The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-13
JUDGE KELLEYS FUNERAL
The Impressive Ceremonies In tho Hall Of
Representntiyes Saturday, tIS

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The Impressive Ceremonies In tho, Hall d
Representation. Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. 1t was a dis
tinguished assemblage which gathered
In the hall Of the House yesterday morn
Ing TO do honor TO the deceased states
man, William D. Kelley. a spirit d
genuine sadness seemed to pervadc the
whole Capitol. There was. none Of The
hustle and hum OF conversation which
usually mark the opening OF the day'i
session In the House, and the members
came In quietly, rs though they recog'
nized the presence Of death,
p 1t was tho "Father OF the House whc
had gone 10 his rest, and reverence wna
done 10 his memory In a manner fitting
10 that position. h lij,' SStl s,fS
e AS tho hour approached for tho arri,
val of the funeral cortege, large mum.
ber OF Senators, headed by t6s4Vice
President, entered the hall and took the
seats assigned them. In the galleries
were number Of ladies' and gentlemen
who, though outside OF the legislative
circle In which Judge, Kelley, had for 30
long been a conspicuous figure, had yet
known him, and took this occasion to
manifest the respect and esteem in
which they held his memory. ~
soMR, OF THOSE PRESENT. ISL. Il
Mrs. President Harrison, Private Sec
retary Ilalford and lady occupied the
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Executive gallery, both ladies being in
deep mourning Ex.secretary Whitney,
DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Mayor Grant
and ex-Sfayor5 and z ex. Congressman
Hewitt, together with many Others Of
the distinguished New Workers. who had
come to Washington To speak before the
Worlds Fair Committee Of the Senate,
occupied seats In another. OF the galleries
during the funeral services. Postmaster
General tWanamaker was also o promi.
nent figure In the assemblage, over the
whole Of which was the hush. that comes
in the presence OF death. s.,,. .;,t
Shortly after u O'Clock the remains,
in plain black casket, surmounted SbY
white flowers and a bunch of palms,
borne by nine OF the Capitol police, were
brought into the hall. They! were &C.
companied by the members OF the Con.
gressional Committee and the family.
As the procession passed down the main
aisle everybody rose to their feet, and
many OF the Judges old colleagues bent
their heads low and placed their hands
to their eyes.
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The solemn words Sof burial service
and the tramp Of the feet Of those who
bore tho casket were the only sounds
that broke the stiffness. With the head
to the east the casket was placed on tho
bier in front Of the Speakers desk, and
then, in the presence Of his family and
his colleagues, und in the hall which for
quarter OF a century had resounded to
the ringing tones of his voice, the last
sad rites were performed over tho re.
mains OF the Father OF the House, ;5}s,: 5,:3
q The services were brief, but there has
probably never been u funeral in the
House at which there WAS q more
general show OF genuine grief among
the members than at this one, which
brought to close 80 long and eventlul a
public career. 4. ;S (! !;St4ss N. SO
AFTER the benediction the procession
was reformed, and the remaiRs escorted
TO the station and placed on boart. the
Philadelphia train. The services in that
city will be held Monday. 3555, SKI