Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-07
GREAT 7 HROKGS
GATHER TO SEE
DODGE FUNERAL
Entire Community Turns Out to
Pay Homage to Last of the
Great Commanders of the
Civil War.
ALL BUSINESS AT sTANDsTIIL
Wheels of Commerce Stop in COun-
Gil Bluffs During Time of
the Funeral.
MoURNED BY ENTIRE NATION

Council Bluffs paused yesterday
and paid silent tribute to the mem
ory of General Grenville NJ. Dodge.
All business and social functions
we're suspended during the afternoon
and thousands OF persons stood in
between which the cortege passed.
When the artillery caisson bearing
the casket reached the cemetery the
last automobiles were being loaded
at the Dodge residence, more than
two miles away. For the greater
part of the distance both sides of the
streets traversed were lined with
people.
When the cortege arrived at the
cemetery thousands of persons had
gathered there. Guards kept open
the route in the cemetery and pre-
vented massing around the grave.
There was no confusion. 1t was a
military funeral and all moved with
military precision. All of the major
details had been planned by General
Dodge himself and there was no de-
, Walton. Brigadier General Lincoln
OF Governor Clarke's staff and COM
mander of the Iowa militia, said 1t
was undoubtedly the largest funeral,
witnessed by the largest number OF
people, ever held in Iowa.
Distinguished Men Here.
In the line of carriages and automobiles,
more than two miles long, were vehicles
bearing many distinguished men, Be
sides Governor Clarke and his staff and
members of the states official family
were Judge Deemer and other members
of the supreme court, Judge Wade of the
federal court, Attorney General Cosson,
George Newman. representing the Ma
tional Grand Army or the Republic,
Washington; NJ. j. Morris of New York,
representing the Iowa society founded
there by General Dodge; II. J. S. Howe,
representing the Norwich university,
where General Dodge received his col
lege training; E. S. Harlan, Des Moines,
representing the Iowa Historical society;
members of the Nebraska supreme court,
General Manager Mohler and all tof tho
chief officials of the Union Pacific head
quarters and many others prominent in
the affairs OF Iowa ana Nebraska, In
addition to these hundreds of citizens of
Council Bluffs and Omaha.
A great MURDER of children came to
catch a glimpse of the cortege, and hun
dreds of others who went to the resi-
dence filed past the casket. One Of the
many beautiful traits of the character
of General Dodge was his love of chill
dren, and the children loved him. Not
one was denied admission to the Dodge
mansion. The doors opened silently at
the sound OF little feet patterlng up the
sidewalk from the street and across the
veranda. The cortege passed the high
school, the Pierce street and Oak street
schools, and hundreds of children
thronged the open windows as the long
procession passed.
General Planned Service.
The services at the residence began
at 1 o'clock. The character OF the cere-
mony to be followed, the hymns to be
sung, and the singers were all designated
by General Dodge. Rev. DR.. A. G. A. Bux-
ton. rector of st. Paurs church,
rendered the beautiful ritual Of the Epis-
copal church and recited Tennyson's inn
mortal last poem, Crossing the Bar"
which General Dodge had asked for.
and Rev. DR.. j. T. jones' pastor of the
First Congregational church, gave the
eulogy. Both clergmen evinced deep feel
ing, and the beautiful Episcopal service
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