Show MOURN BLAIRS DEATH I i Many Heads Hen s Were Vere Bowed oved in inV I V Sorrow t I EULOGIES AT A T THE BIER TRIBUTES TO MEMORY OF A POPULAR CITIZEN 4 Few men have had more eloquent tribute paid to their memory than was paid by b word and action to that of the late Judge Jacob B Blair whose funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the Alta club At least of the associates and friends of the deceased dece Sed gathered In the main hall hail and their bowed heads were an eloquent expression ion sion of the sorrow at a loss that each one seemed to feel fee TV was as a 8 personal one The handsome black casket rested on a casket rest before a background ba l of palms palm and Over ver the foot of the bier was draped an American flag signifying the loyalty lo alt of the deceased d The floral offerings ere of or the th most niost t o beau beautiful beautiful designs They consisted of a beautiful pillow of calla calls lilies and roses presented by the employees of the office of which the tIe deceased was the head a beautiful wreath presented fly ty y the members of the Alta club and a clus cluster cluster cluster ter of I flowers presented by Thomas Carter The card on the first floral piece bore the following inscription From his official family in the sur surveyor surveyor surveyor generals office The services were conducted by Dean Eddie of St Marks church and a mal male I quartette e composed of Fred Graham George Westervelt John Bur laigh and John S Critchlow rendered three beautiful selections j I Eulogy by Judge Goodwin I After the reading of the Episcopal I service Judge C C Goodwin delivered an eloquent eulogy on the life of the decea deceased ed It was in part as follows follow j i Some friends have thought it right for me rae to speak a farewell word over this the tabernacle that but yesterday held the soul of the th who was very dear to us all They thought maybe he would hear The machinery of his body bod worked i without friction or jar j r until Jt sudden suddenly i ly Jy ran down cown and stopped and the measure or his life here was filled I j JIt It was we suspect as he himself would have hav had hod it it and if as we be belieVe J lieve the spark received from the In Infinite Infinite I finite is immortal and does doe not die and If he hears us today and could speak I our thought ought t Is that he lie would tell us not to be sad that his soul has thrown j joff I I off its earthly suit that lasted Jasted until it if was as out of fashion and it was tas time timeto timeto to cast it aside But w we may today loday recall the truths of his life lite I V First that he w was s in the highest I sense the noblest work of God an hon honest honest honest est man We Ye may tell that through all aU his four score years he never cher cherished cherished cherished a base or unmanly thought that he never had a 8 thought for his hI fellow fellowmen fellowmen men save that he might be made bet better better better ter by being made happier bappler that he loved native land with as loyal a heart as ever throbbed More as 88 he h was cane called from one duty to another as one trust after nIler an another another another other was placed In his hands as God gave b ve him to see the right he performed his duty duh and executed the trusts in such a way that when the burden fell from him there was not one stain on his white hands So living tving he wound his heartstrings into inlo the hearts around aroundhim aroundhim him and our souls are deeply de plY a as 5 we WO extend to him the all aU nulls hails and the farewells today for poor human af affection affection will wUl have Us ts way This is not for tears rath rather er we can say our all halls and fare farewells farewells wells wens with a thought that it Is but that it should be so and that our brother if he had his way would not have it It different Dean Eddie th n made a a short but eloquent talk after af r h the casket was conveyed to the hearse by C O 0 Whittemore Henry R H M At Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson kinson C B Linnen Barnett Judge Thomas Thomos Marshal C L Haines and J 1 M L The rhe interment took toole too place at Mount Olivet |