St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-30
THE BLAINE FUNERAL.
Only Those Holding Tickets Will
Be Admitted to the
Church.
The Casket Almost Buried Under
Mass of Floral
Tributes.

Ill6 IaUe 6X-Secr6Jary Blaine was re-
moved this evening at 5 O'Clock and
placed in the parlor on the north side
of the second floor of the residence.
The windows of this room open
out upon Lafayette square, one OF the
most delightful spots in Washington.
Across this plot of ground stands the
state, war and navy buildings, where
the dead man achieved his latest
trIumphs in statecraft and diplomacy,
During the afternoon and evening
number of Mr.. Blaine's friends called
at the house and took a last look upon
the face of the departed. The express
sion of the face was peaceful. and the
Ineaments of that we'll known
countenance showed but few traces of
the ravages Of the disease that carried
him off. The caSket was almost buried
under the mass of floral tributes which
have been received many of them from
a distance. 1t lies in the room where
the first prayers Of the general services
will be said by Rev. DR.. TeuniS S.
Hamin. d. d.. of the Church OF the
Covenant, at II o'clock tomorrow.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
funeral will be q private one, the at
tendants upon the services will be as
character as if president were being
buried. The state OF Maine will send
delegation of fourteen. headed by Gov.
Cleaves; Massachusetts, will have del
egation of five members; the Union
League clu b, of New York, will send
TWENTY-FIVE of its members to repre-
sent the organization, and the Union
League Club of Philadelphia, 20. From
various other points in Pennsylvania
will come several delegations OF societies
and organizations. Altogether hun
dred or more of these representatives
will be present. Personal friends to the
number Of 6iXty-fVe have notified the
family of their intention to be present
from various parts of the country. Mrs.
Garfield will be her , and others from
cities as widely separated as Portland
and Omaha. The Maine delegation will
be invited to attend the services at the
house. Not more than forty or fifty
persons will be present there.
The services at the church, as we'll as
those at the house, will be strictly pri-
vate, and no one will be admitted who
has not received an invitation. The
family regret that this must be so, as
they appreciate the desires and the mo-
lives of the people who would pay trib-
utes of respect by their presence TO one
whose life has been so closely Identified
with the history Of the country. But
the limited seating capacity sOf the
church, and the large number Of dele
cations and officials to be provided for
leaves no room for the general public,
who, unfortunately. cannot be accom-
modated. The first eight rows of seats
in the main body have been set aside
for the family. the relatives aud the
nalI-bearerS. Behind them, in order,
will be seated the president, vice
president, cabinet officers, Speak
er Crisp and members of the
supreme court, with their families.
In the rear of these, senators and repre-
sentatiVeS, but no provision can be made
for their families. On the south side of
the church Will be seated the members
of the various delegatiodS, and on the
north side the personal friends who
have received invitations. Applications
for tickets to the church already re-
ceived, if granted, would leave no room
for even the family.
The pall-bearerS will be Senators W.
d. Frye and Eugene Hale, of Maine,
and John L. Morgan, of Alabama; Rep
resentatiyes Thomas B. Reed and G. A.
Boutelle, of Maine; Robert d. Hit, of
Illinois, and Henry H. Bingham, of
Pennsylvania; Gen. Thomas Ewing,
of Ohio: John Hay, of Washington;
Joseph Ii. Manley, of Maine; Alma f.
jerks, of Brooklyn; p. V. p. Ely, Of
Boston.
Just what effect upon the official,so-
cial life of the. capital Mir. Blaine's
death will have has not been definitely
decided. A meeting of the ladies' of the
cabinet families will be held tomorrow
afternoon to settle that question as far
4 Io4n IN 4 iC
division Of opinion will prevail. Some
invitations have already been re-
called, but Mr.. Blaine had a de-
cided repugnance to making any public
demonstration Of sorrow, and on two or
three occasions in his career here his
house was opened whenit ought to have
been closed had the usual practice been
followed. Mrs. Blaine deplores any
public recognition of her sorrow, and it
may be that, in Difference to her desire.
the routine of social events will not be
further disturbed. Invitations for
dinner by Secretary and Mrs. Elkins on
Tuesday evening have not been recalled.
The secretary of war and Blaine were
for years on terms of close intimacy, ,and
the latter's death is telt by Secretary
Elkins as a personal loss. but, in com
mon with the dead statesman, he has
always favored doing away with the
outward observances OF grief, generally
considered compulsory by society.
New YORK, Jan. ga committee of
twenty-five members of the Union
league has been appointed to attend Mr..
Blane'S funeral
LAKEWOOD, n. j.. Jan. 30. - Mr..
Cleveland has given out the following
regarding the death of Mr.. Blaine:
''Ihe first time | ever saw Mr.. Blaine |
| had very pleasant interview with him
at the White house shortly after my
Inauguration as president. While |
have seen but very little of him since
| that time. yet in a personal way,
in common with all other American
citizens, have not failed to admire his
| traits, the breadth of his information
| and the alertness of his intellect. A
| figure like him, which has been so prom
inently before the people, and which
| they have so long seen in different
! lights, cannot fail to be long remem-
| bered by those of the present. genera
ton. and will certainly occupy large
place in the history of the country.
"In common with all his countrymen
| share the regret occasioned by the
| death of man such as Mr.. Blaine, so
we'll entitled to be called an American
statesman, irrespective Of differences in
| political belief or opinions touching
| public questions"
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