The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-22
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.IIeasuIy Nettleton and Spauld-
Ing. The President, accompanied bv
friVate Secretary Haford arrived few
minutes past and Joined the others In the
residents room. Mrs. Harrison, escorted
Dy Lieut.. Parker Of the navy, occupied a
seat In the reserved gallery. At 20 O'Clock
Sapt Bassett, the doorkeeper, announced
tne speaker and members Of the House. The
speaker was escorted by Sergeant-at-Arms
valentine TO seat on the right of the Vics
PRESIDENT, and the members filed in and
took the seats assigned to them on the
democratic side OF the chamber The num-
Der included many members Of the House
who had known Senator Plumb for years
Two minutes afterward the members Of the
diplomatic corps, sometwenty-fi five In num-
Der, not wearing their official uniforms,
arrived and We're shown to their seats in
front OF the members Of the House. They
were followed by the chief justice ana jus
tices OF the supreme court, who took seats
Ia front OF the diplomatic corps.
THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED.
At exactly 1:30 o'clock Capt Basseet
announced the presence OF the President of
the United States and his cabinet. The
senators and spectators stood I'D to DO them
honor, as they had done also In the cases of
the diplomatic corps and of the supreme
court. President Harrison and the mem
bers or the cabinet were shown to the arm
chairs on the right of the area.
At lao O'Clock the committee of the two
houses escorting the body Of the dead SEN
ator appeared ar the main entrance. and
while all in the chamber stood up, the pro-
cession moved up the aisle, the chaplain re-
citing the opening sentences of the funeral
service: 81 am the resurrection and the
life, saith the Lord" and the casket, which
was borne by the capitol police, was de-
posted on the catafalque in front Of the
clerks desk.
The chaplain finished from the clerks
desk the reading of the funeral services and
appropriate selections from the scriptures,
closing with recitation of the poem:
Q, to be ready when death shah come,
o, to be ready to hasten homel
Then he closed with prayer, in which he
offered thanks for the risen Savior, for
the reigning Lord and for the kingdom that
shall survive death. The strong and true
and noble mau, heeaid, had fallen, but had
left the record OF a useful life.
THE START FOR HIS WESTERN HOME.
When the prayer was concluded the Vice
President rose and said: "The sergeant-at-
arms, under direction of the committee,
will execute the order of the Senate and
escort the remains Of the late Senator
Plumb to his home Ia Kansas" Then, with
the whole assemblage standing In respect
for the deosased, the procession was re-
formed, and the body Of the dead senator
was borne out to be taken to the railroad
station. At 3 p. N. the Vice President took
the chair again with two senators present,
Messrs. Allison and Gibson Of Louisiana :,
when formal motion to adjourn was made
and agreed to, and the Senate adjourned
till tomorrow. The body, preceded
by the congressional committees,
was then carried through the corridors to
the east front of the capitol and thence
down the many steps to the marble stairway
of the House. Following the remains came
the senators and representatives, who,
formed by twos, with Vice President Nor
ton at their head, accompan led the body on
foot TO the station. The President
aud his cabinet and other distin-
Ruished persons were ushered to their
carriages and joined the procession. The
march to the station occupied a little less
than half an hour. The route was through
the capitol grounds to Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. to Sixth street and to the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad station. The crowds of people
passing on the avenue stopped TO view the
procession.
AT THE STATION.
Arriving at the station the members of
the Senate and many other friends of the
dead senator went inside to arrange them
selves in two lines along the car in which
the body was to be placed. The oasket,
preceded by the congressional committees,
was then conveyed to the car. The con-
gressional committees had a special car for
their use during the trip. The two cars
were attached to the Columbian express
train, which left the city at 1925 o'clock.
The body is expected to arrive at Enporia,
Kan, Wednesday afternoon. The home
funeral services are to take place Thursday.
There have been several changes In the per-
sonnel Of the House committee that is to
accompany the remains to Emporia. The
speaker did not have an opportunity TO con-
suit all of the members of the committee
he designated last night. some Of whom
have found It impossible TO go. As finally
constituted the committee consists Of Messrs.
Funston and Broderick Of Kansas, Cate and
Peel of Arkansas, Youmans Of Miuh&gan.
Post of Illinois and Coggswell Of Massa-
chusetts.