New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-31

thronged with spectators who reverenty doueu
their hats as the pall-bcarers deposited ther
sacred burden in the hearsc and while the at'en-
dants temporarily buried it under as many flowers
90 could be placed therein. The procession
then started for the church
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION on IT'S WAY
In the first carriage was the Rev. DR.. Tennis
l., Hamlin the officiating clergyman Then
came the pall-bcarers: Senator Hale OF Name
Senator Frye Of Maine, Senator Morgan oil Ala
bama. ex-Speaker Reed of Maine, Representative
Boutellc of Maine, Representative Hit OF Illinois,
formerly Mr.. Blaine's Assistant Secretary OF
State, Representative Bingham of Pennsylvania,
in which State Mr.. Blaine was born, General
Thomas Ewins OF Ohio tsccond cousin OF MI
Rane). John Hay (eX-Assis;ant Secretary Of state.
Joseph H. Manley of Augusta, Almct F. jerks and
y. V. T. Ely.
Afterward there followed tho immediate family
of the dead man, who entered the carriages as
signed them in the following order: Mrs. BlaInc'
Miss Harriet Blaine, James q. Blaine, il, Ton the
box Of this carriage rode fred Brown. the family
bntler) Mrs. Danrosch, Mrs. Commons llainc'
Miss Abigail Dodge, Miss Price NIr. Baine's
nurse; X. g. Blaine and family, ana Hampton
Denman, of Missouri, Frank and Henry Stinwood'
and Walter Stinson: Horace Stanwood. Augustus
Stanwood and his wife, w II. Hatch. In the next
carriage were Drs johnson and Hyatt. the attend
ing physicians in Mr. Baincs last illness. Inc
distinguished guests followed. The arrangements
were admirably superintendent by w f. Curtis
at the request Of the family.
The Presbyterian Church Of the Covenant, where
Mr. Blaine was pewholder is modern eaihcc
with lofty, picturesque Stone tower, cappcu
with red thing Ii is at the corner Of Connect-
cut-ave and N-st.. opposite the British Legation
and in the heart Of the fashionable northwestern
Sl,a oi-r Ant "A
pressure for admission TO the sacred ediiice,
SQUAD of police had been sent there early in the
morning TO surround the building with line, ana
20 exclude all not specially invited
FLORAL DECORATIONS OF THE CHURCH
Tho decorations at the church were rich and
effective The terrace formed by tho pulpit and
the rail separating the organ gallery from the
platform afforded background Tor striking
massing of plants and cut flowers. On the edge
of the pulpit cut flowers were ranged IN rioooh
ten or twelve inches in width. The blooms COM
prised roses, lilies of the valley, azalels, carha-
lions and hyacinths Below this ribbon ami hang
ing from il across the front and the curved siic'
of the pulpit were short fcstoOns of smIlaN Inc
baptismal font at the right of the pulpit was
+wined with snilax, and bore in its bowl bunch
of lilies Over the cut flowers were foliage plants
A similar ribbon of cut flowers. including also
Of the rail of the organ loft. This was matted
in ferns and asparagus. At either end OF the
rail against the wall. stood an immense rubber
tree and towering over all Immediately bemnd
the reading desk were two kcntias palms Inc
front of the organ covered with curtains o'
emlaX. draped from the apeX OF the instrument
70 the candelabra on the side walls OF tho organ
loft. This decoration was made under the direc-
ton of Mr. Brown, public gardener The space
in front of the pulpit in which the coffin lay, was
entirely covered with the floral embicms WHICH
accompanied the body from the house.
The relatives and pallbearers occupied the i'l,t
eight rows of seats in tie main aisle Behlni
them were seated the President, Nice-Pr'sldcnf
Cabinet officers Speaker Crisp and members OF
tbe Slpreme Court with their families. Inter
mixed with them were Earon Fava. dean OF the
Diplomatic Corps; Sir Julian Pauncefote' bri'isn
Minister: the new Russian Minister. Princc 'oh-
catuzene: representatives Of the French. Ocr'
man and Spanish legations AMI nearly ali inc
Ministers from South and Central America, a.
well as many Senators and Representatives. IN al
dition TO those present at the honse. Among inc
Senators were Niessrs sherman. Sawyer, Carey,
Voorhees, Morrill,, Washburne, Pcfler and Cock
rell. Five of the Justices of the Supreme court.
headed by the venerable Justice Field, arrived
carly. The others were Justices Gray. Blatchiorl
Brown and Shiras. Chief Justice Fuller joined
them Just before the services began.
On the left Of the church was delegation iron
the Union League Club Of New-Iork comprlSln-
the following: Thomas c. Acton, Cornelius y
Bliss, NJ c. d. Borden, j. Adriance Bash, William
Brookfeld. Thomas II. Wood, lie Grand
Cannon Colonel S. V. X. Cinger thomas
Clarke, Chauncey NJ Depew, Grenvie NJ Dodge
Joel b. Erhardt, Sigourney W. Fay, John II
Hinton, Brayton Ives, Thomas l.. James
Anson G. McCook, Whitelaw Reid Will
fam @. Riddle, Elihu Root. Jesse Seligman, John
Sloane, William l.. Strong and Alfred Van SAINT
wood There were also delegations from the
State Of Massachusetts, and from the Union
League Club of Philadelphia. Warner Mil
ler Theodore Roosevelt. Henry Cabot Lodge am
ex-Representative Mark Dunnell, OF Minnesota
we're with these delegations
MR.. DAMROSCH PLAYS AN ORGAN VOLUNTARY
1t was exactly at l2 o'clock when the solemn
organ music announced the arrival of the funera
party at the door of the church. As the sad pro
cession moved up the aisle Walter Damrcs n
Mr. Blaine's son-in-law. who was at the organ
played an improvisation made up OF themes O
several hymns which Mr.. Blaine loved All pres
ent rose and remained standing as the funcra
party moved down the aisle.
Dr. Iamlin, the pastor, walked at the hea
Of the mourners, and holding in his hand an ope
hook containing the ritual of the Presbyterian
Worship. read as he advanced selections from tn
Scriptures Behind him came the honorary pail
bearers two abreast, Senators Hale and Frye, Tn
representatives of the dead mans State. leadln
the way The family followed the body ard too
the front seat the left, near the coiim
When all seated the organ ceased. and IN
Hamlin rising from his place In the pulpit, beg
the church services with the reading Of selection
from the Scriptures. The reading finished, praJc
was offered up by DIR. iamln This, which wa
the only approach to funeral discourse tina
marked the ceremonies OF the day. was as fol
lows: