The Portland daily press., 1895-01-04
WITH ROYAL HONORS.
State Funeral Of Sir John Thompson
at Halifax.
THE DEAD PREMIER BURIED WITH
IMPOSING CEREMONIES.

The Services at the Cathedral Were Inn
pressive-Troops Lined the Street and
Bells ToIIed During the March to the
Grave.
Halifax, N. S., January 3.-Eyery
train and steamer and stage line coach
that has come into Halifax during the
past Sc hours has brought it's quota of
visitors, until the city is crowded with
fore.
After the terrible weather during the
military funeral, there was much anx-
iety, but the morning dawned beautiful
ly fine and mild.
The body of the late Sir John Thomp-
son was removed to st. Mary's Cathedral
from the legislative council chamber at
$50. 1t was met by priests in beretta
and cape Rev. DR.. Murphy, secretary
of the arch bishop, read the "Salvenaneta
santo DEUS" and superintended the
placing of the casket upon the casafalque
There was dead watch until 10, when
the services commenced. The mourners
were admitted to the cathedral through
the private chapel at $50. They con-
sisted of Lady Thompson, her two SONS
and two daughters, John Pugh, her un-
Gle, and his daughter, Joseph Chisholm,
Mrs. Joseph Chisholm, Lady Thompson's
sister. Sister Helen, of the Sisters of
Charity (also a sister,, D. Pottinger,
chief superintendent Of the IntercoioniaI
railway (cousin), and other relatives.
These occupied the first pews in the
centre aisle of the church, to the left of
the altar. To the right were Lord and
Lady Aberdeen, Governor and Mrs.
Daily, Governor Dewdney and Mrs.
Dewdney of British Colum bia, Governor
Kirkpatrick of Ontario, Governor Chap
leau of Quebec, and their stats, Sir Mac
kenzie Bowel, premier of Canada. The
following members of the Dominion
cabinet: Sir Charles HILBERT Tupper,
Ministers DAILY, Curran, Costigan, Ouin
ct, Dickey and Ferguson and Comp
trollers Wallace and Wood.
Behind them sat the judges of the
ing justices, while in the rear of the
mourners sat the governors of various
provinces of the country.
The interior OF the cathedral was SO
brilliant as to be almost dazzling with
the electric illuminations and FURNISHED
brass and glittering gold.
On the coffin upon the catafalque was
the Earl and Countess of Aberd cen.
The floral offerings were arranged
around the catafaque and altar
- The priest who said mass came upon
the altar, followed by six little acoly
in purple and black soutanes, came next,
followed by two altar boys in red
soutanes, 10 in black, so priests of the
diocese, and Bishops Mcdonald of Alex
andra, Sweeney of St. John, Mcdonald
of Prince Edward Island, Hewley OF
Newfoundland, and Blais and Vicar
General Langois of Rimousik, Bishop
Cameron of Antagonist, Arch bishop Be-
gin of Quebec, Archbishop Duhamel of
Ottawa, and Archbishop O'Brien of
Halifax, all in their purple vestments.
The Halifax archbishop's silk robes
were held by four pages in white and
red soutanes.
Bishop Courtney of the Church of
England, Rev. DR.. Carman from Toronto,
and superintendent of the Methodist
church in Canada, and all the various
Protestant clergymen of the different
denominations, made splendid turnout.
The men from the Blenheim, with Grape
mourning and EN- mblems, locked remark
ably we'll. The six bands made continu-
al music from the time of leaving the
church until the cemetery was reached.
At the gate the the various sections fell
in behind the funeral car.
Arch bishop O'Brien conducted the SER
vices at the grave after which the top
was placed in the vault and the floral
offerings were laid on top. The process
ION broke up, the crowds dispersed and
the greatest state funeral Canada ever
saw was at an end.