The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-31


to the church for the more public
service,
It was only q few minutes after thai
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 deceased
statesman's relatives. Tho family wa
followed by the Rev, Dr., Hamlin, Of the
Church Of the Covenant, who, standing
beside the casket, in low tone de-
liYered the Presbyterian service Tor the
departed soul, az heidi so Mr., Walter
Damrosch touched the keys OF the
piano to n slow dirge and the scene wai
an impressive one, DR.. Hamlln re-
turned thanks to God, "that by His
power this life was ended only that the
life Of immortality might be begun,
He beseeched the Almighty that com,
fort might come to every member oil
the stricken household, because the
one that had gone out OF this life had
gone to Immortality Lot the con,
ISOLATION that came TO from above fall
tendeFly and sweetly upon them,
Speak to them words OF comfort
such as Thou alone can teach, This we
ask in the namo ofoursaViour. Amen"
NHoRNR TO THE CHURCH.
This completed the brief and impress
slye services and tho raskot was closed
and tenderly borne to the hearse. Sol
emnly and in silence the family and
the mourning guests left the house
which has been SO frequently invaded
by the angel OF death and the process
sion wended its way slowly to the
church.
Outside tho house, tho street was
thronged with spectators who reyerent-
ly doaed their hats as the pail bearers
deposited their sacred burden in the
hearse and while the attendants buried
1t underas many flowers as could be
placed therein.
The cortege then started for the
church. In the first carriage was the
Rev. DR.. i. L. Hatnlin, the officiating
clergyman. Then came the pail bear
ers; Senator Hale; Of Maine, Senator
Frye, OF Maine, Senator Morgan, OF Ala
bama, ex-speaker Reed, Of Maine, Rep
rosentatlve Boutal1e, oil Maine, Repro.
sentative Hit, of Illinois, Representa-
tive Bingham, OF Pennsylvania, Gen.
Thomas Ewing, John Jay, (ex-Assistant
Secretary Of State) Joseph II. Manly, oi
Augusta, A. +. jerks and p. V. Ely.
Afterwards this followed the immediate
family of the deceased who entered tho
equipages assigned,then in the follow
ing order: Mrs. Blaine, Miss Hattie
Blaine, Mr. James G. Blaine, on the
box Of this carriage rode Fred Brown,
tho family buller), Mrs. Damrosch, Mrs.
Emmons Blaine, Miss Abigail Dodge,
Miss Price, (Mr. Blaine's nurse) Mr..
r. G. Blaine and family, and Mr..
Hampton Denman, OF Missouri, Frank
and Henry Stanwood and Walter stin-
sod, Horace Stanwood, Augustus Stan
wood and wife, Mr.. w. II. Hatch,
(nephews Of the deceased.
In the next carriage wero Doctors
Johnston aud Hyatt, the attending ply
sicians in Mr.. Blaine's last illness.
The distinguished guests followed in
regular order without confusion, the
arrangements being superintendent by
Mr. W. L. Curtis, at the request OF the
family
TIE SERVICE.
The Presbyterian Church OF the Cove
nanti where Mr.. Blatne was pew
holder, had been surrounded with q
rope to exclude all not specially in.
viSed. The relatives and pail bearers
occupied the first eight rows Of seats in
tho main aisle. Behind that were seated
the President, Vice President, cabinet
officers, Speaker Crisp and members oi
the supreme court with their families,
Intermixed with them wore members
OF the diplomatic corps as well as many
senators and Representatives in addi-
tion to those present at the house.
1t was exactly 12 o'clock when the
slow and solemn organ music announced
the arrival Of the funeral party at the
door Of the church, AS the sad process.
Hlon moved up the aisle, Mr.. Walter
Damrosch, Mr.. Blaine's son.in.law, who
was at the organ, played On improyisa.
ton mado up Of several themes oi
hymns which Mr.. Blaine loved. All
present rose and remained standing us
tho funeral party moved down tho aisle,
DR.. Hamlin, the pastor, walked at the
head Of the mourners, reading from the
ritual OF Presbyterian worship. Behind
him came tho honorary ball bearers
two abreast, Senators Hale and Frye,
tho representatives OF the dead mans
state, loading tho way. Tho body boar
ers moved ut measured pace towards
the chancal rail, whore they depoIited
tho casket amid tho profusion Of flowers,
Tho family followed the body and took
the front seat on tho left near the re-
mains. More distant klnsfolk, rela-
tiyos, intimate friends, the Presi-
dent and his cabinet, and tho other
members Of tho funeral party who were
at the house, came In after the family
aud wore seated in tho pewa reserved
for them.
When all were scated tho deep poall
OF tho organ ceased and Dr. Hamlin,
rising from his place In the pulpit, be-
gan tho church services with tho road.
ing Of selections from the scrlptures.
Their reading finished, prayer was Of
iered Up by Dr. Hamlin.
TO TitE CEMETERY.
Dr. Hamlin's prayer was the only up
proaCh to q funeral discourse that mark,
cd tho ceremonies OF tho day.
AT its conclusion, tho Lords prayer
was repeated by tho pastor aud a part
Of tho congregation, and tho benedicllon
was invoked upon all present, and at
12;45 o'clock tho church service closed
the caskes was raised and placed once
more In tho hoarsc, all tho distinguished
ConCourSo standing as II was borne from
the church. II was then noted that
Mrs, Blaine was not among tho mourn
ora as had been suppos1d. Among 70
many deeply vellod figures her form
had not heretofore been miAsod but II