Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-02-02
Els FUNERAL,

Blaine could not have a private
funeral. Every effort was made to
comply with his own understood
wishes and with the expressed
desire Of his family in this regard.
and the surging wave of public ms
terest swept over the barriers inns
posed and made his private funeral
one of the most impressive public
demonstrations in honor of the
dead. The most eminent men in
the nation stood around his bier.
The presence of the President and
Cabiret, Justices of the Supreme
Court, Senators and Represent
a%tives, and the Diplomatic Corps,
was hot more significant than the
homage of the waiting crowds,
which, in respectful silence, lined
the streets through which the fu-
neral cortage passed.
The Uarlor on the second floor,
where the body lay in its cedar
casket, closely sealed, was fairly
embroidered by floral tributes.
The casket rested on a huge bed of
roses, violets, palm leaves and
terms, sent by Mrs. En- Blaine.
about nine feet long by four feet
wide. The flowers were artisticals
ly arranged, giving a combination
of the colors the design of an
Oriental rug. The parlor was far
too small for : the distinguished
mourners who by invitation sought
access to it. Tie President enter
ed, accompanied by Mrs. Mckee,
Private Secretary Halford and
Lieut.. Parker. The Vice-Presi-
dent, accompanied by Mrs. and
Miss Morton, members of the
Cabinet and families and many
other distinguished people, follows
| ed.
The ceremonies at the house
were grand in their simplicity.
Before the hour of ten invited
guests began to arrive and take
their Sc IS in the fragrant and fo-
ralsbed cked front parlor of the
mansion. There were no chairs
reserve, except for the President
and fer The immediate family of
the deceased. A few minutes ats
ter II O'Clock the mourners enters
ed, and the President and all the
distinguished concourse rose to
pay fitting honor and sympathy to
the SORROW of the deceased states
mans relatives and family. DR..
Hamlin, of the Church of the Cow
enant, standing besides the casket,
in a low tone, delivered the Pres
byterian prayer fer the departed
soul. As he did SO, Walter Dam
rosch touched the keys of the
piano to a slow dirge, and the scene
was an impressive ne.
The immediate mourners group
ed around the casket were the
widow, his married daughter, Mrs.
D%amroach, Hattie Blaine, James
G.. Blaine, Mrs Emmons Blaine,
Abigail Doge Gail Hamilton)
Biaine's cousin; r, G. Blaine,
brother Of the dead statesman. and
his wife and daughter; Hampton
Denlnar, of Missouri, cousin of the
Blaines; Frank Henry. Horace
and Augustus Stanwood, Walter
Stonson and w. Il. Hatch-all
nephew of the deceased ExoSecs
rotary,
DR.. Uamlin returned thanks to
God that By His power this life
was ended only that life immor-
tality might be begun. He beseechs
ed the Almighty that comfort
might come to every member of
the stricken household, because
one that had gone ont OF this life
had gone to immortality. "Speak
to them words of comfort, such as
Thou alone can teach, This we
ask in the name of our Savior;
amen" This completed the very
impressive services, and the casket
was closed and tenderly borne to
the hearse. Solemnly and in sill
ence the family and mourning
guests left the house which has so
frequently been invaded by the
angel of death, and the sad process
sion wendell its way slowly to the
church,
Outside the house the street wss
throngel with spectators, who re-
verently doffed their hats as the
pail bearers deposited their sacred
burden the hearse, and while
the ate ldants temporarily buried
it undeI as many fowers as could
be placed thereon. The cortege
then started for the Church. 1t
was exactly - O'Clock when the
slow and solemn organ music an
nounced the arrival Of the funeral
party at the door of the church.
As the sad procession moved up
the aisle, Walter Damrosch, Blaine's
sonsin-law, who was at the organ,
played an improvisation made up
of the several themes Of hymns
which Blaine loyed. All present
rose and remained standing as the
funeral party moved down the
aisle.
DR.. Hamlin, pastor, walked at
! the head of the mourIers, holding
in his hands an open book contains
ing the ritual of the Presbyterial
worships, and read, as he advanced
selections from the Scriptures, Be'
hind him came the honoravnalls