THE LATE COLONEL GORTON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 705, 3 January 1910, Page 4

THE LATE COLONEL GORTON.

MILITABY FUNERAL. \\ ■ - (By; TelegraDh.-^finecial; Corresnondent.) ''' : Marton, January 2* , v. ine' late Colonel Gorton was'accorded" a - military; funeral to-day. v It was the largest- . funeral. - remembered' -• in thoKangitikei - district. The casket- . was. t)orne to the-, gun-carriage "by a -detach.^e;New . Zealand; Permanent • under-' Major. Hume and -Lieut. ' ■ ' btandish, and- there' were' wreathi ; and messages from all. over' New Zealand, • in- i. eluding one :.from His; .the .. Governor, and one : from ?the Prime Minis-•: f ■ tor.Captain Gathorne-Hardy was • pre^Y • sent, and. the Ministry was represented v ; V' / , by .tho • Hon. v Jas. Can-oil. The' great . both .'military arid: civilian, v testified .to tho universal. esteem in which ; ; ..,V ; the late Colonel Gorton was held. •. Among those' ,whosent' floral .tributes . , ; V . were, the following:—Captain and . '. Hewett (Palmerston), Mrs. D. G. Riddifowl (Marton), Miss Rennet' (Marton)i - ' • • Ml'., , Mrs., and Miss Wilde (Marton), Mr., - x5?«l Mrs. W. P. G. Levin' (Greatford), * . Manawatu ..Golf ■ Club (if ■ .whioh; Colonel;<.',i t Gorton-.was at .one tim&"precsidont;". and - ■ • : a most..enthusiastic', player,V Mr., Lionel . Abraham, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cooper. (Palmerston), Mr. L. Berry'(Welliugton),'' .Mrs. : Willis, "Woortendcan," Greatford, ■ 1 Mr.. L. M. Taverner, Mr. John Stevens, " r ex-MLP.y >and at one time > partner with 'v- v, deceased; Mr..and Mrs.- J. M. Jo'hneon : : (Palmerston),' Mr. and Mrs. R. -S. Abraham (Palmerston). : Tho Maoris of Parewanui 'sent , a.' mht, accompanied : with a ' ' -. ; inemoriam message in. Maori,'.the inter-, pretation; of which was as follows;—" For - ;: . our, great and elder, friend, who has returned this day .to the distance beyond " '• with; the spirits."; The Rangitikei-Ra'cingi' v Club also ;.forwarded:;\a'\beautiful : i ; : : emblem; deceased having'been president' , '• '..of; the', club for i over 'fifteen.: years. . • Since the sad intelligence "of th«,colonel's death was announced, numcr- ' ,ous messages, .of 'sympathy were 'received j'ij-: from friends:in n..l parts of the Dominion.' as.\ well -.as'.'fromljbthers.': outside '.;it.?;. All->j'.; X theae - were;'cduchikl: in' te'rmstof affection^?^f':;*' -.' : ate. ;remembrauce'i.and. : ..deepest' ; :The' Governor's piivate secretary 1 ;.".' ■ ;. am-, directed..by-.His Excellency; V ' tho Governor to stale that he .hu • learned- with mixed''• feelings of ,:.thß'.:';.'.'.„. death• of Colonel Gorton— at the loss of so noteworthy, a figure, . •' but relief to know , lie as no longet l . : ■?; suffering,;- : His Excellenoy,; desires to'. convey 1 his'sympathy to: Colonel Gor- ; ton's i relatives.'? - W Mrs. J. .' G.. Wilson's message i ; . v. - "Deepest sympathy.from all. We montn 1 our dear old; friend, ljut not- his. release.v : from;.,sufferiflg.'S,i,;':: ■ Mr. John Stevens, an old ,partner, sent ; ' ~ the i folio wing :-v Please allow riio.'to ten-.:. . der to yourself aiid fufeily my most'sin-" ' J. cere; any deepest condolence.in your., /. ■ sad bereavement." ■■'''•■!■ iffpi' One of,'tho,first messages to arrivo:w4a - one from' tin, old comrade at - New. Ply- > ■ : mouth,. whicli read -.—"Deeply, regret to ; . hear of -Colonel Gorton's death. ; Plea6o- -. , , accept sincere, 'sympathyi" \ This :^as;^ from • Mr.- Thos. Furlong,-, late - of- jthe. U--';". 2?lh Regiment.• Aalmei'stori:President: ;>l^raphed^y:.:i>;i-;; "Please accept assurancef of 1 ;mjr 5 hi^hesl^^v regards for join late father as a citizen, man, and soldier, and' sympathy at, his 'severe', sufferings;'' j r i b, . From tho-president: of-tho Palmerston Chamber :■'■ of Commerce :^"Sin(»re : :Bym-;.<;-;;- . pathy to-you and'familV .in the;irreparable! loss.- of a ■ great and . .true wall' and . • ~... '.good'^frieiid." The German Cbnsuli'Mr..:F. RtnilVWa- - iigaliui,' telegfaphed:p'^6 : 6ehd ; est - s}-mpathj ; • in' - the ' ii-reparaolo . • loss .- •.' which you have ; sustained- by .-tho ■ death.:, o£ your ; 1 ;o6uhti'ySsVell f .^ahd;*':iinll:^bß;;;miK6d^^'.-^ The ortlei 1 of tho procession wM as i , follows:— •l^illery>. : i(Weilingtb&fr'i; i Martm> Ban'i: : Vas-r;« ! jgf. ; .' 'sisted. > Vy'.:;severalv".mdmbers of -.i thei hgaiiui r Garrisoni ■ underthe: Mi. J C Ci'ean, the gun-carnage, chief ' mournVrs.v; MoSsrs.','.Nbrmah;--L^Ue'vahdv^.\:i r .-' 1 ; in-law; and-: Captain-Edwin, R.N.- \Then followed-relatives,theßoyalßifles,nnder.; 7 '... ■ Captain-Batten i Feilding; Mounted Rifles, ( : under Captnin : Levin ; and Lients.. : Dick. • , andTaylor; : several .officers- of y.outeid® ■>. . coips, jfncl ichicles, hoiscs, and pedestrians. from all-parts of • tho . West CoasU, ;■ .. iThe; ineaxly"two ihiles vin^ length Befoie jthei burial a 6hort ser- ■ vico :Was;hcldVatJStsMaftin's ? ;Gredtf6rd,;f:H;f; : " ; ; and tho service at the graveside was im- : '.- .- pressively* conducted-'by the. Rovi' Mr. Sola, 'and ,the, Permanent Artillery-fired ~ : three,,volleys, : :;'whilo : Trumpetef ■'!Nicholaa; :■;. sounded '"I'lio Last • Post." . The coffin .'. was : : homo to the graveside uy Messrs. yJ E. "Wilson, W. F. G. Levin, L. M. . ;Taverner, R.:vAldworth; Lionel Abraham, and II; S.',Abraham. .The casket,'- which i\-V■; was-of- oiled;nmu,. with plain nickel fur- ; hishipgsi ;bore ; the.- inscription :-r'"Edward Corton Aged 72 Died December SO, 1 :-1909:?j^^^ : Vv A";: