The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-07
7HB PUBLIC HONORS
Paid to the Memory Of the Late
Senator James B. Beck
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER,
Which Had Echoed With His Flo.
uncncc...Tho Funeral Services +,
Very Brlcr...Thc Floral Trlb.
utcs OF Ills Friends. s-H

WASHINGTON, D. G., May G.-Under
dripping sky tho mortal remains c
james Burnie Beck, late United State
Senator from Kentucky, wero borne u
ten o'clock this morning from the real
dence OF Representative Breckenridge
Of Kentucky, to tho Capitol. They wer
accompanied by the Senate Committee
otArrangcmeuts aud the honorary pail
bearers named by the Kentucky delega
ton yesterday. Arriving ut the eas
front OF the Senate wing, the SENATOR
and pall-6earers left their carriages and
forming in two lines, with Senator.
Blackburn and Evarts at the head, thu
casket was borne from the hcarse by {
detail OF six Capitol police up the step.
and into the Marble room, where 1t was
visited by several hundred peraors be-
fore its removal into the Senate chamber
The cssket was covered with black cloth
and bore silver plate with the words:
"JAMEs DURSlE BECK. .Hl
Born-Fcbruary 10, 1872, ..-.
Dfcd-May 3, 1850.
On tho casket lay bunch OF roses
from Mr.. and Mrs. 9. Breckenridge, and
the glass through which the face and
bust OF the deceased were visible, was
wreathed with lilies OF the valley. The
features Of the late Senator were un.
changed, "and how natural he looks"
was the involuntary exclamation OF all
who looked upon them wlc were &C.
quainted with them in life.
FLORAL TRIBUTES.
A number OF floral tributes were
brought TO the Senate chamber and dis.
played on the clerks desk. Among
them were wreath OF lilies and roses
from President and Mrs. Harrison, a
wreath Of ivy leaves from Mr.. and Mrs.
Logan Tucker; n wreath OF lilies OF the
valley from Senator and Mrs. Vance; n
bunch OF roses from Laura Lee Cox, and
a pillow Of roses, maiden hair fern and
ivy from Laura Hilliard Patterson.
The Senate chamber was opened to
the public at 10:15 o'clock. but owing to
the rain and the announcement erro.
neously made, that admission would be
by ticket, the galleries were not filled at
l2 O'Clock when the Senate was called to
order by President pro TEN Ingalls,.
The floor OF the chamber had been sup.
piled with chairs for the members OF the
House Of Representatives and other OF.
ticials invited to attend the services,
pall.bearers and members OF the family
with invited guests. The Senators seat.
ed themselves at the left OF the presi.
ding officers desk. After the reading Of
yesterdays journal, Mr.. Blackburn pre-.
sented the order OF ceremonies, and it
was read and entered on the journal,
Aud then on motion q recess IVES taken
until 1880.
At 1880 President pro TEN Ingalls,
called the Senate to order.
DISTINGUISHED MoURSIHs. ~
At lo:45 the honorary pall-bearers on
the part Of the Senate were announced
by the President pro ten as fellows:
N1essrs. Morrill,, Sherman, Hale, ALI
son, Mcpherson, Vest, Pugh and Glib
son. Five minutes later, the members
Of the House Of Representatives were
announced and took seats at the right
and left of the chamber, in the rear Of
the Senators, who stood to receive them.
Speaker Reed was escorted to place at
the right OF President pro tem Ingalls,.
The members OF the House OF Repre-
sentatlves were followed by the Chief
Justice and Associate Justices OF the Su-
preme Court, preceded by Marshal
Wright and Clerk McKenny, who were
seated Mt the right in front Of the Repre-
The Diplomatic Corps was represented
by Sir Julian Pauncelote, the British
Minister, and members OF the Chinese,
Japanese and Brazilian legations. =
Five minutes later, President Harrison
and the members OF his Cabinet were
received, the assemblage rising. Secre.
tary Noble, who is not in the city, and
General Miller, who is Ill, were the
absentees.
at LOS, the casket was borne into the
chamber through the main. door, on the
opposite side from the Marble room
where it had been lying. 1t was pre.
ceded by Chaplain Butler, and Ex.
Chaplain Bullock, tho Senate and House
committees wearing; white sashes with
black rosettes, the honorary pail bearers
wearing black sashes fastened with white
rosettes. Following the casket came
Mis-. Goodloe, Senator Beck's daughter,
Major Goodloe, her husband, and friends
Of The family; who were seated at the
lett OF the casket opposite. the President
and his Cabinet. 4
.!+..- FUNERAL SERVICES. :
As tho procession moved down the
aisle, Chaplain Butler read from the
burial service beginning, az am the
resurrection and tho litc." After all had
been seated, the clergy having taken
their places at the clerks desk, ext Chap
lain Bullock read tho Ninetieth Psalm
He then offered prayer, in which he
spoke OF the hearts that were filed with
sorrow in performing the last sad Office
Of kindly affection towards the beloved
friend whose body lay in the coffin, thai
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