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IMPRESSIVE SERVICES.
Chief Justice Waite's Funeral in
the Capitol at Washington.
Many Distinguished Mourners Wit
ness the Ceremony.

The funeral services Of the late Chief JUS
tice Waite took place in the hall of the House
Of Representatives, Washington. Bishop
Paret officiated, and DR.. Leonard, OF st.
Johns; DR.. Mott, of Epiphany, and the Rev.
DR.. Bodine, President OF Kenyon College, as
sisted.
The funeral procession started from the
late residence of the Chief Justice at 11;l5
and proceeded directly to the east front of tho
Capitol, entering the building through the
rotunda, where it was met by joint COM
mittee of both Houses and escorted to the
Hall Of the House of Representatives.
Accommodations for about 1000 persons
had been provided on the floor ~ the House
and for 1900 in the galleries. The House,
like all other portions of the Capitol. was
festoonei and draped with black. A church
choir and organ were in one of the galleries,
and the long table usually occupied by the
official reporters was assigned to the clergy
By IL o'clock the galleries had become
crowded and many of the members OF the
House were in their places.
At 130 thu House was called to order,
and, after an appropriate prayer by tne
pensed with and the Senate notified. Inc
Senate then filed into the hall of the House,
preceded by its officers. President pro tenn.
ingalls, Joined Speaker Carlisle at the desk:
and the Senators took the places assigned
them on the left of the chamber.
The Diplomatic Corps was the next to ar
rive, all the members being in attendance,
in full uniform.
The President and Cabinet were announced
and shown to their places. The Court OF
Claims Judges and Bar Association Commit
tee were next to arrive, and Immediately fol-
lowed by General Sheridan and staff and Ad-
miral Porter. By this time Mrs. Cleveland
and the Cabinet ladies had taken their places
in the Executive gallery, escorted by Colonel
Lamont and other Government officers. =,
hall Bishop Paret, of the Diocese Of Mary
land, was the officiating clergyman, assisted
by seven Episcopal clergymen. The clergy
remained standing at the entrance as the
Congressional Committee, with mourning
sashes and badges, passed into the chamber,
followed by the casket containing the
remains, borne by eight colored en-
ployes of the United States Supreme
Court. The caSket was covered with palm
branches and floral pieces of white and ye!-
low roses and lilies. AS the casket was
borne down the aisle to the bier the Bishop
read the opening sentences of the Episcopal
burial services. Following the remains
came the Justices of the Supreme Court IN
their robes.
The burial service was that OF the Epfsco-
pal Church, which Bishop Paret read with
impressive intonation. A selected choir of
eighteen voices sang the solemn music of the
ritual. When the Apostles Greed was reached
the immense audience arose and repeated the
words. The effect was something that can
not be described. AS soon as the last words
of the impressive service had died away the
coffin was raised and borne slowly out of the
house.
In the corridor the procession formed that
was to accompany the body to the depot. 1t
was composed of the officiating clergymen,
the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Sen
ate and House funeral committee, the rela.
tives and friends of the deceased, and small
body of the Capitol policemen The cortege
carriages then proceeded to the station, and
the remains were taken to Toledo, Ohio, for
jntarrnant