New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-02
FUNERAL OF DIR. SCOTT.
SIMPLE SERVICES IN The EAST ROOM OF
THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE REV. DIR. HAMLIN CONDUCTS THEM

THE REV. DR. HAMLIN CONDUCTS THEM
BURIAL TO BEN WASHINGTON. PENN.
Washington, Dec. LIN the East Room OF 'he
White House tbs afternoon where only I'VE weeks aeo
the funeral Of Mrs. Harrison held, the funeral {"
the venerable DR.. Scott her father took place Inc
servces were simple the President and other
relatives OF the dead there were present seVeTa
hundred other persons, mostly his personal fnends
The coffin was borne this morning TO the East ROOM
and placed beneath the large chandelier IN lhe c'ne
of the room. In the recesses around the rooh VAN
green palms placed. At the head ana ioo' Vi
the coffin stood two huge palms. Around these were
arranged a few of the flowers from friends OF the
dead and on the coffin placed beau'iui wreath
Of white and yellow roses and wreath oil PINK "ow Y
on the coffin was a silver plate inscribed JONI
Wtherspoon Scott" and the dates OF Dlrlh anu ooa''
AT o'clock the time set for the funeral. the room
was filed. Among those present were VIC iics'uo"'
Morton Secretaries Rusk, Tracy ana Oiaiies fo'
ter Senators Plat, Doph, stockbrdge' OooAleh anu
Proctor General Schoiield, Representative springer
and others The family OF Mr.. Blaine was repre-
sented by his unmarried daughter soon ai'er .
O'Clock the honorary albearers, secretaries 'oh
Foster and Noble, Attorney General Miller fos'maser
General Wanamaker, Justice strong uereu)' Vi .,'
United States Supreme Court; Judge Andre" "yIi0
(retred of the supreme Court of the District OF w
I,mh,, Samuel sE.llabarger and DR.. w. ii. ii. war
man entered few minutes later all present arose
&C the family entered the President showing piah'y
the effects of his aictiOn supporting MIS- Mchee vi
his arm and followed by Russell Harrison any mo
wife Lieutenant Parker and wife, Russel Scout ""
other relatives a.. d.,
The services were opened with prayer by the he''
mr. uamlin of the Church Of the Covenant al'e
which 81 ouaret from DR.. Hamlin's church, stauoAoo
I'm the Blue Room, sang Rock of Ages Dr. h"''i
then read selected verses from the ocriPV"i0e ~
delivered an address the life of Dr. scout any
life said Dr. Ilamlin, that covers a "noio 'e"'"''
excepting years Is so unusual as 10 Dc
nv virtue of simple duration. The events Oh Tue 'e'
1900 seem TO US like ancient history. Washington
had been dead only forty days when d. ooo'' was
lorn the site OF the United states "oVeriu'e"' wac
that year removed to the banks OF the foto"iao' |"
a backwoods settlement; on the olher sue Vi 'io
ocean George III occupying the bhShsn 'nio"e
and Napoleon was First Consul. Only few days
ago Dr. scott gave a friend an account vi Ills
recollection OF hearing the news OF the Battle Oh
Waterloo But this long life, the minister adueu' WAS
more memorable for achievements IMAM durauoh' "
Hamlin then sketched the life of Dr. ScOtI dweliis
specally on the great good he had accomplished III
the foryive labOrious years he devoted to teachihg
While he was prominently an educator, Dr. Sco'U
was also a faithful and useful minister Of Christ III
this as in everything else lie was thorough Inc
minister then paid tribute TO the personal worth OF
DR.. Scott and closed by touching on the care and
devotion bestowed him in the last years Of his lfe
The quartet sang Asleep In Jesus" AFTER WHICH
prayer by DR.. HaInlin closed tue services.
DR. Hamlin announced that rs great many persons
had expressed a desire to look on the face of the
dead he was authorized to say that after the family
had retired such an opportunity would be gwen Inc
President and the other members OF the family theh
Withdrew to the private part of the house, while
great many Of the persons present viewed the body
This evening the body borne to the Pennsylvania
eatiOn bv the ushers OF the White House, and abOnt
O'Clock special train conveying the Presideni, MI
and Mrs Russell Harrison. Mrs. Mckee. Lieutenant
and Mrs. Parker Mrs. Dimmick. the Rev; Dr.
Uamlin and Russell Scott accompanied tie
body 10 Washington, PENN where the burial Will take
place To- morrow The funeral party will return 10 this
city lat once. They expected to arrive here about
midnight.