The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-13
YHI LATE SENATOR KENNA.
Funeral Services Over His Re-
MAINS at the Capitol.
BISHOP KEANE's TRIBUTE.
The Remains Lay in State in the Mar
bic Room.
Imposing Obsequies Conducted by Digni-
taries of the Roman Catholic Church
The Body Taken to His Old
Home in West Virginia.

WASHINGTON, Jan. t2.-Both the House
and Senate. soon after meeting and with
out transacting any business, took re-
cess to attend the funeral of the late Sem
ator Kenna of West Virginia. The body
OF the late senator was brought to the
capitol building this morning in the
midst of a binding snowstorm. 1t
lay in state in the marble room, members
of the family having taken farewell view
before the body left the residence. The
casket, which was mol opened, was COW
cred with black cloth, Oh which ley a
bunch OF palms and roses, while at the
foot was a sheaf of wheat bound with
palms and violets. There were many
other floral tributes from members OF the
Senate and House and friends of the de-
ceased.
In spite of the storm outside, the gal
leries were crowded before the opening of
the services. The bier was placed at the
head OF the main aisle of the Senate cham
Der and members OF the lower House en-
tered, lead by Speaker Crisp, who
took his place by the vice-p president
General Schofeld, commanding gen.
eral OF the army, arrived unannounced
and took his seat at the end of the row
reserved for the president and cabinet.
Then the diplomatic corps, headed by
Sir Julian Pauncefote, arrived and was
received with the same ceremony as the
House, followed by the chief justices and
associate justices of the Supreme court of
the United States, and they by President
Harrison and the members of his cabinet
and the family of the dead senator in
deep mourning. At 1:15 p. m. process
sion of robed priests, preceded by acolytes
bearing censor and tall wax candles
lighted, marched down the aisle, followed
by a squad of capitol police in full uni
form, escorting and carrying the casket,
which was covered with palms and
flowers. The priests. with Bishop Keane
OF the Catholic University and his purple
robes, arranged themselves around the
coffin.
Father Donoghue opened the religious
services by walking around the coffin and
asperging 1t with holy water. He was at
tended by an acolyte waving a censor, the
fumes OF which pervaded the chamber.
He read the funeral services OF the Catho-
lie church, first in Latin and then in
English.
Bishop Keane of the Catholic university
then took his place at the head of the cof-
fin and preached the funeral sermon. Be
hind him on the desk OF the secretary stood
a gilt crucifix with guilt candelebra on
either side of which burned five large
wax candles, while opposite, at the foot
OF the coffin stood three boys robed in
white and red, and one of them holding
tall crusitix and the others on each side
bearing lighted candles. In the course of.
his remarks Bishop Keane said:
Sat the request of his eminence Cardi-
nal Gibbons, and as his representative on
this solemn occasion it is my privilege to
effer to Senator Kenna the church's tri-
butte of respect and affection. His country
has piVen and will VET rive fitting exDres-
sion to the appreciation of the tireless
energy, distinguished ability and blame
less integrity with which he filed for so
many years, the high Office to which his
fellow citizens had called him. Let it be
permitted to his mother church to mingle
her accents with those of his country to tell
of those qualities which made him near
and dear. Yea, qualities in which lay
the real secret of all his public work.
The bishop then discoursed on the subject
of faith and good qualities living up to
an ideal faith would produce in man.
At the close of the sermon, which was
delivered with strong emphasis and
listened to with the greatest interest by
the large assembly in the chamber. the
priests again formed in procession and re-
tired by one of the side doors, and the
family OF the dead senator did the same.
The congressional committee, in white
scarfs, then arose and left the chamber by
the main aisle. followed by squad of
capitol police bearing the casket. Then
guests of the Senate left the Senate in the
order of their arrival, and the crowded
galleries gradually emptied. The Senate
then adjourned till tomorrow noon.
The body of the dead senator was taken
to the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad station,
where it was placed in the baggage car of
a special train.