Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-31
LAID In THE GRAVE
Thousands Pay Homage TO
Mr.. 6iains's Memory.
OBSsQUIeS At The CAPITAL
Cessmoaiss Were Grand In Their S.m-
psicssy. the Multitude Giving shs
Services . Public Character.

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the last tribute of respec, to the re-
maine Of James q. Blaine. Every ef-
fort VAS made 10 comply With the wish
OF the dead and OF bra family and
make the funeral . private one. but
the surging wave Of public interest
swept oves the barriers impossd ana
made his private funeral one OF tho
most impressive of public demonstra-
uons IN honor Of the dead. The most
eminent men In the nation stood
around his bier.
All business in the nations capitol
WAS suspended while the funeral ser
vices were in progress. The presence o!
tho presid ent and his cabinet and su-
preme judges and high officials Of con-
gress aud Of the diplomatic corps was
not mOre significant than the homage
Of the waiting crowds who In respectful
silence lined the streets through waich
tie funeral cortege passed.
The parlor on the sccond toor. where
the body lay In It's cedar caskes, closely
sealed, was fairy embowered with
on a huge bed of roses. violets. palm
leaves and ferns. sent by Nr-- Emmons
I Elaine, about nine feet long 10y four
feet wide, the flowers artisiicslIy giving
/ the combination Of coiors ana design
of All oriental rug.
A large ship of state sent by the
Knights of Reciprocity Was near by and
around the pcde>tals on wnlcn the
coffin itse. 4 rested and upon the coffin
itself was wreath of orchids
anu roses from President Harrison. a
wreath of white roses and violets from
Mrs. Zach Chandler. n ample wreath
of violets tied with ribbons from James
q. Blaine, Jr.. a garland of violets from
Mrs. Eugene Hale (which WAS placed
on the casgetl. q wrsath of roses and
vIolete from LOUIS Dent, consul TO
Kingston, Jamaica formerly Mr..
Blslne's private secretary; . large
| wreath of ylolets and white orchius
from Mrs. X. X. Hit, an immense
wreath of whits flowers with long
strramers of ribbons from the diplo-
matte corps, . cross of ivy leaves and
v olcts from Mrs lie nry Cal o. Lodge,
a wreath OF lilies of the valley and
palm leaves from Mre. Whiteiaw Reid,
| a wreath of roses from Mrs. Enmoue
! Blaine. large cross and spray of lilies
from Mrs. DIR. Loring. bunch of white
roses from General Alger, sage palms
aad violets from Secretary Tracy, ivy
cross sprayed with white roses from
| Mrs. Audeureld. wreath OF IVY
sprayed with red roses from Mr.. and
Mrs. John K Mclean and many others.
Distipsuishea Mourner.
The parlor was far too small for the
Distinguished mourners who by invita-
ton sought access to Il. The president
entered, accompanied by Mrs. Mckee
xnd Private Secretary Halford and
Lieutenant Parker. The vice president
Was accompanied 10y Mr.. and Miss
| Morton. Then came the members of
the cablnet-secretary Of State Foster.
Secretary: of Treasury Foster and fam
| ily. secretary Elkins and family, secre-
| tsry Tracy and family, Secretary Noble
aud family, Postmaster Genera Wsna-
maker and fanny, Attorney General
Miller and family, Secretary Rusk and
family.
TIE chief justice Il the United States,
newly arrived from the funeral of his
late associate, Justice Lamar. was ac-
companled by Mrs. and Miss Fuller.
Cl sely following them came Mrs. Hit,
Miss Macomb, Miss Loring, Mr.. aud
Mrs Andrew Carnegie. senator and
Mrs. Cameron, Miss Cameron, Senator
and Mrs. Chandler. General and Mrs.
| Parke, Mrs. Eugene Hale. Mrs.
i. = Han,lin, Mrs. Alex Rodgers.
Senator and Mrs. Wolcott, Mrs.
aud Mrs. John Il. Mclean. Gen. X.
A. Aiger and Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs.
! Johu Hay. Mr.. and Mira. r. c. NewIand,
Mr.. anc Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mr..
and Mrs. Gorden Cumming, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Henry Cab 4 Lodge,
MIR. and Mrs. liowland. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Marceilus Bailey. Mrs. Audenreid, Mr..
| snd Mrs. NJ. IA. Dunne.l of Minnesota.
| Ex-Governor and Mrs. Pernnam of
Maine, SIR Juiian and Lady PaInce-
fote. 4. &. Tyler. Mrs. Francis Il. Ior-
inc, Senators Gordon and Noorhees,
:. esker Crisp. Representative Holman
and ). +. Deysne, Mr.. Blxine's steno-
graphrr in the preparation of ms
Twenty Years Of Congress-" Repre-
sentative Blount and Charles Emory
smith. editor OF the Philadelphia Press
aud ex-nlin.stsy to Russsa. Representa-
tive snd Mrs. Dingley, Representative
, Mllllksa.
senator FRYE. the Maine delegation
OF fourteen, headed by Governor
Cieav~s, :. l.. Fessenden OF tonnecti-
cut, senator and Mira. Msnderson. S~n.
stors Allison. Mcpherson and sher-
man, Senators Cockrell and oofmsn,
senators Aidrlch aud Morrill,. senator
and Ass Dawes. Senator ioAr, S.na.
stor and Mfs. Wsshburn. Senator Ran
soBi anu General Baird Judge and Mrs.
Wyile. and many others. Not all of
tnose VINO had requested or had ra.
ceixed inyitati0ns 10 the house could
obtain admission 10 the manson. aud
many rsasined n the long line Of car
! risKes winch filled the adjacent streets.
service. 81 th. rfsm~
The immediate mournefs grouped
round 90. cssset we're TIE v'dos. nef
msffisd daughter. Mrs. bsmfoscA.
Nss Hattie isialnes J. -. iislne, jr.,
Afs. fmmoBs Blame. Mics Abigail
i'"dse tall Hamilton. Nf. hislur' .
ena.is. H. q, B.ane. brother of ths
dad slstesmsn. sna his ~sis aud
Laughter. HafHpton Dsemsa q hss.
s"nfi. cousin at Nj. Itsinss lfaek .
fieofy. Hnfsse sn1 Augustus rfan.
Nfp4 sna Ns'tsr rsDHson snd ". ~.
iisic''. sli Dsphsss 81 The dees sssd
secretary.
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