Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-19

WALKER BLAINE.
Impressive Funeral Services at the Family
Residence.
WASHINGTON, January ISth.-The pre-
liminary services over the body of Walker
Blaine were held at the residence at 1870
o'clock this morning. The attendance was
limited to the immediate family, the Presl-
dent and Mrs. Harrison, Vice-President
Morton, all the members of the Cabinet,
Ex-Governor Robbie of Maine, and others.
The casket was then closed and taken to
the Church of the Covenant. Before the
cortege arrived at the church there was
nothing but standing room, save for those
in whose behalf provisions had been made.
Completely filling the north side of the
audience-room were Senators, Representa-
tives and other public men. Noticeable
among them were Senators Evarts, Eustis,
Stanford, Hoar, Plat, Spooner, Dixon.
Cockrill, Mitchell, Farwell, Sawyer and
Cullom, Speaker Reed, Representatives
Malzell, Morrow, Butterwofth, Martin,
Post, Hermann, FarQuhar Holman. Nc
Kinley, Sherman, Dinkley and Bland.
Later Senators Hale and Chandler appeared
on the other side of the church.
The ushers at the church were J. Fenner
Lee, William E. CARTS, W. L. Anderson,
A. G. Tyler, T. B. NJ. Mason, Truxton
Besle, Tiedery Poor, Clifford Richardson,
Woodbury. Blair, Remsen Whitehouse,
Charles Poor, H. I. Wright T. S. Rodgers.
George Sanderson, Richard Smith and A.
T. Magruder.
At the close of the services at the church
the procession took its way to the cemetery.
The procession was so great that the ordi-
nary lines of street traffic were changed.
The services at the cemetery were brief,
but very impressive. 1t was 1915 o'clock
when the funeral procession reached Oak
Hill, where the interment was made.
The lot in which the remains were placed
is in the eastern, or new. portion of the
cemetery, on the slope of the hill over
looking the valley of Rock Creek, COM
manding beautiful view of the city and
country beyond. The lot was covered with
floral offerings, which were piled up in the
greatest profusion around the open grave.
The sun was shining brightly ard the
air had almost the mildness of spring
day. AS the long funeral cortege ap-
preached, and long before the carriages
appeared, large number of friends and
others, who were unable to attend the ser
vices at the church, had gathered at the
eastern end of the cemetery and awaited
the arrival of the funeral procession. 1t
made long and deeply affecting procession.
Inc members OF Inc family look tnelr
places around the open grave and the
friends stood grouped about. Dr. Hamlin
stood at the head of the grave and beside
him stood Secretary Blaine, who, although
deeply Frustrated, was able to support the
almost fainting form of Mrs. Blaine. 1t
was evidently with the greatest difficulty
that Mr.. Blaine was able TO control his
emotion, while all his children who stood
close around, showed signs of the deepest
grief.
When the casket was lowered into the
ground and all that was mortal of the
bright and promising young man was laid
to its rest, DR.. Hammond read the impress
sive burial service, and when he came to
the words Dust to dust" the Secretary and
Mrs. Blaine turned away, unable to wit
ness the conclusion Of the sad scene.
The other members of the family re-
manned. however, and when the first SHOW
elful of earth was thrown into the grave
they ell gave way to deepest emotion, and
the sight was an exceeding sad one for all
the friends OF the family.
When the grave had been filled in the
funeral party re-entered their carriages and
returned to the city, and the sad ceremo-
MES were ended.