White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-01

,led by n Power above human con
,rol and beyond the comprehension
~ mind. was perfect-perfection in
literal sense.
II was such that the delightful air
and blue armament above breathed
neace to the departed soul OF vii
liam Y McGill, and seemed in worda
spoken 20 the clustered multitude
there 10 do honor TO him who bui
Yesterday was of them and one OF
their number. To say that their words
though futile and feeble indeed were
not in vain, were welcome regard.
less Of their futility.
Before this time Ely never saw
sueh a funeral and in a generation
NAV never again, for as The good
nastor afterward remarked. when
will there be another such man.
And now that he IS gone. the mul.
titude as of one voice repeated these
words.
we have not appreciated what
he has been TO us.
Large as the funeral was in meas
ure Of attendance and perfect rs was
the day. in the former regard 1t was
but a fraction of what IL would have
been had the highways been open
for travel and the people from all
sides could have come and Joined
the concourse
But as IL WAS there was not IN
auditorium in Ely half or one-third
the capacity TO accommodate those
who did come. and surrounding st.
Bartholomew church from every
avenue Of approach the space was
packed with sorrowing humanity
with personal friends of the departee
and his well-liked family.
The services first announced for
Wednesday were delayed a day to
await the arrival OF Neil McGiil. sec
end son. who when death came 10
the parent was in the remote hills
of old Mexico With determination
and almost frnntically his wife In
Phoenix Ariz. perseyered IN seck.
ing y wire for his whereabouts.
finally winning success and Neil
wired. back and TO Ely from Ne
gales. on the border. later from
NarIeopa. following with other mes.
sages begging that the arrangements
be held OFF another day that he
might look upon the face of his be.
loved father. BY n manly effort Of
days. with fortune I'm his favor he
srriyed as he promised. accompanied
~ his wife. early Thursday. the Ne
Tada Northern speeder meeting him
al Cobre and hurrying into the sad
dened home of his boyhood that he
bad not seen In ten years. II was
a sad home coming. yet triumph
IN It's way.
Promptly at 1:25 O'Clock the Elks
gathered at the Willow club and
marched to the MeGill residence
These are Stray Elks. a mere branch
oi the Tonopah lodge. and have NO
officers. Thomas A. Bath. l.. II. Muir
dock and Anthony Jurieh by common
consent constituted a sort of com.
nittee 10 command the marching
column. White-gloyed and erect
hey went forth double file. tapping
over a city block and more In space
as they passed. the strength OF their
numbers and their halfmilitary ar
ray giving an intimation of the
lhrong TO come. though as 1t proved,
aut slight one
The procession down Second and
down Aultman was led by few
autos, containing pail bearers, the
hearse, two llmousines with relatives
and the closest friends. followed by
The marohers and but n few more
cars
The church doors had been opened
beforehand and the room was packed.
Space had to he reserved even with
an effort for those whose pres nee
was essential.
Before the coming Of all he most
marvellous Of floral offerings perhaps
even seen in Nevada had been piled
mere In waiting There were dec.
oratlons, masses of them With the
wealth Of material there were SO
many that the task had TO be all but
gwen up. p. J. Fouilluel and X. H..
i hoffman, both master decorators
mad labored diligently bdt had at
,ast TO make a huge bank OF the
mowers In the church Many of the
most glorious of these offerings came
ron afar. One costly creation OF
noral art was from Los Angeles.
V'oers In number arrived from SAT-
LAKE and from various parts. Lo'
ANY put together there was a lad
uer OF roses standing against an
Easel, the thought being to express
'ae life progress OF the deceased In
Onmblng from the lowest to the top
lung Another was a horseshoe
one was pillow of white carnations
"''h cross of red ones thereon.
one OF the most striking from
abroad was a harp made of roses.
basket some four feet high, red
"sn In its gOrgeOusuees. Gala lilies,