The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-02-07
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INTO THE GRAVE
The Remains of James G. iilaine Was Placed
Last Monday.

Washington, January 3O.-Mr. Elaine
could not have a private funeral; every
effort was made to comply Win
his own understood wishes and with the eN-
pressed desires of his family in this regard,
but the surgins wave of public interest
swept over the barriers imposed ana made
his private funeral one of the most Impress
| i've public demonstrations in honof OIL the
| dead. The most eminent men III the nation
| stood around his bier. The presence OF
| the president and cabinet, the justices OF
| the supreme court, senators ana rep eScut'-
| tves and diplomatic corps was not more
significant than the homage of the wait
| ing crowds which. in respectful silence;
| lined the streets through which the funeral
cortege passed. Tho parlor on the second
floor where the body lay i'll It's cedar casket,
closely sealed, was fairly embroidered with
floral tributes.
| The immediate mourners grouped aroun4
| the casket were the widow. her married
daughter. Mrs. Damrosch, Hattie blaine,
James G. Blaine, Mrs. Emmons Blainet,
Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton. Mr.. BlaincS
| cousin; K. G.. Blaine, brother OF the
| dead statesman and his wife and daughter;
| Hampton Denham, of Missouri, cousin
! of Mr. Blaine's, Frank. Henry, Horace aud
| Augustus Stanwood and Walter StinSon
| and w. III Hatch, all ncphews of the de-
| ceased secretary.
Church of the Covenant.
The Presbyterian Church of the Cove
| nant, where Mr.. Blaine is Il pewholder,
| is n modern editice of lofty picturesque
ness one tower capped with red thing after
| the fashion of medieval Normandy. It is
| situated at the corner of ConnecIlcut ave-
nue. and \ street, opposite the British
| legation. and in the heart of the fashionable
| northwestern section of the city
| The rela1iy res and pallbearers occupied
| the first eight rows OF seats III the main
| aisle behind them were seated the presi-
| dent vice president. cabinet otiecre Speaker
| Crisp and members of the supreme court
| with their families
| IntermiXed With them were Baron Fava,
| dean of the diplomatic corps; Sir julian
| Pauncefote, BRUSH minister; the new
| Russian minister, Prince Concatuzene;
representatives OF the French. German and
| Spanish legations, and nearly all the minis
| ters from Sou.h and Central America as
| well as many senators and representatives.
| In addition 10 tll0sG persons at the house
among the sepators We're sherman, Saw
yer. Casey, Voohees, Merrill, Washburn,
| PETER and Cockrel.
Five of the justices of the supreme court,
headed by Justice Field, arrived early, me
others We're Justices Gray, blatcnlQTd,
Brown and Shiras. Chief Justice fuller
joined them just before the services began.
On the left side of the church were the
delegates from Massachusetts, from the
/ Union I.v..guc c.uha OF New Nori: aud l'ihi-
I adephia and from various points III fenn-
sylvania. Warner Miller, IheoGore hos$e-
welt, Henry Cabot Lodge and eX-koprescnta-
tive Dunnel, of Minnesota were VIII these
delegations.
1t was then noted that Mrs. Blaine was
not among the mourners. as had been sup
posed Among so many deeply yelled fig-
llres her form had not heretofore been missed
but it was soon whispered that. overcome
by grief, she had remained at home Masses
of people in the vicinity Of the church. kept
from too close approach of the doors OF
the edifice by a detachment of policemen.
pressed closer as the Stir about the mann
doorway told them that the services were
over. The procession was seen moving III
the direction of the cemetery headed by 4
platoon of police Few people had gathered
along the streets, but the windows OF resi-
denccs were crowded and Il great number OF
those who had formed spectators outside the
church walked along the pavementS on either
side of the long line OF carriages. Nuu
and melting now were evelyWhere under
foot and temporary plank walks had been
placed near the grave. On these the famliE
friends and official associates OF MI Blaine
stood during the last ceremony Overhead
the sky was hidden b. leadened clouds that
foreShadOwed rain.
Dr. Hamlin read the simple burial service
of the Presbyterian church. This was fol-
lowed by an eXtemporaneouS prayer Iheh
came the benedction and all that was NOR
tai of .IameS &. Blaine was consigned 10
earth The interment was over fifteen MN
utes after the cortego entered the cemetery
at 30 O'Clock.
MIR. Dlaiue's VIII.
Washington, January 30.-l'he will of
Mr.. Blaine will be probated III Augusta,
Me, which was his legal residence. The
disposition he makes of bis property is char
actcrstic of the confidence he always re-
posed in his wife and which was such
noticeable feature Of the family relation.
Everything is left unrescryedly to Mrs.
Blaine. She is to be sole cNccutriN ct I'VE
instrument and is not to be required 10 :SiVe
any bond Mr.. Bainc'S estate according
to the estimate OF gentleman whose re-
lations with him enable him TO speak with
correctness, will amount to about SS0o.HW.
It. is composed OF improved real estate in
Washingtn and Maine. and Ct coal and tim
Der lands in West Virginia and other states,
and small holdings of personal property.
There are bur three children now iVlh%,-
Mrs. Danrosch, Miss Hattie and james G..
Blaine-but Mrs Blaine cares for the chill
dren Of Mrs. COppinger her oldest daughter
who died three years ago. The Will was
executed several weeks since, ut about tie
time Mr.. Blaine was seized with his first
serious heart failure which announced the