River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-03-28
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Born July 81. 1924.
Died March D, 1883.

The face and bust of thu deceased were
exposed to view and presented a life
like aspect On the casket were punches
of hlies-of- the-valley. A laurel wreath
and a large wreath of white roses
tied with purple ribbon were received
from Justice and Mrs Field The piano
was covered with offerings from friends,
the principal one being massive pillow of
white roses from President and Mrs Harri-
son. On the face of the pillow in pure i'm
mortelles was imbedded the sentiment:
Say not goodnight, but in some brighter
cl me bid me good-morning"
A large wreath of white roses from the
dead Justices surviving comrades of the
commandery of the District OF Columbia
order of the Legion of Honor was prom
inent on the music-stand.
There were in attendance a large num-
Der OF prominent. persons in all ranks OF
official life, besides many family friends
Among the earliest arrivals were the men,
bers of the Supreme Court, who had
seats in the room where the bier
stood In this room were also the
President and Vice President, the
members of the Cabinet ard the family.
The Presidential party gathered at the
White House at 1880 and arrived at the
residence at o'clock, the hour fixed for the
beginning of the services The members
of the party came in the following order;
President Harrison and Mrs. Blaine, Secre-
tary Blaine and Mrs. Mckee, Postmaster Cen
eral Wanamaker and Mrs. Russell Harrison,
Secretaries Winfom. Proctor, Rusk and Noble;
Attorney-Gene. al Miller, Private Secretary
HalforG and Russell II. Harrison. Admiral
Porter represented the navy
Vice President Morton arrived a few min
utes before the President. Among those
who were present were:
Senators Butler Hoar, Farweu Sherman.
Payne, Evarts, Morrill,, Hale, Henderson.
Cockrell, Call and Paddock; ex.Sen-
ators J. f. Mcdonald and Con-
ger, ex Speaker Carlisle, Representa-
Butterworth and Cox; Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Sehoonmaker, ex-
Attorney-General Garland, Judge Davis
OF the Court OF Claims, Judges Hagner
and A. C. Bradley Of the district courts;
Judge Wylie, ex-Secretary Hugh Me-
Culloch, Northumberland Horatio King,
Rev. Father p. s. Cooney OF Notre Dame
University, Indiana; b. H. Warder, Prof.
Alexan der Graham Bell Mr.. Carter, Colonel
John Hay, Admiral Calhoun, President Wei
ling OF the Columbia University, and Rev. Mr..
Wynkoop.
The services, which Were conducted by
Rev. T. S. Hamlin, of the Church of the Cow
tlidliL, anu htN. III LcOHdIu.s RECTOR
of the St Johns EpiscopaloChurch were
brief. DR.. Hamlin began with a short
invocation and closed with the Lords
prayer, in which many persons present
joined The Schubert male quartette sang
Jerusalem the Golden" Justice Mat
thews' favorite hymn. DIR. Leonard
read Pauls assertion and description
of the resurrection, in the fifteenth
chapter of the first epistle to the Corinthi-
ans, beginning at the twentieth verse. Then
the quartette sang abide With Me" and
DIR. Hamlin made closing prayer
At 3 o'clock the remains were taken TO
the Baltimore & Ohio depot to be conveyed
to Glendale. o., Judge Matthew's country
home, near Cincinnati Services will be
held there and the interment win be at
Spring Grove Cemetery. Justices Gray,
Blatchford, Harlan and Lamar accompany
the remains to Cincinnati
The family of the deceased has selected as
honorary pall-beareIs, in addition to the
Justices of the Supreme Court, ex-Presi-
dent Hayes, Judge Howell Z. Jackson,
Judge George Il. Sage, John W. Heron, w.
NJ Proctor, S. J. Thompson and II. W.
Hughes