Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-18
FROH ALL QUARTERS.
FUNERAL OF Mr., RANDALL.
Flags on Public Buildings
At Half Staff.
RECKLESS DYNAMITE BLASTING.
Four People Badly Cut by a q
Mad Man.
RECEPTION TO GENERAL SHERMAN
WORK Of the Upper Branch
Of Congress.
RECEPTION TO GENERAL SHERMAN
LAID AT u EST.

Funeral of Hon. Samuel J. Randall
Many Prominent People PresentG
Beautiful Floral Emblema-Who tn Q
Honorary Pallbearers were-Buried
at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Phila-
delphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE funeral of
Samuel Jackson Randall took place this af-
ternoon and was one of the most silently inn
posing events witnessed in this city for many
day. There was an absence of all outward
demonstration, but the faces of Thousands
who had gathered as witnesses of the last sad
rites plainly showed their grief.
The funeral train from Washington
reached the Ridge avenue station of the Penn
sylvania railroads New York division. few
minutes after 10. There was party awaiting
IL, large delegations from the municipal
council of the Irish National League, Meade
post, G. A. R., the Samuel J. Randall asso-
citation, the James Page Library association,
the Continental Democratic association, the
Young Mons Democratic battalion and many
friends of the deceased.
Heading the line which alighted from the
train were Congressman O'Neil, Carlisle and
General Wanamaker, George w. Childs, An
thony J. Drexel, William v. MoKean, AleH-
ander K. Mcclure and others of the honorary
pail bearers. Then came the congressional
delegates, consisting on the part of the
house in addition to those named above of
Messrs. Holman, Cannon, Mckinley, Bucka-
lew, Springer, Forney and Leilly. The senate
Dawes, voorhees, aud Eustis. Besides these
there was almost the entire congressional
delegation from Pennsylvania, Senator Ed
munds of Vermont, Ex-Governor Wallace OF
Pennsylvania and Sergeant at Arms Oavan-
augh.
The cortege moved at once toward West
Laurel Hill cemetery, headed by the hearse
containing the casket, which was literally
covered with Aoral emblems of exquisite de.
sign. The procession marched from the
railway station to the burial place, led by
the Samuel J. Randall association and to the
sound of mufned drums.
At the grave when all had taken positions
in hollow square Samuel Randall and hill
mother were escorted to seats at the foot Of
the grave, bshind them came Mr.. and Mrs
Lancaster (Mr. Randall's eldest dauRhter)
Robert e. Randall and Miss Randall, another
daughter, all arrayed in the deepest o.
mourning attire.
Rev. Dr.. Chester of Washington recitei
| the burial service and the casket was opened
80 that those present might be permitted tt
take look at the departed statesman.
quartette from Meade post sang the hymn
''Remsmber Now Thy Creator" which wa
followed by prayer by Rev. DR.. Henry O
McCook. Chaplain Rendor of Meade pos
pronounced benediction and the quartettt
sang "Nearer, Ny God to Thee" all thos'
about the grave standing with uncovered ant
| bowed heads.
| Al tho last strains died away Trumpste
Kern Of the post stepped to the head of tn
grave and sounded "Tsps," the militar.
"good night to our comrade" and the Aoral
laden oaaket was tsnderly lowered into tn
grave. The absence of any public demon
stratfon, and the immense gathering of peo
| pie of all walks of life, marks Mr.. Randall
| funeral A. ono of the noted ones in Philadel
phia's history. The flags on all public build
ings, and many private ones, were at hal
| mat