The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-10

, sjnns OF sympathy and grief sent
with these pieces.
, The funeral procession was formed
. in Main street, facing south. An ee'
rort of motorcycle police OFFICERS
preceded tho procession. with. the po-
; lice. frcmen. council aud city and
county employees marching ahead oil
the hearse. Hundreds Of citizens
! thronged the sidewalks along Main
! and Market streets 10 watch, with
| profound sorrow. the body OF Captain
: otto borne through the streets where
for many wears he had been Ia
! millur character.
Fire Bells Are Tolled.
Slowly. while fire bells on every
fire house and the big bell on the
c,ty hall were tolleI. the funeral pro
/ cession made its way 10 Mount WOOD
. cemetery, where the body OF Captain
ono was laid al rest alongside OF
that of his wife, who preceded him
in death several years ago.
! At the grave the ritual committal
services Of the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows and the Knights OF
Pvthias were carried out by members
| of Excelsior Lodge No. 40. |. 0. O. f..
and Ohio Valley Lodge No. 81. n. OF
p. Upon Captain Otto's breast was
the ffty-year veteran jewel which
was presented him less than month
go for a half century's membership
, in Excelsior Lodge Of ODD Feuo"S.
/ Wheeling Lodge No. rs, B. p. ..
Elks, had held its funeral service Sat
urday evening.
Active pall-bearers were the I'VE
sons of Captain Otto: DR.. George w.
F. William, Jacob H, Richard and
Arch Otto. and nephew. Harr!
Browning. Honorary pall.oearers
were the Hon. Harry Weiss, OF the
West Virginia House Of Delegates
with Captain Otto for four terms
Mayor Thomas +. Thoner. Daniel q.
Dean. president OF the Ohio county
board of commissioners; Charles y.
Ephlin. representing Wheeling Lodge
No. IS. B. P o. Elks; {. h. Miller,
representing Excelsior Lodge No. ~
H. o. 0. F.; Martin Flanagan. repre-
senting Ohio Valley Lodge No. 81
KNIGHTS Of Pythias: George Gund
ling. representing the old Wheeling
Blues: 4. E. Schafer. representing
tho Golf Guards. Of which Captain
Otto was commander forty years
ago; Mr.. H. C. Ogden. " 0. NcCius'
key. representing the Vigilant CLUB;
John Thalman. representing the n
F. L, & A. A., and Joseph Hammer
representing former employees or Cap
&
Glass Works.
Golf Guards Turn Out.
The survivors of the GOff Guards
turned out in body. These are
Charles C. Heller. William +. Heller,
George McCurdy, William Ripley
Jefferson Fox. r. F.. Shafer, George
Gundlinr. William Rayl, E. A. Dan
ner. John LoomiS and Thomas
Toomey.
Several outof-town members aho
former members OF the Vest Virginia
legislature were here for the funeral
among them being Senator Carl II
Hunter, OF Moundsville: Delegate
IE. F. Moore, OF MoundsvAle. former
delegate Z. NJ. Hinerman, of Mounds
VILE, and others. Major Wright Hu
gus and the Hon. Milton McColloch
, associates with Captain Otto in the
las, legislature. marched with the eS
cor, OF officials.
The United States district cour'
was represented al the funeral un
officially by United States Marshal
Louis Buchwald, who marched WITH
tho ty-cuuntv delegation.
Messages bearing tho sympathy
and sorrow Of numerous organlza-
,ions We're received at the Otto hons
before the funeral. among them oelns
\ resolution Of !. w. Holiday Pos
No II. G. A. r.. communicates
from the colored citizens of the Sec
oud ward. and others. Captain Ottc
was universally popular. as was at
tested by the attendance at his III
neral.