The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-02-03

. house, the treasury and the var
state and navy department build,
ings, there was no disorder er con.
fusion observable. On the contrary,
there was a marked air OF dccorous
solemnity attending even the outside
demonstrations The ceremonies inside
the house were grand in their siln-
|, plicity. Before the hour Of 10 invited
guests began TO arrive and take their
seats in the fragrant and hora!-bc-
deckcd front parlor Of the mansion,
There were no chairs reserved except
for the president and for the immediate
family of the deceased.
Eleven o'clock was the hour named
for the simple service OF prayer which
was to precede the removal of the body
to the church for the more public rites.
IL was only a few minutes after that
hour the niourners entered, and
thsa.tesident and all the. distinguished
concourse rose to pay a fitting honor
and sympathy TO the sorrowof the de
ceased statesman's relative
The family was folloy ed by Rey.
DIR. Ilamlin, of the Church Of the Cove
nant, who standing beside the casket,
in low tone delivered the Presbyterian
prayer for the departed soul.
/ As he did SO Mr. Daiur0sc1, the de-
ceased's son-iR-law, touched the Keys of
the piano TO a slow dirge
DIR. Hamlin returned thanks To God
that by his power this life was ended
only that the life of immortality might
be begun. He beseeched the Almighty
that comfort might come TO every mem
I Der of the stricken household, because
the one that had gone out of this life
had gone TO Immortality ''Let the
consolation.that came from above fall
tenderiy and swcetly upon them" he
concluded. speak to them of comfort.
such as thou alone can teach. This we
ask in the name of cur Saviour, Amen" "
This completed the brief aud impress
sive services and the casket was closed.
and tenderly borne to the hearse SOL
eTnnly and in silence the family and
the guests left the house, which has
been so frequently invaded by the an
gel OF death, and the sad procession
wended its way slowly to the church.
The decorations at the church were
very rich and effective. The terrace
formed by the pulpit and the rail sepa-
rating the organ gallery from the plat
form afforded background for a strik- |
ing massing of plants and cut flowers.
On the edge of the pulpit cut flowers
were arranged in aribbon IOor Il inches |
in width.
The blooms comprised roses, lilies of
the valley, azalias carnations and hya- /
cinths Below this ribbon, and suspend
ing from it across the pulpit, were Short 4
festoons of smilax. e5
The front of the organ was covered
with curtains of smilax ropes. draped
from the apex Of the instrument to the
on the side walls of the or
gan loft The space in front of the
pulpit in which the coffin Law was en-
tirely covered with the floral emBIems
which accompanied the remains from
the house These We're disposed in
such way MS to heighten the effect of
the stationary decorations
The relatives and pall-bearers occu-
'ied the first eight rows Of seats in the
main aisle. Behind them were seated
he president, vice-president. cabinet
'fiicers, Speaker Crisp and members of
he supreme court, with their families
The Spanish legation and nearly all
he ministers from South and Central
America, as well as many senators and
in addition to those
resent at the house
Among the senators were Sherman
awyer, Carey, Voorhees, and Morrill,
'hief Justice Fuller joined them lust
'efore the services began On the left
I the church were delegations from
ne state of Massachusetts, from the
Mon League clubs, of New York and
and from various points 4
i PENNSYLVANIA. /
Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot 4
odGe and eX-Representatiye Mark :
'unnell, OF Minnesota, were with these q
elegations 1t was exactly at II
clock when the slow and solemn organ z
lusic announced the arrival of the fu-
eral party at the door of the church 1
S the sad procession moved up the D.
sle Mr.. Walter Damrosch, Mr.. Blaine's a
'n.in-law, who was at the organ. /.
layed an improvisation made up OF /
'veral themes of hymns which Mr.. I
laine loved. 4
All present rose and remained stand- :
y as the funeral party moved down s
le aisle DIR. Hamhn,. the pastor, u
allieG at the head of the mourners. u
nd holding in his hand an open book 7,
the ritual of the Presbvtc- h,
an worship, read as he advanced Sc ii
ctions from the Scriptures. AZ
Behind him came the honorary pail =
carers, two abreast, Senators Hale and =
rye--the representatives of the dead | d
ans beloved state-leading the way. ! bi
he body-bearers moved at a most rev p
end pace toward the chancel. where
icy deposited the casket amid the pro
sion of flowers. n
The family followed the body and ot
ok the front seat ON the left. near in
e remains They l5nelt with their L
ads bowed in prayer. and remained n,
this attitude for some time te
Distant kinsfollS, relatives. intimate ar
ends, the president and his cabinet SC
d the other members of the funeral 81
rty who We're at the house came in HI
Ter the family, and We're seated in the
wS
hen all We're seated the peals os the /,
gan cease and DIR. lIamlin. rising ~
I'M his place in the pulpit. began the AN
nrch services with the reading OF ,eI
ections from the Scriptures ~
The reading finished, prayer was Of uu
cd up by Dr. Hamlin At the close in
the prayer, the funeral procession in
&c more formed and the body was
iveyed to Oak Hin cemetery, ana !,
ere laid te rest =
Al kcataeSy's capitol. ~
Ny Jan Sl-The Ken 9th
Ky AegiSsa'ere hs'd memorial services val
nday upon the death of Hon. James lev
RlainN The two houses mot in Joint ine
sion, and memorial addresses weE,, H..