Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-21
BURIAL OF SENATOR SHARON'S
WIFE.
Impressive Services in st. Mary
Cathedral--The Casket Buried BE
meath Floral Offerings.

| meath Floral Offerings.
| The funeral of Mrs. Maria Ann Sharon,
wife of Senator William Sharon, yester-
day, was the most imposing ever seen in
San Francisco. The large attendance of
people of all ages, sexes and conditions,
and the respect with which the solemn
ceremonial was witnessed, showed the
general and tender regard in which her
memory is held. The gloomy pageant
was as tastefully magnificent as the
strong affection of relatives, aided by
great wealth. could make it. The COR
geous drawing-rooms that only few
months ago were ablaZe with the lights
and Jewels of one of the most splendid
| weddings of the time. saw Yesterday and
the day before sadder sight. On Sun
day the remains, enclosed in an elegant
Barstox casket, trimmed with solid sill
yer, were laid in state in the back draw
ing-room.
THE CASKET
Rested upon a catafalGue raised from
the floor by a dais two steps in hight. The
columns supporting the adjacent arches
of the room were trimmed with smilax.
The floral ornamentation was By Meyor,
who performed similar, but more cheer.
full service, last November. They were
extremely elaborate and costly. On q
marble table at the foot of the coffin was
standing crown of rare white flowers.
A palm ornamented each corner of the
dais, placed on the lower step. \ mar
bic table at the head was covered with q
mass of hand bouquets of white roses, and
exquisite blossoms of the same hue. Just
above the lower step of the dais at the
foot of the coffin were three crosses of
white flowers. deliberately made, and
leaning in different directions. Just
above were fiat bouquets massed in semi
circle form on ground Of delicate ferns.
On a similar semicircular platform at
the head was
AN EXQUISITE WREATH,
Having a heart on one side and star on
the other. On each side Of the coffin
were two elegant vases, each one COL
tanning n basket Of flowers. \ long gar
land OF ferns. handsomely testooned,
star in each festoOn. encircled the cata-
falque and dais, ana another of the
same fashion passed entirely around the
coffin. \ dove was suspended immedi-
ately above the coffin. All the orna-
ments were of the costliest, camelias,
cape jasmins and gypsophila being
every where distributed intermixed with
roses, candytuft. heilotropes and all
beautiful flowers whose color made them
appropriate.
Yesterday morning, at 0 O'Clock the
Sharon mansion was thrown open to
those friends of the family who desired to
take last look at the remains. A crowd
h. 81 Ia hot
egress and ingress were almost impossible
Among those present were several Sisters
of the Sacred Heart and several of the
Dominican Brotherhood, to which a
brother of Mrs Sharon belonged. A few
prayers were said, and at 10 O'Clock the
casket was taken to the cathedral, the
following prominent gentlemen intimate
friends Of Mr. Sharon. acting as
PALL-BEARERs:
Stephen Franklin, J. p Hoge. VIC.
Ralston, J. d. Fry, E. l.. Goold,
Thomas Sunderland. Delos Lake, Henry
b. Williams, Thomas H. Holt, S. NJ
Wilson, Lucien Herman and James Free
born Here the coffin was placed on the
usual catafalque in front of the altar, and
SO covered with flowers i'll crosses, fes-
toons and boquets-many Of them gifts
of friends-as to be almost concealed
from sight. Every seat in the church |
was filled, the standing room occupied,
and the crowd, moving to and fro in I'M
easy undulatior, extended out through |
the roomy vestibUies into the street, and |
and covered the adjacent corners. The
intimate friends and relatives CT the |
family, and OF Frank L. NewlaId, SON. |
in-law OF Mr.. Sharon, who live in the |
State, we're all present. The wealthy |
and ari5tocratic clement Of the city was |
fully represented. The Board OF !
Brokers adjourned out of respec. 10 the |
occasion, and many We're present with |
their families.
EoEDEE's MAGNIFICENT REQUIEM
Was sung BY q full chorus led by pro
fessor Tcepke, consisting Of Misses |
Robert Eishon, Richards, McClozky, I!
Henry, Mrs Lovrie and Mrs. Toepke {; |
and tIesscs. Eel-nce, AIcElbinny, Doc |
hez, Smith, Miller, and Schultz. The /
musical portion Of the service ended |
with the 'Libera me" BY Eoeder. The |
funeral sermon by Archbishop Alemahy !
was a touching tribute to the virtues Of |
the deceased. The Archbishop was as
sisted in the performance Of the ceremony
by several of the clergy, a number Of |
Dominican fTiars and many acolytes. |