Show I c FUNERAL OF GOEBEL Body Lies In Chapel of the Frankfort Cemetery EXERCISES HELD IN RAIN Demonstration WIlD tho Greatest One Ever Socn in tho StaU Rain Came Down in Sheets while tho Service wore Being Held Over the B main at Xsntucliyo Dod Democratic leader Despite tho Storm n Great 1 Crowd was Pro nt Addresses tade by Blackburn and Others Frankfort Jt FIiBaIn came down In sheets today while the funeral service were beng hId over the body of Kentucky dead DemOJnille leader Tim morning dawned dark and threatening threat-ening but at 0 oclock tho clouds cleared away and tbo sun came out bright and brilliant and there was every promise of n pleasant day The prospect 1 shortlived however for just as tho hour for tho formation of Ibo funeral proceaslon arrived the rain began to fall slowly at fIrst but with ever Increasing rapidity and shortly after the hour of noon when the parade was on the march the Hood began to descend with Increased viciousness and continued all through the afternoon Tho exercises In the cemetery were conducted before n crowd much utnaller thou would have been tho < Asn had the weather been pleasant but they were carried out to tho letter and tonight the body of William Gocbel lies In the bapcl of tho Frankfort cemetery after one of tho creatcat funeral demonstra tons ever seen In this State An soon QI tho weather clears sufficiently the casket will bo consigned to tho grave FEAR OF TROUBLE It had been feared that there might arise trouble between tho soldiers In tho capitol grounds and tho Democratic partisans In tho lino pf march when tho parade passed the capitol square but nothing of tQ kind l occurred The eoldlcrH were kept 1 back on tho level with the front of the capitol building and a line of ncntrlca was posted in front of them to prevent them from going near the fence on tho HOUth Bile of the grounds at tho time the pare was passing tho oquare Orders had been Issued on tho Democratic side as well that no comments should be m deb de-b the men In the parade as they passed the grounds where Gov Gocbel received his death wound The wisdom pf tho commandorfl of the troops and that of tho Democratic leaders added I to the fact that for twentyfour hours all of the saloons had been closed en sibled tho day to pass without any exhibition I ex-hibition of feeling being shown on either side GREAT CROWD PRESENT I Early In the morning tho arrival of people to witness the funeral exercises began most of them In the early part of tho day coming In buggies from the Burroundlng country J3y the time the early trains had arrived the crowd wan I tinormoua Special trains Specln cAme In from ctmo Goorgctown and Lexington and C few other places not far from Frankfort but the laws crowds camo on the regu Je I trains from Louisville and Cincinnati Cincin-nati Fully 10000 people were on the I streets to watoh the funeral BODY LAY IN STATE The body lay In state In the parlor of the CapItol hotel until 1 oclock In the morning and more people viewed the remains this morning than yesterday morning and last night At times the Jum In tho doorway leading to the par pal lOre was too great for anybody to force a passage through The crowd was remarkably re-markably well behaved however and there wan not an unpleasant episode connected with the proceedings from frm first to last proceeding FUNERAL PROCESSION The procession began to form at 1 oclock on Wapplng street headed by hcalpd tho police force and members of the City Council city olllclals Grand Marshal David R Murray and his aides Then came n long column of member of different societies on foot Gov Goebcl was not a member of Goebl wa C mcmbCr any cccret organization but his father was n prominent Odd Fellow and the mem bers of that body turned out to do him honor None of the societies strongly were uniformed FLAGS AT HALFMAST Tho column moved promptly at noon nnd marched north on Wapplng street turning west on Broadway which would take them past the capitol grounds The rain was falling heavily nn the parade passed the ground and tho men were marching rapidly The front of the capitol building was cnplol bUiding covered cov-ered with soldiers who stood watching tho parade but save throe sentries at the gate there was none of them within COO feet of the street The Hag on the staff of the capitol building was at halfmast a LOOKING FOR GOV TAYLOR As the procession passed the exe U Live building every man In the parade turned his face toward It In the effort 060 It Gov Taylor was watching tho march There was no sign of life lCe there however thel although one of the windows was open and the curtains fully up Other windows In the build ng were filled with soldiers and some few civilians but there was no face at any of the windows of the Governors ofllcc MARCHERS DRENCHED I did not require fifteen minutes for the line of lne marching men to pass tho capltol Suns and all chance of trouble was over As the line reached Ann street upon which It was to turn I wa to aouth for the march past the Capitol hotel where the hearse and relatives of the dead leader were to take the places In the line there was C long wait of jiearly an hour The rain was comln down heavily and before long coming all the n1 marchers were drenched to the skin A few of them made runs for places on the sidewalk under awnings but the 01 majority kept their places In the street and patiently wnle for the word to worl advance The delay was caused by the services In tho parlor of the hotel which occupied more time than It was originally thought they would The services In the parlor consisted merely l of a reading of the scriptures by Dr Tallaferro of the Methodist church and a solo by Mcs Jessie B Caldwell Cndwel of Covlngton and a prayer by Dr SchmidtMARCH MARCH TO CEMETERY The march to the cemetery from the hotel began at 1 oclock The band struck up Nearer My God 1he Thee us It passed the south front of the hotel I ho-tel and Immediately after the band come carriages containing the honorary pallbearers mourning scarfs AH the of pallboarera black and wor draped across tho breast and their hats were wound with the same colors Then came tho citizens on foot and a long anl 0 JonS of carriages The string crlagM procession was fully one mile In length by the time wa the cemetery gate Wf reached tme THRONG AT CEMETERY Around the frcahlythrownup cay and open grave was gathered C throng 1 i of several thousand people who waited 1 patiently for hours In the midst of the I I i downpour for the funeral cortege to ap J I mar For Half an hour before the long procession reached the cemetery the rain camo down in a perfect deluge drenching everyone to the skin But through It all they waited and when finally the bCal stopped at the walk loading to the chapel the thousands present itQod silent and reverent ft the pallbearer slowly carried the casket ket t the porch of the little chapel l EXERCISES AT CHAPEL Tho rain tw coming down heavily at the consultation I time and after a hasty CDult tion I wo decided to postpone the burial and conduct the ceremonies from onuct tho step of the chapel As the casket f was placed on the supports on the porch o the chapel 0 quartette sang I IA WeJl With My Soul everyone t standing with uncovered heads as the beautiful words of the sons were heard through the cn f Rev William Stanley of Virginia standing over the casket then delivered deliv-ered 0 short prayer This was followed by the quartette who sang Nearer My God to Thee I Go BRIEF ADDRESSES MADE Rev L N Arnold an old and Intimate Inti-mate friend of Gov Ooebel spoke briefly I brief-ly of the earthly life of the dead leader and eulogized him as ana of Kentuckys irreatcst ons After a solo by Mrs Jessie Jes-sie Caldwell Rev Gilbert Schmidt delivered de-livered a short address In German Ho was followed by Rev E C Main In a short address Elder William Stanley followed In an eloquent tribute to Gov CJoi bel He spoke bitterly of the assassination speaking of the chagrin and mortification mortifica-tion In tho hearts of all that the leader of a people whose proud boast WO that they never feared to fare f foe or failed to defend a I friend should fall at the hands of a assassin SENATOR BLACKBURNS ADDRESS Senator Blackburn was then introduced I Intro-duced Thpre was much confusion when tho whitehaired Senator stepped forward I for-ward and he was finally compelled to stand on n table 8 that the throng 1 I might see him Ho spoke In part as follows Goebel Is dead but that which he stood for and that which he died for Htlll lives Somo men In their deaths render greater service to the cause they advocate than It were possible to do In life The shot that struck Gocbel down Bounded the deathknell of tin political organization of his opponents for all time In Kentucky and In its effects will reach to the limits of this land The I llorceness of the fight that had been I waged against him wngd aJlntl for mallcnancv and unfairness has no precedent the history I his-tory of our country Tin but Just to I him to say that the patient courage I tho forbearance and dignity that have marked tho conduct of his followers Wero largely due to tho example which ho had eel for them OBEY THE LAW Emulate his example Dedicate every effort and If need be life itself In the cause of right and Justice Be patent pa-tent be brave Obey the Jaw Under It demand your rights and never abandon aban-don tho struggle until Justice shall prevail pre-vail J beg that you will not mar the splendid record you have already made by any act of lawlessness or violence Show to the world that in this great commonwealth the law is supreme to the mob and In iho end nil 11 wrongs I wronls will bo redressed Twould be but poor satisfaction to aN the miserable toolu and Instruments made use of in his I murder give up theIr lives to an infurl I 1 ated populace Be patent and neither j I tho perpetrators nor the yet more guilty planners of this foul crime will escape I wi eSlQlle tho penalty that the law provides You need not fear for 0 failure of discovery No crime like this can he concealed This earth Is not large enough to hold Its perpetrators or Its Instigators in seclusion se-clusion Murder will out As Senator Blackburn continued and his stentorian voice rang out In hlH de nunciation of the shooting of Gov Goe bel and an ho stated that I wtjs not rot the work of a crank or t crazed asas sin murmurs of No and Thats i right came from the closelypacked I crowd while tears stood in the eyes of many of the grimfaced men within r hearing of his voice GOV BECKIIAM SPEAKS At tho conclusion of Senator Black burns speech Got Becl ham was In troduced to make tho closing address He too was compelled to climb to the table placed at the sldo of the casket before the clamors of the crowd ceased Coy Beckham was listened to with ceae the closest attention and a with his face flushed and his voice trembling with emotion he concluded tremblng appeal to tho people of the State to support him In his announced Intention to carry out the policy of Mr Goebel applause was heard for the first time Rev Loula Wallace of the State peni tentiary then pronounced the benedic ton As he finished the quartette sang America and the body was taken within the chapel Guarded by a strong force of deputy sheriffs armed with rllles It will remain there until wIh weather clears when It will be carried to the grave prepared for It and burled |