The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-02-03
AMID FLOWERS.
Mr. Blaine's Funeral Could Not
Be Private.
Thousands Pressed Around the Bier
to Honor His Memory,
Tor the Whole nation Mourned IIim-Tho
CnsketshoWPred with Floral offerings
aid the Toliing OF the Bell the
HemaiIs Borne to the Grave.

3 private one, IN the ordinary sense Oi
the words Every effort was made tc
4 comply with what WAS known to be his
own understood wishes and with the
j expressed desire OF his family in this
regard, but, the surging wave of public
interest swept over the barriers i'm
posed and made his private funeral one
Of the most impressive OF public dem
I opstrat!ons in honor Of the dead The
most eminent men in the nation stood
around his bier
( All business in the nations capitol
I was suspended during the period when
the funeral services were in progress
The presence OF the president and the
cabinet and supreme judges and high
officials Of congress and OF the diplo-
matic corps was not more significant
than the homage Of the waiting crowds
who. in respectful silence, lined the
streets through which the funeral cor
tege passed The parlor ON the second
flOor, where the body lay in its cedar
casket, closely sealed, was fairly en-
powered with floral tributes
The casket itself rested on huge
bed Of roses, violets, palm leaves and
ferns sent by Mrs. Emmons Blaine,
about nine feet long by four feet wide.
the flowers artistically giving the com
bination Of cplors and designs Of an orl-
entail rug. 4 large ship Of state sent
by the knights u Reciprocity was near
by ana around the pedestal on which
tie coffin rested ard the coffin itself
We're wreath OF orchids and roses from
President Harrison, wreath of white
roses and r!olcts from Mrs Zach Chand-
Ter a simple wreath of violets tied
with ribbons from James G. Blaine
Jr..a garland 81 yidlets from Mrs Eu-
gone Hale (which was placed on the
casltetl: wreath of roses and yiolets
from Mr. Louis Dent, consul TO Kings
ton. Jamaica formerly Mr. Blaine's
private secretaryl; a large wreath of
vlQiets and white orchids from Mrs. II.
X Hitti an immense wreath of white
flowers with long streamers of ribbon. j
from the diplomatic corps: a cross of ivy |
leaves and vi6lets, from Henry Cabot
Lodge; wreath Of lilies of the valley /
and palm leaves, from Mrs Whitelaw
Reid; 4 wreath 6f roses from Mrs EN-
mons Blaine; a large cross and spray of
lilies from Mrs Or Loring. bunch of
white roses from Gen. Alrer: saro
palms and yiDlcts from Secretary Tracy;
ivy cross sprayed with white roses
from Mrs Audeureid a wreath Of ivv
with red roses from Mr.. and
NrS John /. Mclean, and many more
Inc rnrlDr, not al any time very com
nodious one, was far too small for the
Distinguished mourners who, by invita-
iUu. saught access toit
II IS now known definitely that
ilainc did not die Catholic Although .
le sent for Cardinal Gibbons. he was !
Inable to talk To him. and the prclate /
.id not offer e administer the consola-
Jon of the Catholic church Dr
tGormon Of the Catholic university.
tgtes positively that the statesman did
ot receive the last saerement- Q
Shortly leforc II o'clock President t
harrison entc,cd the Blaine mansion. |
cconpanicd by Mrs Mckee nnd Pri- !
ate Secretary llalford and Lieut.. Park il
r The vice president was accom-
anied by Mrs. and Miss Morton. Then |
anne the members of the cabinets Sec |
etary OF State Foster, Secretary of the d
rcasury Foster and family, Secretary o
.llSins and family, Secretary Tracy and II
lmily. Secretary Noble and family. n
ostmaster General Wauamaker and A
lmiiy, Atty-Gen, Miller and family. n
ecrctary Gusk and family. s.
The chief justice Of the United States. p
ewly arrived from the funeral of his St
tc associate, Justice Lamar. was ac- Il
'mpanied by Mrs. and Miss Fuller.
oscly following them came Mrs, Hit. il
iss McComh Miss I.oring, Mr.. and Il
rs. Andrew Carnegie, senator and "
rs Cameron, Miss Cameron, Senator a
I'd Mrs. Chandler Gen. and Mrs. Parkc. {,
rs Eugene Hale. Mrs. I. s Iamlin. ri
n Alex Rodgers, Senator and Il
rs. Wolcatt, MIR. and Mrs John
Mclean, Gen. r. A. AIger +
nd Mrs John A. Logan, Mrs. John I
ay, MIR and Mrs F. C, Newlands, Mr.. n
AZ Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. and L
r. Gordon Cumming. Representative ei
Id Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge. MIR. and Il
rs Howla' Is. Mr. and Mrs Marcellus fl
alley, Mrs. Audenreid, Mr.. and Mrs
DunnelG Of Minnesota Ex-Gov. tc
ID Mrs Pcrhain, Of Maine. Sir Julian Il
Il Lady PaEncefobtc, Mr.. and Mrs hS
-ancis. Il. Loring. Senators Gordon in
d Voorhees,, Speaker Crisp, 81
preventative Holman and Mr. fir
t. Devine CMr Blaine's m
,nographer in the preparation pa
his Twenty Years of Congress"l. af
Blohnt and Mr. Charles pc
nory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia
ess and ex-minister to Russia; Repre-. or
ltative and Mrs. Dingley, Represen- FRI
i've Mitliken. Mrs Frye, the Maine ch
legation OF fourteen gentlemen sci
ldei by Gov. Cleaves. and Mrs, s Il.
ssenden, of Connecticut: senator and fer
y Maudcrson, Senators Allison Me of
erson and Sherman. Senators CoclSrell on
German, Senators Aldrich and Nor cor
/, senator and Miss Dawes, senator tn
ar, senator. and Mrs. Washhurn,
natar Ransome and Gen. blair, !
ige and Mrs, Mylc, and many Others. tpg
\of all OF those who had been re No
,sted or had received invitations To I;
houSe could obtain admission in the SOS
tftNttr fttttt AttsAtAN tNiNN NNlAlANAfRtt iNl
Fhc long .ine ef carriages which Tiled iaf
adjacent streets Tho Immediate Ra,
nrnets gronped around the oasket mn,
Nc the widow, her marric,l daughter, mn,
5. namroSch, Miss Hattie lilaine, M,
J. q Rlninc, .ir, Mrs Eumons nna
inc, Miss Abigail Dodge tGail Ham. sne
nh Mr Rlainc's cousin Mr. Il q,
Inc, hro,hor of tht 1eAd statesman, :,
his wi1cNnd daughloH MIR llNmp =
nenmaN n Missouri a cousin oi @ u'v
Rlainei l'Nnl, llcnry and Angnatus nav
nwoqd, and Walter Sinnslon, and nve
II, Hatch, all nephcMs oi the de. " "
sod cN0rfrotary wv
hOngh q concouFso nt aoyornl thou, V'N
4 lprprle nanplad iAiayotlc klnarp, u''
nv tly h.ulnc fosidpntr, aud though
,lnnre anil NlnNowa ~ the honso Nl, n
lnk WIN lhranaoi with spectators, l'w
thr aonlM lluo ~ carriages lAO ol lufl
si'.'i Sa\sl'sSiss ''Sas ss:' &:
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