Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-31
BOOTH BURIED
With POMP IN
LONDON TODAY
Representatives Of Reign
ing Houses and Republics
Join With Thousands
Around the Grave.

late General William Booth was lal0
today beside that of Catherine Booth.
his wife, In Abney park cemetery.
Representatives of reigning houses
and the presidents of republics, includ-
ing the United States, joined round the
grave with many thousands from the
masses whom the founder OF the saliva
ton army had tried to uplift
The coffin was borne from the great
doorway of Salvation army headquart-
ers to the hearse which was decorated
only with dry palms placed over the
blood and fire" banner draping the
casket The celebrated flag which the
general had planted on Calvary was
placed at the head Of the coffin and as
this was done the flags Of the foreign
Populations and of the English provin-
cial corps dipped in salute.
Immediately after the hearse Sc
lected body guard of staff officers OF
the salvation army swung into line,
preceding the mourners OF the family.
who were led by General and Mrs.
Bramwell Booth The entire process
sion was more than mile long.
Lord Mayor salutes Coffin.
Most fittingly the procession passed
through portion Of that section OF
the city where the work of the Saliva
ton army Is best known and there In
front Of the houses stood many poor
women and children who had at some
time or other received benefit from
the army.
AS General Booth had been an honor
airy freeman of the city of London, the
Lord Mayor appeared on the balcony
Of the mansion house and saluted the
coffin.
The service was very simple one.
Addresses were delivered by Lieut..
Col. Damon, representing the Saliva
ton Army in America, and Miss Eva
Booth, who arrived early this morn
Ing from her journey across the At
lantic, and General BramweH Booth
and Commissioner Coe. The late gen
erals youngest granddaughter sang a
solo and Commissioner Carleton read
the scripture used in the Church OF
England burial service.
General Bramwell Booth read the
Salvation Army's brief commitment
service.
Funeral Service Last Night.
Services for the founder of the Sal
7ation army were held at the Olympia
asst night. In accordance with the
traditions of the organization, they
we're without pomp or symbols Of
Thirty-four thousand persons par
- ~ ~ ho1 ~
,lue coats and red jerseys or bonnets
With the red ribbon SO familiar on the
streets OF the cities of the world
where the army is established.
Body In Pine Coffin.
The body Of the late general, in
Jain pine coffin, rested high upon
white catafalque in front of the plat
orm, which was built across the end
II the hall, where all the chief officers
If the organization were seated and
where forty bands Of music were
nassed.
The front rows Of chairs before the
,offin were filled with representatives
# various civic bodies and also the
squerry Of the king, several mayors In
heir robes and chains OF office and
delegation from the stock exchange.
clergymen of all the Protestant
churches, Jewish rabbis and many
notable personages were seated
throughout the house.
The coffin was borne along the cen
Ter Of the hall while the forty bands
played the Dead march from Saul"
Hold Revival Service.
Then true Salvation army revival
service was conducted and an invita-
ion to sinners to come to 1.-THE Mercy
Seat" In some cases the police were
required to force a way for the peni-
:ents. AS the penitents went forward,
he singing, shouts of encouragement
md amens increased in volume.
Striding back and forth on the plat
'orm, General Bramwell Booth, swing
ing his arms above his head, led the
singing, pausing frequently to remind
SINNERS that the dead leader had
given his life to saving them.