Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
}RELBT NJ. CULLOM
DEAD At CAPITAL
washington Funeral Followed by
Services at Springfield.
LONG PUBLIC LIFE ENDS
of,ois Statesman in Office over Half
Century, With Thirty Years in
senzte-Told Belief in
Immortality.

Washington. Jan. SO-Arrangements
.,vo been made for the funeral of for
nov Senator Shelby NJ Cullom, who
He'd at his residence here Wednesday.
Hs final resting place will be Oak
Ridge cemetery in Springfield, Ill.
short funeral service was held in
tho Washington residence of the aged
Illinois statesman Thursday. 1t was at
ended only BY intimate friends of the
.milv Dr.. Charles Wood, pastor of
he Church of the Covenant, where
Mr. CulIom occupied a pew, conduct
cd the services.
At1i:45 the body was taken to Chi
rsgo. Thence it will go to Springfield
via the Chicago & Alton, leaving ct
1880 and arriving at the state capital
at 4:3O Friday afternoon. The body
viii be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Ridgely and Doctor Fisher,
who was Mr. Cullom's family physi-
caH
On arrival of the party at Spriag-
field the body will be taken to the
home of Mrs. Charles Ridgely. where
it will remain until Saturday morn
ing. when it will be conveyed
to the statehouse. 1t will lie in
state in the rotunda of the cap
to until 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon, when public funeral serv-
ices will be held In the hall of repre-
sentatiyes. DR.. Donald c.. Macleod,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. Springfield. will conduct the
service. Governor Dunno, United
States Senator sherman and Clinton
L. COnkliag. a lifelong friend of Sen
atOr Cullom, win speak.
The following named men have
been designated to act as npallbearers:
State Senator Logan Hay, George
B. StaddeB. Harry A. Converse, Jacob
Bum. Henry Merriam, Shelby DOrwin,
Frank Fisher, Loren e. Wheeler. and
Z s Robinson OF Springfield, and
Garfield Charles of Chicago, who was
for many years private secretary for
the late senator.
Mr.. Culiom realized his wish of
passing away peacefully. During the
late a homs he had been in a state
Of coma For "a hours prior to that
lime he was barely conscious of those
around him.
The last person he recognized was
bis son-iu-law, Mr. Ridgely. who told
him the secretary OF war finally had
decided that Colorado marble should
be used in building the Lincoln monu-
ment In the national capital. This
vas in accord with Mr.. Cullom's wish.
Well I wish | could have lived tc
see that built murmured the sena-
tor. But I cannot"
To the general breaking up OF old
age is attributed the senator's death.
The tremendous hold Mr.. Cullom
mad on the affection OF those who
Knew him perhaps was best shown
oy the action of the United States SEN
ate in doing the unprecedented thing
OF adJourUing as a mark of respect to
MS memory when his death was nm
nounced
Shortly before his death Mr.. Cullom
testified to his sincere belief in the
immortality Of the soul This fact is
interesting, because in his book en-
utled fifty Years of Public Service. "
issued year ago, Mr.. Cullom said he
nad never been able to satisfy himself
mat the doctrine OF immortality was
sound
I have no great fear of death. ex-
cept the natural dread of the physical
pam which usually accompanies It,
tnese memoirs said. Il certainly Wish
Oeyond any words | have power to ex-
press that I could have greater assur,
sloe that there will be reunitinG
WIN those who have loved us in some
la'ure world: bat from my reading OF
Ae Scripture and even admitting that
Were is hereafter I cannot find ans
satisfactory evidence to warrant such
belief
could | believe that / could meet
,ie loved ones who have gone before
. 10 not know but that | should look
'Of"ard with pleasure to the passing
@closs Not having this belief, am
quite content to stay where I am as
.Ung as l can, and finally when old
I"aroa appears to row me over the
'"ef Styx shall be ready to &c"
At the White House and throughout
'O'u branches of congress regret was
oppressed at the death of Mr. Cullom