Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-02-04

avenue, in front of the white
house, the treasury and the var
state and navy department build
ings, there was no disorder or con
fusion observable. On the contrary
there was marked air of decorou
solemnity attending even the outside
demonstrations The ceremonies inside
the house were grand in their sim
plicitv. Before the hour of 10 invited
guests began to arrive and take then
seats in the fragrant and tloral-be'
decked front parlor OF the mansion.
There were no chairs reserved except
for the president and for the immediate
family of the deceased.
Eleven o'clock was the hour named
for the simple service Of prayer which
was to precedc the removal of the body
to the church for the more public rites,
1t was only q few minutes after that
hour when the mourners entered, anc
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 Rev.
nr. llamlin, of the Church of the Cove,
nant, who. standing beside the cuskct
in low tone delivered the Presbyterian
prayer for the departed soul.
As he did so Mr.. Damrosch, the de-
ceascd's son-in-law, touched the keys OF
the piano to a slow dirgc.
DR.. Hamlin returned thanks to God
that by his power this life was ended
only that the life of immortality might
be begun. He beseechod the Almighty
that comfort might come to every men,
ber of the stricken household, because
the one that had gone out OF this life
had gone to Immortality Let the
consolation that came from above fall
tenderly and sweetly upon them" he
concluded. Speak to them of comfort,
such as thou alone can teach. This we
ask in the name Of our Saviour, Amen.
This completed the brief and impres.
sive services and the casket was closed,
and tenderly borne to the hearse. Sol
emnly and in silence the family and
the guests left the house, which has
been so frequently invaded by the an.
gel of death, and the sad procession
wended its way slowly to the church.
The decorations at the church were
very rich and effective. The terrace
formed by the pulpit and the rail sepa-
rating the organ gallery from the plat.
form afforded background for strik-
ing massing of plants and cut flowers.
On the edge of the pulpit cut flowers
were arranged in a ribbon 10 or l2 inches
in width.
The blooms comprised roses, lilies Of
the valley, azalias, carnations and hya.
cinths. Below this ribbon, and suspend.
ing from it across the pulpit were shor,
festoons of smilaX.
The front of the organ was covered
with curtains of smilax ropes, draped
from the apex of the instrument to the
candela bra on the side walls of the or
gan loft, The space in front of the
pulpit in which the coffin lay was en-
tirely covered with the floral emblems
which accompanied the remains from
the house. These were disposed ir
such a way as to heighten the effect O.
the stationary decorations,
The relatives and pall-bearers occu
pied the first eight rows of seats in thu
main aisle, Behind them were seated
the president vice-president, cabine
officers, Speaker Crisp and members o
the supreme court, with their families
The Spanish legation and nearly III
the ministers from South and Contra
America, as well as many senators anc
representatives, in addition to thos
present at the house
Among the senators were Sherman
Sawyer Carey Voorhees, and Morrill,
Chief Justice Fuller joined them jus
before the services began. On the lef
of the church were delegations from
the state of Massachusetts,, from tn
Union League clubs, of New York an,
Philadelphia, and from various point
in Pennsylvania.
Theodore Roosevelt Henry Cabo
Lodge and ex-Representative Mari
Dunuell, of Minnesota, were with thes
delegations. 1t was exactly at /
o'clock when the slow and solemn orgal
music announced the arrival of the fu
neral party at the door of the church
As the sad procession moved up tn
aisle Mr.. Walter Damrosch, Mr.. Blaine
son-in-law, who was at the organ
played an improvisation made up o
several themes of hymns which Mr.
Blaine loved.
All present rose and remained stand
ing as the funeral party moved dow
the aisle. DR.. Hamln, the pastor
walked at the head of the mourners
and holding in his hand an open bool
containing the ritual of the Presbyte
rian worship, read as he advanced Sc
lectons from the Scriptures.
Behind him came the honorary pail
bearers, two abreast, Senators Hale an,
Frye-the representatives OF the dea
mans beloved state-leading the way
The body-bcarers moved at most rev
erend pace toward the chancel, wher
they deposited the casket amid the pre-
fusion of flowers.
The family followed the body an
took the front seat on the left, nea
the remains. They Inelt with thei
heads bowed in prayer, and RENAME
in this attitude for some time
Distant kinsfolk, relatives, intimat
friends. the president and his cabine
and the other members OF the funera
party who were at the house came i
after the family, and were seated in tn
pews
When all were seated the peals OF tn
organ cease and DR.. Hamlin, risn
from his place in the pulpit, began tn
church services with the reading {
selections from the Scriptures.
The reading finished, prayer was o
fered up by DR.. Hamlin. At the clos
of the prayer, the funeral processio
once more formed and the body wa
conveyed to Oak Hill cemetery, an
there laid 10 rest.
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At kentucky's Capitol.
| FRANKFORT, KY, JAM Sl.--The kel
tuclsy legislature held memorial service
Monday upon the death OF Hon. Jane
G. Blaine. The two houses met in joir
session, and memorial addresses WEI
delivered by Representatives Hissen
of Campbell; Cansler of Christian