The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-11
AMID FLOWERS.
Mr.. Blaine'S Funeral Could Not
Be Private.
Thousands Pressed Around the Bier
to Honor His Memory,
For the Whole Nation Mourned Him-The
CasISet Showered with Floral Offerings
Mid tho Tolling of the Bell the
Remains Borne to the Grave.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The funeral
of the late Mr.. Blaine coLld not be a
private one, in the ordinary sense of
the words. Every effort was made to
comply with what was known to be his
own understood wishes, and with the
expressed desire of his family in this
regard, but the surging wave of public
interest swept over the barriers inn
posed and Elade his private funeral one
of the most impressive OF public dem
onstrations in honor of the dead. The
most eminent men in the nation stood
around his bier
All business in the nations capitol
was suspended during the period when
the funeral services were in progress.
The presence of the president and the
cabinet and supreme judges and high
officials of congress ana of the diplo-
matte corps was not more significant
than the homage of the waiting crowds
who, in respectful silence, lined the
streets through which the funeral cor
tege passed. The parlor on the second
floor, where the body lay in it's cedar
casliet, closely sealed, was fairly en-
powered with floral tributes.
The casket itself rested on huge
bed of roses, violets, palm leaves and
ferns sent by Mrs. Emmons Blaine,
about nine feet long by four feet wide,
the flowers artistically giving the com
bination of colors and designs of an ORR
entail rug. A large ship of state sent
by the Knights of Reciprocity was near
by and around the pedestal on which
the coffin rested and the coffin itself
were u wreath of orchids and roses from
President Harrison, a wreath of white
roses and violets from Mrs. Zach Chand-
Ter, simple wreath of violets tied
with ribbons from james G. Blaine
jr., garland of violets from Mrs. Eu-
gene Hale (Which was placed on the
casllet); wreath of roses and violets
from Mr. Louis Dent, consul to Kings
ton, Jamaica formerly Mr.. Blaine's
private secretary; large wreath of
violets and white orchids from Mrs r.
Il. Hit; an immense wreath of white
flowers with long streamers of ribbon,
from the diplomatic corps; a cross of ivy
leaves and violets, from Henry Cabot
Lodge; a wreath of lilies of the valley
and palm leaves, from Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid; wreath of roses from Mrs. EN-
mons Blaine; a large cross and spray of
lilies from Mrs. DR.. Loring; u bunch of
white roses from Gen. Alger; sago
palms and violets from Secretary Tracy;
ivy cross, sprayed with white roses
from Mrs. Audenreid; wreath of ivy
sprayed with red roses from Mr. and
Mrs. John r. Mclean, and many more.
rNba -,
modious one, was far too small for the
distinguished mourners who, by invita-
ton, sought access to it.
1t is now known definitely that
Blaine did not die Catholic. Although
he sent for Cardinal Gibbons, he was
unable to talk to him, and the prelate
did not offer to administer the consola-
ton of the Catholic church. Dr.
OGormon, of the Catholic university,
states positively that the statesman did
not receive the last sacrement.
Shortly before II o'clock President
Harrison entered the Blaine mansion,
accompanied by Mrs. Mckee and Pri-
vate Secretary Halford and Lieut.. Park
er. The vice president was accom-
panied by Mrs. and Miss Morton. Then
came the members of the cabinet-Sec-
retary of State Foster, Secretary of the
Treasury Foster and family, Secretary
Elkins and family, Secretary Tracy and
family, Secretary Noble and family,
Postmaster General Wanamaker and
family, Atty-Gen. Miller and family,
Secretary Rusl and iamily.
The chief justice of the United States,
nayErlyr nt..iyraI f,-nryo rho f1,rnoro1 Of hic
late associate, Justice Lamar, was ac-
companied by Mrs and Miss Fuller.
Closely following them came Mrs. Hit,
Miss McComb, Miss Loring, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Senator and
Mrs, Cameron, Miss Cameron, Senator
and Mrs. Chandler, Cen. and Mrs. Parlle,
Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. II. s. Halnlin,
Mrs. Alex. Rodgers, Senator and
Mrs. Wolcott, Mr. and Mrs. John
r. Mclean, Gen. Il, A. Alger
and Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. John
Hay, Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Netylands, MIR.
and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Mr.. and
and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, Mr. and
Mrs Howlands, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcsllus
Bailey, Mrs. Audenreid, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Dunnell, of Minnesota EX-Gov.
and Mrs. Perham, of Maine; Sir Julian
and Lady Pauncefoote, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis B. Loring, Senators Gordon
and Voorhees,, Speaker Crisp,
Representative Holman and Mr.
j. r. Devine (Mr. Blainc's
stenographer in the preparation
of his Twenty Years of Congress'O.
Representative Blount and Mr.. Charles
Emory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia
Press and eX-minister to Russia; Repre-
sentative and Mrs Dingley, Represen-
tative Millikcn, Mrs. Frye, the Maine
delegation of fourteen gentlemen
headed by Gov. Cleaves, and Mrs. s. r.
! Fessenden, of Connecticut; Senator and
Mrs, Henderson, Senators Allison Nc
| pherson and Sherman, Senators Cocllrell
and German, Senators Aldrich and Nor
rill Senator and Miss Dawes, Senator
| Hoar, Senator and Mrs. Washhurp,
Judge and Mrs. Wylie, and many others.
| Not all of those who had been re-
quested or had received invitations To
! the house could obtain admission in the
mansion, and many perforce remained
in the long line of carriages which filled
the adjacent streets. The immediate
mourners grouped around the caslet
were the widow, her married daughter,
| Mrs. Damrosch, Miss Hattie Blaine,
Mr. j. &. Blaine, ir., Mrs Emmons
Blaine, Miss Abigail Dodge Gail Ham
| ilton), Mr. Blaine's cousin, MIR II. T..
Blaine, brother of the dead Statesman