JOHN G. BEERS

DIED FAR FROM HOME
JOHN BEERS PASSES AWAY AT PHILADELPHIA SUNDAY.
John Beers, a young man who went from this city a few months ago to
serve his country in the hour of need, died at a Philadelphia hospital
last Sunday. The word came here in a message to his parents. The young
man was a stoker, or fireman, on board the Algonquin, and served until
about ten days ago, when he was sent to the hospital from which he was
destined never to emerge in life. The stricken relatives have the
sympathy of a large circle of friends in this, their hour of bereavement.
The remains were shipped from Philadelphia this morning at 10:30 and are
expected to arrive here this evening, and the funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, October 19, 1898 P. 1
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WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS
Remains of John Beers Are Laid to Rest at Greenwood
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL GIFTS
Members of Company H Act as Pall Bearers--Services at Cemetery
With full military honors the mortal remains of John Beers were
laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery this afternoon.
The remains arrived in the city at 4:20 yesterday afternoon and
were met at the depot by the pall bearers and Co. H. The procession
proceeded to the home of Chas. Beers, father of the deceased, where
the casket lay until to-day. Funeral services were held at the house
at 2 o'clock this afternoon, conducted by Rev. Zenke of the German
Reform Church. The casket was covered with the colors of the ship
and the folds of the national flag. On the lid rested a number of
beautiful floral offerings from the friends of the deceased.
Conspicuous among these was an immense floral anchor, sent by the
officers and crew of the Algonquin, on which ship the deceased
served. At the conclusion of the religious services the funeral
procession formed, headed by a detachment from Co. H. By the side
of the hearse walked the pall bearers, all in full military uniform,
and immediately following was a second detachment from Co. H.
Relatives and friends in carriages followed to the cemetery, where
short prayers were offered by the minister, "taps" was sounded by
the company musician. Relatives, comrades and friends cast one last
lingering look and then all that was mortal of John Beers, patriot
and hero, was consigned to the bosom of mother earth, wrapped in
the folds of the flag he loved and in the service of which he died.
The pall bearers were all privates of Co. H; Chas. White, Nicholas
Ording, Ed. Scherer, Otto Schmidt, James Hempton, and Chas. Buenger.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, October 19, 1898 P. 5
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[bur. 10-16-1898/cause: appendicitis]