Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-31
a LARGE SHIP OF STATE

sent by the Knights OF Reciprocity was
near by, and around the pedestals on
which the coffin rested, and upon the
coffin itself, were a wreath Of orchids
and roses from President Harrison;
wreath Of white roses and viOlets from
Mrs. Zach. Chandler; a simple wreath
OF yiolets tied with ribbons, from James
G.. Blaine. il; a garland Of violets
from Eugene Hale; a large wreath OF
vlolets and white orchids from Mrs. X.
Z. Hit; wreath OF lilies OF the val
lev and palm leaves from Mrs. White
law Reid; bunch OF white roses from
Gen. Alger; Sage palms and violetS
from Secretary Tracy; wreath OF ivy,
sprayed with red roses, from Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Mclean, and many more.
The parlOr, not at any time a very
commOdious one, was far too small for
the crowd that sought admission.
The President entered accompanied
by Mrs. Mckee aud private Secretary
Halford and Lieutenant Parker. The
Vice President was accompanied by Mrs
and Miss Morton. Then came the men,
bers OF the Cabinet, Secretary OF State
Foster; Secresary Of Treasury Foster
and family: Secretary Elkins and fami-
ly: Secretary Tracy and family; Secre-
.tary Noble and family; Postmaster Cen
Nanamaker ana family; AttOrner-
II Miller and family; Secretary
and family; the Chief Justice Of
United States accompanied
Mrs. and Miss Fuller,
while closely following them
came Mrs. Hit. Miss MacOmb, Miss
Loring, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie,
Senator and Mrs. Cameron, Miss Cam
eron, Senator and Mrs. Chandler, Gen
eral and Mrs, Parker, Mrs. Eugene
Aale, Mrs. Il. s. Hamlin, Senator and
Mrs. WolcOtt. Mr.. and Mrs. John f.
Mclean, General r. A. Alger, Mrs.
John A. Logan, Mrs. John Hay, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Cumming, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Sir Julian and Lady
Pauncefote, Mrs. Francis B. LOring, Sena-
tors Gordon and VOORHEES,, Speaker Crisp,
Representative Holman and Mr.. j. Il.
Devlin (Mr. Ba.ne'S stenOgrapher In
the preparation Of his Twenty Years
an COngresS); Representative BlOunt
and Charles Emory Smith, Representa-
tive and Mrs Dingley, Representative
Milliken, Mrs. Frye. the Maine delega-
ton OF fourteen gentlemen headed by
Governor CleaveS, Senator and Mrs.
Henderson, Senators Allison, McPher-
son. sherman. Cockrell, German, Al
gdrich and Morrill,; Senator and Miss
Dawes, Senator HOar, Senator and Mrs.
Washburn, Senators Ransom and Baird
and many others.
Not all OF those who had requested or
had received invitations to the house
could obtain admission 70 the mansion,
and many perforce remained in the
long line OF carriages which filled the
adjacent streets.
THE IMMEDIATE MOURNERs,
Orouped around the casket were the
widow, her married daughter Mrs
Dsmrosch, Miss Hattie Blaine, Mr.. Jas.
e. Blaine, second, Mrs. Emmons Blaine,
Miss Abigail Dodge (Gsil HamiltOn),
Mr.. r. e. Blaine, brother Of the dead
sfatesman, and his wife and daughter;
MIR. Hampton Denman, Of Missouri, a
cousin OF Mr.. Blaine; Frank, Horace
and Augusta StauwOod and Walter
AStinson and Mr.. w. H. Hale, all Re-
. nhe0s Of the deceased ex-Secretary.
Though 8 eoncourse Of several thou
lsand people occupied Lafayette Square,
lfaeipQ the Blaine residence. and though
ne doors aid windows OF the houses
adjoining were thr0pged with specta-
tfors. and the double lire Of carriages
40 or more n numter-extended in
bnble line FAR along Pennsylvania ave-