Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-30
AT THE GRAVE.
The Ceremonies Attending che liner
msRt Of the Body Of Justice
Waite at Toledo
There vas Mourning EverJwhere-Ihe
HeavSns Appeared to Shed Tears
fSr the IIlustrious Dead.
ARRIVED AT TOLEDO.


mains Of Chief Justice Waite rolled into
the Pennsylvania depot. The distin-
gutshed company of the funeral cortege
.lighted, consisting Of committees OF the
Senate md House, Justices OF the
supreme Court-Miller Hsrap, Blatch
ford, Gray and Lamar, and Others. Tine
cssket containi1g the body WAS removed
| st once from the special car and placed 10
| hesrse, aud the funeral cortege moved
up Summit street in the following order:
Squad Of police,
Toledo Bar Association,
Toledo B BARD OF Trade,
Cay Council, Mayor, and other city
ficIals.
rnu cody, with guard Of honor COM
poset Of the Toledo cadets,
Ju-tices Of the Supreme court In car
riages,
Material and House committees,
Ctuz ms on foot aud In carriages
The sad procession m wed up Summit
| TO Locust streets, thence west 10 the resi-
1ence Of Hon. & chard Waite, brother OF
the deceased, where 1t was deposited lie
order that Mrs. Waite and otner mem
'-rs Cf The family might obtain q private
view.
| hS Wy 40 ioDSCa VAN Cal on3S'c oLN
business Is entirety suspend d. Flags
| are f ,ating &C bsli-mast. Embems cj
mourning are displaJ ed every where. Tn.
day is warm, clear and bright, quite al
8 !reeable change from the dismal rainy
period which has prevail all the week.
The party which accompanied the
fnnersl train from Washington Consisted
otP nstic NJ er, 81 ,rlan B a'cbford Gray
nd Lamar, OF the Uoited S ate Supreme
3: ur.; J. ID. Nick nuey, erk; q. 8.
Bell, deputy Clerk; Msrshsl ]. N.
Sngnt, aud nis deauy, W. Fl. R7ardou;
senators Sherman, Esarts, Eilisoo, GRAY
md George, and Sergesnt-at-Arms
Carist,; X representatives. GrosveuoT,
N 'ntgem ~, Stewart, Cobb, Somers,
P,umo. Ru sell and SrDey, and Deputy
5rrgeent-at-Arms s gger.
| sPECI>L TRAIN
bearing G,vernor J. 8. Foraker anc
wife with the G ,vernur's stofi and abou'
forty members of the Legislature arrived
It l0:45 a. m. Toe Governor and bir
osrty we've escorted IN carriages to ths
toody where they were assigned rooms
IN sooner had Ohio's Governor
uttered the Body houst
obby than It was signgI
Tor an ov,lion that lasted fully half Ill
luur. The l"oby was GRO @ded with visi
urs and CitZ.Gs, all of wnom PRESSED
forward to g,eet Governor FJrsker. A
asst NJ succ-rd.1 in breaking away snG
reached his room. ~
A, lne iuueraI procession moved from
| the depot the street was lined with thou
-ands OF citizens and visitors. Many
HeIe old friends Of the CnI.f Justlc
from all points along the Msumee valley
Cne c mmtIIee were placed in carriages
md the H. mbers wer" all driven Fl st I,
ae resideDc. Of Mr.. Richard Waite at The
corner Of o Itsrio aud Walnut, thsn t.
De 3oo6y house.
Emb ems Of mourning were thrown out
bls Ill JrniDg as il by magic. FROM The
ime nf the news Of the O. a'h of Cbi-t
Justice Waile was flashed here by the
wires early last Monday morning unliI
ate last night, the vrry
HEAVENS APPEARED TO SHED TEARS
tor me liu.Iriuus dead. Not d ray OF
utshine fund its way through tn
heavy 81 Iuds which encircled ChieI
Jusuce WaiIe's early home. When.veI
81 attempt was made 70 throw out black
goods and Grape the winds and rain played
havoc with the emblems Of mourning
rne int rior of the pu 1llc buildings aDC
many of the doors were decorated anC
drspad, AID the stars and stripes 1oa'ed
tsttered and torn, IeorrowiullJ
4. at half,msst In the binding storm
out when the sun came on
ciear ana warm WITH the arrival of tn,
funeral car from the east this mornlus
the whole scene changed. Summit stree
vas tran cured in an hour. IL wss
line OF black from end to end. MI
snup not q store could be found wnert
an attempt had not been made to tel If,
the great sorrow. Allpuolic building.
o most ali private Residences, were GOV
!, cred with the hsbilimenis of woe. F.sg
: were d Ing in all cir. ctions at half mast
o Every tning seemed to say: ."Welcom'
t ,ac5 10 your early home. We love the'
d till"
o tremendous crowd gathered in tn,
E vicinity OF the residence OF Hon
r L cnsrd Waite end waited tn,
+ srnvsl OF the funeral cortege
= me entr.nsa Was guarded oy squad y
q policemen who krps back the surg
= ng crowd Of curious people who rudel.
r Pressed for ward in the attempt 10 ooserv
I Inc entire proceedings The carrisge
{ containing the psll hearers arrived desf
i and Immediately afterwards the hears
u
J. the cs>ket was removed and borne init
he house by squsd OF the Toledo
|. Cadets. They were placed in the nortl
Z paIIor OF the residence. Upon the caske
= laid the besu;iful wreath from the Presi
j dent and MIS- CLEVELAND, aud two ps'rs o
a creased palms crossed and fastened to
y gether with white satin ribbons. Tn,
p rom Was flI' with q l<rg. numb r of
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL TRIBUTES
Z from many I.cal fliends VI tn. deceased
o Among tnem wss bank Of flowers viii
! me letters Final Decree" another,
= legal volume with the word "Constltu
ton" upon its noral psge. The latte
t design was from the Lucas County BIS
e Association. Another handsome triouu
It was from the Chinese legation IN WISH
e lngton and was one Of the most beautifu
e ID the large number. :"@-'
IL After the caskst was placed in the par
o lor, the pau bearers, cadets and alt other
,, retired and the doors were closed an,
Il guarded by M=ssrs. Brook and Henry
y Two colored servants of the late Cnls
It Justice, who came in from Washisgto
II eith the train this mornipg, and wer
sr driven TO the residence In advance OF tn
/, pr ocession. Surrounding The casks
e, which iDcIosed the remnns were psim