The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-01
Passed Away at Los Angeles, Call
fornia, Peacefully and Calmly
Surrounded by His
Family.
THIRD IOWA CAVALRY
Neat Tribute by One Of His Comrades
on the Coast to Iowa Com
rades About His
Death.

Major c. A. Stanton, one OF the old
veterans OF the Third Iowa cavalry,
passed away recently in California.
He was prominent figure at reunions
of Iowa veterans and especially at
the campfires OF his own famous regi-
ment. He was we'll known and pop
Llar among the Iowa veterans and his
death brings a pang Of sorrow to them.
In letter to Col. E. c.. Hynes and
D. A. Lee Of Centerville, who sent a
joint letter Of coincidence to the fam
lily of Major Stanton at Los Angeles,
Calf. j. K. Huston, formerly of Cen
terville, gives particulars OF the last
sickness and funeral of the major.
This letter is dated December 20, and
from which some brief extracts are
taken, which may be interesting, es-
pecially to his old comrades in Keo-
kuk and Iowa:
Major was taken sick about six
weeks ago and from the beginning OF
his illness his physicians gave him
very little hope. He marched In the
G. A.. R. parade in August and Mrs.
Stanton told me he had not been real
we'll since then. 1t was very warm
day and he got oyerheated, but the
real cause of his death was some kind
of heart trouble. The last two weeks
| of his illness he suffered greatly, but
| the day he died had company nearly
| all day and was sitting up in bed
about 4:30 when the final summons
came and he passed away very sud
denly, apparently suffering very little
at the end
4 Our friend was resigned fully to his
death and talked about it freely
| making all arrangements for his fun
eral even to directing what under
8ttaker to secure, where to secure car
4 riages, etc. He asked that simple
service be held and that his body be
4 cremated and the ashes be taken te
4 Centerville next summer when Mrs
4 Stanton could make the trip, and be
4 inferred in the family lot in Oakland
], cemetery. The family did everything
they could to carry out his wishes te
4 exactness. ~
i During the services was Impress
ed with the thought Of how active tht
major had been in Centerville. how or
occasions like this he so many times
was present to assist, comfort and ale
| those bereaved like his own family II
now bereaved. While at his funera
} was handful of friends, few Ole
: time ones and few newly made ones
But I was also impressed with the
knowledge that had his funeral beef
held in his old home. no building
could have contained the multitudei
that would have come to do him rev
erence and pay their loving respects
Captain G. w. Wilson, an old arm.
: comrade, who was with him mucl
during his sickness, conducted tn
funeral services, He was formerly
Methodist minister in Iowa and at on
I time presiding elder OF the keoku
J district, therefore quite we'll known y
!Centerville in an earlier day. "a
smoke of the majors fine qualities
soldier, a citizen, statesman,
friend a husband and father. II
3 told how bravely he faced death an
I talked with him about it, telling hir
: he had no fear of death, that ne wa
d lust going on before to await tn
( COMING of the others. Captain WI
! sons funeral sermon was a very al
propriate one and just such one q
y major would have chosen.
$ "The music was female duet, VIII
/ sang Abide With Me- and 'Neare
(. NV God to Thee The flowers ser
q nv friends here, and from far east D
$ telesraphic orders, as were your
Vt were in abundance and very beaut
ful. Major loved flowers and
thought of how appropriate they wei
as loving membranes from de-
j friends of his and his family.
e DWELL, friends, another OF God
y roblemen has gone. Our mutu
e friend was indeed one of Gods nobl
men. a courteous gentleman, a kin
e loving and sylnpathizing friend;
loyal true blue citizen and me-
whom IT was an honor to know al
with whom 1t was a high prlvlles
to associate. He loved his feiio
a men, his friends and even his g
ID emies. have heard him speak
n. loving words OF people who had doi
I'd him iniustices. ii. reminds me OF Il
text from the holy script, Owe
d man anything. but to love another, I
IN he that loveth another hath FUTILE