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Funeral Ct John Quincy Adams.
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Correspondence o. The ~ York Journal Of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26
The funeral of the late ex-President Adams was
celebrated to-day, with great soemnity and every
manifestation of deep feeling. A more Impressive
scene was never witnessed in this cy-not even at
the funeral of General Harrison The occasion was,
however very different from that. The feeling of the
public though solemn, was not on this OCCASION one
Of gloom; and the object appeared to be, less to
press grief at the happy death, than admiration of the
iustrious lite of the departed patriarch,
According to aAorder from the War Department,
minute guns were fired from sunrise till II o'clock.
Tho Executive Departments We're put in mourning,
and many Of the private buildings in Pennsy vaniu
Avenue were also hung with black. The stores were
closed and all business suspended The various So
cietieS and public bodies commenced forming at O.
clock, and moved towards the Capitol under military
escort. The crowd in and around the Capitol was I'M
precedened. Many people had come in from the
country around to witness the ceremonies A large
portion of The Legislature of Maryland and many citI-
zens from Annapolis and Baltimore were present.
At ten minutes before IL o'clock the Speaker called
the House to ORDER at which moment the bell on Cap
ito Hall commenced its solemn tong as the signal
for the commencement of the ceremonies. The Pres
dent of the United States and Heads of the Depart
ments entered the hall-the former taking his seat on
the right of the Speaker. The Judges Of the Su-
preme Court in their gowns; the Officers of the Ar
my and Navy, in full uniform; the Foreign Ministers
and their suites in splendid costume, followed and
took their seats upon the right and left of the in
front of the speakers chair The Senate of the Uni
ted States then entered with the Vice President, the
latter taking his seat on the Speakers left Mr.. C.
F. Adams and others of the family, and friends of the
deceased, occupied range of seats provided for them
at the left of the area.
| After prayer Of some minutes, Senators Webster
and Davis and the Massachusetts delegation, as
moumers, in black scarfs and bands, entered the hall
preceding the cofin which was brought in, in charge
Of the Pail Bearers and the Committee of Arrange
ments. The coffin was placed on a bier in the area
in front of the Speaker. After depositng the coffin
those who had it III charge remained standing around
it for number Of minutes in impressive silence, while
the whole assembly rose.
The coffin, which was of lead, enclosed in mahog-
any, was silver mounted and covered with black silk
velvet trimmed with silver silver heart-shaped
plate, decorated with spread-eage, bears the follow
ing inscription, which written at the request OF
the Massachusetts, delegation, by DANIEL WEBSTER
! to witt
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
Born,
An inhabitant of Massachusetts, July II, 1867,
Died,
A citizen of the United States,
In the Capitol at Washington,
FEBRUARY 90, 1913,
Having served his country for half a century,
And
Enjoyed its highest Honors.
The hangngs over the Speakers chair were sus-
pended in black as also was the figure of History
over the principal entrance, and the portraits of Wash
ington and Lafayette, &c.
The Chaplain of the House, the Rev Mr. Gurley
opened the service with prayer. This was followed
by solemn dirge sung by choir, in the Ladies
Gallery. An appropriate address was delivered by
the Chaplain, occupying about fifty minutes, The
closing hymn sung BY the choir, and the filera
procession was then formed moving through the Ro-
tundo to the East Portico of the Capitol, whore the
carriages were in waiting.
The funeral car, though simple was very tasteful
and elegant The Bier was decorated with funeral
urns and the canopy the coffin was surmounted
by Eagle the whole being covered with velvet and
Grape. The car was drawn by six elegant horses
caparisoned in black, and led by grooms in white
scarfs
The funeral cortegc preceded by troop of horse
and battalion of infantry, moved in long and impos-
ing procession to the Congressional Cemetery. The
coffin was there deposited in the receiving vault after
the performance of the burial service Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.