Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-30
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Funeral obsequ.es of senator Foo'e.


Funeral GbsequseS of senator FOO'e.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Senate
galleries were denselY crowded to day to
witness The ceremonies consequent upon
the death of Senator FO0te. Hundreds Of
persons were unable to obtain admission to
the Senate, owing to the immense congre-
CATION of spectators. The Senators oceu-
pied seats on the left side of the Chamber.
At u o'clock, Lieut.. General Grant en-
tered in company with several other milf
tary gentlemen He was in plain citizens
dress. Justices of the Supreme Court were
announced, and took a position on the ex-
treme right. The President of the United
States, accompanied by all members of the
Cabinet, excepting Attorney General Speed,
next came in, and occupied one of the front
row of seats. Following these came the
members of the House of Representatives..
preceded by their officers. These having
been seated, the corpse was brought into
the Chamber, accompanied by the commit
tee of arrangements, namely: Senators Do
little, Anthony, Howard, Hendricks, Sher
man and Buekalew, and by the pail bearers,
Senators FessendeD, Harris, Johnson,
Guthrie, Lane (of Indiana) and Sumner, all
of them wearing white scaris, The coffin
was placed Immediately in front of the Sec
retary's desk. 1t was covered with black
ed with silver. The lid was adorned with
the choicest flowers, and bore plate with
the inscription of the name of the deceased
Senator, and the date of his birth and
death. The immediate relatives and family
friends OF the deceased occupied seats on
the left and in the locality of the coffin.
There were present, besides those already
mentioned, members Of the Diplomatic
Corps, oflicerA of the army and
navy, Mayor Of Washington, chief exc
cutives of bureaus and many others were on
the floor of the Senate. The President
of the Senate pro tenn, Mr.. Foster, presided,
and the Rev. DR.. Gray, Chaplain OF the SEN
ale, opened the exercises by reading appro-
pirate passages of Scripture, and by a
prayer of deep solemnity, in which he feel
ingly alluded to the distinguished character
Of the deceased, and the Christian virtues
which adorned his life, and imPloring the
Divine blessing on the President and his
advisors, so that they may derive wisdom
from above, the better to discharge the high
and responsible duties resting upon them.
Rev Byron Sunderland, a former chap
lain of the Senate, then took for his text the
psalm commencing Like as father pitieth
his children, so the Lord ptieth them that
fear Him." and then delivered an address,
in the course of which he said that in the
pastor of the deceased for many years, and
now he came as q humble servant Of the
State Of Vermont to tell the simple story Of
his going out from among US. From the
commencement of his last illness TO its close,
in order to show the condition Of the Sena-
tors mind, his religious faith and shape,
and his ideas and prospects OF future life,
the minister gave an account of the spirit
ual intercourse he had had with his
at seven o'clock the dying Senator expressed
desire to see once more the light OF the
sun in the Heavens, and the Capitol on
which it shOne, and where he had SO long
served the people of his State and country,
and where his associates were soon to as
semble. They lifted him up, his eyes were
already dim He sunk back on his pillow.
The words Of The I'D Psalm was read and a
so1ma prayer was delivered by one who
was dearest to him on earth. He called
her to his side and folded her in his arms,
asking Can this be death, has it come
alreedy?" Then looking with eyes of eeles-
tial radiance, and lifting up his hands he
said, al see it! I see the gates wide
open. Beautiful beautiful - and then
without pang he Immediately expired.
The minister inculcated the lesson that
divine grace vouchsafes ali. 1t nils the
mind with memorials the most lasting OF all
human experiences on earth. lie asked, IN
conclusion, who would not exclsim in the
Language of one of old, "Let me die the
death Of the righteous, and let my last be
like his.Y DR.. Brinton, chaplain OF the
House, made the concluding prayer, in
which he said that Senator Foote was more
than statesman and honest man-he was
Christian and the nobIest exhibition of
manhood this side of the grave He then
pronounced benedietion. The funeral ser
vices being concluded, a procession was
formed in the following order: s
/ The Chaplain of Congress for the oeca-
sion the physicians who attended the de-
ceased the Committee aof. Arrangements
and Pail Bearers the family and friends Of
the deceased the Senator and Representa-
tives from the State OF Vermonisand mourn
| ers; the citizens of the State Of Vermont );