New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28
PLANS FOR THE FUNERAL.
IT WILL BE ON MONDAY FORENOON AND
AS SIMPLE As POSSIBLE.

BURIAL WILL BE At OAK HILL CEMETERY IN
WASHINGTON.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-The funeral OF Mr..
Blaine will he on Monday forenoon. The burial
will he at Oak Hill Cemetery, on the slopes OF
Rock Creek banks, in Georgetown. Although
Mr.. Plaine's name and fame are inseparably con-
nectel with the State of Maine, only one of his
family lies under its soil. Ills eldest son and
daughter. Walker Blaine and Mrs. Coppinger. are
inferred in Oak Hill, in lot that the dead
man himself selected and purchased three years
ago. When the body of Walker Blaine lay in
the house awaiting burial Mr. Blaine. accom-
panicd BY a friend walked over to Oak Hill
and selected the lot in which his wcl-helovci
son was placed, and which soon afterward re-
ceived the body of Mrs Coppinger.
II lies in the eastern part OF the cemetery
half way down the terrace on the western bank
of the creek The view from the plot is to the
northeast. and within its range lie Sheridan
Circle and Kalorama Heights the home Of John
Howard Payne in one Of the most attractive
portions of Washington No stone yet marks
the graves of the children of the deceased "X-
Secretary The body of Emmons Blaine lies IN
one of the Chicago cemeteries.
The funeral will be gnOstentatious as it is
possible to make it. Mr.. Blaine had a great re-
puenance 10 public exhibition Of soIrow. and in
accordance with his often expressed opinion, Mrs
Blaine il determined to have private funeral.
She requested further that no ofncial notice he
taken Of Mr.. Blaines death, which request was
communicated to Secretary Of State Foster in q
note from Miss Harriet Blaine conveying the
information of the sad event.
The Secretary, in conversation with Mrs
Blaine. pointed out that :hc custom Of announcing
the death of eX-members of the Cabinet would
require official PRONUNCIATION Of the fact, put az
Mrs Blaines earnest solicitation. 1t was hnaliy
arranged that no emblem OF mourning additional
10 that displayed at the State Department conse-
ouent upon the death of cy-President Hayes should
he placed on the State Department building, and
that those ,acurning signs should be removed al
The expiration Of thirty days. during which they
,vill be disrlayed in accordance with the ffesi-
dAnt's proclamation because Of the death OF Mr..
Hayes
The funeral will take place Monday next, and
,ho details Of the service so far as arranged, are
as follows:
Al II o'clock prayer will be offered by the Rev
N Tennis S. Hamln, d. D., at the house Only
members Of the family and their intimate friends
will be present Immediately Thereafter !,e uuu
Here slso the services will be OF the simplest char
scter consisting Of the reading of the Presbyterian
burial ritual and prayer BY Or hamlin ., o.r
which will be played by Walter Damrosch' the
dead mans son-in-law. Seats in the church VIII
tsrs ~ the ('abinet and their famies members oil
the DIPLOMATIC Corps and the friends OF the dead
man. These reservations will nearly exhaust the
seating accommodations Of the building FROM lnt
churc6 the body will be taken to Oak Hill Gem
etery, where it will be buried
There will be twelve pallbearers selected from
Mr. itlainc's personal and official friends None
vii, he chosen because of his position, but natural.
II the larger portion will be from the ranks OF
Official life. They will be announced tomorrow w.,
The ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral were com.
municated this evening to President Harrison aud
70 baron Fava. Dean OF the Diplomatic Corps.
THE PRESIDENT DEEPLY MOVED.
ur ~ .s rrxpREp {kED FOR MR. BLAINE'S DEATH
AND IT WAS GREAT SHOCK
Washington, Jan. 27.-President Harrison said
that the news of Mr.. Baines death had made a