The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. So, 1893.

)cll III the tower WHICH Sul IicuHto
he church Of the covenant tells
he sympatiising thousands who
crowd he streets adjacent thereto
that tho remains Of Americas
stateslnan-JameS Gilies
pie Biaine-haye lett the house III !,
which he made such a brave fight !
against death. Slowly, slowly the |
funeral cortege moves through the !
vast sea of sympathetic faces, |
every head uncovered and rever-
entity bowed and every heart Ihrob-
bing with the same sympathy that
is felt by every patriotic American.
At the door OF the church tie un-
0stentati0us black Casket-an al
most exact duplicate Of the one lii
which Mrs. Harrison was so lately
carried to her last resting place
was carried within by loving hands
and carefully deposited on tie vel
vet covered dais. In the congre
cation which filled every inch,oi
available space were the most
prominent representatives OF every
profession and calling, conspicuous
among them being President l1ar
ris0n and entire cabinet, and the
Legations of every foreign govern
lnent represented at Washington.
The services were OF the simplest,
no singing; 10 music, except q
dirge upon the organ played by
Mr. Walter Damrosch, Mr.. klsine's
son-in law, and 10 sermon; moth
ing but the reading Of the Presby-
terian burial ritual, and a prayer
by DR.. Hamlln, the pastor Of the
church.
1t was proposed to give the dead
statesman a grand public funeral
III the capitol building, but at the
request OF the family the idea was
abandoned. Mrs. Blaine also re-
quested that 10 further official no
tico Of the death be taken by the
national government than was alb
soluteIy necessary, and that the
mourning now on the state depart
ment Oh account Of the death OF
ex President Hayes should be re-
moved at the expiration Of thirty
days, Just as would have been
done had MIR. Blaine not died; and
her wishes viii be respected i'll
that as they were regarding the
funeral.
! From The church Of the cove
nant to Oak Hill cemetery where
the intermcnt was made beside
the grave Of his favorite son, Wal
ker, from the effects Of whose death
Dir. Blaine never entirely recov-
cred, is something more than a
I mile, but the crowd which followed
1.-THE procession, Oh foot, cared
nothing for that; they were there
to do honor to the man they loved
| and had it been twenty miles they
would have followed that casl<et
, TO its final resting place. Anc
who doubts that IN the after years
when the United States shall have
reached the grandeur which was
so plainly visible to the prophetic
Eeyes Of Mr. Blaine, it will be con
sidered a great honor in thous
ands of families to say: "M.J
farther, or my grandfather, Or ny
great grandfather saw MIR. Blaine
buried?" Not /.
Already there is much talk Of {
movement for the erection of ;
grand monument at the capital 0
the nation he did so much for, i,
honor of Mr.. Blaine, and there i
little doubt that in due course O
, time such q memorial in bronzC
or stone, or both. will be erected
but Mr. Blaine will have monl
ment in the history Of bis countr,
, THAT will last as long as the worlc
Itself: His great work in behal
Of his country is already as wei
, recognized by his political oppo
nents as by his followers, as wa
p shown by the following Telegram
to his widow, from Mr. Cleveland
"Iis brilliant craftsmanship vii
: always lie an inspiration to th'
nation he has served so long anC
so we'll. Permit me to extend N,
t sympathy On the death of you
: distinguished husband"
t Within q few weelzs-sometim'
: in March-the patents on the prin
cidal parts OF the Bell telephone
t will expire. This will be a yer.
important event to the renters 0
telephones who have been compel
led to pay eXtortionate prices t.
! the owners and controllers OF fthes;
patents, which may soon be use(
by anybody.
Whether intended or not Sena