevenson of POmeroy; Senator Alex
Poison Of Hoquiam; Senator John L.
Blair of Friday Harbor; George H.
Boardman of Tacoma: Representative
Oliver Byerly of Ostrande; Represen-
tative w. II. Thompson of Centralia;
Jesse Reed of Tacoma; w. II. Wis
| cOmbe of Spokane; F. A. Hazeltine Of
South Bend; Daniel Bush of Chehalis;
George w. TibbetS of Orting; Samuel
Vestal of Everett; Eugene Lorton of
Walla Walla, and Harry Gillian of
Seattle.
Life'S Great Desire.
Governor Cosgrove frequently stated
that for 20 years his great ambition
was to be elected governor. When j.
NJ. Frink was nominated by the re-
publicans II years ago, Mr.. Cosgrove
believed the prize was his. had the
southwest counties kept their pie lges
to vote for him in convention. He
was prominently talked of for gov
ernor during the campaign preceding
the nomination of Mead and was ready
To make fight for it in convent IN
until the nomination was settled in
secret caucus
After the struggle of more than II
yedls he won, but was governor ir
fact less than two days his trip TO
Olympia from California in the dead
of winter to take the oath undoubted-
y shortening his life.
Mr.. cotsr we WIS TAX N from Pom
eroy, Wash, November IL of Lac.
year aid reached Paso Robl4s. cal,
three days later. He recovered suf-
hc entity to s;art for Olympic January
22 CT this year. but his private car
Was delayed by storms and he did rot
r2t>n thr state CAPITAL until JanlaIy
- lie was sworn in and made an
adhtcss he same day in the pres .nce
OF the legislature snd state offices liz
sistins upon ms kipe a public ,oea--
nnce inst ad of taking the oath in the