Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-05
SHELBY NJ. CULLOM
22EAD At CAPITAL
Washington Funeral Followed by
Services at Springfield.
LONG PUBLIC LIFE ENDS
Illinois Statesman in Office over Half
Century, With Thirty Years in
Senate-ToIG Belief in
Immortality.
LONG PUBLIC LIFE ENDS

Washington, Jan. 30.-Arrangements
have been made for the funeral Of for
mer Senator Shelby IL. Cullom. who
died at his residence here Wednesday.
dis final resting place will be Oak
Ridge cemetery in Springfield, III.
A short funeral service was held in
the Washington residence Of the aged
Illinois statesman Thursday. It was at
tended only By intimate friends Of the
family. DR.. Charles Wood. pastor OF
the Church Of the Covenant. where
Mr.. Cullom occupied pew, conduct
ed the services.
At 1875 the body was taken to Chi
cage. Thence it will 90 to Springfield
via the Chicago & Alton, leaving at
1880 and arriving at the state capital
at 1850 Friday afternoon. The body
viii be accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Ridgely and Doctor Fisher,
who was Mr.. Cullom's family physi-
clan.
On arrival of the party at Spring
field the body will be taken TO the
home of Mrs. Charles Ridgely, where
it viii remain until Saturday morn
ing. when it will be conveyed
10 the statehouse. It viii lie in
state in the rotunda of the cap
itoi until $50 o'clock in the
afternoon, when public funeral serv-
ices viii be held in the hall Of repre-
sentatiVes. DR.. Donald c. Macleod,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Springfield. will conduct the
service. Governor Dunno, United
States Senator Sherman and Clinton
L. Conkling. a lifelong friend of Sen
ator Cullom. will speak.
The following named men have
been designated to act as pallbearers:
State Senator Logan Hay. George
=. Stadden, Harry A. Converse. Jacob
Bum Henry Merriam, Shelby Dorwin,
Frank Fisher. Loren e. Wheeler, and
y. s. Robinson of Springfield, and
Garfield Charles of Chicago, who was
the late senator.
Mr.. Cullom realized his wish of
passing away peacefully. During the
late "a hours he had been in a state
of coma. For "a hours prior to that
time he was barely conscious Of those
around him
The last person he recognized was
his son-in-law, Mr.. Ridgely, who told
him the secretary of war finally had
decided that Colorado marble should
be essed in building the Lincoln monu-
IGent in the national capital. This
was in accord with Mr.. Cullom's wish.
We'll. I wish I could have lived tc
see that built" murmured the sena-
tor. But | cannot"
To the general breaking up Of old
age is attributed the senator's death
The tremendous hold Mr.. Cullom
had on the affection of those who
knew him perhaps was best shown
by the action of the United States SEN
ate in doing the unprecedented thing
o. adjourning as mark of respect to
his memory when his death was an
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-
titled Fifty Years of Public Service"
issued year ago, Mr. CulIom said he
had never been able to satisfy himself
that the doctrine of immortality was
sound.
Il have no great fear of death, ex-
cept the natural dread OF the physical
pain which usually accompanies it."
these memoirs said. 4 certainly wish
beyond anv words have power to ex-
press 49, could have greater assur-
anCe that there will be a reunitinC
with tn &c have loved us in some
future world but from my reading of
the Scripture and even admitting that
there Is 2 hereafter | cannot find any
satisfactory evidence to warrant such
a belief
Could | believe that l could meet
the loved oues who have gone before,
] do not know but that should look
forward with pleasure to the passing
across Not having this belief. | am
quite content to stay where l am as
long as ! can, and finally when old
Eharon enrears to row me over the
river S. hall be ready to 60
At TIL tie House and throughout
both br n s of congress regret was
express al the death of Mr. Cullom.