Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-12
OBsEQUIEs.

The Funeral Mt Saltwater of Mrs. NJ, L.
Sabin, Mother of Senator ID. u. Sabin-A
Very Large Attendance, Many of Whom
Came From Distance-The Floral Offer
ings Particularly Fine.
Yesterday a special train left the Union
depot for Saltwater at 1 p. m. with
number of the citizens of st. Paul and
Minneapolis, who wished to pay the last
tribute of respect to Mrs. M. E. Sabln,
mother of Senator D. M. Sabin, who died
suddenly on Thursday evening last at the
residence of her son in Saltwater. Among
those on the train from st. Paul we noticed
Senator Mcmillan and wife, Major Ell
ward and family, Mr.. F. B. Clarke, Mr..
E. M. Deem, D. G. Shepherd, wife and
daughter, F. A. Seymour and wife, J. H.
Woolsey, Mr.. Frank James and wife, DIR.
Day and wife, Mr.. G. II. Nichols and wife,
| with several others; and from Minneapolis
we noticed Mrs. F. G. Barrows, Mrs. r. B.
Langdon and Mr.. Lyman Loring.
The train was under the
special care of MIR. F. B.
Clarke, general traffic manager of
c., st. p, M. & ORR. On the arrival of the
train at Saltwater, it was met by carriages,
when those who had come by it were
driven to the residence of Senator Sabin,
where the funeral services were to be held.
The roomy structure was soon filled to its
| utmost capacity by the citizens of Still
| water, and the surrounding country, whilst
many had come from long distances, as
| the deceased lady was universally respect
ed and esteemed by the community at
large, as her deeds of generosity and kind
ness had endeared her to every one with
whom she came in contact. The services
| were conducted by the venerable DR.. Car
roll, pastor of the Presbyterian church,
| who read the beautiful and impressive SER
vices of the church, and offered most ap-
| propriate prayers. The choir, consisting
| Of Mrs. Davis, soprano, Mrs. Seymour, con-
tralto, Mr.. Hassann, tenor, and Mr.. Foyle
base, with Mr.. Davis presiding at the organ,
rendered sweetly some select hymns, and
ladies, especially Mrs. Seymour, was so
overcome by the thoughts of the friend
whom they had lost and with whom they
were most intimate,were unable to proceed
| The floral offerings were numerous and
of the very finest exotics.
Amongst others we noticed pillow
with the word "mother," from Senator
Sabin; crown and cross from Mr.. Isaac
Staples; scythe from Mrs. J. Sabin, of
Aurora, daughter-in-law of deceased
wreaths from c. N. Nelson and wife, from
Messrs. Pierce, Prince, Bronson and Harper:
and from Mrs. D. M. Sabin; basket from
Mrs. H. w. Canon; cross from Miss
Currier; star from Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Seymour; pillow from Mr.. and Mrs. A. G
Hospes, as we'll as from others. The por.
traits IN the room we're also wreathed with
garlands of flowers, especially the one Of
the late Mr.. j. Sabin. Amongst the more
immediate relatives of the deceased present
we noticed her son, Senator D. M. Sabin
the only survivor of her family
Mrs. j. Sabin of Aurora, Ill, Mrs. DR.. Day
of st. Paul, Mrs. Mcmillan of st. Paul
Mrs. Merrill of Chicago, Mrs. Frank Shep
herd of st. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl j. Cham
bers of Saltwater, Mr.. VIM. Dean of st
Paul and Mrs. Chambers, of Saltwater
The pall-bearers were Judge Butts. DIR
Day, and Messrs. Fletcher, Shepherd, Sey-
mour, Corell and William. After the ser.
vices at the residence of Senator Sebi1
were concluded, a considerable number &C
companied the remains to Lakeyiew GENE
| terry, in carriages, but the cold, windy day
| deferred many who would have gone. Thu
streets were lined with spectators along tht
line of the procession, and sorrow could bs
seen depicted on the countenance.
of the onlookers, as the deceased
will be much missed, especially
by the poor. In the cemetery she wai
laid beside her son, in one of the mos
beautiful plats in that picturesque spot
The Rev. DR.. Carroll oficiated at tn,
grave, and there committed ''earth t.
earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes," unit
that day when the grave shall give up ii
dead.
| Mrs. Sabin was born in Fredonia, Ne7
York, on August II, 1917, and was conse
quently in her sixty-ssventh year Sh,
came to Saltwater in May 1869, and ha
ever since resided with her son. Durin:
that time she made herself beloved and re
spected by all who knew her, and her sud
den death has caused a void not eesily
filled, and cast gloom over the whole
community. The affection between
mother and son was of the very closest
and he, with the rest of the family anG
friends, have the heartfelt sympathy OF
| the state at large.
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