Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-22
DOLLIVER EULOGIZED
BY MANY SPEAKERS
SERVICES HELD IN ARMoRY,
WHICH WAS CROWDED WITH
BORROWING FRIENDS; THEN
BODY is LAID TO REST.

Fl. Dodge. Oct. 2O.-The funeral
of the late Senator Dolliver was held
today. During the night many dis
tinguished friends of the deceased
reached the city, including the con-
gressional delegation, Senator Cum
mins, Governor Carroll and state Off
cials. G. M. Stewart of Evanston. H.,
was chosen to pronounce the eulOgy.
President w. F. King of Cornell col
lege, Mount Vernon, will speak on be-
half of that institution in which the
late senator was interested and for
which he did much.
Thousands View Remains.
When the doors OF the Dolliyer
home were opened at 10 O'Clock a
soli;l line, two abreast, reaching sew
eral blocks, awaited the privilege OF
looking for the last time on the facs
of the dead statesman. Special trains
arrived this morning bringing hun
dreds of people to the city. The en-
tire city is in mourning. residences
and business hosues displaying bunt-
ing and crepe.
Hundreds View Remains.
Hundreds of people visited the home
Of the senior senator yesterday after.
noon and last night From o'clock
until 5 O'Clock and o'clock until 9
O'clock a steady stream of silent, sor,
rowing friends visited the home and
filed slowly past the gray casket
which contains all that is mortal of
their distinguished fellow citizens.
The afternoon was for school chill
dren, primarily, and hundreds Of them
came, but Older persons, too, awaited
themselves Of the opportunity. Work
ing men came at night to pay their
last tribute to their departed fellow
townsman..
The big room In the Dolliyer home
in which the casket lay in state was
banked almost to the ceiling with
flowers. Numberless floral pieces were
received from all over the country,
beautiful in design.
Brief Services at Home.
The services at the Dolliyer home
were brief, consisting only OF prayer
by Rev, William H. Spence, pastor OF
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
The funeral corteg, left the home at
1870 o'clock. the funeral procession
being made up as follows:
The clergy, led by Bishop William F
Mcdowell and Rev. W. H. Spence.
A military escort, consisting OF .
battalion composed of Companies G.
G. and L.. of the Fifty-sixth regiment
and Company K of the Fifty-third regi
ment, under command of Major N. r
Hyatt.
Committees from the United States
senate and house and the state legis
lature.
Then came the active pallbearers
the hearse, followed by the family
and Governor Carroll, state Off
Gals and distinguished visitors acting
as an escort.
The procession moved to the armory
where services were held.
Services at Armory.
Every seat i'll the Armory was
crowded when the funeral procession
arrived there. The services were i'm
mediately begun. Senator Cummins
Governor Carroll and the other speak
ers paid eloquent tribute, to the
memory of the departed statesman
The eulogies delivered by the senator
and governor are given in the adjoining
columns on this page. The procession
them resumed its sad journey to the
cemetery, where the body was laid tt
rest. The grave of the senator was
banked with autumn leaves gathered
from the big Dolliver farm west o.
the city. This was done at the specia
request of Mrs. DOlliver.