The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-17
FUNERAL OF SENATOR VANCE.

FUNERAL OF SENATOR VANCE.
Imprss,ITe Services la The senate Chan.
bsr-DisiinEuished AIOurusr. Present
WASHINGTON. D. O., April lG.-Ths
senate to-day paid respect to the metn.
Dry Of the late Senate, Vance, Of North
CaroliniE. In his opening prayer the
chaplain alluded t o the deceased in
word, Of touching sympathy aud
honor. Appropriate resolutions were
adopted and tue following honorary
pail bearers OF the part Of tho senais
were appointed by tho vice president:
Senators Morrill,, Sherman, Harris
and McPhesEou.
The senate then took 4 recoIs until
the hour when tho funeral services
were conducted Ia the senate chamber.
When the senate reeonYened q! $3.50
o'clock this afternoon, after the recess
taken out Of respect 10 the late Senator
Vance, HIGHLANDER presented 4 changed
appearance. The chairs OF the senators
had been crowded more closely together
4 additional seating capacity vas Oh.
tanned by bringing In a large number Of
light folding chairs and placing them in
every possible space. Large upholstered
arm chairs were placed 10 the ssmi.eir.
culas space facing the vice presidents
dins, those for the family 0. the deceased
statesman and invited guests balng on
his left, and Tor the President and other
officials on the right. On the clerks
desk was a massive floral piece, repre-
senting 4 tall column, composed OF the
dark, coppcrcolored leaves OF the gllix,
q North Carolina mountain plant, and
a. the foot OF the shalt, was the emblem
OF peace, the palm brauch, while twIned
around it was 4 wreath OF Ia France
roEes. This was the tribute from the
deceased s.atesnaa's colleagues ia the
senate.
At $3.50 the casket was borne from the
marble room By nine capitol policemen
in uniform aGd laid before the vice
pIesiteut's ros!ruu. The lid was hid
den By q mass OF flowers chiefly white
roses. tied with broad purple ribbon.
When the active pail bearers had de-
posted their burden, I number Of pines
were brought in aud grouped about the
form OF the dead senator. Eyerywhere
was the pine, seeming TO bring the
pungent fragrance OF the North Carolina
mountains into the senate OF the United
States. A few minutes aiterward the
family Of Senator Waco entered aud
soon after committees OF the senate and
house appointed to attend the funeral,
entered.
Then came the honorary pall-bearess
who seated a. the side OF the casket
facing the audience.
THE speaker and members Of the
house Of representatives" announced
tho usher, and Speaker Crisp was es-
corted down the main aisle and took q
sea: beside the vice president, while
the members OF the house ranged them
selves in the space in the rear Of the
hail.
Then followed the chief justice and
the associate justices Of tpe supreme
court, who were shown 10 their seats.
"Ihc President OF the United States
and his cabinet" announced the Usher,
and the assembly arose and remained
standing until the President, accom-
panied by ali the members OF the cabI-
net except Secretary Lamont, passed
down the main aisle aud were seated.
Sir Julian ~Pauncetote, the British
ambassador. wa escorted to 4 seat next!
TO the cabinet officers. Other distiu-
guished guests who we're present, Blu!
not announced, were Bishop he3ne.
rector OF the Catholic University, who
came in quietly aad took 4 seat at the
extreme right OF the vice presidents
dais, and the committee OF the District
OF Columbia Society OF the Sons OF the
American Revolution, General ]. c.
Breckenridge, General !. W. Greeley,
General George II. Shields and Captain
C. D. CoSles. who occupied seats in the
reserved gallery.
At .. o'clock, the invited guests being
all present, Rev. DR.. Noses D. Hoge, Of
Richmond, Va, offered prayer and then
delivered the
The funeral escort left the capitol by
the eastern door IRON the senat cham.
Der. The casket was carried down the
long flight OF stone steps between the
lines OF senators aud representatives,
who acted as honorary pail bearers.
The funeral party were driven TO the
Pennsylvania depot, accompanied by q
delegation.o of North Carolinians or loot
The remains were taken to Asherille,
y. c., where the interment is TO take
place, on a special train over the Rich
mond & Daayillc railroad, which left
Washington tonight. Besides the COM
mittee OF the two houses, it carried the
family OF the late senator, represent
atives OF the office OF the ~sergeant-at-
arms and secretary OF the senate, and o
committee Of citizens from North Caro-
lima.