The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-17
MILLER'S FUNERAL.
The Ceremonies in the Supreme
Court Room.
HIS GREATEST CHARACTERISTIC
Was His Manliness-He was to Re-cOnstruc
tiOn Times What Marshall was to
the Formative Period.

w ASHlNGTON, Ocl. 1O.-IH6 funeral Sef-
vices over the remains of the late Justice
Miller took place this afternoon in the
supreme court chamber. The remains,
escorted by the justices, President and
members of the cabinet and family and a
few intimate friends of the deceased, were
taken to the capitol and the casket placed
IN the center of the space III front of the
bench upon which Justice Miller sat so
many years. The chair of the dead justice
was draped in black, and flowers brought
by friends and associates were placed along
the railing near the bench. The President
sent handsome design of crossed swords
encircled by a wreath. Seats were re
served for the family, justices, President
and members of his cabinet and attorneys
practicing before the court.
The President and Mrs. Harrison sent a
beautiful design consisting of two crossed
swords in white cosmos flowers, encircled
by wreath of lilies of the valley, roses
and purple orchids. The card attached to
them was inscribed: with the deep and
sincere sympathy of 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 open book in immortelles
on band of ferns, with the inscription ::
1.-THE loving remembrance of the lady man
ayers 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 uni
veasity, of which Justice Miller for many
years has been chancellor; from Secre-
tary Noble, Chief Justice Fuller and a
number of other friends. The President
was accompanied by Mrs. Harrison and
by Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary
and Miss Window, Secretary Tracy and
| Mrs. Noble, Attorney General aud Mrs.
Miller, Secretary and Mrs. Rusk and Pri-
vate Secretary Halford. Others in the
court room were ex- Attorney General Gar
| land, Senators Henderson 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
President the funeral cortege arrived at the
capitol from the residence of the late justice
| The funeral procession was headed by
two officiating clergymen and entered the
capitol by the east entrance and proceeded
| to the courtroom through the main door
the justices of the court, and Justice
Strong, who is on the retired list, followed
the clergymen and seated themselves on the
| left of the casket, which was borne by the
active pail bearers. The family few mo
ments later passed in. Mrs. Miller wa:
! supported to chair at the right of the
coffin by her daughter, Irene Miller
| Mrs. Touselean, and Miss Corkhill
daughter and granddaughter of Justice
Miller, were Immediately behind them anG
with Mrs. Reeves and Mr.. and Mrs
| Adams were seated in the first row to tn,
right of the casket The other members O.
the funeral party consisted of Mr. an(
Mrs. Lewis Davis, Mrs. McKenny, Mis-!
Perry and Miss Kate Perry, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Wilson, Mrs. Paige, Mr.. Jane.
and Mr.. Wood, of Omaha, and the ladies o.
the families of the supreme court JUST
ces. Services were opened with the
singing of the hymn, ''Abide with
me-" by quartette of male voices
| Rev. DR.. Shipper. of the Unitarian
church, then read the burial retual. The
quartette sang "Come unto mel and the
simple services were closed with short ad
dresses by Rev. D. Bartlett, of the New
York Avenue Presby church and 6
benediction.
DIR. Bartlett sketched the life and char
acter of the man, and dwelling particular,
upon the great service he had rendered t,
the cause of freedom to all men. In tn
work of adjustment Justice Miller Dor
the part Justice Marshall Dor
in early days. In casting abou
for a suitable phrase to appropriated
describe the man, DR.. Bartlett said he ha
. selected this ga great American man.
Manhood was his quality above all others
He was Tabled all over with qualities of hi
cocntry and his people. The heads of a
present were then bowed for momen
while DR.. Shipper prayed God to comfo1
those who have been bereave
by Justice Miler's death. Mr.!
Miller was deeply moved al
when the ceremonies were over Mr. Mo
Kenney, clerk of the court, and her son e;
corted her from the chamber. The other
soon followed and went to their home
/; leaving the casket in the room. At 40 t.
. night the train bearing the remains left tt
, city for Keokuk, Iowa. accompanied by tt
family and a few friends of the late iustic
Chief Justice Fuller, Justice Brewer, Ma
shall Wright, Mr.. Faust, Justice Miller
page and a few others.