Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-10-07
death OF HON. NAPOLEON B. BROWARD.
Distinguished FOrGan Passed Away at SauatOrum in Jackson
vile Saturday, October LIST, After Short Illness.

1Ou. hApOloOu ID. oEOWhAob A~>@NN
governor and nominee for United Seaees
senator, died last Saturday at 1880
o'clock AZ the Desoto Sanitorium In
jacksonville after o short illness. The
cause Of death was gAll-stones comph-
Gated with jsundice. Eminent surgeons
had been summoned to his bedside and
on Saturday morning decided that an
operation was necessary. The dis
tingnished patient was removed to the
sanatorium for this purpose, but died
while the surgeons were preparing TO
perform the operation.
ALI that was mortal of this remarka-
bic Floridisn was laid to rest in Ever
green Cemetery, Jacksonville, Monday
afternoon and the Times Union of Tues
day gave the following account of the
funeral:
Where stand the towering oaks, fes'
TONED with gsrlsnds of moss. silent sem
tinels of peace and eternal rest over the
bivouac of the dead, all that was mortal
of the late ex-Gov Napoleon Bonapsrte
Broward was yesterday afternoon con-
signed to its last resting place in beauti'
full Evergreen cemetery.
Probably no dead citizen of FlOrids
was ever so universally mourned by the
masses as was the late governor. AS 6
mark of esteem and respect to his mem
DRY, all city, state, county and CniteC
States offices in Jacksonville were closed
for the entire, or part of the day, ant
during the hours of the funeral their
was a general closing Of business houses
Many distinguished men from all part
of the state hurried to jacksonville 4
pay last sad tribute to the memory o
the dead statesman, and the obsequie
we're make1 by the attendance of one o
the largest concourSes ever assembled il
the state for a similar occasion. 1t We.
q respectful and sorrowing assemblaGe
for wherever the funeral corIege moGet
through the streets those who witnessed
iGs passing stood with barred heads.
| LAY IN STATE.
Between the hours of 8 q. m. and l g
p. m. the body of the distinguished dea'
lay in state in the rotunda under tn
dome of the city hall. Here, surround
Ell by banks of flowers and drhped Ds
tionRl colors, guarded by q SPECIAL ef
cort of honor from the National Guar
OF Florida, under command Of SecOn
Lieut.. Wright Ellis, and B squad of pc
lice uEder Lieut. Harry Hall, thousand
from all stations of life, creed, aud PC
Iitical. faiths, filed silently by, wit
barred, respectful heads, to look for th
last time upon the face of the man VIII
was probably known personally to nor
Floridians than any other ntn of hi
time.
THOUSANDS PRESENT.
Promptly at ! 80 p m, escorted by
D atoon of sixteen mounted police, con
u1Auuou DJ AhCuI' NOdSil' Sbo OOuJ We
4 removed from the city hall to the la
. residence, No. 1905 east Church stree
An hour later the funeral cOrtege agai
i moved direct to the First Presbyteris
r church, corner Ocean and MonrC
streets, where thousands had congrega
ed for the church services. Long b
. fore the hour set for these services ii
:, edifice was filed, and hundreds waite
silently, patiently outside. In ii
= meantime the entire local battalion
the national guard, consisting CT Cor
panies A, B, d and +, under commar
Of Major S. G. Harrison, Jr., had srmt
@ on Forsyth street at Market. moving
a position in front of the Ocean sire
II entrance of the church 20 await the q
a rival of the body.
CORTEGE ARRIVES.
Drawn up i'll battalion front, with Il
, head of the column resting at the int
section of Ocean and Monroe, the trOO
were brought to the present arms as Il