The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-02-03
HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY ~. FRID

:. FRIDAY. FEBRUA]
avenue, In front Of the whit.
house, the treasury and the var
state and navy department build
lngs, there was no disorder or con
! fusion observable. On the contrary,
there was a marked air of decorous
solemnity attending even the outside
demonstrations The ceremonies inside
the house were grand in their sim.
phcity. Before the hour of 10 invited
guests began to arrive and take their
seats in the fragrant and floral-be-
i decked front parlor OF the mansion.
There were no chairs reserved except
4 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 preccde the removal of the body
70 the church for the more public riteA
N~-~s Cpiy . few Uipntsa After thai
~. tise modVners entered, and
ole president and all the distinguish
concoursc rose to pay fitting honor
and sympathy to the sorrow ~ the dc.
ceased statesman's relatives
The family was followed by Rev.
DR.. Hamlin, of the Church of the Cove.
hant who, standing beside the casket,
In low tone delivered the Presby terian
prsyer for the departed soul.
As he did so Mr.. Damrosch, the dc.
teased's son-ip-iaw, touched the keys OF
he piano TO a slow dirge.
DIR. Hamlin returned thanks TO God
That by his power this life was ended
only that the life Of immortality might
b. begun. lie beseeched the Almighty
that comfort might come to every mem
Der of the stricken household, because
TIC 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 impress
sive services and the casket was closed.
and tenderly borne to the hearse. Sol.
emily 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
wendell 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 'he plat
form afforded background for strik.
ing massing of plants aud cut flowers
On the edge Of the pulpit cut flowers
were arranged in ribbon 10 or IL inehes
in width.
The blooms comprised roses, lilies OIL
the valley, azalias, carnations and hys-
cinths Below this ribbon, and suspend
ing from II across the pulpit, were short
festoons Of smilax
The front of the organ was covered
with curtains of smilax ropes, draped
from the apex of the instrument To the
candelabra on the side walls of the or
gan loft The space in front of the
-Rpt in which the coffin lay was en-
~ covered with the floral emblems
fShacccmpanied the remains frou
- wora~.---- tse.o dispssed IN,
Etr'vs.ir as TO heigbten the effect of
N Kl tionary decorations
H,elatives and pall-bearers occu,
4 p''-,he first eight rows Of seats in the
main aisle Behind them were seated
the president, vicc.president, cabinet
| officers Speaker Crisp and members of
| the supreme court, with their families.
The Spanish legation and nearly all
| the ministers from South ard Central
| America, as well as many senators and
representatives, in addition to those
present at the house.
Among the senators were Sherman,
Sawyer, Carey, voorhees, and Morrill,.
Chief Justice Fuller joined them just
before the services began. On the left
| OF the church were delegations from
the state Of Massachusetts, from the
Union League clubs, Of New York and
! Philadelphia, and from various points
| In Pennsylvania.
Theodore Roosevelt Henry Cabot
Lodge and ex-Representative Mark
Dunucl, Of Minnesota, were with these
| delegations IL was exactly at IL
| O'Clock when the slow and solemn organ
music announced the arrival of the fu-
neral PARTY at the door of the church.
As the sad procession moved up the
aisle Mr.. Walter Damroscb, Mr.. Blaine's
son-in.aw, who was at the organ,
played an improvisation made up of
several themes of hymns which Mr..
Blaine loved.
All present rose and remained stand
ing as the funeral party moved down
! the aisle Dr. Hamlin, the pastor,
walked at the head of the mourners,
and holding in his hand an open book
containing the ritual of the Presbyte-
rian worship, read as he advanced Sc
lections rom the Scriptures
Behind him came the honorary pail
| bearers two abreast, Senators Hale and
Frye-the representatives of the dead
mans beloved state-leading the way.
/ The body-bearers moved at a most rev.
erend pace toward the chancel, where
| they deposited the casket amid the pro-
fusion Of flowers.
The family followed the body and
took the front seat on the left, near
the remains. They knelt with their
hsdsis oowed in prayer, and remained
| In this attitude for some time.
Distant kinstolk, relatives, intimate
friends, the president and his cabinet
and the other members Of the funeral
party who were at the house came in
after the family, and were seated in tn,
pews
When all were seated the peals of tn,
organ cease and DR. Iiamlin, risins
from his place in the pulpit, began tho
church services with the reading O
selections from the Scriptures.
The reading finished, prayer was of
fcred mp by DIR. Hamlin. At the clos,
of the prayer, the funeral procession
once more formed and ihe body wa
conveyed to Oak Hill cemetery, ano
there laid Ia rest
Al keDtucky's Capitol.