Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-02-03
AT THE RESIDENCE.
Many Distinguished Mourners-1l
pressive Ceremonies.

Many Distinguished Mourners-Im-
pressive Ceremonies.
The parlor, not at any time very
commodious one, was far too small for
the distinguished mourners, who by in
vitation, sought access to it.
The immediate mourners. grouped
around the casket, We're the widow her
married daughter, Mrs. Damrosch, Miss
Hattie Blaine, Mr.. j. G.. Blaine, Jr.,
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Miss Abigail
Dodge (Gail Hamilton), Mr.. Blaine's
cousin; Mr.. R. G. Blaine, brother of the
dead statesman, and his wife and
daughter; Mr.. Hampton Denman, of
Missouri, cousin of Mr.. Blaine; Frank,
Henry, Horaceland Augustus Stanwood
and Walter Stonson, Mr.. W. H. Hatch,
all nephews of the deceased statesman.
Distinguished Guests.
Before the hour of 10 the invited
guests began to arrive and were shown
to the fragrant and floral bedecked
front parlor of the mansion. President
Harrison led the long line of distin,
guished people present, and entered &C.
companied by Mrs. Mckee and Private
Secretary Halford Vice President
Morton and the members of the cabinet,
the justices of the supreme court, q
number of senators and representatives
and other prominent people in official
0f cd 1yy
their wives and other members of their
families, occupied the entire space re.
served to those invited. T.,
Grand in Simplicity.
Eleven o'clock was the hour named
for the simple service of prayer which
was to precede the removal Of the body
to the church for the more public rites
1t was only a few minutes after that
hour when the mourners entered and
the president and all the distinguished
concourse rose to pay fitting honor and
sympathy to the sorrow of the de-
ceased statesman's relatives.
The family was followed by the Rev.
pr. Hamlin, of the Church of the Cow
enant. who, standing beside the casket,
In low tone delivered the Presbyterian
prayer for the departed soul. As he did
so Mr.. Walter Damrosch touched the
KEYS Of the piano to slow dirge and
the scene was an impressive one. DR.
Hamlin returned thanks; to God that by
His power this life was ended only that
the life of immortality might be begun.
He beseeched the Almighty that com:
fort might come to every member of the
stricken household, because the one that
bad gone out of this life had gone to
Immortality. Let the consolation that
came from above fall tenderly and
sweetly upon them. .. >>@.4.-
/ ''Speak to them words of comfort such
as Thou alone can teach. This we ask
in the name of our Savior Amen"
Cqmpleted the Services.
This completed the brief and impres.
Gve services and the casket was closed
and tenderly borne to the hearse.
Solemnly and in silence the family and
the mourning guests left the house
which has been SO frequently invaded
BY the angel of death, and the sad pro
cession wound its way slowly to. the
church. ,.5='
Outside tho house the street was
thronged with spectators, who rever-
emily dotted their hats as the pail bear
ers deposited their sacred burden in the
hearse, and while the attendants tenn
porarily buried it under as many
flowers as could be placed therein.
The certege then started for thu
church. In the first carriage was the
Rev.T. i, Hamlin, the officiating cler
gyman. Then came the pail bearers
Senator Hale, Senator Frye, Senator
Morgan, ex-Speaker Reed, Representa-.
. tive Boutelle, Representative HIT Of