The daily gazette., 1880-05-04


tine, and a number of city officers, pro-
ceeded to the r., W. u B. depot, where
hey boarded special car, and were
taken TO Perryville on the 1856 train.
Here they crossed the river to Havre de
Grace, and awaited the arrival of the
express train from Washington, on
which the remains of Col. WIN. Hem
phil Jones were being conveyed to Will
IningtOn.
Meanwhile, funeral services over the
remains of Col. Jones had been held In
Washington, during the morning, at the
late residence of the deceased, No. l015
ii street, N. w. Rev. DIR. Elliott, of
the Church of lbe Ascension, and Rev.
Theodore Nyncoop, OF the Western
Presbyterian Church (s0n of a former
pastor OF the First Presbyterian Church,
this city, OBLIGATED The services were
attended by the Committee OF Ways
and Means of the House of Representa- a.
tivts, OF which the deceased was Clerk,
the Washington Alumni Association of
Yale College, headed by the venerable
Peter Parker, ex-Mnister to China,
Hon. j. Proctor Knott and Hon. j. G.
Carlisle, members OF Congress from
sury Department, and a number Of
Senators and Representatives, besides
numerous personal and family friends
of the deceased. A number of beauti-
ful floral tributes were sent, including a
magnificent cross, a star and an an.
| chor.
The remains were conveyed to the de-
pot by the following pall-bearers: Sena-
tors Bayard and Salisbury, Represen
tative Martin, Hon. Sami j. Randall,
| Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tIves, Hon. j. K. Chalmers, of Missis-
sipp, John McIlhone, official reporter OF
the House of Representatives, j. w.
Maury and Hon. ID. w. Mahon, former
| ly First Auditor of the Treasury De
partment. Those who accompanied tho
remains TO this city were the widow and
daughter of the deceased Rev. Mr..
Wyncoop, Hon. e. l.. Martin, Mr.. Nc
llhone, Mr.. Mahon, and Messrs. Web.
ster and Bacon, family relatives.
AT Perryyille, the Wilmington party
boarded the train, and formally received
the Washington delegation, portion OF
whom were escorted TO the Councils
special car and conveyed therein to Will
mington.
AT the depot in this city the remains
were met by large concourse of rela.
tives and friends. The body was taken
from The car by the following pall-bear.
ers: Hon. VIM. G. Whteey, Henry
g. Turner, Esq, Francis N. Buck, Will
liam Bush and George w. Bush. The
funeral cortege was unusually long, EN-.
braclng between thirty and forty car
riages. As the procession passed up
French street, the bell at the City Hal
was tolled, and the flag at the Friend.
ship engine house was displayed at half.
mast, draped with black.
At the cemetery the coffin was deposl.
ted in the family vault, near the old
church building, close to Market street
The services were brief, but impressive.
Rev. Mr.. Wyncuop delivered a short ad.
dress, thanking the assembled friends
for their coming out to express their re-
gard for the memory of their dead friend
He then read the church burial service,
a fervent prayer was offered by Rev. DR.
| Nixon, of Central Church, and with al
appropriate benediction by Rev. Mr.
| DuVal, of the First Presbyterian
Church, the services closed. The friends
then took their last look at the remains
and the funeral of Col. VIM. HemphilI
Jones was over.
OF the delegation that accompanied
the funeral from Washington. Hon.
ID. W. Mahon was a warm and intimate
friend of the deceased. He was in the
Treasury Department when Col. Jone:
entered official life at Washington, anC
their intercourse continued unbroker
for full thirty years. Mr.. Mahon wa.
first Auditor, and Col. Jones, at one
time was second Aaditor of the Treas
ury Department. On Col. Jones death
Mr.. Mahon prepared the following
sketch of his friend, which was publish
ed in the Washington Sunday Chron-
icie:
MI Jones died at 1915 o'clock a. nj.
April, 30, 1850. He Was born at vii
mingon, Delaware, October 26, 1911
and at the time of his death had wei
nigh filled the allotted period of human
lite. He was literally educated gradu-
ated at Yale college, studied law will
Hon. Joseph K. IDgeisolI, in Philadel-
phia, and, after his admission to the
bar, prac.iced his profession in the courti
of Delaware, his native State. At al
early period of his manhood, Mr.. Jone!
acquired prominent and influentia
position in the Democratic party. Ill
represented New Castle county in the
Leg stature, held the Office of Secretary
of State under Governor Bennett, after
ward was mayor of Wilmington. Ill,
ran as the Democratic candidate fol
Congress for the State, when the Viii.
party was predominant, and was de
teated by less than a half dozen votes
Mr.. Jones accepted position in tn,
Treasury Department of the United
States rendered by Hon. James Guthrie
then Secretary, from which he wa
promoted TO the Chief clerkship in the
office of the First Comptroller of the
Treasury, and was atterward nominated
by the President and confirmed by tn,
Senate Deputy Comptroller. At tn,
time of his death he was clerk TO tn,
Committee of Ways and Means of th'
House of Representatives. In the be
ginning of the late rebellion, while al
employe Of the Treasury Department
he was sent by Secretary Genera
John A. Dix to Now Orleans ON the i'm
portant errand of saving the Unitet
States revenue cutter at that station
from capture by the Confederates, ant
after his arrival there received from
General Dix the now historic dispatch
"If any man attempts to haul dow
the American flag, shoot him on tn,
spot" In all the positions at any tim