Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-27
AT COI.QUITT'S FUNERA AL
SIMPLE SERVICES IN THa:
| SENATE CHAMBER.
The Ntm mains Taken To Macon
TO he Placed win Relatives
Who Have Gone BE fOre-A Blind
Man Eloquent

WASHINGTON, March PA solemn
funeral over the late Senator Colquilt OF
| Georgia was conducted in the Senate
chamber this morning. At the hour
fixed, . a. m,, the Vice President took
the chair. Shortly before then the cas-.
ket, continuing the remains and laden
with wreaths OF flowers had been car.
ried into the chamber and placed on the
bier in the arena i'll front OF the clerk S
desk.
In Il few minutes afterwards the otli
Gals OF tie government whose presence
had been invited were in their seats
members of the cabinet, the Chief Justice
and Associate Justice OF the Suprcme
court, many members of the diplomatic
corps, the Speaker and members of the
House ot representatives, and the gen
eral commanding the army. The ladies
OF the family of the dead Senator, clad
in mourning, sat near the coffin.
The services were con uctcd by Senate
Chaplain Rev MIR. Milburn, assisted bv
t he chaplain of the House of Representa-
tives, Rev Mr. Basby. Prayer was
offered BY Mr.. Bagby, beginning with,
y an tne resurrection and the life. He
that belIeveth in me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live"
Then the funeral address was delivered
bv the blind chaplain in his most solemn
and affecting style. 1--WE are not bury
Ing him." he said. 1--WE are burying
the external covering OF man. Gods
son cannot be buried. His only bcgnt
ton son entered the tomb and arose
thcretrom to give us token and assur-
ance that thencetorth all his servants
and disciples living in his faith aud in
the communion OF his sacraments and of
his church shall receive immortality with
HIM The tic which bound lis to our
beloved friend is not severed. That bond
which nature gave still lasts. Wife,
children, friends, lovers, are all as dear
to him at this mumtnt-aud snail be
through his endless belng--as they ever
were on earth; nay, dearei, swCeter."
The address was followed by the bcne
dictlon; and with that the simple, sol
emn ceremonies closed. The coffin was
borne out oi the chamber bv a dozen
uniformed men OF the capitol police. pre-
ceded by members of he committees ap.
pointed by the two Houses to attend the
funeral. Members OF the mily, consist
ing OF the widow, daughters and son,
followed; and then the members OF the
cabiuct, members OF the diplomatic
corps. the justices OF the Supreme court,
the Speaker ana members OF the House
ot representatives. The immersc au
dience which filed the galleries moved
out at the same time, and, AS the usual
order was restored 10 the chamber, Mr..
Harris, after consultation with the Vice
Pre- esdent, moved that the Senate ad
Journ till tomorrow at noon. That mo-
ton was agreed to, and the Senate, at
9:4o a. NJ, adjourned until tomorrow.
The body OF the late Senator was cs-
cortcd from the ca oitol to PENNSYLVANIA
station bv a squad OF capi ol police. fol
lowed by the Congressional committee
which is to accompany the remains to
their last resting place. including. of the
House, Livingston, Georgia; Holman,
lndlana; Bum, North Carolina; CABIN
lss. Ga; Maddox, Georgia; Mcdonald,
Illinois; Cogswc!. Massachusetts; W.
A. Stone, Pennsylvania; Powers, Yer
mont.
The funeral party left Washington
over the Richmond and Dauvilc railroad
at | l O'Clock and will reach Macon, Ga.
tomorrow at the same hour. The home
OF Senator Colquitt was at Atlanta, but
almost all his family sleep in Macon, and
nc will be placed beside them in that city.