Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-15
A TEDIOUS JOURNEY.
>enstor Fssco Tells cf the Funeral "Trip with
4 the Remains al Representative Kendall

senator Fs.co Tell. cf the Funeral Trip With
the Remains az Representative Kendall
ordinarily . congressional funeral commit
zee has rather pleasant time when Il start
out TO escort the remains Of fellow legislator
70 the tomb. and there have been times when
senators and Representatives were q trine
more thsn willing 90 lay aside business that
'nes might go on what the general public
would perhaps imagine were rather somber OK
cnrsions The committee that went with the
BODY oil the late Representative Of Kentucky
mao s'ring OF experiences decidedly novel In
their nature.
senator Pasco was q member Of this COM
mit,ee and to STAR reporter this afternoon
expedition. I'VE left the train Al Morehcad
sad he. and desired Co roeeea a, once 90 West
Liberty. IN Morgan county where Mr. Kendall
had has home. but were delayed little becau-s
there were no carriages in which TO convey the
party Ahearse and six Carriages were brought
10 Morehead by the railroad and we started ON
our journey Mt about 10 o clock in the morning
IL was then showing quite heavily and the roads
were IN awful condition. As IL generally the
case IN mountain countries the highwavs follow
the stream and are therefore most undesirable
things TO travel over. Some OF the members Of
our parfyprovidod themselves with rubber boots
ana these gentlemen walked the greater portion
OF the way TO West Liberty. They say Il 10
t"erty-siN miles from Morchead 60 our desti-
nation, and perhaps IL is the crow hies but
any memeer OF our party n willing 60 make
aindavit TO much greater distance than thirty
miles. he journey was full of inconvenl-
ehees. There were many times when it seemed
As though the hearse would be lost IN some Of
the gigantic mud holes and il was frequently
necessary Tor members of the party 10 Assist IN
pushing the hearse up rome OF the extremely
sieep mus We stopped once only during the
oAE that was at Paragon post Office and there
We mad lunch. Senator Warren. who was not
FEELING at all well, remained at Paragon uutu
our return IL was yearly night when we ar
rived Al our Journey end.
For convenience sake We had niacea in th.
coffin box. which was 10 be taken 10 Nest In
erW py another route. our satchels and um-
brellas. The wagon containing this cof,in hon
WIS ueiased ON the road so that We could not
secure, until just before we started TO return.
the many Mite necessaries We had provided
ourselves with. Fortunately We brought our
lunch with US or the situation would hay. heea
much worse than IL WAS
Mrs kendall. who WAS with our marty beld
up nobly through all the discomtorts aud ar
rived at her home in better condition than
most OF us. Services were held at Mr. Kendalls
late residence the next morning at O'Clock.
lhey were most impressive aud the singing
was. think. the sweetest l ever beard Mr.
Kendall was evidently q great fayorlte among
his people; evidently very much beloved. We
wound liked TO have remained until noon of
that day, when public services were TO be held
IN the church. but II was considered best 90 re-
turn as speedily as possible 20 the railroad
We had to make the trip, too. in one day
because ii would have been impossible for any
one OF the little places along the road to shelter
such party as ours"