The morning call., 1892-02-15
LAST SCENE OF ALL.
Burial Rites Over the Body of
James G. Fair Jr.
Scenes in the Lick House Parlor-Elegant
Floral Display-A Meb Of Women
Driven From the Mausoleum.

| Hill Cemetery Yesterday afternoon was full
of pathetic interest. The Lick House
parlor. where the remains were exposed to
view, amidst a great wealth of flowers,
drew into it large number Of people, while
another big crowd flocked to the ceme terry,
where the religious services were held.
SCENES AT THE LICK HOUSE.
Long before O'Clock, the hour set for
the funeral, Montgomery street in front of
the Lick House began to fill up with people
curious to see the departure Of the pro-
! cession. The corridor On the first floor,
and the stairway, were crowded with the
friends Of ex-senator Fairsand his family.
Among these were many of his old Vir-
ginia City neighbors, of whom there is now
considerable colony in San Francisco.
But for the pervading gloom and melan-
choly silence and atmosphere of sorrow the
gathering might have been taken for Ne
vada reunion. Men, hats in hand, walked
about on tiptoe upon the soft carpets and
greeted one another in whispers. Women
in black clustered in small knots in the
passageway and talked to each other about
the times when they knew the dead mans
mother and how grieyed they were that she
too was dead, and how true it was that sor-
row knows no distinction of persons.
The stricken father sat in room with a
few symDathiZing friends at the other end
of the corridor until he was called out to
take his place as the solitary mOuTner Of kin
with the dead.
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
Meanwhile the veteran undertaken, Gray,
and his assistants were busy IN the parIOr
| arranging the rich floral devices in a mass
to be photographed with the coffin in the
foreground of the picture. Two gentlemen
stood guard at the doors to prevent others
from entering until the artists had accom-
DllShed their task.
Precisely at 2 o'clock the doors were
| opened aud the people went in. The
crowd was so large that those in charge at
| once put the visitors in motion, and line
was soon passing in front of the coffin view
| ing the still face beneath the glass plate.
THE FLORAL TRIBUTES.
The flowers were principally roses and
| lilies, and they filed the room with their
| rich perfume. They were wrought in shields,
pillows. scythes, Tyres, gates aiar and other
sentimental symbols. The shield was the
Offering of the Olympic Club, whose initials
were worked in ylolets on field of white
roses. 1t was representation of the badge
of that organization. There were, besides,
many large bouquets in vases.
But Of surprising beauty was the floral
memorial ordered by the loving sisters 1t
was the pall-a mantle Of viOlets embroi-
dered with roses.
Two broad silk ribbons of a pale lilac
shade and secured by a true-loyer's knot,
fell away in graceful curves from the
head of this mantei. Upon them appeared
the words From Tessie and Birdie"
DEPARTURE FOR THE CEMETERY.
Mrs. Flood and her daughter Jennie, in
deep mourning. occupied seats in the par
l0r, while people fled past the remains.
The movement was interrupted but once.
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take another picture. Ihen the I'D was
screwed over the glass plate, Mr.. Fair and
the pall-bearers called in, not word being
spoken.
Rev. Mr.. Foute of Grace Church. in a
| black robe, tight-ftting at the waist and
extending TO his feet, and wearing beretta
! on his head, took position at the head Of
the procession. He carried DrayeI-bOok
! in his hand Down the stairway. through
the vestibule, filled with men uncovered,
slowly passed the mourners.
Twenty seven carriages followed the
hearse. Four filled with the pall-bearers
preceded that vehicle. As the procession
passed out on Post street through the busi-
ness quarter, the streets were lined with
people. A Pacific Transfer wagon loaded
with the funeral flowers was soon after
driven TO Laurel Hill Cemetery.
THE MULTITUDE AT THE GRAVE.
The Fair mausoleUm, with its columns
Broderick shaft and stands next to the
Flood mausOleum, now in progress Of
construction The body OF j. c. Flood lies
temporarily in the Fair vaults In this
vicinity multitude swarmed under the
gray sky yesterday afternoon. The women
folks formed the great ajOTity. Ever over
looking knoll was black with spectators and
the police had to clear the way and main
tain a space for the funeral party. The
crowd. however. j0stied the mOurners and
climbed up on the pavement in front Of the
mauSOleum, upon which the Ylolet-decked
| casket was placed.
The women were frantic to get close
view. The officiating clergyman took up a
| position in front of the haIf-opened IRON
| door facing the people. The pall-bearers
stood in rows facing the coffin. At the foot
| stood James G. Fair, his face full of unex-
pressible grief. He bowed his head and
wept throughout the burial service. Rev.
| Mr.. FOute brought out all the impressive
| force of the ritual and the people within
| hearing were touched by the words of COM
passion and reconciliation with which the
| Episcopal burial service abounds.
THE STRICKEN FATHERS GRIEF.
The Masonic quartet. standing just to the
ing three hymns, Nearer, My God, to
| Thee" "Thy viii be Done" and 1--WE
Shall Meet Beyond the River"
The ceremony at an end Mr.. Fair stepped
forward TO take last look. His head
| bowed over the pail of violets and lilac rib
bon He saw no dead face, but his eyes
| filled and his whole frame quiyered with
anguish. The stricken millionaire sobbed
| aloud and his surfeit Of sorrow burst out in
| ptiful grOan. His late wfe'S sisters hus-
band, who was at his side, touched him
| gently by the ann and led him back TO his
| carriage.
WOMEN DRIVEN OFF.
No sooner had the mourners quit the
scene than the women in the front line
rushed forward and began to pick to pieces
| Tessie's and Berdie's floral pail At first
| one would content herself with a bunch OF
| vioets Another would gather rose. The
| infection quickly spread until a fully de-
| veIoped raid on the coffin was in progress,
and the pail was being stripped. At this
| juncture the police charged the petticoated
| yandalS and drove them from the scene.
The pall-bearerS were: James l.. Flood,
| George Whittel Evan j. Coleman, j. T..
Angus, w. f. Falkenberg, l.. Q. Breese,
| Charles L. Stewart. George Bowers, A. E.
| Davis and w. f. Goad.
| PROMINENT PEOPLE PRESENT.
Among the prominent San Francisco and
! Virginia City people presentwere: Captain
| Taylor. formerly Superintendent of the Y ell
| low Jacket mine. II. Nj. Yerington, Super
| intendent of the Virginia and Truckee Rail-
road, Alexander Badlam, Captain Mathew
son, A. E. Davis, Joseph Stewart, Mr..
Hanall and Charles Clifford. Daniel O'Con-
nell, j. G. Angus, Joseph GrandelmyeT of
| HamiltOu NaVoda and manu- otharS