The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-02-04
LIES BOOK is CLOSED.
TRIBUTES TO A DEPARTED
STATESMAN.
Many Distinguished People Atten d
the Funeral of Hon. James G.
Blaine and Follow the
Remains to the
Grave
Laid to Rest.

OrOVe.
Laid to Rest.
Washington. Jam. 81 - Mr. Blaine
could not have Il private funeral. Every
effort WAS made To comply with his own
understood wishes and with the cN-
pressed desires of his family III this rr-
Eaid. but the Surginy wave of puhi,. in
tcrcst swept over the barrie is i.ninsrd
and made his private funeral OH" of the
lnoSt impressive of public lrnionS,ril-
li'ns in honor of the dead The most
eminent men in the nation stood around
li!s bier. All buSinr<' in IA" n,ti"ns
capital was suspended during the period
when lh" funeral :, rvirrs w"rc in prog
ross. l iic presence "i the president. the
Calumet, the supreme judges. of lhr hi.l,
oliltl;'iS ol congress and of ,i" diplomatic.
corps were not more significant than the
homage oi the Waiting crowd. who in r,.-
Sl'rrtlul silence lined the streets through
which III" funeral cori"..r passed
The ceremonies inside the house wrrc
lmprrssivrly simple. Before the hour
"l ten. the invited guests luyan to- ar
rive and take their seat. in The from;
pirlor Of 1l" mansion. There wrrr NO
rIEiirs Reserved except for tn" president
and the ilnlnr'lia'r family of The lr,uas,,!.
Eleven o'clock NaS the hour !aulu,l lor
II" sllhf!" s,rvir" "l prayer which WAS
1" rrrc",lr the rcmGya ui li,, body ,o
h'' church for III" mara public. rites. ii
WIS only Il few iniu'tl.', after than nour
when th" muurnrrs riicrn, ana ,Lr
president and all the distinguished CON.
course rose |" r,ly lifting huuur tul .:yiu.
l;ithy to il" S"ri"w "i llI. decreased
Statesman $ r"iaiiNrS The ta,i,l,- WA,
| |, St.N ,.,t i,,, Al.
at tn" Covenant. WHO. stnniin:s beside
he rnSk"t. lii Il l"N lumr delivered th.,
Presbyterian service tnr ih,. ,Iol,trtrd
soul, As he did 50, Waiter lpanrn~ch
touched lh" keys "i the piano ,o i. Slow
dire. and ti" seen" was au impressive
one: DIR. llamlim rolu-i,rl thanks to
God ilat l's lis power Ibis ll,, was
'n!!ghl be l"'srn. II" be 'p' he'd Tho NJ
in2n'y thu comfort mi.h; rorlr T."
rv"i'; lir'Hln'r of H." ,,rirl ..a l,ul. ,c.lul,l
'sraIl"" the one that had e"l," un of
l''S Iii" had gun" /" i!nmoriality l.ri
lhn "en#al ii"m that 'nmr from .,hnyc
inll trn'lorlN aud sWo"jly upon thruL
Sprai, 'p i!ir!n words e" r"mtsrt such
~ 'h"u ai"i" can lrAch, 'Tli, We ask
IN III" mann" %! uu. Savior. Amen"
I'M" c"H'i t"u"i IN" ar.t .,a,, uupl..,>iv"
NrlNirrs alhl Iii" o'l~i,,.; ~; c'u,, 4 and
'rI,,ir"iy l"li,r To tine hrntsr Snlu,uiiiy
:tl"l IN silence" He tHM,ily an tl" moirn-
lng .ilc l> l"fl ia" h"ji@r. V hicl las been
$" frequently invaded i.y Ia" Hn::rl Of
death. anal the pr"rci>"n wrrl",i ills
wAy slowly i" lIir c!irr,,.
Th" i'r"slNi"riIn 'hu:. !, "i the Cow
riall where Mr.. :liip. WA; :: pew
ll"l'''r. had l,'nn s,lr.,ni,,A Wili :, ruln.
",N"lu'lr III! n", Si'r:;!l, invited. Tie
relatives and ,n,l hraroi's urcui,i". ia.
first eight rows Of seat, in H. napl.
When all wrrr snntrtl the deep prals
OF the "l-nn r,aS,d and Dr. iiumlin.
from his place in lir ui;.il hogan tho
church services with the rr,lil& of So
l"rii"ns from tn" Scriptures. The read
ing finished. raA"r was offered M 10y
Dr. liamlin. i)r. Ilai'in's PRAYER WAS
the only approach tn funeral Discourse
that marked the crrr'nunins Of the day.
AT its conclusion t!r Lords PRAYER
waS repeated !iy the r:,Stnr and "A rart
of til" com,.r, Gn'io. He hcn"lirt;on was
invoked upon all present., and at 1.a:I5
o'rlock Tie church services "las"l; The
rnSk"i raised ana r.InrnI n,,ru more
in the lr,-". all th" ,sli,l@uishml-rnn
r"'ll:;" standing n5 il was horne from
III" rhlrri,
1t WAS then noted that Mrs Rlail,.
WIS n'd n'n"n: IT," lt.orri!"rs. az lad
boon supposed. .tmuG4. 50 many deeply
vri!"'l figures h.r icrni hnd not hereto
fore !" cen missed. br,t il Y-;'s soon wills
prr-' tiiaI overcome y ,"ief. She had
rrraiueri at IT, l,nrs.. Pri"r /, the
star'n: "i III" fuM"tal nrn.c>: ion iruln
Lafasrit" Squire. Mrs Blaine had re-
qurStrd To ln' left alone for :, fnw min
ut"s with her Lon"rr.l dead The parlor
had boon 'l.'i.'I for this purpose. and
when Mrs. Bl;li!" emerge" she i.inlc her
way. supported ON ih" :rins of her son
and daughter. 10 the rnn;n where her
I:, IittI md