New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-31
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JAMES G.. BLAINE'S FUNERAL
SIMPLE SERVICES AT THE HOME AND THE
CHURCH

CHURCH
rHRoSGs OF PROMINENT PEOPLE pREsENr-THv
HIGHEST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. DIrLo'
MATS AID RELATIVES OF THE DEAD
STATESMAN FILL THE CHURCH
CROWDS LINE THE STREETS
WHEN THE PROCESSION
PAssEs-THE BURIAL
At OAK HILL
CEMETERY.
Washington. Jan 30.-Mr. Blaine could not have
q private funeral Every effort was made 70
comply with his own understood wishes ana
with the expressed desires of his family IN tnls
regard, but the sGrgng wave OF pubic lnteresu
swent over the barriers imposed and made his
nrivate funeral one Of the most impressive OK
pnbc demonstrations in honor Of the dead
The most eminent men in the Nation stood
around his bier. All business in the National
Capitol was suspended during the period "heh
the funeral services were in progress Inc preShcs
Of the President and Cabinet and Supreme Judges
and high officials Of Congress and of the DIP oma'ic
Corps was not more significant than the homage
lined the streets through which the funerat
procession passed.
The parlor on tine second floor OF the house
on LAFAYETTE Square, where the body lay In ltS
cedar coffin closely sealed, was fairly embowered
with flower pieces. The coffin itself rested on
huge bed of roses, vOlets, palm leaves ana Terms
scnt by Slrs. Emmons Blaine; il was about nine
feet long by four feet wide. large ship or
state sent by the Knights of Reciprocity, was near
by and around the pedestals on which the CONN
rested and upon the coffin itself were wreath
of orchids and roses from President Harrison
wreath Of white roses and vlolcts from Mrs Iach
Chandler: simple wreath of volets tied with
ribbons from James G.. Blaine, lr.: garland OF
violets from Mrs. Eugene Hale (which was placed
on the coffin wreath of and violets from
Louis Dent Consul to Kingston, Jamaica formerly
Mr.. Blaine's private secretary; large wreath
Of violet, and white orchids from Mrs r. r. Hit;
an immense wreath of white flowers with long
streamers Of ribbon from the Diplomatic Corps;
a cross of ivy leaves and volets from Mrs. Henry
Cabot Lodge: a wreath of lilies of the valley and
palm leaves from Mrs. Whtcaw Reid; wreath
of roses from Mrs Emmons Blaine; large cross
and spray of lilies from Mrs. I.oIng; bunch OF
white roses from General Alger; sago palms ana
violes from Secretary Tracy: ivy cross sprayed
with white roses from Mrs .Audcnreid; wreath
Of ivy sprayed with red roses from Mr. and MIS-
John X. Mclean, and many more.
THE pARLoR CROWDED WITH PROMINENT
GUESTS
The parlor not at any time very commodious
one was far too small for the people lnvlted.
The President entered accompanied by Mrs Nc
Kee, his private secretary, Mr. lGalford and Lieu
tenant Parke The Vice-President was accom-
panied by Mrs and Miss Morton Then came the
Of
ter: Secretary of the Treasury Foster and his
family; Secretary Elkins and his family: Sccro-
tary Tracy and his family; Secretary Noble aud
his family: Postmaster-Geneal Wanamaker ana
his family: Acknowledgement Miller and his
family: Secretary Rusk and his family; the Chief
Justice of the United States. just arrived from
the funeral of his late associate. Justice Lamar.
was accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Fuller Closeiy
following them came Mrs. Hit, Miss Macomo'
Miss Loring. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie,
senator and Mrs. Cameron, Miss Cameron, Senator
and Mrs Chandler, General and MrS Parker
Mrs Eugene Hale. Mrs L. y. llamlln, Mrs Alex
ander Rodgers, Senator and Mrs. "olco't, Mr.
and Mrs John Il. Mclean, General Is. a AIer,
Mrs. John \. Logan. Mrs. John Hay, Mr. ana
Mrs + C. Newands, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Cumming, kep-
resentativc and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. Mr. ana
Mrs Rowland Mr.. and Mrs. Narcelus Bailey,
Mrs Audcnried Nh and Mrs NJ. IL. Dun
nell. of Minnesota: Mr. and Mrs. Whtelaw
Reid. Ex-Governor and Mrs. ferham' VI
Maine: Sir Julian and Lady Paunceiote' "a "
TYLER. Mrs. Francis b. Loring, Senators "oruon
and Voorhees,, Speaker Crisp, representative i,oi'
man and J. Il. Devine Mr.. Blanes stenograpi'ef
in the preparation of his Twenty Years OF |on'
cross REPRESENTATIVE Blount and Charles Emory
smith Editor of Tie Philadelphia Press, ex'
Minister to Russia: Representative ana MrN
Dnrlcv. Representative Milliken Mrs. fry" .He
Maine delegation of fourteen gentlemen heaoeu
hy Governor Cleaves: :. p. te->enden. of Connec'
ticnt: Senator and Mrs. Mandcrson, Senators All.
son McPhcrson and Sherman. Senators CocHren
and German Senators Aldrich and Morrill,, Sena-
,or and Mrs Dawes. Senator iIOar Senator ana
Mrs Washburn, Senator Ransom and Oenerai
R,ird Judge and Mrs. Wylie and many others
Not all those who had requested or received lh'i-
t,tions 10 the house could obtain admission 70
the mansion. and many remained III the long ING
,r carriages which filled the adjacent streets
Tho Immediate mourners grouped round the
ooe;n ,,ore rho widow her daughters, Mrs. Dam
yosch and Mis- Harriet Blaine: James u. Blaine,
r. Mrs Emmons Blaine, Miss Abigail Dodge Gail
Hamilton, Mr. Blaines cousin; H. G. Blaine,
brother of the dead statesman, and his vile and
dauehtcr: Hampton Denman, of Missouri, COUSIN
Of MFR. Elaine: Frank, Henry. Horace and Angus
tus Stanwood. Walter Stinson and w. H. Hatchs
all nephews of the dead man.
AN ORDERLY CROWD IN THE STREETS.
Though a concourse of several thousand people
occupied Lafayette square facing the Blame resi-
dence, and though the doors and windows OF the
Louses adjoining were thronged with spectators
and the double line of carages-loo or more IN
number-cxtcndcd far along Pcnnsylvanla-ave' IN
front of thc Treasury and the State, War and
Navy Department buildings, there was no disorder
or confusion
The ceremonies inside the house were OF marked
SIMPLICITY. Before the hour of 10 the invited
Guests began to arrive and take their seats in tho
front narlor There were no chairs reserved, eN.