Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-02
AT THs GRAVE.

49,
Impressive scenes aud Ceremony Wit
messed BY Great Mnltitudes.
IsBlIzRol December Tha4esrs'
at the grave were impressive. There was
no especial restraint upon admittaucs tt
the cemetery. and several hundred persons
had gathered about the grave before the
funeral party arrived. The body Of the
procession had disbanded after passing be-
yond the city limits, and only the military
With the.1mounted Escort entered the Gem
etery, The space reserved about the grave
had only been defined by placing line Of
plants and eVergreenS, which was quite
sufficient to protect it from intrusion
Just before the head of the column came
up the crowd was pushed back still further
to give ample room to the friends who
were assigned to the side of the grave
from whence the column approached.
This order was cheerfully obeyed.
THE WIDOW.
When Mrs. Hendricks, leaning upon the
arm of Mr.. Morgan, stepped upon the mat
ting placed alongside the grave, and be-
fore the casket was removed from the
hearse, she paused to look down into the
last resting place ol her dead, only to see
q picture Of loveliness in its lining OF green
leaves and flowers. Then she turned to
the grave of her child, which had been
M ade glorious with covering of smilax
and flowers, and read in letters of whitGbis
baby name, "Morgie," and on the
TOD of the grave, on a field OF
white, in purple letters, the sentence, And
q three.foid cord shall not be broken.
The tender love which she discerned in
this treatment Of her treasure by sympa.
thetic friends seemed to give her courage
for the last ordeal Her glance caught
the monument with its drapery of the ma.
tional flag enveloping life-size portrait OF
her husband, and she turned with the
bravery Of heroism to witness
The LAST RITES.
There had been no rainfall for brief
period bu: the sky Was lowering. Just as
the coffin was placed beside the grave,
there was q slight sprinkle Of rain, causing
many to recall the old saying, Blessed are
the dead whom the rain falls on.
The Columbus Barracks Band at this
point played the American hymn and the
reading of the service followed. Mrs.
Hendricks ot!y leaned more heavi'
", upou Mr., Morgan, resting
her head at last upon his shoulder
but her selecontfol was bravely maintained.
While the service was read, the Congress
sionsl committee, the members Of the
Cabinet and other distinguished visitors
stood upon the other side OF the grave,
The words of the clergyman were drowned
by the sound of the minute gun, which
kept firing until after the intcrment was
over.
When the coffin had been lowered
INTO THE VAULT
by the four colored assistants o. the unde''
taker, and there was nothing remaining
to be done but the placing of the
stone and the filling Of the grave, which
was to be attended 10 by the cemetery
force there was a moments pause, and the
silence was broken only by the minute
gun. Then Mrs. Hendricks and the
friends of the family passed By the still
open, bat not repellsht, grave and took
their carriages. The people who had wait,
ed so respectfully then hocked to the grave
10 get a nearar view. The military order
Forward marchr'-started the soldiers
homeward, the carriages rapidly rolled
away an the distinguished one was Ief'
alone.
TIE RECToRs GRIEF.
Among those who have borne something
more than the ordinary sorrow OF this
bereavement is the rector, Mr.. Jenckes
1t was observed that during the reading o.
his brief address his voice more than once
failed, and when at the close he pronoun
ced his farewell, the word became alnos
a vail of grief. Tears were seen to star
in many eyes and sobs were audible II
different parts of the church. This teeI
ing was intensified as that thrilling SOL
Rock of Ages" was sung.
VISITORS LEAVING.
The members Of the Cabinet left on thel
specisl train over the Baltimore and Onit
road TO return to Washington at G clock
departing almost Immediately upon thei
return from the cemetery. The Senst
/ and House Committee, accompanied b.
the Supreme Court Justices, left az tn
same honr on their special train over tn
Pennsylvania road.
Special trains left this city over all th
roads early in the evening, carrying ava
a greater portion OF the visitors.
A close railway estimate shows that 80
! 600 people arrived in the city within ID
twelve hours preceding the fuleral, which
taxed the capacity of the hotels be7on'
their natural capacity.
THE PRESIDENT YoSArTENDAECE.
The fear of President Cleveland to al
tend the cbsequies was subject OF com
ment among many OF those stteGdlu
from abroad, and the impression appear
to have gained ground that be might Po'
sibly attend Notwithstanding the publishe
announcement that he would not be abI
10 do 90. There was a rumor that he hs
actually accompanied the Cabinet Mini!
tiers, which found It's way into print, but
was found TO be idle and with no possiol
foundation. If there was any general ser
timent expressed concerning his absenc'
it was that his coming would hay
divested the element Of unsstety about ID
person of the President the thought 9
which should not be hatboEed in the mind
Of the people. There was some natnr'
curiosity on the part Of portion OF th
people to catch view Of some of the me
of national reputation here to pay their r
spect for the dead, but this was limited
the loSbies Of the hotels. In the line
procession the decorum sho~n vas one
. the striking features Of the days hapPeI
ings. The presence Of no one was marke
! BY cheer or even an open scknow!edg
ment which might be deemed, in its va
an eloquent tribute to the dead and pr
found respect for the nature OF the even
When the arrangement Tor the int
, ment was being perfected, it was sugge;
ed that q military guard should be plsct
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