Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-28
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
10 Additional Emblems Of Mourning
al The Department.
WHERE THE REMAINS WILL REST.
hpt fow OF These Who we're Associated
with Blaine In Congress SIN
nj the capitol.

WAsiiiNaIoS, Jan. 27.-Followins
is the official statement Of the attend
Ing physicians "a 10 the cause Of death.
The beginning Of Blaine's Illness
dates back some year,. The earliest
sisns Of ill-hoalth were associated with
aud no doubt wcro due to equity
tendency which manifested itself In
the subacute attack OF govt, disturb
ances OF the digestion ard progressive
innutrition and auicmia. Subsequent
events prove that ut this time changes
were going ON In the arteries OF tho
body which resulted later In symptoms
OF obliterntlOn OF the vessea and
chronic disease OF the Kidneys. In
December signs OF lung complication
appeared which no doubt were connect
cd with tho general disease, but as
tuber.bacllli were found 1t Is probable
that there were some tuberculnr infec-
ton Ms well. Much OF tho distress
which Blaine suffered was associated
with disease Of the lungs and his death
certainly was fastened by 1t. For
three days before Blaine's death there
was no marked change In his condi-
ton, and on the night before his death
he did not seem TO be In any immedi-
ate danger. Towards tho morning Of
the eth the pulse was observed 10 be
very feeble and bresthing became
much moro embarrassed. AZ a result
OF the heart falling action mdema Of
the lungs occurred and he died with
out much suffering at II O'Clock. Drs.
Janeway and LOomis Of New York
warn saIfaH In fsanauIfutlnn aud r.n
1ered important service by their adj.
vice. WILLIAM JOHNSTON, NJ. ID.
FRANK HYATT, NJ. ID.
This statement will not DO supple
mented by an autopsy on the body OF
Mr.. Blaine, the members of the family
being thoroughly satisfied AZ 10 the
cause Of his death.
The body will be embalmed for
burial, the family Directing to any
| disturbance OF 1t. The caskot will be
OF red cedar, and covered with black
cloth, anu solid silver plate ON top
will contain the following inscription:
James Gillespie Blaine, born January
3lst, 1880; died January 9Th, 1898.
Mrs. Blaine requested that no
| official notice be given Of Blaine's
death, but custom requires the official
| VI th' iuNNs
The state department is now draped
In respect TO the memory OF ex-Presi.
dent Hayes, and at the request Of Mrs.
Blaine no additional emblems OF
mourning will DO placed on the build.
| Ing. There VIII DO short services ut
the house on Monday, and later cere-
monies ut the church. The organ will
be played by Walter Damroscb, the
deRu mans son.in.law. The pail
bearers Will 10 twelve In number and
selected from Blalne's personal and
official friends.
This evening Mrs. Blaine sent
note 10 President Harrison In response
to his message OF sympathy.
FUNERAL PRIVATE.
A public funeral was suggested, but
the wishes OF the family prevailed and
the ceremonies will DO OF "A private ma
turc. They Will be held ut the Presby-
terrain Church of the Covenant, where
DR.. Hamlin, who OBLIGATED at the
| funeral OF Mrs. Harrison and her
father, will conduct the services. The
remains will be- laid to rest In beautiful
| Oak Hill cemetery In Georgetown,
which now forms part OF Washing
ton CITY, by the siue OF his favOrito
son, Walker Blaine, and his daughter,
Mrs. Coppinger
Tho death OF Blaine occnsioned great
regret among the members Of tho
| diplomatic corps, and they will prob.
ably attend the funeral In a body.
But seven OF those who served with
Blaine In the Senate remain. They
are Senators Allison, COckTell, Dawes,
German, Mitchell, Morrill, and Ran.
some. Hale, Jr., n senator from Maine,
! who perhaps stood nearer 10 Blaine
than any other man IN Washington,
was greatly moved by personal sorrow.
MIR. Frye. the senior Maine senator, for
a long time had been an intimate friend
Of Blaine. He said:
al was n member OF the Maine legis-
lature when Blaine was speaker of the
Maine house, and 1 have been closely
connected with him ever since.
think he was the most brilliant man
ever knew
The ravages OF time or tho vicissi-
tudes OF political life are strongly ac-
centuuted by the fact that In the House
com posed Of 3S2 members today, there
are but twelve members who served in
the House with Blaine in the Forty
fourth or prior Congress. They are
Holman, O'Neill (Pa.6 Hammer,
Hooker, Blount, Burrows, Springer,
Forney, Culbertson, Bland, Henderson
(Ill.l aud Ketcham.
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