The record-union., 1893-06-24
Preparations for the Late Senator
StanfOrd's Funeral.
S. M WHITE WILL REPRESENT THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Man Run Over by a Car at VacavilIe
and Fatally Injured-A Young Man
From Fresno Arrested at Bakers
field for Passing Counterfeit Dollars,
Special to the RECoRp-UNIoN.

e0INNittA " lA4c hECORl-OSlON.
MENLo PARK (Cal.), June 23.-There
has been no change at the scene of mourn
ing at the beautiful Stanford residence at
Palo Alto. The body lies in the room
where the Senator died, and Mrs. Stan
ford prolongs her vigil by its side aud
bears her grief with wonderful fortitude,
many of the details of the funeral having
been suggested by herself
Her favorite neice, Mrs. Taylor, has
been constantly with her. The remains
will be placed in the coffin tomorrow
morning. The funeral arrangements
have been altered only in minor details
since Wednesday, tour names having
been added to the list of honorary pail
bearers, those of B. I. Steinman, Mayor
OF Sacramento, Frank McCoppin, Will
lam Brown and General Houghton.
Eight Of the oldest Southern Pacific
engineers will be among these. Actual
body-bearers have been selected from
among old and trusted servants of Sena-
tor Stanford, and they are II. r. Shacl1el-
ford, George Woods, Patrick Mullin, W.
j. Mcdonald, John Ewett, Al Meyer, A.
f. Gallagher and Frank Erwin.
The funeral will be of the most private
character. The only civic organization
to attend as body will be the Repub-
lican State Central Committee. Although
Stanford was a Mason, he never was an
active one, and such Masons as attend
will do so in a private capacity. No in
vitations have been issued.
Special trains, consisting of forty cars.
will leave Fourth and Townsend streets.
San Francisco, at 10:40 o'clock to-mor-
row forenoon, the pall-bearers and per-
sonal friends being in the first train.
The funeral party Will proceed to the
quadrangle of the University, where the
Episcopal burial service will be read by
Bishop Nichol, assisted by Rev. Il. C.
Foute, and music will be rendered by the
Grace Church quartet. At the close of
the service Rev. Horation Stebbins will
deliver the funeral Grafton. The cortege
will then proceed on foot to the family
mausoleum, where the remains of the
dead Senator will find their last resting
place, beside that Of his son.
Numerous elaborate floral offerings are
being prepared. The trainmen of the
Southern Pacific Company have a floral
locomotive, and the~stsalemen at Palo
Alto floral horse. kilograms and let
ters OF coincidence continue to pour in
from all parts of the country.
SENATOR WHITE WILL ATTEND.
Los ANGELES, June 23.-United States
Senator stephen M. White this morning
| received telegram from Vice President
Stevenson, requesting him to attend the
funeral of the late Senator Stanford as
the representative of the United States
Senate. Mr.. White left for the north on
the 2 o'clock train and will reach San
Francisco in time to take the train for
Menlo Park tomorrow.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-Lieutenant-
Governor Reddick, Acting Governor, has
come down from Sacramento to attend
the funeral.
AT a special meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee, held at their rooms, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Res0LUed, That it is with feelings of pro-
found sorrow that the Executive Com
mittee of this State announces to the Re-
publican party the death of the Hon.
LeIanu SldulOfQ, one Oh Ll6 Senators of
the United States from the State of Cali
fornia.
ReSotued, That in the death of Senator
Stanford the party has lost one of it's fore
most leaders, the State of California a
faithful and trusted servant, and the peo-
pie a wise benefactor and true friend.
ResOtUed, That the death of Senator
Stanford has removed one who, not alone
by his honored public services, but alike
in his private career, as a promoter OF
great enterprises, made his life's work an
lnseparable and important part of the
history of this State; one whose wide
philanthropy has erected for him an en-
during monument to perpetuate his name
in honor in the hearts OF countless GEN
eratons to come. Be it further
ReSo{red, That this committee tenders
It's sincere coincidence to the stricken
widow in this the hour of her grief. and
that as a further expression Of respect
and sympathy this committee do attend
the funeral in body; and be it further
ResOIUed, That these resolutions he
spread upon the minutes Of the commit
tee, and that copy Of the same, suitably
engrossed, be forwarded to Mrs. Leland
Stanford.