Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-30
JAS. G.. BLAINE BURIED
SIRE IT'S CROWDED To SEE
THE FUNERAL.

imp Service AsteDded by {
Nj Distinguished Persons
The Cask Buried Under Flow.
ers-At the Home and Church.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 3O.-Jas. 6.
Blaine could not have a private funeral.
Every effort was made to comply with
his own understood wishes and with the
expressed desires of his family in this re-
gard, but surging wave of public inter
est swept over the barriers imposed and
made Eis private funeral one of the most
impressive public demonstrations in
honor of the dead ever seen in Washing
ton.
The most eminent men in the nation |
stood around his bier. The / resence of
the President and his Cabinet, the JUS
tices of the Supreme C@art, Senators and
Representatives and the diplomatic corps
was not more significant; than the hom-
age of the waiting crowds which, in re-
spectful silence, lined the streets through
which the funeral cortege passed.
The parlor on the second floor where
the body lay in it's cedar casket, closely
sealed. was fairly embroidered with
floral tribute. The casket rested on a
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 a combina
ton of colors in the design of an oriental
rug.
The parlor was far too small for the
distinguished mourners who, by invita-.
| ton, sought access to it. The President
entered accompanied by Mrs. Mckee,
Private Secretary Halford and Lieuten-
| accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Morton.
| Members of the cabinet and families and
many other distinguished people fol.
! lowed.
The ceremonies at the house were
grand in their simplicity. Before the
hour of 10 the invited guests began to
| arrive and take their seats in the fragrant
and horal-bedecked front parlor Of the
mansion. There were no chairs reserved
| except for the President and for the i'm
mediate family of the deceased. few
minutes after IL the mournsrS entered
and the President and all the distin-
| gushed concourse rose to paw fitting
honor and sympathy to the sorrow OF
the deceased statesman's relatives. The
family was followed by Rev. d. Hamln,
of the Church of Covenant, who, stand.
ing beside the casket. iii 4 low tone
delivered the Presby teri ian prayer for the
departed soul. AS he did SO Walter
Damrosch touched the keys of the pia no
to a slow dlrge.
The scene was an impressive one. The
immediate .mourners grouped around the
casket, where the widow, her married
daughter, Mrs. Damrosch, Hattie
Blaine, James G. Blaine. Mrs Emmons
Blaine, Abigail Dodge, 'lGail Hamil-
TOM" Blainc's cousin, X. G. Blaine,
brother of the dead ST atesnan and his
wife and daughter, Hampton Denmar
of Missouri, a cousin of Blaine; Frank
Henry, Horace and Augustus Stanwood
and Walter Stonson and W. II. Hatch
all nephews of the deceased eX Secretary
l,o +N
that by his power this life was ended
only that life OF immortality might bs
begun. He beseeched the Almighty that
comfort might come to every member G
the stricken household, because the one
that had gone out of this life had gone
| to Immortality. Let the consolation
that comes from above fall tenderly ano
swcetly upon them. Speak to then
words of comfort such as Thou alone car
teach. This we ask in the name of ou
Saviour, amen.'
This completed the brief, impressiv
services, and the casket was closed ant
tenderly borne to the hearse. Solemnl.
and in silence the family and mourning
guests left the house which had been 81
frequently invaded by the angel of death
and the sad procession wcnded its wa
slowly to the church.
Outside the house, the street wa
thronged with spectators who revercn'
ly dofed their hats as the pallbearer
deposited their sacred burden in tn
hearse, and while the attendants ten
porarily buried it under as many flower
as could be placed therein. The corteG
then started for the church.
Exactly at 12 o'clock the slow an
solemn organ music announced the a
rival of the funeral party at the door
the church. AS the procession moved L
the aisle, Walter Damrosch played &
Improvisation made up OF several them
of hymns which Blaine loved more tha
all other musical motives. All prese
rose and remained standing as the fu
DIR. Han1lin walked at the head OF t
mourners, holding in this hand an op
book containing the ritual OF t
Presbyterian worship. He read as
advanced selections from the Scri
lures. Behind him came the honora
pail bearers, two abreast. Senators. III;
. and Frye, representatives of the de
mans beloved state. leading the way. 7
body-bearers moved with measured pa
III towards the chancel rail where they
Il posted the casket amid a profusion
flowers. The family followed the bo
and took front seat on the left near I
remains. They eknelt with their hea
bowed in prayer and rem aimed IN this
titude for some time. The more dlsta
kinsfolk, relatives. intimate friends a
other members of the funeral party W
were at the house came in after
family, and were seated in pews reser'
for them.
When all were seated the deep peals
ING the organ ceased, and DIR. Hamlin, ris
from his place in the pulpit, began
church services with the reading of SCI
tions from the Scriptures. Their read
finished, a prayer was offered by
Hamlin. At the close of the prayer
funeral procession was once more forr
and the body conveyed to Oak
cemetery, and there laid to rest.
bernard CIearY Dead.
Rernard CIearx died in this CITY YES