The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-03
THE LAST RITEa

Cemetery
TAsHISouoE. Jan. 81--Every effort
I was made to comply with the expressed
] desires OF the family Of the late eE-Seo-
I retary james q. Blaine for a private
Z funeral but vast public interest swept
U over the barriers imposed und made the
! funeral one Of the most impressive of
{ public demonEtrutio In honor of the
I dead
{ The paFlor ON the second floor where
| the body lay in its cedar caslzst closely
/ sealed was fairly smbowered with Cor
i al tributes.
The caal-et itself rested on q huge bed
| OF roses, Vlolets, palm leaves aul ferns
[ about feet long by Eeet wide, sent
/ by Mrs Emmous Blaine, the flowers ar
I tisticalIy giving the combination OF
I colcrs aud design of an Oriental rug.
I A large ship OF state sent by the
{ Knights OF Eeciprocity was near by
/ and around the psdeEtals on which the
/ collin rested, and upon the coffin itself,
I was wreath of orchids and
/ roses from President Harrison. A
{ wreath OF white roses from Mrs. zach
/ Chandler, a garland of violets from
/ Mrs Eugene Hale (Which was placed on
. the caskeL), wreath Of Fiolets and white
I orchids from Mrs r r. HiLt5 an im-
! menze wreath OK white dowerE with
/ long s.reaIuerE from the diplomatic
/ corps o cross Of ivy leaves Eud vlolata
/ from Airs Henry Cabot Lodge, q wreath
/ OF lilies Of the valley and palm leaves
] from Mrs Whitelav Reid, aud sage
I palms and violets from Secretary Tracy
/ were among the most conspicuous horal
1 tributes.
/ The parlor not at any time a very
{ commOdious one, was FAR too small for
/ the distinguished mourueTE, who, by
I invitation, sought access to it. The
! president entered. accompanied by Mrs
/ Mckee aud Private Secretary Halford
l and Lieut. Parker Tho vice president
I vvss accompanied 10y Mrs. and Miss Nor
I ton. Then came the member Of the ca b.
! met Secretary OF State Foster, Secretary
/ of the Treasury Foster and family,
! Secret tary Ellzius and family, EecreL eLary
] Tracy and family, stIuaster-Geue
! WauamsEer aud family, Attoruey-C enc
I eral Miller and family, Secretary HusE
| and family; the chief jusucs of the
/ United States just arrived from the
/ funeral of the late Associate Justice
D Lamar, accompanied by Mrs aud Miss
! Fuller, and many others
/ The family grouped about the casIlet
! We're the widow her daughter, Nra.
I Damrosch, Miss Blaine, James o. blaine,
/ Mrs Lmmuns Blaine Miss Abigail
/ Dodge Gail uamiton), r. e. Blaine,
/ brother of the dead man, and his wife
/ and daughters Hampton Denmuur of
| Missouri, cousin of Mr.. Blaine; Frank,
I Henry, Horace and Augustus stand
I wood and Waiter Stipsou and W. III.
| Hatch, all ucphews of the deceased
man.
/ The family was followed by Rev DR..
Hamiiu, of the Church of the Covenant
/ who, standing beside the cuslzet in
| low tone delivered the Presby tevian
/ service for the departed As he did SO
I Walter Damrosch touched the keys of
I the piano TO slow dirge. The
I pastor returned thanks to God that
/ by His power this life was ended
/ only that the life OF immortality
might be begun He Desssched the
Almighty that comfort might come to
[ every member Of the stricken household.
The cazIgct was then closed aud borne
to the hcarse. Splemuly and in silence
l the family and the mourning guests
! left the house which had been SO fre-
queutiy invaded by the angel of death
and the procession weudsC it's way
slowly to the church
Ia the first carriage was Rev DR..
Humlius the officiating clergyman.
Then came the puli-bearerss Senators
Hale and Frye, of Maine, aud Morgan,
I OF Alubamai es-spealzCT Reed OF Naiuei
[ Representative Eautellei of Mliuei
I Hit, OF Illinois formerly Mr. Blaiue's
/ assistant secretary OF staLe), and Biug-
ham, of Peuusy yivania, in which state
Mr. Blaine was 6orni Gen Thomas
Ewing, of Ohioi John Hay lex assistant
/ secretary of STATED, Joseph H. AIuuIeV,
1 of Augusta, Me.i a. j. jenkins and p.
I V. r. Ely. Afterwards there followed
I the immediate family OF the deceased.
NIrs Blaine. Miss Hattie Eiaiue and
{ james O. Blaine, Jr-. in the first
The relatives and pail bearers occu-
pied the first eight rows OF seats iu the
main isle aisle of the church. Behind
. them were seated the president vice
president cabinet officers, Speaker
E crisp, member Of the supreme court
Z OF the diplomatic corps SIR Julian
/ Pauucefote. British minister, the new
Russian minister Prince C5uCutuEeue.
/ reprcseut tatlves of tho French, German
and Spanish legations and nearly all
! the ministers from South and Central
Z America, as wei as many senators and
/ representative iu addition 20 those 40
I the house.
I At 1850 o'clock the solemn organ
Z music announced the arrival Of the Eu-
I neral party at the door of the church
| As the head Of the procession walked
/ up the aisle WaItar Damroseh, who was
I Et the organ, played an Improvisation
made up of several themes OF hym1a,
which Mr. Blaine loved. All rose and
remained standing as the funeral party
moved down the aisle.
When all were seated the deep peaIa
! of the organ ceased aud Dr. uamiiu
Z from his place in the pulpit began the
[ lectiols from the zcrlptures- Prayer
was then offered up by the doctor
At the close OF tile prayer she funeral
{ procession once more formed and the
Z body was conveyed TO Oak HM cems-
I uery and there laid TO rest.
EIr. Bia5uu'1 VIII
WAEHE17uEOSs Jan SI--The viii Of
8le Blaine win be prohatsd iu Au-
Z Eusta, Ale, which wac his legal resi-
Z deuce The disposition he makes of
( his property is charaeteristic Of the COM
I ddeuce he always reP1sed in his wife
I and which was such "a noticeable fed
ture OF the family relation. Every
Z thing Is Eefl -uareserFediy 90 1lss-
I Biaiuei she is to be sole c1ecutriE and
I is not 90 be required tu give any bond
I aIr-- Biaine's estate svill lmogut 90
about $500, 600. Tine VIII was executed
. several VveeIzssinee ut about the time
Z h4r- Blaine was seized with che first So
zious attack OF heart failure
an En5zns sEsass sIEht Race
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