The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
THE DEAD CHIEF-JUSTICE
Funeral Services Over the Remains Of
Chief-Justice Waite at Toledo.
The Simple 0bssquies Attended By Many Dis
tinguished People and Vast Concourse of
His Old Friends aud Neighbors.

TOLEDO, Aldrcn - AT ~ O'CLOCK the SpoCAesA
train bearing the remains of hiefjustice Waite
rolled into the Pennsylvania depot. the distir-
guished company of the funeral cortege aliehted.
consisting Of the committees of the Senate and
Honee Justices OF the Supreme Court Miller.
Harlan, Blatchford, Gray and Lamar, and 9TH
srs The caskes containing the body was re-
moved at once from the special ear and placed
in the hearse. and the funeral cortege moved
up Summit street Ia the following order: Squad
OF police. Toledo Bar Association, Toledo Board
Of Trade City Council. Mayor and other city
officials; the body, with guard Of honor
posed of the Toledo cadets, justices Of
the Supreme Court in carriages,
Senatorial and House committees. citizens
foot and in carriages. The sad procession moved
up Summit-to Locust street. thence west to the
residence of Hon. Richard Waite, brother of
the deceased, where it was deposited, in order
that Mira Waite and the other members of the
family might obtain private view. The city is
thronged with strangers, and business is entirely
suspended Flags are floating at half-mast and
emblems of mourning displayed everywhere.
The day is warm, clear and bright quite an
4 agreeable change from the dismal rainy period
which has prevailed all the week.
The party which accompanied the funeral
train from Washington consisted of Justices
Miller Harlan. Blatchford, Gray and Lamar, of
the United States Supreme Court; j. Fl. McKin-
ney clerk; c. B. Bell. deputy clerk; Marshal j.
81. Wright and his deputy, w. II. Rsardon;
Senators Sherman, Eyarts, Allison, Gray and
George, and Sergeant-at-Arms Christy; Repre-
ssntatives Grosvenor. Mon tgomery, Stewart,
Cobb. Roneis, Plumb, Russell and Seney, and
Deputy Sergeant-at-arms Selger The special
train bearing Governor j. B. Foraker and wife.
with the Governors staff and about forty MEM
hal eIofV1 a. f6o Dan
VaniR depot at 1915 A. NJ The Governor and
his party were escorted In carriages to the
Body. where they were assigned rooms No
sooner had Governor Foraker entered the
Body House lobby than it was the signal for an
ovation that lasted fully half an hour The
lobby was crowded with visitors and citizens,
one and al of whom pressed forward to greet
Z Governor Foraker. At last he succeed IN break
ing away and reaching his room.
AS the funeral procession moved from the
DEPOT the street was lined with thousands of
citizens and visitors. Many old friends of
the Chiefjustice from all points along the Maui
NEE valley were present The committees were
placed IN carriages and the members all
driven first TO the residence OF MIR. Richard
Waite. at the corner OF Ontario and Walnut,
mourning were thrown out this morning
an If by magic. From the time of the news
Of the death of Chief Justice Waite was flashed
here by the wires early last Monday morning
until late last night the very heavens appeared
10 shed tears for the illustrous dead. Not ray
of sunshine found itsway through the heavy
early home. Whenever an attempt was made
to throw out black goods and Grape the winds
and the rains played sad havoc with
the EN- olems OF mourning The interior OF
the public buildings and many of the doors
decorated and draped and the stars and stripes
hoated, tattered and torn. sorrowfully at half
mast IN the binding storm. But when the sun
came out clear. aud warm. and bright with the
arrival of the funeral from the East this
morning the whole scene changed Summit
street was TRANSPORTED in one hour. 1t
line of black from end to end. Not a shop, not
q store could be found where an attempt had
not been made to testify to the great sorrow
All the public buildings and almost all the pri-
waite residences were covered with habiliments
of woe. Flags were flying in all directions at
half-mast Everything seemed to say, welcome
back TO your early home. We love you still"
tremendous crowd gathered in the vicinity
OF the residence Of Hoe. Richard Waite, and
awaited the arrival OF the funeral cortege. The
residence Is a three-story brick house, and
stands on the southwest corner of the streets
named. The entrance was guarded by squad
of policemen. who kept back the surging crowd
of curious people no rudely pressed forward in
attempt to observe the entire proceedings.
The carriage containing the pail bearers arrived
hrst. and immediately afterwards the nearse,
which haltedin front of the residence, and the
casket was removed and borne into the house by a
squad of Toledo cadets. They were placed in
the north parlor of the residence. Upon the
casket laid the beautiful wreath from President
and Mrs. Cleveland, and two pairs of creased
palms, crossed and fastened together with white
satin ribbons. The room was filed with large
number of beautiful floral tributes from many
loca. friends of the deceased. Among them was
a bank of flowers with the letters "Flnal De-
cree" another, a legal volume with the word
Constitution upon it's floral page. The latter
design was from the Lucas County Bar Asso-
citation. Another handsome tribute was from
the Chinese legation in Washington, and was
one of the mosg beautiful in the large number.
After the casket was placed in the parlor the
pall-bearers, cadets, and all others retired. aud
the doors were closed. and guarded by Messrss
Brook and Henry, two colored servants of the
late Chiefjustice. who came from Washington
wit ha in avd 1rsxe
the residence in advance of the procession Sur
rounding the cRsket which incosed the re-
mains We're palms and flowers. On top of the
CONN was handsome wreath of roses. lilies,
and rare exotics. The remains we're privately
viewed by Mrs. Waite and other members Of
the family, and at 1890 were removed to the
guild-rooms OF Trinity Church 1t being the
earnest desire of Mrs. Waite and The family
that there should be no unnecessary display,
simple q Dossiels to make 11 than Gay The are s as
was carried by select squad of the Toledo ca
diets, aud they and the pal-bearers made ND the
simple procession to the guild rooms, where the
body was to lie in state The casket was placed
ON catafalque draped in black, in the center of
large hail. and shortly after l o'clock the lid
was removed and the face of the dead exposed
20 view. The features were trife pinched in
appearance, but wore the same kindly, benign
expression which was their chief characteristic
IN life. AT the foot of the caskeE was wreath
of flowers. aud about were grouped many floral
eu,blems presented by friends. The room
was plainly draped in black, and
P~ANAoAS Va Tue Oeau 0ul0t- 1uet1ces
which hangs on the WALL also bore appropriate
mourning emblems. Shortly after o'clock the
doors were oaened to admit the enormous
throng Of friends and citizens which packed the
adjacent street. The cadets were on duty to
maintain proper order and TO keep the line NOV
ing as rapidly as circumstances would permit.
The line of spectators passed in at one door
through the hall, past the right of the casket
and thence through another door and into the
street So dense was the throng of people eager
TO take a last look at the revered dead, that il
was Impossible at times for the street.
cars 10 force = passage. The doors were
closed at 245, and many thousands
were disappointed in obtaining view or the re-
mains. The casket then closed and re-
moved to the chancel of the church adjoining
The chaneel, pulpit and stalls for the choristers
were heavily draped in black. The lectern bore
a magnificent wreath of lilies, sent from Wash
ington. The pulpit bore fragrant bed of Ber-
muda lilies. At the left OF the pulpit was a
bank Of flowers with the motto Final Decree"