The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-17
THE BARBOUR opsEoUIEs
by Catholic olsrgJmon In tho
Sonnts-An Imposing No n

TIE hiAitboUR OBSEQUIES
Conducted by Catholic Cierr Q In tho
sonate-An Imposing &c,
WASHINGTON. D. O., May lG.-.To. day,
for tho second time within less than
six months, tho United States senate
was called upon to mourn tho loss Of
ono Of Its members, and to pay last
tribute Of respect to tho memory Of tho
late Senator John S! Barbour, Of Viz.
ginia.
Tho remains, in a black cloth casket,
wore brought to the capital ut II d. M,
and were deposited In tho senate cham
ber, where tho capitol police stood
guard over thcm. The chamber was
arranged for the ceremonies in tho
usual manner. The chair occupied
last Friday by tho dead senator was
draped in black. The c~haplaip's open.
ing prayer had only one direct allusion
to the occasion, in rendering OF thanks
for tho true and faithful life spared 80
long.
Immediately after tho journal OF Fri.
day last was read, Mr.. Kenna roso and
formally announced, in tho absence, OH
account Of sickness, OF Senator Daniel,
oil Virginia, tho death of General Bar
bonr. lie proceeded with b personal
sketch Of the doad, the story OF his sud-
don taking off and warm words OF
eulogy for the man and. his character.
Mr.: kenna closed with the usualsreso-
lntions OF respect, when n committee OF
nino senators had boon named to accom-
pany remains to Virginia. Recess was
had at 1850 p. M.
There were on the clerks desk when
the senate reconvened two Gilt candalo.
bra, in each OF which wore three lighted
candles, and between them stood n
brass crucliix about fifteen inches high.
Although the dead senator was not n
protesting member OF church denomi-
nation his wife had been a Catholic;
and tho religious ceremonies were, to BIO
conducted, at the rc1uest Of the family,
by Bishop keane, rector oil tho Catholic
university. This was the first occasion
in the memory Of the Oldest officer OF
the senate and perhaps in fact, when
the Catholic clergy oficiatcd in such
manner in the senate.
AT 1888 the members OF the house
entered the chamber, followed by tho
supreme court judges and members OF
the cabinet, Mr.. Harrison being out OF
town. Then came the members OF the
dead senator's family, near friends, and
last tho collin, preceded by members Of
tho committee of the two houses
wearing white scarfs. These were fol-
lowed by acolytes bearing lighted can
dies, who preceded about a dozen
priests wearing the sacerdotal vest
ments, who ranged thom selves around
the coffin.
While the fumes from the censor rose
in tho air. Father Gillespie. of tho
church OF St Aloysius, read the prayers
for the dead. Then Bishop Keane,
wearing the purple robes OF his Office,
took his stand at the foot OF the coffin
to deliver the funeral sermon. During
his sermon the bishop said:
When about six years ago Senator
Barbour shortly after the death OF his
sanity and beloved wife) gave him to
understand that soon.we would be fel-
low-C Catholics" he (thc bishop had re-
loiced that the lustre which the sena-
tors civic virtues reflected on his state,
was Likewise to be shared in by the old
church OF all ages. The services being
concluded in the chamber, the remains
wero removed to the late residence of
the deceased, and then on motion Eof
Senator Henderson, the senate nd.
journed.