The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-08
LAID IN THE TOMB.
Last Sad Rites Over the Remains
Of James q. Blaine.
One OF the Most Notable Funerals In Amerl-
can History-The Nations Greatest
Men Assemble to Pay the Last
Tribute-simpie but Impress
sivo Ceremonies.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-Mr. Blaine
could not have a private funeral Every
effort was made to comply with his own
understood wishes, and with the ex-
pressed desires of his family In this re-
gard, but the surging wave of public in
terest swept over the barriers imposed
and made his private funeral one OF
the most impressive Of public demon
STRAIT in honor Of the dead.
The most eminent men In the nation
stood around his bier All business in
the nations capital was suspended dur
ing the period when the funeral serv-
ices were in progress. The presence OF
the president and cabinet and supreme
judges and high officials Of congress and
of the diplomatic corps was not more
significant than the men In the waiting
crowds who in respectful silence lined
the streets through which the funeral
oortege passed. The parlor on the Sec
ond floor where the body lay, was fairly
embowered with floral tributes. The
casket itself rested on a huge bed OF
roses, violets, palm leaves and ferns
sent by Mrs Emmons Blaine, about
nine feet long by four feet wide, the
flowers artistically giving the combina-
ton of the colors and design OF an orr
entail rug.
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 wreath OF orchids and roses from
President Harrison; wreath OF white
roses from Mrs Zach Chandler; simple
wreath of violets tied with ribbons from
James G. Blaine, Jr., garland Of vio-
lets from Mrs. Eugene Hale, wreath
of roses from Mr.. Louis Dent consul to
Kingston, Jamaica, formerly Mr..
Blaine's private secretary; 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 diplomat
ic corps; u cross of ivy leaves and vio-
lets from Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge; a
wreath Of lilies of the valley and palm
leaves from Mrs Whitelaw Reid; a
wreath Of roses from Mrs Emmons
Blaine; large cross and spray Of lilies
from Mrs Dr. Loring; bunch Of white
roses from Gen. Alger; Sago palms and
violets from Secretary Tracey; ivy cross
sprayed with white roses from Mrs.
Auden Reid; wreath Of ivy spread
with red roses from Mr.. and Mrs John
n McIaan and many mpre
The president entered accompanied
by Mrs Mckee, Private Secretary Hal
ford and Lieut.. Parker. The vice pres
ident was accompanied by Mrs and
Miss Morton. Then came the members
of the cabinet-Secretary OF State Fos-
ter, Secretary of tho Treasury Foster,
Secretary Tracy and family. Secretary
Noble and family, Postmaster General
Wanamalxer and family. Attorney Gen.
eral Miller and family, Secretary Rusl
md family. The chief. justice Of the
United States was accompanied by Mira
and .Miss-Fuller, Closely. following
them came Mrs. Hit Miss Macomb,
Miss Loring, Mr.. and Mrs, Andrew Car
negie, Mrs, Cameron, Senator and Mrs
Chandler, Cen. and MrS Parke, Mrs
Eugene Hale, Senator and Mrh Vol
colt and MrA John R Mclean, Gen. r
A. Alger and MIRA John A. Logan, Mrs
John Hay, Mra and Mrs Il. c. New
lands, Mr.. and Mira Theodore Roose
velt, Mr.. and Mra Gordon Cummings
Representative and Mrs. Henry G
Lodge, ex-Gov. and Mrs Perham, o
Maine; Sir Julian and Lady Paunce
fote, A. C Tyler, MrA +. b. Loring
Senators Gordon and Voorhees,, Speaker
Crisp, Representative Holman and many
others
Not all Of those who had requested Of
had received invitations TO the hous'
could obtain admission TO the mansion
and many perforce remained In thu
long line Of carriages which filled th'
adjacent streets
The immediate mourners groupet
around the casket were. the widow, he
married daughter Mrs Damrosch, Mis-
Hattie Blaine, Mr.. J. &. Blaine, Jr.
Mrs Emmons Blaine, Miss Abigail
Dodge (Gail Hamilton), Mr.. Blaine
cousin, Mr. r. C. Blaine, brother Of tn
dead statesman and his wife an
daughter; Mr.. Hampton Denman q
Missouri, cousin OF Mr.. Blaine; Frank
Henry, Horace and Augustus Stanwoo
and Walter Stinson and Mr.. W. Il
Hatch. all nephews Of the deceas ed ei
secretary.
Though a concourse OF sewers
thousand people occupied Lafayeti
square facing the Blaine residence an
though the doors and windows OF III
house adjoining were thronged wit
spectators and double line Of carriog'
--l5O or more In number-extended II
along the broad surface OF Pennsylnnn
avenue in front Of the White Hous
there was no disorder or confusion o.
seryable.
The ceremonies inside the house wei
grand In their simplicity. Elevc
o'clock was the hour named for the SIN
pie service Of prayer which was 10 pr
cede the removal Of the body TO u
church for the more public ritea
was only few minutes after that ho'
when the mourners entered and u
president and all the distinguished co
course rose 10 pay fitting honor al
sympathy TO the sorrow Of the deceas'
stateman's relatives
The family was followed by the Re
DIR. Hamlin, of the Church Of the Gov
nant, who, standing beside the cask
in low tone delivered the PresbyteriI
PRAYER for the departed soul As he d
10 Mr.. Walter Darnrosch touched u
keys Of the piano 10 slow dirge Al
4ha acena xvaa an imnressive one. /