The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-27
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DOUGLASS'S FUNERAL.
Final Exercises and Interment Of the
Ex-SIave's Remains.

Final Exercises and Interment of the
Ex-SIave's Remains.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. 26.-The re-
mains of Frederick Douglass were in
TERED here to-day. The train bearing the
remains of Mr.. Douglass reached the city
few minutes late and it was 10 o'clock
before the funeral cortege started from
the depot. The party which came from
Washington consisted of Mrs. Frederick
Douglass. Lewis and Charles Douglass,
sons, and Mrs. Frederick A. Sprague.
daughter. Miss Estelle Sprague and Hattie
Sprague, granddaughter, and Joseph Doug
less, grandson of the deceased. Gen. John
"A. Eaton, ex-United States Commissioner
of Education, and Prof. G. w. Cook. of
Washington. represented Howard Univer-
sity, and j. S. Schellcutt represented the
Asbury Methodist Church, of Washington.
The funeral party moved up North Clinton
street to East Main and thence down Main
state for several hours.
The decorations at the City Hall were
main entrsnce UuIS,ae the Pqrtlco OF tns
and heavy black bunting. On the casket
rested several small floral pieces, sent from
dove. The procession formed at the City
Hall at 80 o'clock and proceeded to the
the procession proceeded down the main
aisle to the pulpit, in front Of which the
casket was placed on the bier. The organ
The Invocation was by Rev. II. H. Steb-
bins. The eulogies were by Dr. stebbins
shony read p poet ssi0r tributes whcR M Ma
Followed with another written and read
by Sherman n,; p Rchardson male quar-
douglass was especially fond, and which
he sang the day before his death. The
melody. Swing Low Sweet Chariot AS
the cortege left the church Beethoven's
funeral march was played.
Apotheosized by CoIored Prenchers
ATLANTA, Ca. Feb. pa sensation has
been created here by negro mass meeting
held last night at Big Bethel, the largest
colored church in the city, which was ad-
vertised as memorial meeting in honor
of Frederick Douglass, but which was
turncd into indignation meeting against
the whites. AS speaker followed speaker
the addresses became more and more I'M
hridled. until the affair broke out In spots
with '.jm-crow cars" social equality" and
"calls for revenge" as the texts for fiery
outbursts. The Rev. Proctor. pastor of
the colored First Congregational Church,
received applause when he announced that
he agreed with Douglass when he told the
Southern people to beware or they would
find fire brands under their houses and
poison In their coffee. r. Nj. Cheeks, pas
tor of Big Bethel Church, was cheered when
he told of how the North Carolina Legis-
Iature had put Douglass first, Washington
second and Lee third. The Rev. Carter,
pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church. de-
clared that he would marry white woman
If he could, and said that the negroes only
envied Douglass because he had succeeded
where they had failed. He made the hit of
the evening. Norris grandson-in-law of
Douglass, devoted most of his eulogy on
Douglass to the burning question of ''fim-
crow" cars advised the negroes to carry
their cases TO the Supreme Court and
finally brought down the house by declar-
ing that Fred Douglass ranked next to
Jesus Christ.