Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-02


States until the office is filed by the
next election. Senator L. w. Ferry,
of Michigan, is the President pro
tempore, and is therefore now Vice.
President.
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FUNERAL or vlcE.FREsIDEN" WILSON.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 26.-The
funeral of Vice-President Wilson took
place in the Senate chamber at half
past ten clock this morning. Although
The weather was very unfavolable the
crowd in attendance was great and
many were unable to gain admission to
the building after ten O'Clock. The
Senate chamber was heavily draped in
mourning, aud Immediately in front
of the VicesPresiients table the cata-
talque was placed. The desks all hav-
ING been removed from the chamber
seats, were arranged on the floor for
the President and cabinet, Supreme
Court, members of Senate and House
of Representative and other prominent
persons. At 1Ol the judges of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
headed by Mr. Middleton, their clerk,
entered and were assigned to the front
row of seats on the right Of the Vice
Presidents desk AT 1922 the body
was taken from the rotunda to the
Senate chamber, preceded by Rev DIR.
Sunderland chaplain of the Senate, Ser
ueant, atsArms French, the committee
Of arrangements and the pa,l-bearers,
and followed by the relatives Of the
deceased, among them his brother, Mr.
Goliath, and his wife.
TIE CAsKET.
The casket was carried by twelve
soldiers, and as soon as 1t was placed
on the catafalqne prepared for Its
reception two priyates OF the marine
corps, il full uniform, took position al
the head and foot, and stood ''at rest
throughout the entire service. Numcr
Gus crosses and crowns of W hite flowers
were placed on the coffin. having been
sent to the capitol this morning by
various friends Of the deceased AS
the body was brought into the chamber
all persons upon the floor arose, and
Rev. Dr. Sunderland read the passage,
Lord, make me to know Thy ways,
&c, and other. selections from the
Scripture.
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE.
Soon after the casket was placed on
the catafalque the President, accompa
MED by Secretaries Fish, Bristow,
Belknap, Robson and Chandler, ems
tered, and were assigned to the front
row of seats opposite to those occupied
by the Supreme Court. all of whom
were clad in their robes of Office. The
committee of arrangements and the
| Massachusetts committee occupied seats
Immediately in the rear of the Supreme
Court, and behind them were seated
nearly all the members of the diplo
matte corps, headed by Sir Edward
Thornton, who is the deacon or oldest
continuous member of the corps. and
behind them were citizens of Massa~
chusetts temporarily residing IN Wash-
ington. On the other side Of the
chamber the relatives of the deceased
were seated, in the rear Of the Pres
ident and cabinet. and next to them
members of the Senate and House Of
Representatives.
Among others on the floor of the
Senate were Adjutant General Town
send, Quartermaster General Ingalls,,
| Judge Advocate General Dunn, Gem
erals Pelouse, Van Vliet, Meyer, Barnes,
Humphreys. and other army officers,
ex~Attorney General Williams, Cons
missioner Pratt, Frederick Douglass,
and many others of prominence. The
chair of the Vice President was heavily
draped in mourning, and of course was
left unoccupied. T. w. Ferry, of
Michigan, president pro tempore of
the Senate, occupied a seat at the
clerks desk. The officers of the Sen.
ate and committee of arrangements
wore white silk lashes, held in place on
the left shoulder i'll a black and white
rosette In spite of the very inclement
weather the larger part Of the audience
was composed of ladies. Among those
in the diplomatic gallery were Mrs
Grant, Mrs. Fish, Mrs Belknap and
Mrs Brlstow All things being in
readiness Mr.. Ferry announced that
appropriate services would now be per
formed Rev. DR. Sunderland, stand,
ing at the clerk s desk, then read some
more brief selections of Scripture. after
which Rev. DR.. J. L. Rankin delivered
the discourse.
Rev. XIV: "And / heard a voice
from Heaven saying unto me, write,
blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord, from henceforth. Yea, saith the
Spirit, that they may rest from their
labors, and their works do follow
them"
All that is mortal of Henry Wilson,
Of Massachusetts, Vices President of
the United States, lies in deaths still
ness before us. The nation pauses in
her grief beside bis open grave. Her
great men, her chief captains, her
mighty men every bondman that was
and every freeman that is, brings some
tribute of honor and of love to lay
upon his dust. The nations emblem,
which his twenty years of public ser
vice contributed SO much to leave full
high advanced, aye, to cleanse of every
stigma and shame in the worlds eye,
and in the eye Of posterity, droops
tenderly above him. In this honored
place, whose chief seat is row vacant,