The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
Impressive Funeral Services
Over Body of General Beach
meLuRG HOTEL PAaLoRs.
Body viii be Inferred In Family Bur.
isl Grounds in Conncetieut-Oid
Friends Attend Services.

Services. impressive ia their sim.
plicity and illustrative o. the life that
has passed. were held last night In
the parlors OF the Mcclure hotel over
the mortal remains OF the late General
Albert n. Beach. who passed away
Saturday afternoon at the Reynolds
Memorial hospital.
Rev. Charles Robinson OF the First
Presbyterian church delivered the
funeral sermon. dwelling NJ length on
the life OF the departed and terrifying
10 the greatness OF the being lie en-
phasized his wonderful character.
his pleasing personality. his power OF
good and the way In which ne per-
formed the duties OF his Office
He llkened the life OF General
Beach and his death unto the tall oak
which has wlthstood the storm for
years. the rock that has been slowly
weathered away By the constant ero-
sion or the elements. the stout ship
that has survived the strength Of the
waves and has az last been gathered
10 their reward. lie said that the
world was better for the life that
General Beach had lived.
Further he spoke OF his life being
similar 20 the promise made to Job.
when the Master said that his years
should be many He said that a could
he expected that the life must be Civ
On al last: but the animated life OF
General Beach would be missed. His
employers would miss him. his friends
would miss him. tho churches he at.
tended would miss him. and that
above all. the son would miss him
He spoke Of the life Of Gen. Beach
as that OF "a full orbed planet" that
has shon" ever the world i'm which ~
exists. casting beauty grace and
helpfulness wherever It's rays pens-
trated. The fact that this life has
withstood the attacks of years should
be TO MS q testimonial OF good" he
continued. He read Bryant's poem on
the passing of an old man. and pic
iured the scene around the death
bed. An old man who had been
constant friend Of the deceased was
present at tho funeral Of the man OF
the poem and after the minister had
epoken, told OF the lifework OF the
dead. Dr Robinson said that no man
could wish for more heartfelt tribute
than the Testimonials OF his friends
Kind 20 All.
He said The life that has just
nassed will leave behind n. testimon-
ials that we cannot speak. He has
h"en affiliated with the right all NJ
his life. easing the pathway OF many
car"worn lives. lie has been loved
by many stands out prominent in the
lives Of men. His life should be an
Inspiration for many"
At the oDeniug Of the services Mrs
Elsa Gundling- Duga sang Rock OF
Ages in a beautiful melody Follow
inc the sermon she rendered Face 10
Face
DR.. Robinson delivered character
ie'iC prayer I'm which he asked for
lives Of the Calibrp Of the decea sed.
Thanking the Almighty for the life
that had passed. and asking that the
son u" rod" a living motto OF his
derartod father
vino H1..r.. ia D,
floral tributes about the funeral pier.
th" idea could be- cleaned that lite
nf unusual consequence had ceased
ia exist IN flesh. Floral momentCs
Of the Bloch Brothers Tobacco Co.
sons OF the Revolution OF which the
deceased was PRECEDENT for q number
~ v.ors. end the Masonic Lodge OF
which b" was an active member be
'ld's those Of many friends. showed
the Cst"nI with which me- WAS held
icy al Who knew him
Nj duri7t thn It.orDgCu Yesterday
luD body Jay il stat" "a the hotel and
MS former friends passed through to
Wow tho rrmuius OF their dpuartcd
friend pud brother attorneys. prom
Iueut IN their profession. broke into
tears as they gaI"i upon the face that
no longer would beam with the old
characteristic smile" Quite "a few
friends gathercd last night 10 show
bF their presence that they had a
me mory o.. The departed and wished
TO show their witness OF that feeling
Tn" body will 10 removed this
morning ON the 40 o'clock train over
The Pennsylvania road 10 the old home
ln Connecticut. and inferred near tie
sid" OF his wife. she having preceded
MN 20 Tho grave some rn1rS gL0. iI.r
wife was formerly Miss C1ru,iIa
Elizabeth Mix OF Plymouth. and 20
direct descendant OF Governor Brad
:srd OF pioneer fame
The deceased was In lis cishty-fr-t
wear WHOM, the grim reaper over took
him iIal was born iu NortbGaiH
litchneid county. Conn. March 10.
lNHi and mis- parents wrrc Isaac and
Marin tH"cCherl teach. Tlis family
represented the oldest stock az i.e
New England immigrants who nriyrd
the storms Of winter and eEpd out
an existence on the bleak shores OF