Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-17

and at noon the body was removed from
the morgue to st. Johns Episcopal
church, where it lay in state. Mrs. Terry
accompanied by a lady friend of this city,
followed the hearse in q carriage, and
was escorted into the church by her
brother, Morgan Hill, and Thomas II.
Williams, of San Francisco. From the
noon hour till o'clock friends were per.
mitted to look on the face of the dead.
The church was soon filled with women
and knots of men were on the street, but
| in no large numbers.
Mrs. Terry sat dressed in black in the
seat nearest the cssket, and iLtently
looked on the face of the dead until her
emotions overcame her, when she
swayed to and fro, and after burst oil
tears, recovered herself and again turned
her face 10 the coffin. She sat within
three feet of the caeket, and could see
her husbands face at side glance.
Here she sat from the time the remains
were placed in front of the chancel until
the close of the services. A lady friend
| was by her side and famed her all the
while. Across the aisle sat Judge Por-
ter, an old friend of the deceased, and
| W. E. Turner, the lawyer, and two
others, half an hour before the funeral
| services commenced.
There were but a few flowers in the
church. On the altar was bouquet oi
white flowers, and in each of the six
windows was a vase of white flowers.
The only floral piece on the casket was a
large white pillow with the word, Crest"
The rector of the church is ill, SO
friends sent to Sacramento for the Epis-
copal clergyman there, but he had gone
east. A. +. Dorrance, one of the oldest
vestrymen of the church and a we'll
known citizen here, was finally selected
to read the service, and the regular
choir furnished the music.
The services in the church commenced
at 2 o'clock, Mr.. Dorrance officiating
During the singing of the first selection
| Mrs. Terry arose from her seat and laid
her head on the casket, showing GeeE
distress. She remained in that position
few seconds till Mr.. Williams quietly
led her back to her seat
The church is small and was packed
full Of people, mostly women.
| Tue services at the church were con-
cluded at 2 80, and stream of people
| fled in to see the remains, after which
Mrs. Terry WAS given an opportunity tt
take last look at the deceased. Sht
had several times leaned over the coffir
and uttered pitiful lamentations ant
each time was gently led back to hel
seat. When she rose to take her las
look Mr.. Williams stood on her left ant
her brother, Morgan Hill, at her right
She threw her arms around the caske
and with her face over that of the deaC
she moaned till hor escorts led her ou
of the church. Her face was ex
posed to the curious gaze o
the large crowd till it was covered with
a veil. While she sat in the carriage
till the casket was brought out the
crowds of people stared at her from th,
sidewalk. When Clinton Terry, onl,
son of the deceased, took his last look a
his dead father, there were many we
eyes in the church.
| The funeral procession was large ant
imposing. Fifty carriages accompanies
the remains to the grave. The inter
ment took place at 3 :35 o'clock. TIL
reading Of prayer was the only cere
mony at the grave. No remarks wer
made.
There was some little delay at th
grave, the heavy cssket being difficult G
handling. Mrs. Terry uttered severa
exclamations, but after prayer che wa
led to the carriage by friends and driver
to the Yosemite hotel, where she re
tired to her room. Friends of Judg
Terry remained at the grave until nea
m GU nd covered his remains.