The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-13
FUNERAL OF SENATOR KENNA.
Catholic Services in the sesute Chamber
Many Notables IN ! Abundance.

Many Notables In = Attendance.
WAsHISGToS CITY, Jan. E12-Both the
house and senate soon aitee meeting. and
without transacting any besiness, took
recess to attend the funezal of the late
Senator Kenna, of West Virginia. The
body Of the late senator was conveyed to
the capitol building this msrning IN The
midst of a binding snowstoSm. and lay in
state in the Marble room. (he members
OF the family having taken & farewell view
before the body left the gesidence, the
casket was not opened. It was covered
with black cloth, on which gay bunch of
palms and roses, while at tSie foot was a
sheaf OF wheat bound wish palms and
violets. There were many other floral
tributes from members Of tie senate and
house and the friends of thedeceased. In
spite of the storm outsi0e the galleries
were crowded before the opsning services.
The bier was placed at ,ae head of the
main aisle OF the senate oh 5mber and the
mem bers OF the lower houze entered, led
by Speaker Crisp, who toos@ his place be-
side the vice president. Cen. Schofield,
commanding general of the army, arrived
unannounced and took his seat at the end
OF the row reserved for the president and
cabinet. Then the diplomatic corps,
headed by Sir Julian Pauneafose, arrived,
and was received with the ssme ceremony
as the house. Then fo!losed the chief
justice and the associate Justices of the
supreme court. President Ha-rison and the
members OF his cabinet and zthe family of
the dead senator in deep morning.
At Ills p. n. procession of robed
priests, preceded by acolyses bearing a
censor and tall wax cand!es, lighted,
marched down the aisle. 5ollowed by
squad of capito! police in fu:a uniform, es-
corting and carrying the casyet. which was
covered with palms and flowers. The
priests, with Bishop Keane, q the Catholic
university, in his purple CODES. ranged
themselves about the coffin Father Don
oghue opened the religiouS services by
walking around the coffin AM asperging it
with holy water. He was azten led by an
acolyte waving censor. Ehe fumes of
which pervaded the changer. He read
the funeral service Of the CaSholic church,
first in Latin and then in English. Bishop
Keane, of the Catholic university. then
took his place az the head OF :he coffin and
preached the funeral sermon: Behind him
on the desk Of the secretar1 stood gilt
crucifix with gilt candelasra on either
side, in each OF which burned five large
W
the coffin. stood three altar s,oys robed in
white and red, one Of them :loldiag tall
crucifx and the others on Zach side bear
ing lighted candles.
In the course Of his retaarks Bishop
heane said:
At the request OF his emineace Cardinal Glib
bons. and MS his representative >on this solemn
occasion, Il is my privilege tG. otscr Senator
kelDa the church. tribute Of respect and Gtfsc-
tion. His country hss given AID will yet give
fitting 81 preston 20 its appreciation OF the tire
less energy, distinguished ability anu biameless
Integrity with which he filed fo-so many years
the h.gh Office 20 which his fellew-eitizens had
called him. Let il be pernttte3 TO his mother
church 10 mlngle he. AGENTS VIZ those o! his
cCuutry; % tel of these quaiitesz. lat made him
near aud dear % her; yea, the qualities in which
Lag the real sccTe; OF a.! his publ wo!k.
The bishop then discourse,s on the sub
iect of faith and good qualities, leading up
10 an ideal that faith woul3 produce in
man. At the close OF the ss-mon. which
Was delivered with strong emphasis and
listened 10 with g-ea, interesc by the large
assemblase in the chamber. the priests
again formed in procession AID retired by
one Of the side doors. The samiiy OF the
dead senator did the same. zhe congress
s:onaI committee in white: sCarts then
arose anu 4e!l the CidtloSE the Tlall
aisle foi,owed By 4 squad Of capitol police
bearing the casket. Then Ihe,uests of the
senate left the senate in the oder OF their
arrival, and the crowded galleries were
gradually emptied. The senzte then ad-
lourned till tomorrow 81 nooiS
The body of the dead sena:or was taken
- the Chesapeake & Ohio alzoad station,
where il was placed IN the baggage car OF
Il special train.
Tue house. after returning from the
keuna funeral exercises, ADJOURNED as o
further mark OF respect.
GEN. Entler's Body Taken to Lowell.
WAsHINGToS CITY. Jan. l.. z-At,er brief
religions services az The lsse. the train
bearing the cody OF Gen. Buzz lett Wash
lngton city at Is O clock tt-s afternoon
for Lowe. over the Pennsylvania ana
New York & New England r@oads. Presi-
dent Harrison paid visiG 10 Buffers
house III : afternoon and v.eEed the body
of the dead general.
Suicide of an -oItZ5er.
FrGENE Or. Jan 70 Sues- al "A man