New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-26
FUNERAL or JUSTICE MATTHEVS.
SIMPLE AND BPIFF SERVICES HELD AT TIE
FAMILY HOME, IN WASHINGTON.

Washington, March 25.-Tnneral services over the
body Of tho la:o Associate Justice STANLEY Matthews
held this afternoon at the family home Connect
cnt ave and Nst. on tho coffin laurel wreath
aud large wreath OF white roses tied with purple
ribbon, from Justice aud Mrs. Field. massive p!l
low of white roses came from President and Mrs Har
lson. On the face OF the pillow In purpe imnor
lc!lcs was imbcdded the sentiment: Say not good
night but I'm some bng hter cline bid good morn
Ing" A large wreath Of white roses from Justice
Mathews's surviving comrades Of the ComHandery o.
the District OF Columbia, Order OF the Loyal Legion.
vas prominent the music-siand.
There were In attendance large number OF promi-
nen persons In all ranks Of official lfe besides many
family friends IN the private walks of life. Among the
earliest arrivals the members OF the Supreme
ourt, who had seats In the room where the cotiin
stood In this room also the President and Vice
President. members OF the Cabinet aud the family The
Presidential party gathered a. the White Hous, al
80 aud arrived at tho house just at the hour hXrt
Tor the beginning Of the serviccs-l O'Clock. Trey
came In the following order: President Harrison and
Mrs Blaine. Secretary Blaine and Mrs. Mckee, Post
mas ter Gcneral WaDamakcr and MIS- Russell Il. ha-
r,son Secretaries Window, Proctor Rush and Noble.
Attorney General Miller, Private Secretary Halfod and
Russell t. Harrison General Schoteld represented
the Army and Admiral Porter the Navy.
Nice-Pre,ldent Morton arrived a few minutes be-
fore the President and his party.
among those VINO were pleSene Wei" SO"-'"''
Butler, Hoar, FalNgell, Sherman, Payne Evaff''
Morrill, Hale henderson, Cochen, Call and Paddock
ey-seuatos j. f. Mcdonald and Conger; eX-opeaheF
Carlisle: REPRESENTATIVES Mckinley Springer, Henry
Cabot Lodge Butterworth and Cox; the Interstate
Commerce commissioner Mr.. SchoonmaEcr; eX-A
General Garland Judge Davis, OF the Court
Of Claims; Judges IIagner and A. /. Bradley OF The
District Courts; Judge Wyle. eX-sccretary hugh
Uc(uuoch cy-POstnaster. eneral Horalio King the
Nofr, Ia
who was Chaplain Of Colonel MatfhewSS regiment IN
The war Pro..,sor Alexander Graham Bell; MT car
Ter the EIay allan Minister; Colonel Johh nay
Admiral Calhoun aud President yelling OF Columbian
University.
The Lfcf services conducted by the Rev l. >
IIamlin OF the Church Of the Covenant, the church
which Justice Matthew's attended, aud the Rev. Dr.
! Leonard. rector Of ST. Johns Episcopal Church.
Tho schubert ale Quartete sang Jerusalem, the
Golden Justice Matthew's favoriie hymn
The body was then taken TO the Baltimore and Ohio
depot. The party that accompanied the body To Chc-
natl was composed Of The following persons Mis-. Mat
,hrws Mortimer Matthews, Paul Matthews, Mis-,
Matthews, Miss Eva L. Ma thews, [. j.. Matthews,
the dead Judges brother; Henry {. and Mrs. Webb,
Professor Modal, Of Princeton Seminary, and DR..
cnly Monat his son Me,sts Webb ana Mofat are
nlatchford Gray and Harlan; Reporter j. BauriOit
DAVIS Marshal ]. NJ. Wright, Assistant Marshal v" H.
Kear,en and ". L. Spear, undertaken
At 3 o'clock the special rain pulled out OF the sta
ton and started lts solemn Journey west.
, har in tSr United states Court TO day to th
acton ON the death Of Associate Justice Matthews.
4 committce Of seven, with Alphonso Taft chair
miitcd a, a meeting be held tomorrow. The family
has selected honorary pail beares IN addition 20 the
Justices Of The euprme Court, exPrr licnt Hayes
Jgdge Howcll T. Jackson. Judge George n. Sage john
W Heron, William Proctor ,. j. Thompson and H. W.
Hughes.