St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
JUSTICE BRADLEY's FUNERAL
Simple Services at the Bier of the
Dead JuriSt


WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-In accord
ance with the very distinctly expressed
wishes of the late Justice Joseph P.
Bradley, the funeral services held here
today over his body were plain and sim
pie in the extreme, and this will also
be the character of the final services in
Newark. n. j., tomorrow. The serv-
ices we're held at his late residence
on Third and streets, in
this city. Save for the number
of distinguished people present,
there was nothing to indicate that it
was the funeral of one of the highest
officers OF the government, or that there
was anything more remarkable in the
achievements of the man to whose mem
DRY those present were gathered to pay
respect than may be said of every man
who has quietly and modestly in private
life earned the respect and esteem of his
associates. There were only very few
flowers.
The caSket, covered with black cloth,
with nickel trimmings, and bearing a
small silver plate, was laid in the library,
and here were assembled the wife. chill
dren and relatives of the dead Justice,
his late associates on the bench of the
supreme court, who acted as honorary
pall-bearers. aud a quartette from one
of the churches. The double parlOrS of
the family residence connect with the
library, and in these two large rooms were
gathered the officiating ministers and as
many friends as they could hold.
Among these friends were Vice Presl-
dent Morton, Mrs Harrison and Secre-
tary HalfOrd, Senators Dawes, Hoar,
Higgins. Mcpherson and Allen. At
torney General and Mrs. Miller. Secre-
tary Rusk, Solicitor General Taft, AS
sistant Attorney General Maury and
other well known persons.
Shortly after o'clock Rev. DR.. Bart
lett, of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain church, of which Mr.. Bradley
was member, stated that they were
gathered 10 pay the last tributes of re-
spect to the dead man. The quartet
then sang ASLEEP in Jesus" after
which Rev. DR.. Tennis f. Hamlin. of
the Church of the Covenant, read the
burial service of the Presbyterian
church. This was followed by the sing
ing of the hymn Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and the services closed with a
prayer and then the benediction by Dr..
Bartlett. The body was borne to the
hearSe by the active pail bearers, fol-
lowed by the justices of the court, who
were the honorary pail bearers, the
lduilll anu icldtiNcS, anu Olu6TS. Lie
procession moved to the Pennsylvania
railroad station, where the body was
placed, and the congressional limited
express left here at o'clock. The
relatives went to Newark, n. j., on
the same train, but the justices
of the court will not leave Washington
until early tomorrow morning, when all
of them who are well will take the train
for Newark in time to be present at the
interment. The remains will be met in
Newark on arrival there at S:45 tonight
by friends of the dead man, and will
probably lie in the North Dutch church
over night and until o'clock tomorrow.
when the last rites will take place and
the body be inferred.
John Craig, a colored man, who for
more than twenty years was the judges
messenger. has, at the request of the
family and of himself, been excused
temporarily from duty at the court in
order that he may sit up in the church
tonight with the body of the man on
whom he waited for so many years.