The Washington times., 1894-04-17
THE WASHINGTON TIMES TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1894.

room by nine Capitol policemen in uniform
and laid before the Vice Presidents rostrum.
The lid was hidden by a mass Of flowers.
chiefly white roses tied with broad purple
ribbon Conspicuous by its beauty and size
and by its solitary grandeur was a single
American beauty rose fastened to the head OF
the casket. When the active pal-bearers had
deposited their burden number Of pines
were brought In and grouped about the form
of the dead Senator. Everywhere was the
pine, seeming 10 bring the pungent fragrance
of the North Carolina mountains into the
Senate chamber.
few minutes afterwards the family OF
Senator Vance entered, and soon after COM
mittees of the Senate and House appointed
to attend the funeral entered. Then came
the honorary pall-bearers, who were seated
at the side OF the casket facing the audience.
"The Speaker and members of the House
OF Representatives" announced the usher,
and Speaker Crisp was escorted down the
main aisle and took seat beside the Vice
President, while the members OF the House
arranged themselves In the space in the rear OF
the hall.
Then followed Chief Justice and the asso-
clate justices OF the Supreme Court, who
were shown to their seats.
"The President of the United States and
his Cabinet" announced the usher, and the
assembly arose and remained standing until
the President accompanied by all the men,
bers OF the Cabinet except Secretary Lamont,
passed down the main aisle and were seated.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor. was escorted to seat next to the Cabinet
officers. Other distinguished guests who were
present but not announced were Bishop
Keane rector of the Catholic University, who
came in quietly and took seat at the ex-
treme right of the Vice Presidents dais, and
the committee of the District of Columbia So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution,
n Itva A
Gen. George H. Shields and Capt. G. ID.
Cowles, who occupied seats in the reserved
gallery.
Among those who sent floral offerings were
Mr. and Mrs. Costly and Major Goodloe. At
o'clock, the invited guests being all present,
Rev. DR.. Moses d. Hoge, OF Richmond, Va.
offered the prayer, beginning:
.Oh, God, most high, most holy, most merciful,
with lowly reverence of spirit and hearts sub
dued by hallowed memories of the departed and
tender Offices of the hour, what can we do but
invoke Thy favor, Thy help, Thy benediction!
Hear our prayer, Oh, Lord, and give ear unto
our cry"
He also delivered the sermon, in the course
of which he said:
"The shadow of great sorrow falls on this
chamber to-day The blooming fragrance of
Spring, the sun shining bright and clear, bring
no light to our eyes and no cheer to our hearts.
II is not my province by any recital of the pri-
vate virtues and great public services of our de-
parted brother aud friend to awaken afresh the
sorrow which the recital of such things must
always excite. This tribute TO his worth as a
man, citizen, soldier, a Senator, and sage
this tribute will be paid becomingly by those
whose long acquaintance and intimate associa-
ton qualify them for such task, and when
these offerings of respect and affection are COM
pleted they will form part of the hstory-the
personal history-of the man, and not only 80,
but part of the history of the country, OF which
he was servant and beloved of the people. What
is most noble in the character OF a public man.
be he soldier, be he sage, or be he Senator, is a
sincere, consistent, heartfelt piety.
"Piety towards God is the incentive 10 the full
discharge OF all duties toward man. 1t is the
truest and most unfaiiing inspiration of honor;
II is the strongest safeguard of personal integ-
rity. IL is the most efficient aid in the pursuit
and in the attainment OF whatsoever things are
true and Just and honest and lovely and OF great
repute / stand here TO affirm that the man who
lives perpetualiy as under his great task-rnas-
tiers eye, who believes and remembers that God
is always the witness of his conduct and will be
his final Judge, is the man who viii ever be most
fearless meeting all his responsibilities and
most faithful in the discharge OF all of his trusts
And now when remember on whom this be-
reavement has fallen with its heaviest weight,
what can do, what we all do, hat TO take up
in the arms of our faith and Christian sympathy
and affection those who most bereaved, and
commend them TO the father of mercies, to the
God OF all comfort"
In conclusion he reiterated the hymn "Thy
will be done"
The concluding prayer was by Chaplain MIL
burn, of the Senate. after which the invited
guests left the chamber in the reverse order of
their entrance and the casket was borne out
by a detachment of Capitol police.
The Senate then adjourned.
The special train which bore the remains to
Ashevile left Washington at $50 last night.
Besides the committees of the two Houses it
carried the family OF the late Senator. repre-
sentatives of the Office of Sergeant-at-Arms
and Secretary of the Senate. and committee
of citizens from North Carolina consisting of
Hon. Octavius Coke, secretary of state; Hon.
S. NJ. Tate, state treasurer C. NJ. Bushby,
postmaster at Raleigh. and r. II. Battle. who
was the private secretary OF Senator Vance
while he was Governor OF North Carolina dur
ing the war, who arrived here yesterday
morning.