The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-01-31
SIMPLE SERVICES.
Funeral Rites for james G.. Blaine
Held ut the Church Of the
CoyeAant.
All Official Washington, Including the
President and Cabinet in
Attendance,
floral Decorations Magnificent, But
{ the Services Very Simple-The
Streets TliroRged.

StfeeIs IhTORyeU.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-Mr. Blaine
could not have a private funeral. Effort
was made to comply with his own
understood wishes. and with the ex-
pressed desires. of his family in this re-
gard, hut The surging wave of public
interest swept over the barriers inn
posed and made his Trivate funeral one
of the most impressive of public demon
stration in honor of the dead. The most
eminent men in the nation stood around
his bier. All business in the nations
Capitol was suspended during the period
when the funeral services were in prog
rpss The presence of president and
cabinet, supreme judges and high Off
Gals of congress and of the diplomatic
corps, WAS not more significant than
the homage Of the waiting crowds who
In respectful silence lined the streets
through which the funeral cortcge
passed.
TIE Floral Tributes.
The rarlor on the second floor, where
the body lay in it's cedar casket, closely
sealed. was fairly embowered with
floral tributes. The casket itself rested
on huge bed of roses, violets, palm
leaves and ferns sent by Mrs. Emmons
Blaine, about feet long by 4 rect wide,
the flowers artistically giving the COM
bination Of colors and design of an
oriental rug. a ate s tA
A large ship of state sent by the
Knights OF Reciprocity was near by and
around the bedstead ON which the ccffin
rested and upon the coffin itself were a
wreath of orchids and roses from Presi-
dent Harrison; a wreath of white roses
andviolets from Mrs. Zach Chandler; a
double wreath of violets tied with rib
bons from James q. Blaine, Jr.;a gar
land of yio,ets from Mrs. Eugene Hale;
(which was placed ON the casket) a
wreath roses and violets from Louis
Dent, consul to Kingston. Jamica; for
lmerly Mr., Blaine's private secretary a
large wreath of violets and white
orchids from Mrs. B. p. Hit, an inn
mense wreath of white flowers with
long streamers of ribbons from the dip
lomatic corps: a cross of ivy leaves and
violets from Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge;
q wreath OF lilies OF the valley and palm
leaves from Mrs. Whitelaw Reid; q
wreath of roses from Mrs. Em-
mons Blaine: large cross and
spray Of lilies from Mrs. Doctor Lorfng;
bunch of white roses from General
Alger; sago palms and violets from Sec.
retary Tracy: ivy cross sprayed with
white roses from Mrs. Anden Reid d
wreath Of ivy sprayed with red roses
from Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean
and many more.
+ The parlor, not at any time very
commodious one, was far too small for
the distinguished mourners who by in
vitation sought access to it.
At tho blaine Residence.
The president entered, accompanied
by Mrs. Mckee and Private Secretary
Halford and Lieutenant Parker. The
vice president was accompanied by Mr.
and Miss Norton Then came the mem
hers of the cabinet--Secretary of State
Foster, Secretary of the Treasury
Foster and family, Secretary Elkins anf
family, Secretary Tracy and family
Secretary Noble and family, Postmaster
General Wanamaker and family, At
torney General Miller and family, ani
Secretary Rusk and family. The chic
Justice of the United States, newly ar
rived from the funeral of his latt
assistant justice, Lamar, accompanie
by Nfrs. and Miss Fuller. Closely fol
lowing them came Mrs Hit. Misse
Macoh, Miss Loring, Mr.. Andrew Car
nsgie AMI Miss Carnegie, Mrs. Cameron
Miss Cameron. Senator Cameron, Sena
tor and Mrs. Chandler. General an,
Mrs Parke Mrs. EUGENE Hale, Mrs. T
Il. Hamlin. Mrs. Alexander Rodgers
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott. Mr. ant
B1rs. John Fl. Mclean, General r. A
Alger end Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs
John Hay. Mr and Mrs. Il. c. New am
Ah. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.
and Mrs Helen Gordon Cummings
Representative and Mrs. Henry Cabo
Lodge. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Marcellus Bailey, Mrs Audenreid
Mr.. and Mrs. M. III. Dunnell of Mime
sofa. Ex-Governor and Mrs. Berham o
Maine. Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote
Mr.. A. c.. TYLER. Mrs. Francis E. Lorinp
Senator's Gordon and Voorhees,, Speake
Crisp, Representative Holman and MI
j. T. Devine, Mr.. Blaines stenographe
in the prepaftion of his Twenty Year
in Congress-" Representative Blount
Charles Emory Smith, editor of th
Philadelphia Press, and ex-minister t
Russia; Representative and Mrs. Ding
ley, Representative Milliken, Mrs. Frye
the Maine delegation of fourteen gen
tlemen, headed by Governor Cleaye
and Mr.. S. R. Fessender of Connecticut
Senator and Mrs. Manderson. Senator
Allison, MCPHERSON, Sherman Cockrel
and GOrmall Senator Aidrich and MI