Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-02-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The funeral
| of the late Mr.. Blaine could not be a
| private one, in the ordinary sense of
the words. Every effort was made to
| comply with what was known to be his
own understood wishes, and with the
expressed desire of his family in this
regard, but the surCing wave of public
| interest swept over the barriers inn
| posed and made his private funeral one
of the most impressive OF public dem
| onstrations 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 progress
The presence of the president and the
cabinet and supreme judges and high
officials of congress and of the diplo-
matte corps was not more significant
than the homage of the waiting crowds
who, in respectful silence, lined the
streets through which the funeral cor
tege passed. The parlor on the second
floor, where the body lay in its cedar
casl1et closely sealed. was fairly en-
| powered with floral tributes
The caslIet itself rested on n huge
ferns sent by Mrs. Emmons Blaine,
about nine feet long by four feet wide,
the flowers artistically giving the com
bination of colors and designs of an ORR
entail rug. A large ship OF state sent
by the Knights of Reciprocity was near
by and around the pedestal on which
| the coffin rested and the coffin itself
were n wreath of orchids and roses from
| President Harrison, n wreath of white
roses and violets from Mrs Zach Chand-
| Ter, n simple wreath of yiolets tied
with ribbons from James G.. Blaine
| Jr., garland of violets from Mrs Eu-
gene Hale (Which was placed on the
casket); n wreath of roses and violets
| from Mr.. Louis Dent, consul to Kings
| ton, Jamaica formerly Mr.. Blaine's
| private secretary; n large wreath of
violets and white orchids from Mrs r
| X Hit; an immense wreath of white
flowers with long streamers OF ribbon,
from the diplomatic corps; a cross of ivy
leaves and violets, from Henry Cabot
Lodge; n wreath of lilies of the valley
| and palm leaves, from Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid; n wreath of roses from Mrs. EN-
mons Blaine; large cross and spray of
lilies from Mrs. DR. Loring; n bunch of
white roses from Gen. Alger; sapo
palms and violets from Secretary Tracy:
ivy cross, sprayed with white roses
from Mrs Audenreid; n wreath of ivy
sprayed with red roses from Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Mclean, and many more.
The parlor, not Mt any time very com
modious one, was far too small for the
distinguished mourners who, by invita-
ton, sought access to it
1t is now known definitely that
Blaine did not die Catholic. Although
he sent for Cardinal Gibbons, he was
unable TO talk TO him, and the prelate
did not offer to administer the consola-
tion of the Catholic church. DIR.
O'Gormon, of the Catholic university.
states positively that the statesman did
not receive the last sacrement
Shortly before IL o'clock President
| Harrison entered the Blaine mansion,
| accompanied by Mrs. Mckee and Pri-
vate Secretary Halford and Lieut. Park
er. The vice president was accom-
| panied by Mrs. and Miss Morton. Then
came the members of the cabinet-Sec-
rotary OF State Foster, Secretary of the
Treasury Foster and family Secretary
Ell<ins and family, Secretary Tracy and
| family, Secretary Noble and family.
| Postmaster General Wanamaker and
y v
| Secretary Rusk and family
! The chief justice Of the United States.
newly arrived from the funeral Of his
late associate, Justice Lamar, was ~
| companied by Mrs and Miss Fuller.
Closely following them came drs- Hit,
| Miss McComb, Miss Lor.ng, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Senator and
Mrs Cameron, Miss Cameron, Senator
and Mrs. Chandler, Gen. and Mrs ParI<e,
| Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. r. s Hamlin,
| Mrs. Alex. Rodgers, Senator and
Mrs. Wolcott Mr.. and Mrs. John
| K Mclean, Gen. Il. A. Alger
and Mrs John A. Logan, Mrs. John
| Hay, Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Newlands, Mr..
| and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Gordon Cumming, Representative
/ and Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge, Mr. and
| Mrs. Howlauds. Mr. and Mrs Marcellus
| Bailey, Mrs. Audenreid, Mr.. and Mrs
] il. Dunnell, Of Minnesota Ex-Gov.
| and Mrs Perham, OF Maine: Sir Julian
| and Lady Pauncefoote, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Francis II. Loring, Senators Gordon
| and Voorhees,, Speaker Crisp.
! Representative Holman and Mr.
j. r. Devine Mr. Blaine's
stenographer in the preparation
| OF his Twenty Years OF Congress-.
| Representative Blount and Mr. Charles
! Emory Smith, editor OF the Philadelphia
/ Press and ex-minister 20 Russia; Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dingiey, Represen-
tative Milliken, Mrs Frye, the Maine
| delegation OF fourteen gentlemen
headed by Gov. Cleaves, and Mrs s r.
Fesscnden, Of Connecticut; Senator and
| Mrs Henderson, Senators Allison Nc
I pherson and sherman, Senators Cocl,reu
/ and German, Senators Aldrich and Nor
riil, senator and Miss Dawes Senator
Hoar, Senator and Mrs Washburn
| senator Rausomc and Gen Blair.
Judge and Mrs Wylie. and many others
Not all OF those who had been re-
quested or had received invitations 10
the house could obtain admission i'm the
/ mansion, and many perforce remained
| in the long line Of carriages which filed
| the adjacent streets The immediate
mourners grouped around the easket
| were the widow, her married daughter.
Mrs Damrosch, Miss Hattie Blaine
| Mr. j. @. Blaine. j.. Mrs. Emmons
| Blaine, Miss Abigail lodge Gail liam
/ iltonJ. Mr. Blainc's crusin. Mr. r. g.
I Blaine. brother OF the dead statesman.
I and bis wife and daughter. Mr. Hamp.