The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-03
Mr.. BL.AlNE's FUNERAL.
The Remains of the Great Statesman
Placed in the Tomb.

The Remains of the Great Statesman
Placed in the Tomb.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-With heads I'M
covered and bowed the greatest of the ma
ton stood round an excavation in Oak
Hill cemetery yesterday afternoon, while
in continuously extending circles an i'm
mense throng of citizens from all walks Of
life spread abroad into the beautiful
grounds of the cemetery and strove to
catch the words of the minister-"Earth to
to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust"-as
the clods rolled upon the casket which
held the mortal remains of the great
leader of men, james G. Blaine. The cere-
monies which had began at II Il. IN. were
thus brought to a close and the concourse
slowly dispersed, leaving the great dead in
the embrace of mother earth.
The Ceremonies at the House.
!. 1t was an assemblage of notables which
gathered at the house services. There were
the president of the United Sta es, the vice
president and his wife, the secretaries of
state, the treasury, war, navy, and agri-
culture; the postmaster general and attor-
ney general, Secretary Noble, the chief JUS
tice of the United States-senators, repre-
sentatives, and prominent officials from
every department. Many prominent civil
ans were there also. including Andrew
Carnegie, General Alger, John II. Mclean,
Theodore Roosevelt, and the diplomatic
corps was well represented. The services
were simple, being those prescribed for
burial by the Presbyterian church.
Damrosch at the Instrument.
The services were in charge of Rev. Mr..
Hamlin, of the Church of the Covenant.and
Walter Damrosch, the dead statesman's
son-in-law, presided firt at the piano in
the residence and again at the organ in the
church. The casket, buried under beau
tiful floral tributes, was lifted at the con-
clusion of the home services and taken to
the church through an immense throng
which lined the whole route The honor
airy pall-bearers were: Senator Hale, Sena-
tor Frye, Senator Morgan, e&-Speaker
Reed, Representative Boutelle, Representa-
tive Hit, Representative Bingham; Gen
eral Thomas, Ewing, of Ohio; John Hay,
Joseph II. Manley, Almet f. jerks and p.
V. Il. Ely.
The Scene at the Church.
All of those enumerated in the foregoing
as well as hundred of other prominent men
and women followed the hearse from home
to church. Here tie decorations were of
the most beautiful and appropriate charac
ter. There were flowers and evergreens
everywhere. Admission was by card, and
even then the church was packed to the
doors. Nearly every foreign nation having
a representative at this capital was repre-
sented in the audience. And here while
the body rested in front of the chancel the
church services were continued, closing
with prayer-the Lords prayer, in which
, part of the congregation joined-and ben
ediction. 1t was then 1240 o'clock.
Mrs. Blaine Overcome with Grief
| 1t was then noted that Mrs. Blaine was
not among the mourners, as had been sup
posed. Among so many deeply-veiled fig
ures her form had not heretofore been
| missed, but it was soon whispered that,
overcome by grief, she had remained at the
house. Prior to the starting of the flu
neral procession from Lafayette square
Mrs. Blaine had requested to be left alone
| for a few minutes with her honored dead.
| The parlor had been cleared for this pur-
pose, and when Mrs. Blaine emerged after
| from five to len minutes silent commun-
| ion with her grief she made her way, sup
| ported on the arms of her son and daugh-
| ter, Miss Hattie, to the room where her
/ husband had died, and there gave way to
| her grief in utter prostration. Mrs. Hale
and other sympathizing friends followed
| her to the death chamber. Their friendly
ministrations were of mo avail, and Mrs.
Blaine was compelled to remain behind.