The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-24

/ The Snaden Death Of Hon. Jno. y. Mason.
The sudden death OF Hon. Jno. y. Mason, "
/ s. Minister to France has been noticed q
correspondent OF the New FORK Express
writing from Paris, on Monday, Oct 80, gives
The following par ticuiars of the sad event:
,,has long been the custom of many of ohf
| copntrynlru resident or TRANSIENT sojohfners
~ paris 10 present their respects 10 the MIN
! ister OF she United States on SUNDAY evening
/ A large company OF ladies and gentlemen din-
I ad al Judge Mason's house yesterday. and
! never had the hospiiable host appeared more
1 CAV or In better spirits. At about III O'Clock
| ia the evening. the Judge retired, in accord
/ ancs with his almost invariahie habit. Al
about o'clock in the morning, mrs mason.
hearing means in her hus bands room, rose
and went to see what had happened. She
found the unfortunate man laboring under n
terrible attack OF apopiexy, ana ent1reiy IN
sensible tn what was going on around him.
The alarm was given and the nearest medical
mid instantly summoned. DR.. Bigelow, the
fafnily nbysican was also soon in attendance,
and every means in mortal power was en-
ployed to stay the progress OF the disease. All
was however, in vain. After eight hours
dreadful suffering. accompanied by incessant
| yomitings of blood, death put an end TO the
struggle.
The funeral services of the distinguished
deceased took place on the 5th inst, at the
| American Chapel in the Rue de Berri. The
| same correspondent says
The church was very full. Never have /
seen here so large an assem- olage of Americans
US assembled on this occasion, to pay last tri-
butte of sorrow and respect TO the memory OF
the departed statesman. Among those present
was a large number of ladies. Such members OF
The Diplomatic Corps are in Paris attended,
aad the person of the Emperor was represent
ed by one of the Masters of Ceremonies be-
longing TO his Maiestys household. The Court
is at Biorri,z, far from the capital, and intel
Iigence of the death of the Minister of the
United States did not reach the Emperor until
Il late hour. a Geographic message was re-
ceived from him. shortly before the ceremony
was to take place. ordering military honofs 10
| he paid the deceased, and a battalion OF lnfan-
! try accordingly appeared At the church, one
| company forming in the asles. and the re-
mainder being drawn up facing the edifice,
| outside. A battalion of cavalry was also 10
| have assisted, but the order came too late.
The body of the deceased was embalmed on
| "Wednesday and enclosed in a leaden collin
| In the church it was placed under the pulpit,
| The head beneath the sacred desk, and covered
| with the American flag and garlands OF flowers.
Our two cIergymen. Lamson and Seeley, OIL
| ciated The beautiful ana impressive service
| Of the Episcopal Church for the Burial of the
| Dead was read by the Rev. Mr.. Lampson, after
which the Rev. Mr.. Seeley pronounced q brief
| funeral discourse, and the ceremonies termi-
mated. None of the female members OF Judge
| Mason's family Were present.
Last evening the body of the deceased left
| Paris for fIaVre, under charge of Mr. Iohn Il.
| II will he deposited in Havre until arrange
| ments can be made for its transportation to the
| United States either by the Ocean Z ueen. next
Wednesday, the 12th instant, or by the Ara9o,
| on the following Tuesday.
Another letter alluding to the funeral cere-
| monies says
| The Government sent 10 the funeral 2 de-
! tachment OF $50 soldiers of the Tween ty-elghth
| Regiment of the Line, commanded by Il chiet
| Of battalion. Soldiers were placed mp ana
down the asles of the church during the ser
vice and each time the congregation rose TO
sing. the captains voice was heard over all
shouting TO his men, shoulder arms! - AND
| again rs the hymn ceased, and the cohgrega-
| ton sat down. Ground arms !. was heard,
| and the muskeIs came down on The stone moor
| with a simultaneous clang that staftlea the
! audience and rang through the Yaulted ROOF
with more effect than the deep notes OF Inc or
gan. This novel method of increasing the So
! IDENTITIES Of n funeral occasion broke IN slhgu-
! larIy upon the previous habits OF the aiIltFl-
can part of the congregation, or al least mat
nart,of il not accustomed 10 seeing funerals OF
| hirh official perSuns in France. l his Is, now
! ever the French method of showing honor 10
| the dead and must be received as Il compIl-
ment incongruuUs and inappropriate as II ap-
! pears .,,
Mr. Mason leaves Il widow and ten children.
| OF the latter four are married. a married ana
| unmarried SON. and two married daughters
ike in Virginia Mrs. Anderson, three un-
married daughters between the ages ofslXteen
and twenty. and two sons under fifteen, are i'll
Paris.