The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-30
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
Blafne's Body Buried Under Floral Of
ferings-Ihe PaiIbearera Cho1en.


WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 29.-The body
OF the late ex-Secrctary Blaine was re-
moved this evening to the parlor on the
north side Of the second floor of the resi-
dence. During the afternoon and evening
a number Of friends called and took st
look upon the face of the departed.
The expression Of the face is peaceful and
the lineaments of the we'll known
countenance showed few traces of the raw
ages of the disease that carried him off.
The casket was almost buried under the
mass Of floral tributes received, many of
them from distance. 1t lies in the room
where the first prayers f the funeral
service will be said by the Rev. DR.. Ham
lin, OF the Church Of the Covenant, at IL
o'clock tomorrow.
Notwithstanding the fact that the funeral
will be a private one, the attendance at
the services will be as truly national in
their representative character as if pres
ident were being buried. The state of
Maine will send delegation of
fourteen, headed by Governor II.
Cleaves; Massachusetts, will have a
delegation of five members; the
Union League Club, of New York, will
send twenty-five members TO represent
that organization. and the Union League
Club. of Philadelphia, twenty. From
various other points in Pennsylvania will
come several delegations Altogether 100
or more of these representatives. will be
present. Personal friends TO the number Of
sixty-iive have notified the family OF their
intention TO be present from various parts
Of the country. The services al the church
as well as at the house will be strictly
private and no one will be admitted who
has not received an invitation. The fam
lily regrets this, but the limited seating
capacity OF the church and the large num-
Der of delegations aud officials TO be pro-
vidcd fot. leaves no room.
The pail bearers will be: Senators FRYE
and Hale, OF Maine, and Morgan, of Ala
bama; Representatives Reed and Boutelle.
of Maine; HIT. Of Illinois, and Bingham.
of Pennsylvania; Gen. Thomas Ewing.
Of Ohio; John Hay, of Washington City;
Joseph III. Manley, of Maine; Almet +.
jerks, OF Brooklyn, and L. V. L. Ely. of
Boston.
CHICAGO. Jan. % AT n meeting of the
Chicago Blaine Club last night appropri-
ate resolutions with reference to Mr..
b aine were adopted. and a committee was
appointed 10 Cooperate with the commit
tees OF various political and social clubs
! of the city in calling n memorial meeting.
II was also decided 10 take steps toward
the collection OF funds for the erection
of Blaine monument in Chicago.
During The meeting one Of the members
who was intimately acquainted with the
dead statesman read an interesting letter
received from him several weeks before
the last election. In il. referring 10 the
question asked. Mr.. Rjaine said that since
the death ct his son, Emmous. he had felt
quite satisfied With the action OF the Min
neapolis convention.
NEw YORK. Jan. %9-At the Calvary
Baptist church this evening Rev. Dr.. Nc.
Arthur, in the course OF an address on
Blaine. referred 20 the Burchard rum.
Romanism and rebellion" incident. saw
ing that the man who thought
that Rurt hard deliberately uttered
these words with .nteu; 70 inin-e
Blaine's cause was mistaken. Nc
Arthur said that nothing was further from
the truth than that idea. Burcha-l
d.d not know no 10 I'VE minutes before
that he was 10 speak. Il had been Ar
ranged that nr. Armjtage should sneak
! hut at the last minute the committee was
notified that he Was detained IN phNafel-
phIa and Burchari was called upon. Nc
Arthur continued.
A. the ii.-rhosea words e ! t-elub.iariv from
| his lips watched Sir. Blame. bat he seemed
absorbed - deep IA 1ugat, aaI appeared not IL
notice thofa, though he must have beea tie
hrst 70 appreciate their IN p1-tGUce.