The New York herald., 1873-05-05
JAMES BROOKS,
Born Portland, Maine, November 10, 1910
Died in the City of Washington April 80, 1879

crowd moving in single file, anc they passed up to
the altar and around into the main aisle, and 40
through the main entrance OF the church.
THE MANHATTAN CLUB,
Of which deceased was member, the Tammany
SS1cs the USn me ts
National House of Representatives, haA sent com
mittees to attend the funeral, all OF whom were In
minutes before the beginning Of the services. The
different New York daily journals were repre-
sented by some OF their attaches, and the entire
press, the latter wearing appropriate
BADGES OF MOURNING,
also attended the services.
The choir consisted OF s. P. Warren, Organtst;
Mrs. Oliver, soprano; Mrs. Barclay, c0ntraltO;
George Simpson, tenor, and Mr.. Pickett, OF Christ
The remains OF the deceased were brought from
Washington in the special charge OF the Doorkeeper
OF Congress, Mr.. 0. S. Buxton and Mr.. John T.
Chauncey, an old employe of the House. The Hon.
Samuel j. Randall, OF Pennsylvania; Governor Nc
Cormick, OF Arizona; Hon. J. H. Sloss, Of Alabama,
and Hon. Mr.. Merriam OF New York, came on as .
committee from the House OF Representatives, 70
attend the funeral; M the remains s. We're brought
vEsTRY OF GRACE CHURCH,
where they remained during the night and were
then placed In the southern nave by Sexton Brown
and his assistants. The seats on both sides OF the
main aisle were reserved for the pail bearers the
delegations from the different bodies who
had resolved to attend the ..,t funeral .c..
Charles OConor, Augustus scheIl, Arthur Lsary,
benjamin. F. Manierre David Dudley Field, Erastua
p Jusce Jon William
Roberts, r. ]. Mcmillan and other we-kn0wn
citizens. The pall bearers were as lolows:-
THE PAIL BEARERS.
william Tracey, Richard Schell,
Cornelius Du Bois, Royal Phelps,
Horace f. Clark, Francis Sklddy,
AT q few moments after two O'Clock the beM Of
Grace church began to toll solemnly, as the Rev.
Henry E. Potter, the rector and the Rev. Robert
Holden attred in white surplices and having
white scarfs fastened across their shoulders,
then in charge s Of the pabearers at the southern
sss Ss ,as ssss the ss eemass nss
or ported ls; on sne arm Of her eldest SON.
lad OF eighteen or nineteen years. Miss Virginia
Brooks leaning on the arm Of her uncle, the Hon.
wife Mrs Mary Nelson IA daughter OF Mr.. James
Broeks) and several other relatives of the family.
Then followed the different bodies and committees
THE RECTOR AND HIS ASSISTANT
chanted as fOllows
II am the resurrection and the life, saith the
Lord; he that believeth In Me, though he were
dead, yet snail he live; and whosoever lveth and
believeth in Me shaI! never die."
II know that my Redeemer ltveth and that He
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And
though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet
myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not
another"
1--WE brought nothing into Cn1S world, ana IL -
certain we can carry nothing out" &c.
AT THE FOOT OF THE ALTAR STEPS,
on trestle, and the clergymen stood inside OF the
chancel, facing each other. while the organ burst
forth into the resonant and grandy-swelling Thir-
ty.ninth psalm beginning with tn the I'm lines % -.
my days, that I may be certified how long have to
A.9i .Behold, Thou has made my days as 1t were
span long, and mine age Is as nothing in respect Of
Thee; and verify every man living Is altogether
vanity"
At this moment the scene in the church was q
solemn and beautiful one. From the glowing rose
window above the altar darted
LANCES OF FIRE,
the sun beaming and making a brilliant back
ground and from the lozenge-shaped panes Of
glass In the nave and chancel, which sparkled with
the hues OF sapphire royal purple, emerald, Jas
per, gold and amber, to the bowed heads In the
Congregation, the eye glanced to the organ loft
and to the casket covered with flowers, and finally
rested on the surpliced clergymen, the picture be-
ing one in It's ensemble that could not have been
witnessed IN any other metropolitan edifice than
The assistant clergyman Caev. Mr.. Holden) then
read the lesson from the fifteenth chapter OF the
FIRST Epistle OF st. Paul to the Corinthians and
| twentieth verse -
snow is Christ risen from the dead and become
the first fruits OF them that slept. For, since by
man came DEATH by man also came the resurrec-
tion of the dead. For as In Adam all die even 50
| In Christ shall all be made alive"
OF CASTING HANDFUL OF EARTH
on the coffin was then performed by the minister,
just as am-withOut one plea,
But that thy blood shed for me-
And that thou bidd'st me come TO thee.
q, Lamb Of God, come.
A PRAYER WAS SAID
by the rector, and then the choir sung:-
al heard voice rom heaven, saying unto me.
write, from henceforth blessed are the dead who
die In the Lord; even saith the spirit, Iof tney
rest from their abors.n The solo was sung oy nj:
George Simpson. The Lords Prayer was then saio
and the relatives and family took parting glance
at the features Of the husband ana "a ia'nSa.
and the last Sites OF religion ana re-
specs having been paid TO ams,ns the clay vefs o.
CapprrD DOWN THROUGH CHANCEL AND NAvR
to the main door as the mournful tones & OF beetn-
ovens funeral march were played. Tney were
placed by reverent hands In the nearse, taken
rom the church. followed by long IRAN nno q, sor-
rowing friends in carriages, and were nnaiIy m
ferred in Greenwood Cemetery. where now tho
onrnalist may rest from his labors forever.
MURDEROUS AFFRAY IN JERSEY OITY.
At one O'Clock yesterday morning an inonensive
man named Patrick Cushing was passing the cor
80 ~ Monmouth street and Railroad avenue.