Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-31

<ls5s5' I SNSiApN neral Que OF me most
demonstrations In honor of the dead.
The most eminent men V lur hhuuh
stood around the bier. All business he
the nations capitol was suspended dul-
ing the period the funeral services were
500 progress The presence ol thc pftHr
dent the cabinet the supreme Juuges'
high officials OF congress, hnd me dlp-
lomntic corps was not more slgnhcaW
than the humnre of the waiting crowds
who I'm respectful silence lined the streets
through which the funeral passed
The parlur iu which the body lay was
fuirly emhowcrcd with ilornl tributes AND
the cuskct rested on huEr bed OF roses.
Tho roses. palm leaf qnd Terms were
! scnt by Mrs Emmons Blaine A large
ship of state. sent 10y the Knights on
Reciprocity was near by, ANA around the
ppdostals on which the colin rested ana
/ upon the coffin itself were humorous
/ wrcathcs of Orchids roses hh9 Nlolc'S'
/ together with many other horu designs.
The parlor wils far too smpll for the
/ distinguished mournprs who hy invita-
| ton sought access Co IL, uud mnhN ~
/ manned in the long line of carriages when
| filled adjacent strettH.
The ceremonies inside the house Wcrr
| imprvssiyey simple A few minutes alter
| If o'clock the mourucrs cut,rpd and the
| president and AN the distinguished con.
| course rose tu puy hitting honor Nha
| sympathy To the sorrow ui thc utcehN'u
| sutosnan's relatives. Tho iumll! was
| followed by Rev. DR., H9nhu OIL ile
| convent. who standing beside the ciNNtI
| ia "a low tome delivered the FWsuytonuu
service for "a departed soul A. hc dld
$50 Walter bumrOsvh touched the keys
of the piano to slow uttst ana lhv
scene was AN impressive one iil7 prayer
completed the hret service uhd lh'
cuskpt was closed and tchdcry borne
| "a tho NtuVaN.
Soiemuiy and in silence the family
and mourning guests lcft the house uud
the procession wendell itH way slowly
10 the church
througed with spectators who rrvcrently
dotted their hats us the pull bearers dee
poaited the sucrcd burden iu the hcarAe
and while the attendants temporary
hurled il under MS iuAuy flowers az coui'
be- placed thereon, the "ortrrc started
ibn nan hcnrprs were Senators Hale
and Frye of Maine, aud Morgan OF Ala
hamu: eX-Spcakcr Reed Of Maine. kep
r.s,,ntntiye Boutcllp OF Maine, Repre-
scutatiycs Hit of Illinois aud binrhnn
Of Pennsylvania, Thomas y. Ewing 81
Ohio Jno Hay Wathlngt3nn' Joseph II
Muney of Maine Almet Il. jerks nn'
=. v r. Ely.
: | Hattie Blaine James g.. Blaine. in
Mrs DnmrOsch. Mrs Emmons Blaine
Miss Abigail Dodge, Miss Price, Il a
Blaine aud family. Hampton Dcnmuu
Frank and Henry SWnwood, Waite
: Stiusou. Horace StuuwOud August Stan
wood and wife W II Hatch, prs. John
stou aud Hyatt
Inc distinguished guests then fullowc
: In regularly assigned order without con
fusion. the arrangements being superin
tended by W. r., Curtis nt the reques
of the family.
3 amt. where Mr. Bninc was pew holder
was surrounded with % rope Ia eNclud
+ nIl moi specially invited. The relative
. and pail bearers occupied the first eigh
p rows of seats iu the main aisle Benin
them were seated the president we,
q prrsidcnt. cnbiuet officers, Speaker trisl
r. members of the supreme court, the dit
: lomatic corps aud senators ana represel
, tntives.
! A. the procession moved up the nisl
Winter DaIurosch, Mr. Blaines sou-r
= law. who WIS M the organ, played Il
[ impr0yiscd funeral march, made up Z
o several themes Of hymns, which Nj
Blaine loved al present rose and ~
z manned standing rs the funeral part
r. moved down the aisle DR. Hamlii
7 the pnstor. walked ahead Of the mourn
u prS reading from the ritual of the Prcsbl
terrain worship. When all were seated Nh
| deep urals OF the "rEuh 'E"H',l' Hhl J
p Humlin from the pulpit began tl
z church services with reading selection
from the scripture The reading hnisl
y cd prayer was offered Al the close {
q thp prayer the funeral procession ono
= more formed and the body was c0nycyo
n to Oakhll cemetery, and there laid
q | rest
u Mrs Blaine did not attend the SER
70 ices ot the church or the intcrment. b,
grief having resulted in utter prostrati,
y inst before the body was removed fro
~ the house 90 the church.