Seattle Buries Bailey Gatzert Under a Grave of Flowers

The obsequies of the late Hon. Bailey Gatzert were held yesterday in the parlors of the Rainier Hotel, and were attended by several hundred people, the number of pioneers and men and women prominent in public life and business being especially large. The ceremonies were according to the beautiful ritual of the Masonic order, of which the deceased was a member. A guard of honor had been maintained over the remains from 4 o'clock the preceding afternoon, composed of representatives from Eureka Lodge, No. 20, F. and A. M., and Lawson Consistory, No. 1, A. and A., Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction.

The casket was covered and the floor about it piled high with rich floral offerings, many being of rare beauty in design and composition. Among the most noticeable was a sickle made of jardine roses, blue hyacinths and white carnations, behind which stood a golden sheaf of ripe wheat. The piece was accompanied by a handsomely engraved card which bore the inscription: "Tribute to a Life in Nobility, Enterprise and Charity, from the Chamber of Commerce of Seattle." Another design was that of gates ajar, composed of lilies, pink and white roses and smilax, with a white dove upon the arch above the half-swung gates. This was the offering of the employees of the Schwabacher Bros. Company. The offering of the acting mayor and city council was a large anchor made of white and cream roses and smilax, with the word "Hope" lettered in blue hyacinths upon the base.

Just prior to 4 o'clock the Masonic bodies in full regalia arrived from their lodges and filed into the room where the remains lay. They were followed shortly afterward by Mrs. Gatzert, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schwabacher and Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kahn, the mourning relatives, for whom seats had been reserved alongside the casket. The ceremonies were conducted by J. H. Kunzie, acting master of Eureka Lodge, which had charge of the remains. The choir consisted of Mrs. Frank Seaman, soprano; Mrs. John P. Lyon, contralto; John Phillips, tenor, and Myron Grout, bass. After the choir had sung "Nearer, My God, to Thee," Acting Master Kunzie read from the ritual an invocation to God, after which he deposited upon the casket the white lambskin apron, the principal emblem of the order, and also twigs of evergreen collected from all the Masons present. The choir then chanted Biley's hymn and Mr. Kunzie bade an affecting farewell to the departed brother. "Abide with Me" was then sung by the choir, followed by the benediction.

The remains were then conveyed to the hearse by the pallbearers. The honorary pallbearers included Arthur A. Denny, John Collins, D. T. Denny, Thomas Burke, David Kellogg, Dexter Horton, E. P. Ferry, John Leary, Jacob Furth and Alexander McDonald. The procession formed with the honorary pallbearers in carriages, the hearse, the active pallbearers and Masonic officials on foot, Congregation Ohareth Sholom, the mourners, the acting mayor and city council, the Chamber of Commerce, employees of Schwabacher Bros. Company, members of Masonic lodges, and citizens and ladies in carriages.

The procession came down Marion to Third, to Cherry, to Front, to Columbia, to the Northern Pacific depot. Arriving there the various marching bodies and pallbearers drew up in double line, through which the casket was borne to the baggage room, and there deposited until the time of departure of the train for San Francisco. The floral offerings were brought down and piled up about the casket, and a guard of honor was mounted until the train left. At 8:45 the remains and floral offerings were placed upon the train to be taken to San Francisco, where they will be interred in the Schwabacher family plot. They were accompanied by Mrs. Gatzert and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schwabacher.

Both houses of the city council met in joint session yesterday afternoon with Alderman Daulton in the chair, to take action in regard to the death of ex-Mayor and ex-Councilman Bailey Gatzert. Aldermen Miller and Delegates Drew and Shields were appointed a committee to draw up appropriate resolutions. At a meeting of the Clearing House Association, all the banks being represented, resolutions were adopted deploring the loss of "our beloved friend and business associate" and tendering sympathy to his widow. The Ladies' Relief Society also adopted resolutions honoring his charitable work and sent a copy to Mrs. Gatzert, who is treasurer of the society. Before leaving for San Francisco, Mrs. Gatzert and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schwabacher left a card of thanks for publication, expressing "heartfelt gratitude" for the kindness and sympathy shown during Mr. Gatzert's illness and since his death.