Show HONOR TO ALTGELD All Classes Join in Final I Tribute and Mr Bryan Speaks at the Grave CHICAGO CHICAG March 17 Representatives 17 of all an classes of people joined in ina ina ina a final tribute of to ex v John P P. Altgeld who was purled burled InGra in inGra Gra Graceland eland c cemetery m In In ac accordance with the wishes of Mrs l Altgeld ld there vas was no mili military tary display For two hours hours in in the morning before the casket was sealed a steady stream of people viewed the body as it lay In state Along the line of march which extended extended ex ex- tended tended- from the library to Lincoln park the streets were crowded with men menU women and children in in whose hearts Mr l Altgeld had nad found a place The funeral procession was headed by bya a platoon of police There There- were five di divisions di- di visions The family Gov Go Yates his ii rr members is of the the die dieL Legislature L the Cook county judiciary members of the county board county officials and city officials made up the first The second division was made up of the United Turner societies the third a number numb r of political cal odies bodies while organized organized organized or or- labor b bodies dl s formed the r fourth The fifth division n was composed of civic and fraternal societies Boer Boar sympathizers sympathizers sympathizers the Altgeld legion Henry George association and hundreds of citizens William William- J J. J Bryan served sered as one one of the honorary pal bearers At t the grave where several thousand people had assembled Mr 1 Bryan Dryan paid the following following- tribute to Mr Altgeld r This sad as it is would be Infinitely more moie ad if we were committing committing committing commit commit- ting to the earth all that there ther was of ou our departed friend But t th better part of him whom we knew knee as Altgeld survives sur sur- vives the grave As As- the bird escaping from Its cage enters a large world so soth o othe th the influence of the deceased Js ts broadened broad- broad ten len ened d rather than narrowed by his death He has proved how great are are the possibilities possibilities pos pos- under udEr our Institutions Born in another land he has demonstrated what one can do unaided if he has Ideals and anda a a. purpose S |