The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-29
BRYAN'S BODY :
EN- ROUTE To-
CAPITAL CITY
Special Pullman Car Carries
Remains of COmmOner To
Washington
NATION TO PAY HOMAGE
Comrades in Evolution War
Make Pledge to Carry on
Fight Against Theory
NATION TO PAY HOMAGE

Dayton, Tenn, July 29-UP-
Quitting forever the lutte southern
town where friends made his last
days happy, the body of william Jen-
nines Bryan early today began It's
long train journey from Dayton to
Washington where the nation will
pay the final tribute to his memory
before burial in Arlington cemetery
The special Pullman drew out OF
Dayton at 9:03 o'clock, moving lirs,
toward Chattanooga, where the pub
lie will enter to view the placid face
of the great commOner. Mrs. Bryan
with members of her household Oc-
cupieG the forward end of the car
The bronze casket lay on supports
in the observation section at the
rear of the coach.
Citizens of Dayton, where the
former secretary of state waged his
last vigorous fight for religious
orthodoxy, gathered at the track side
to see their leader and friend de-
part. Associates of his battle in
support of the Tepnessee evolution
statute stood with bowed heads as
the funeral train moved away
through the Cumberland hills ol
gazed with wistful eyes AS the sor-
rowing encourage passed from their
view.
The special car will stop first at
Chattanooga, whence, after an in
terval in which the public will view
the body it will go to Knoxville
Bristol, Roanoke. Lynchburg and
Washington.
Funeral Party
The funeral party will include,
Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. Ruth Owen, her
daughter and her husband, Major
Reginald Owen, Of the British army:
Col. =. II. Callahan. Louisville: VIM
F.. Thompson, Secretary to Mr.. Bry,
an; Wallace Haggard, member of the
prosecution counsel in the Scopes
trial, Mrs. c. c. Stevens, house.
keeper, and William II. Mccartney
rhauffer for the Bryan family.
William Jennings Bryan, the
younger. will join his mother and
sister in Washington Friday, accom-,
panied hy Mrs. Grace Hargreaves
another daughter.
From the neat white cottage whcr,
he had been known and admired
loved and followed as the fundamen.
talist leader, to 'the city where he
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chieftain, the congressman, and the
secretary of state, the Kaleidoscope
change Of scenes carried the remains
of the commoner.
Just as in life he had thrown
aside the political cloak for the
raiment of the religious leader. ir
death the body passed from the
scenes Of his last fight Tor funda
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political strife.
Loving Tribute
In Dayton loving tribute was paiG
, the fundamentalist chief by the
friends among whom he passed. mer
and women to whom he was the DE
fender Of the faith bred in them b!
God-fearing forebears of the South
land. Here he received the homage
of the hills. rendered in the simple
| fashion of those who dwell among
, them.
In Washington will come the lau
dations Of those who knew him bes
as he moved among them, the po'iti
cal leader, the orator. the statesman
As the funeral car headed towar'
| Washington news came from differ
ent sections Of the country Of tn
homage to be paid the memory o
the silver-tongued orator Of tn
past.
Pledges Of his comrades in tn
! fight against evolution came fron
far separated corners of the land
Opponent of the evolution theor
will drive i. from the tax-supperte
| schools of the nation, they said.
kilograms and letters continued t.
flood the little home at Dayton
bringing to the bereaveds widow, ote
of consolation from hundreds of ad
mirers and friends Of the dead.
| Flags at Half Mast
From other sections of the coun
| try came news OF a tribute to b
paid the memory of the dead mar
In North Carolina, Governor Angu
Mclean ordered all flags on state
county and municipal buildings i
the state to fly at half staff Frida
! while the people of the state la
aside their activities for 30 minute
during the funeral.
This was supplemented by add
tional instructions from mayors Q
different cities. In Charlotte, N. c
request was made by the mayo
to pastors of the citv's churches t
toll their bells for five minutes q
the hour of the funeral.
From other sections announce
ments came of memorial services I
be conducted at the hour of the fur
eral. Chief among these was th
announcement of meeting to b
held in Royal Palmpark, at Miam
Fla, where the voice of the common
er had been heard so many times
Bible classes, under the direction {
his former pastor.
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