Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-17
Funeral Services Held in the Supreme
Court Chamber

Court Chamber.
WASHINGTON. October 10th. = The funeral
services over the remSins of the late Justice
Miller took place this afternoon in the supreme
Court chamber. The remains were escorted by
the Justices, the Pr, sident and members OF the
Cabinet, and family, and a few intimate friends
of the deceased, and taken TO the Capitol,
where the casket was placed in the center of
the space in front OF the bench upon which
Justice Miller has sat so many years The chair
of the dead Justice was draped in black, and
the flowers sent b. friends aud associates were
placed along the railing near the bench. TIE
President sent a handsome design of crossed
swords, enc.rcled by q wreath. seats were re-
served for the family, the Justices, The Presi-
dent and members OF his Cabinet and the alter
news praeti, ing before the Court.
The President and Mrs. Harrison fent beauti
full design consisting OF two crossed swords in
white cosmos flowers, enciIcled by wreath of
lilies, valley roses and purple orchids. The
card attached 70 them was inscribed With the
deep and sincere sympathy of the President
and Mrs. Harrison" Mrs Harrison also sent a
floral anchor. Resting against the Supreme
Court bench Immediately in front of the casket
was large book in immortelles, on bank OF
ferns, inscribed, The loving remembrance of
the Lady Managers of the Garfield Hospital OF
which the dead man was warm friend and
patron. There were also floral tributes from
the law school of the National University, of
which Justice Miller for many years has been
Chancellor, from Secretary Noble, Chief Justice
Fuller and a number of other friends
The President was accompanied by Mrs.
harrison ana by secretary and MIS-. Blaine,
Secretary and Miss Window, Secretary Tracy
and Secretary and Mrs. Noble, Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. Miller, Secretary and Mrs. Rusk.
and Private Secretary Halford. The others in
the Courtroom were eX-Attorney-General Gar
! land, Senators Manderson and Paddock, Solicitor
General Taft. Assistant Attorney General Maury,
Chief Justice Bermudez, OF Louisiana, and
Judge Sidney Dillon.
A few minutes after the arrival of the Presi-
dent the funeral cortege arrived at the Capitol
| from the residence OF the late Justice. The
| funeral procession, headed by the officiating
clergyman, entered the Capitol by the esst en-
| trance and the Courtroom through the main
| door. The Justices of the Court and Justice
Strong, who is on the retired list, followed the
clergyman and seated themselves on the left OF
| the casket, which was borne in by active pail
bearers.
The family then passed in. Mrs Miller was
| supported to chair at the right o. the coffin
! by her daughter. Irene Miller. Mrs. Touzalin
and Miss Corkhill, daughter and granddaughter
of Justice Miller, were Immediately behind
them and, with Mrs. Reeves and Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams were seated in the first row to the right
of the cssket.
The other members of the funeral party con-
sisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Davis, Mrs. Nc
Kinney, Miss Perry and MISS Kate Perry, Mr.;
, and Mrs Thomas, Mrs. Page, Mr.. James and
Nj. Woolworth of Omaha aud the ladies of the
J families of the Supreme Court Justices.
| The services opened with the singing of the
voices. Rev DR.. shippen of the Unitarian
| Church then read the burial ritual. The quar-
! tet sang Come Unto Me, and the simple serv-
| ices were closed with short add;ess, by Rev.
| Dr. Bartlett of the New York Avenue Presby-
| terian Church, and the benediction.
DR.. Bartlett sketched the life and character of
| the dead man, dwelling particularly upon the
great services he had rendered to the cause of
| freedom to all men. In the work of readjust-
ment Justice Miller bore the part that Justice
| Marshall bore in early days. In casting about
| for suitable phrase to appropriately describe
the man, DIR. Bartlett said he had selected this:
| "a great American man" Manhood was his
quality above all others. He was eminently
humane and human. He was labeled all over
with the qualities of his country and his people.
The heads of all present were then bowed for
a. moment while DR.. Bartlett prayed 'God to
comfort those who have been bereaved by
Justice Miller's death"
Mrs. Miller was deeply moved, and when the
ceremonies were over, Mr. Mckinney, Clerk of
the Court, and Ter son escorted her from the
chamber. The others soon followed, and all
went to their homes leaving the casket in the
room.
At 7:i0 tonight a train bearing the remains
left the city for Keokus, Iowa. accompanied by
the family and few friends-Chief Justice
Fuller, Justice Brewer Marshal Wright, Mr..
Faust, Justice Miller's page, and few others.