, 1873-05-13
Chief JUSTICE CHASE,
Ihe Funeral Ceremonies at
Washington City.
Imposing Honors Paid to tho Deceased
Statesman aud Jurist.
Funeral Sermon by the Rev. DR..
Tiffany.

WAanmoroN, May l2.-prcphrationa for til
funeral Of tho Into Chief Justice Chase vor
COMPLETED s this ,uo,. morning. Tho senate o1ambe
VA vac naae ~ n,Aok ~ tho DOORWAY and gallery Il
sno 1oar Oh tho slco-pfesiaontB chair bcfnl
heavily draped, az wcro also tho ontrnncos to til
chamber. Tho galleries woro deueely lIlod a
IN oarly hour with nnoclatore md 1nnf,roas -
~ s5 Aou "4'A ePo'.a'ot', nnu Injurious
Puisons we're anap'e 10 OBTAIN an entrance
Ihe floor Of tho Senate was reservet
for specifically named otlicors and persons
who entered from tlme to time, and tool
Tho eeats assigned to thom. Among thea'
lions, including tho Ministers from Eng
land, Franco, Spain, Russia. Brazil, Turkey
Anrtria, and pern. and tho ac,,no f1oroo i
4g1;rs. ~ ra,nn .anat,'an III a. ..o,,.
n0""s' ~ ""p"n' 'obo.aef ".s. 'noi. fospoc'
ave seosetsftoB and attaches, al In plain droHs
Tho mcmbera Of Congress- present wcro Soma
vernont caaaor,,, nrs,+, 0or,l;n+, .na non
ss"aas..1. , So1eos, u.asn; cuue' 1a, @sa IVY
!oeout"u'e" fotter, nanaa' holnan' dafneld
and charlos ONeil, and Judge MoOalmont, oi
uors in tho pseomblaro. bonr ono Of tho o1ioaI
md ,,,ost i,,t,ato tria1,da ~ t1, ,so,.ad soats
Nue "eos '!,ou"e VI suo ua,e"oou oo.tse
"sfo oeoup!ca W 1ho onceis o1 tno 1espeet1Fe
houaes,, Judges Of THO United atasos Court
Of a,. Claims, Of tho Territorial Courts, and
a, large representation ot tho clergy
Ct tho District, tho Assistant eecrotariea Of
ssato, tho Treasury, and tho Interior, the As.
sstant Atsornoy.aeneral and the ABsist9nt
postmaster-d General, hoads Of bureaus in tho
several Departments Of tho Government, offlcerB
Of tho army and navy, the Council and House Of
pelegatea OF Territorial Legialatures, civil ofi.
eers Of. Territorial Gorernments and invited
friends.
At noon, tho Rov. DR.. Tiffany entercd at tie
man door, Tecitlng tho funoral SERVICES com.
meanoing, mo- ~ an TIE Resurrection and tho Life," "
III sScoomp9ned BY The pallboafess Admiral
montgomery Blair, Y: D. Gallagher, Chiof Jus
tce Casey, Judge sohloy, Of Maryland, DR.. Peter
SasRer, Mhitelaw Held, W. ". Corcorau, and tho
The cssRos, covered with flowors, was next
brought Into the chamber by tho co!orcd servants
OF tho Supreme Court, aud placed upon cata-
1aquo in tho aroa fronting the 8ecrotaries' dosk,
which was strung with floral wreaths, crosses,
being placed on tho Vfco-President's doBk. Next
entered President Grant, Secretaries Fiah Rioll-
ardson. Robeson, and ,Delano, Attorney-Gon
nrsl Williams, and Postmaster. General ores-
tive households and tho immediate relatiSess Of
the deceased, followed by tic colored servants,
male and female, in deep mourning.
:, The minister concluded his roading by tho
Cleaveland road = passage from tho scripture,
or after which tho Rev Dr fTifranv do1;vcrea
the funeral sermon. He said !: A prince aud 4
present snd tho whole country to common aor-
row. Noticing son,o Of tho salient points OF tho
character Of tho deceased, ho said Tho lato
Chief Justice was compotont for the rnastcrv nf
details, being remarkable tonaoIoua of the;r cnn.
clusions. "a wore mont men Win nrrvo Mt rosmlta
from loo;n rstl,or tl,an Sro,n i+.,;ti ~ 1eseso @
genial il npirit md Of renn hahta ~ 1ifo sna mn1
therefore his Iudicai decjelona annca1cd n bnt,'
the undoretnntlino md hoart ~ waa , 1ao5ar 5sr
Of tho aentimant If froodo hoforo i .s .nn,,s
lar, snd nut into naTtw n"tforns ~ "es sa}Poood
bY preadent Iincon Is aocrotsrv ~ tha Traa.
gury II beearno s dutv ~ f,,rsh y fhn a;,o,s ~
var An ernntv trcas"yv nant ~ 'nu nmnm1is "
transportation, no bounfios, no soldiers no auc-
special tranna md v a crnrorpe reA. .nd aIili
n, emutv traas,,rv was f,ile IT, arniea % ciatIod
Ind thn yaat arnensaa ns;i dur;nr1 nrotrscted
oiyil var The imnorfanca =, H. Warl. ~ tia
denartmont caujd nnt hc, ovorestmstna - Tha 1ta
Becretary Of Wnr was enahlod to 1,aya nj, tho
troops and snnl,ancea ha wantcd hnt v,thout s