New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-17
FUNERAL OF SENATOR VANCE
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES IN THE SENATE
CHAMBER.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET AND OTHER
HIGH OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
PREsENT-THE BURIAL TO BE
AT ASUTNiLLE

HIGH OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
PREsENT-THE BURIAL TO BE
AT AsuEvILLE
Washington. April 1.-THE funeral ceremonies Of
the late Senator Vance Of North Carolina. alb
sorbcd the attention of tire Senate today. The
opening prayer by the blind chaplain, Mr. MiiDuTn'
was devoted entirely TO the subject.
Mr. Ransom then offered the usual resolutions, de-
claring the great sorrow with which tae Senate has
heard of the death Of Mr. Vance providing FOR a
committee Of nine Senator's 10 take order for SUI
perintcnding the funeral to-day; for the removal OIL
the body from Washington 10 North Carolina III
charge OF the Sergeantat-Arms ana att'hd'' bF
the committee: that the proceedings be commun-
Gated to the House Of Representatives. and that
that body be invited to attend the funeral ana to
appoint a committee to act with the Senate COM
mittec.
The resolutions were agreed to. and the Vice
President announced the appointment Of the Sen
ate committee as follows: Hanson Dem, y. CD
George Dem Miss). Gray dem. pcl), Black
burn Dem. KY. Coke ODem., Tex. Chandler
Rep.. y. H.. Dubois Rep.. Idaho), White Dem.'
Cai) and Henderson Otep., Neb).
Further resolutions were offered by Mr. Ran
som and agreed to. ordering invitations to he eN-
tended to the President OF the United states and
TIE members OF his Cabinet. the Chief Justice ana
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court or the
United States. the Major-Genera commanding the
Army and the senior Admiral OF the Navy TO at
tend the funeral to-day
Senator's Morrill, Rcp. VtD. Sherman G}op..
Ohio) Harris Dem. TENN and Mcpherson tDelh''
N j. were appointed by the Nice-Pres'dent az
palbearers. and then a recess was taken until $3.50
p.
The marble-room. in which the body Of the late
Senator Vance laid in state this afternoon from
2:SO until 4:3O o'clock was tasefully decorated ny
Mr. Smith. superintendent of the botanical sardenA
with the plants which the late Senator WAS most
attached The long-eafed pine OF North Cdroiiha
,,gg - tho COM y.
at either end of the room Mr. Smith had placed
specimen of that exceedingly rare and valuable
specimen of the pine that comes from AUsu@IN'
while in appropriate places were pat other spcci-
mems and everywhere was the rch oGoT Oh the
tree that has made the Cd state famous
Az o'clock the members Of the senate and House
committees appointed to attend TIE funeral reached
the Vance residence, in observation-disclosures. ana a
few moments later the coffin placed in the
hearse and taken to the Capitol under their escort
Eight Capitol policemen, under lieutenant acted
house. At $3.50 O'Clock Mrs. Vance ana the mem
This afternoon delegation from kal,ltn calied
on Mrs Nance 10 reqn,tt ii3t IN ~, s'1 sncs de-
cided not change her original intention 70 have
the burial 1t AsheVille whore senator vance some
When the Senate reassembed at $3.50 the galleries
were packed with me eosi a1c cn hn ao5r
had been rearranged. the chairs OF senators Delhg
brought together more closely than usual and Over
a hundred plain oak-colored wooden Chairs beng
placed in the iobbies at the OF the TWO sections
Large fn e@' iS fSm Of the dead en'oto the
left of the president and for N" Pres4eAt ana
members me Se1 q ms The secpearys desk Vas an immense
floral piece iepTtSenns Ir pb'N rounS b,ch rose,
and other flowers were twined. And along ine Wa'lS
o0ss and HsryS e %h %o tail Ho arn
pines on each side of the Vice Presiionl cnalI ana
sartoris occupied a front seat in the gallery to the
eas. o. tb I'm aiming the body of the dead
Senator was borne into the chamber by a squat OF
Snoeo v 1sp ppe6e5ed bv the Commtec Of Ar
rangements Of the Two houses, me nlei''"gI 5 ~.
the honorary pallbearers wearing black scarfs The
top Of the coffin covered with prQiuI, N oi
roses and lilies. Immediately afterward, the Deputy
Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Layton announced the ar
Tys at the main 81 The the aS Tna cf Rep c
sentatives. The Vice-Prosident and Senators stood
II on and were seeking ther seats the Speaker taking
his beside the Vice President at his right hand SIDE
the chamber which entirely vacated by The
honors the Chief justice ana Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court Of the United States. who took
e aars N the e chairs af the front row To- be occupied
by the President OF the United states ana me mem
the Supreme Court, every one, of course, rising to
The President who appeared to be fairly well ana
active took his seat on red morocc0-coNcreh arm
row Next to him sat Secretary Gresham. Of the
State Department, and then came Secretaries Car,
Bssel and Attorney General Olney Then 1.-THE
Ambassador Of England to the United Staies Vas
announced. and all present stood mp while Sr Julian
Pauncefote was conducted to his place. Near the
British Ambassador. Bishop Keane. Of the Catholic
Inyersity. took his place. some OF the members 81
the late Senator'S family being Of the Catholic
faith. The religious obseryances were begun Ni,h
the Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge. Of Richmond. Va.
who subsequently delivered an eloquent funeral ad-
dress
The benedctlon pronounced by Chaplain NIL
burn and then the coffin borne out ~ the Capi-
tol police, attended by the honorary palbeareTs ana
committees OF the two houses. The invited guests
left the chamber In the inverse order Of their ar
rival
The funeral procession formed on the East
ern Plaza OF the Capitol and moved 70 the Penn
sylvania Railroad station from TA.cn the train was
10 start for Raleigh. y. c.. at 1913 y. m.
The Senate. soon after the ceremonies, adjourned
until tomorrow.