The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-30
all THAT IS MORTAL
OF BRAVE SOLDIER
CONSIGNED TOEARTH
"a, w. J. wHITTHoRNE NOW
SLEEPS At BEAUTIFUL
ROSE HILL.

elbow Masons, fellow lawyers,
county ofHcials. friends and
..... Gathered Thursday TO pay
....-rr al love and respect TO Maj.
nbrrhorne and to consign 70
...- earth all that was mortal OF
....s defender Of the southland
-..- clever gentleman, patriot
-....f mind and tireless energy.
.rneraI services we're impress
.... and the attendance was large.
s.-..-z and loving friends had gath
-.. and On all sides could be heard
.-....-ssions OF esteem and words OF
.usf.a for the departed. Beautiful
=. peters church is just across the
-.,..- from the Whitthorne residence
and the casket was carried by hand
.hs brfaf distance. Messrs. W. B.
n.,rirs and John Sowell, Blair Web
-,.r and Hardin W Thomas, Frank
suansburg and John T. Wooten we're
,ba active pail, bearers. Many could
mt cain entrance to the church, but
,irosrad around the doorway during
,rs simple. yet always impressive
prfsconal ceremony. The hymns Sc
lected we're asleep in Jesus" and
"Nofrer Ny God to Thee" The ser
ricas were conducted by the rector,
Rev W. B. Capers.
At the close of the church services
The Nasons took charge and conduct
% the impressive Masonic interment,
at the conclusion covering the grave
with floral tributes.
"Tbe thin grey line, growing con-
stantlv thinner, led the way to Rose
Hill the silent city of the dead. These
old comrades of the Lost Cause were
largely in uniform and carried many
Of the floral offerings. Then came the
members of the Columbia Lodge of
Masons in full regalia, and then the
comrades of that later war, the mem
hers of Company B, still residing in
Marry. who followed Maj. Whitthorne
TO the far away island possessions.
Reside the hearse walked members
of the faculty OF the Columbia Military
Academy in full uniform, then the
family in carriages, and citizens in
carriages and on foot.
During the funeral the business
fhofr doors
as did also the courts and the offices
of the city and county officials. The
great bell at the court house tolled in
unison with the sweet-toned bell OF
St Peters.
Among the state oficials present
and friends from distance were
Judge s. F. Wilson, of the Civil Court
of Appeals. and Hon. Harvey H. Han
nah. of the State Railroad Commits
sion
FLAGS HaIf-Masted.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 29.-ln
memory of the death at Columbia OF
Col W. j. Whitthorne, Adjutant-Gen-
eral Tully Brown Wednesday promul-
gated the following order:
State of Tennessee, Adjutant-Gen-
erals Office. Nashville. Tenn, April
%, 1909
General order No. 2.
The death of Colonel w }. WHIT
thome which occurred at Columbia
Tuesday afternoon, is with profound
regret announced to his comrades OF
the Tennessee guard.
Colonel Whitthorne, as a YOUTH
rendered gallant services in the CON
federate army, resigning a commission
as bureau officer, which was awarded
him on account of wounds received IN
battle and going into the ranks as
private when he b sufficiently re-
covered. that he might fight with MS
comrades on the firing line. Inc
same gallant and unselfish conduct
characterized his service with tne
First Tennessee, when as captain u
Company ,, and later as MAJOR nc
fought for his reunited country IN tne
distant Philippines. After his return
when the First regiment, N. IT, ,. :"
was organized. he was elected lieuten-
antcolonel, and served faithfully anu
efficiently until the consolidation Vi
the First and Second regiments q
short time ago. when he displayed ni9
accustomed unselfishness, and re-
signed his commission in order that
the consolidation might be perIec'eu
without trouble or delay by the detai,
Of the lieutenant-colonel of the seconu
regiment TO this position.
Colonel Whitthorne was as lai'n
ful in the performance OF his ciVio
duties as he was in the performance
,F - stl. l,,tfac and in the udi