Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-31

were grand ip ihs.r simplicity. Before
the hour of 10 the aoS.tsd kussts began
to arrive aud take tneis s<sta IN the
fragrant aud floral nrdeck ed front par
ior OF the manson. There were no
chars reserved exespt for the
1 president ard Tor the immediate family
4 tue deceased. Eleven O'Clock wss
:se hour named for She simple service
og prayer which VAS 70 psscede ue re-
niStai OF the body 70 The church Tor
she more pntlsc flseo. IL Was only .
lev minutes after that hour when the
mcafners entered and the president
ami ell the distinguished concourse
foso 10 pay fitting honor and sympa.
Thy 10 tho sorrow. Of the deceased
ssztssmsn's . relatives
Beautiful end nssss.
The family vas foIiow~d by the Rev.
Dr. Hamhn OF the Church of the Cove
nant, who. standing bssidc tho casket
In low tone delivered she Presbyte-
rian prayer for the departed nj. A.
he did 20 Walter DAmrosch touched
the keys of the piano 70 . slow dirgs
and the scsne was IN impressive on@.
DIR. Hamlin returned thanks " God
that by his p.wer tina life was ended
only that the life Of Immortality might
he begun. Thn completed the brief
and impressive services and the casket
WAS closed and ,enderiy borne to the
hearse.
solemnly and in silence the family
ana the mourning guests left the house
which has been so frequently invaded
by tile angel OF death aud the sad pro-
cesson wended Its way slowly TO the
church. Outside the house the street
WAS thronged with spectators who rev.
erentiy DOTTED their nas a. the pail
bearers deposied thar saered burden
IN the hearse and while the attendants
temporarily buried u under as many
flowers AS could be placed sherein.
The cDrteg- then started for the
church. In the first carriage vas the
Rev. Dr, Tuuis l.. Hamlln, tile otiiciat-
7 ing Clergyman. Then came the pail
bearers--Senator Hale Of Maine, sena-
tor Frye of Maine. Senator Morgan of
Alabama. ex Speaker Reec Of Maine.
Representative Boutelieof Name. Rep
resvntative Hit of Illinois (formerly
Mr. Blaine's assistant secretary Of
stste), Representative Bingham of
Pennsylvsnls. General Thomas Ewing
of Ohio, John, Hay. Joseph II. Mxnley
of Augusta, Aimet r. Jenks and +. V.
T. Ely. Then followed the Immediate
family of the deceased and after them
the distinguished gues.s.
In the Lord's Heuse.
The Presbyterian Church OF the Cow
ensnt. where Mr.. Blaine Was . pew
holder, WAS richly decorated with
p ants. cut flowers and smilax. The
relatives aud paiI.bearers occupied the
first eight rows of seats In the main
aisle. BEHIND them we're seated the
president, vice president, cabinet OH
GERS. Speaker Crisp and members OF
the supreme court, with their families.
Intermixed with them were Baron
Fava, dean of the diplomatic corps;
Sir Julian Pxunceiote. British
minister; the new Russian minis
ter; Prince Copcatuzene; rep
resentatives OF the French,
German and Spaaish legations and
nearly all the ministers firm South
aud Central America. as we'll rs many
senators and repfese natives, in addi-
ton to those present at the house. On
the left ofihe church were delegations
| from Massachusetts,, from the Union
League clubs of New York and PhIla-
deiphia and from various points IN
Pennsylvania. Warner Miller, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Henry Cabot Lodge
and ex. Representative Mark Dunuell
o Minnesota were with these uelegs-
uons.
Damrc-ch's Improvision-
II was exactly at IL O'clock when the
| slow and solemn organ music all
nounced the arrival of the funeral
party at the door of the church. AZ
| the sad procession moved up the aisle
Waiter Damrosch, Mr.. Biaine's son-ln-
law. who WAS st the organ, played an
| lmprovlsion made up Of several
themes of hymns which Mr.. Blame
loved. All present rose and remained
standing rs the funeral party moved
down the aisle.
1 DR.. Hamlin. the pastor, walked at
the head of the mourners and holdlng
IN his hand an open book containing
the ritual of the Presbyterian worship
read as he advanced selections
frem the scriptures. Behind him
came the honorary pallbearers, two
| abreast. The family followed the bod v
and took the front seat on the left near
| the remains. They knelt with their
heads bowed in prayer and remained
| IN this attitude for some time.
| More distant kinsfolk, relatives, in-
innate friends, the president and HE
| cabinet and other members of the
| funeral partv came IN after The family
and were seated IN the pews reserved
| for them. When all we're seated the
deep peal. of the organ ceased aud Dr.
Hamhn, rising from his place IN the
pulpit. began the church services with
the reading Of selections from the
scriptures. Tho reading finished.
An uep,ssssns insisent
There vas but one UNPLEASANT Incl
dent throughout the funeral. The
body. family and dignltaries had left
| the church and the rest were following.
| when some one brushed flower from
It's place. lie picked II up. The one
behind plncked flower and the next
ono took s.yera. The rect, seeing the
example. made rush for the chsucel
aud in le.s than two minutes there was
not a bud 10 be seen. The incident Was
over before those ln authority realifed
what was going on and then 4 was too
ate 10 stop u.
An eioauent PRAYER nv pr. Ham
/ hn. tho i,ora's Prayer vas re-
pes,ei by Tie pssiof and part af the
congregation. and the hened cton ws.
invoked u,oa al present. sud AT i2is
/ O'Clock the church services closed. n
~ss then noted tnst Mrs. nlsine was
not among the monrners, az bad issen
supposed. Among - msny deeply
feiisd figures her form nsd no, hereto.
] fore b@~f n,issfd. tat a Vas soSn wh
10 red that. overcome ts tfscf. the had
Z. remained al 60. bra.s. ffinf % fhv
starting ~ toe funeral pfeeesion tom