The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-21
Ills VIRTUES EXTOI.LED.
BEAUTIFUL EULoGY ON THE LIFE
OF EX-GOVERNOR RUSSELL.

! $4,000 Persons Gathered outside the
Church-Rev. DIR. Mackenzle's Address
Funeral Ceremonies Very Impressive
Thousands of Eyes Dimmed With Tears
All Walks of Life Represented-Presi-
| Cambridge, Mass, July 20.-At the
| funeral of Ex-Governor William Eustis
Russell this afternoon Rev. Dr. Mack
enzie delivered beautiful eulogy on
! the superb talents and manifold vir-
tues of the deceased. He said, in part:
I'VE are not here for eulogy. The
smitten nerves, stricken hearts, are not
yet still enough for us to tell in formal
| sentences the meaning of this life, or
| to gather the teachings which are it's
| bequest. This service is for sympathy
and prayer. When days have gone by
and our sorrow is less strange we can
speak calmly of him in whose presence
| we are waiting. In our beWilderment
| the first clear thought which touches
our grief is OF the brevity of the years
which are told Length of days would,
| indeed, have been length of influence
and the extension Of fame. Yet days
cannot measure life.
| What the country needed, so it has
| proved, was not prolonged liberal
| spirit, the deep devotion, discerning
of events, prophets forecast, states
mans symmetry. and, withal, the de-
liberate losing of ones self for the
emergency In ones country-these con-
! attt, tra SnitOrS
FOR reluctant time The rules of life
| which he taught or practiced, others
will make their law The superb idea
of manhood which he held Will be
clothed in other forms.
Along the paths he trod. others OF
less daring will find their way. This 1t
Is to live. Here was strong mans
work, and this, and more, he did, maxi
ing life as it's end till the close fell 81
| lent from above He had not sprung
to his high station. There were no
rapid transitions In his forty years.
| The revelation of himself came to him
self as the day comes from dawn 70
noon, steadily and without observation.
He was well born and well trained. He
grew up in home where learning
dwelt
Through the common schools and
| the college he came to the PROFESSION
which was his birthright and his choice.
Studying and learning, he passed from
rank to rank in the service OF his own
city, till he was highest in its councils,
/ standing where before stood one whose
character and name are his. He or
| dered the affairs of the city with econ
| omy and skill, and under his hanu
/ every cause flourished. He exacted
obedience for law, and rendered 1t. He
sustained Its majesty in ms own
thought and action. 1t was not very
| far to the chief place of the common
wealth. BY his own merit he attained
to 1t.
"His elevation was the more remark
/ able that it was against the traditions
/ Of the state, against the choice OF the
leading and dominant will by the voice
and votes of the people who had learn
ed to confide in the courage, wisdom
and Independence Of man young in
| wears. but in sage counsel old; VINO
| had added honor to every place "hleh
| had honored him.,
ut was, indeed, brave ana Tree
! spirit which led him, at an age when
men are wont to observe the chances
of success and to see which way pro-
motion lies, to cast in his lot Wnere
no political preferment was propapie
and TO invest his name and his hope
where more work than reward We're
seen to await him. He builded better
than he knew. 1t was more than pray
erv and independence. 1t was allegi-
| ance to the right as he saw II. 10
what other right can any honest man
submit himself? He was fortunate In
his speedy advance.
,.sIf this had been wanting he would
| have deserved the homage which now,
here and afar, Is paid to his memory.
| What he did not what we did for him,
| is his lust renown. We are not sur
| prised, no one seems surprised, that
in these difficulty times the republic
has no station too high, no work too
large, no responsibility too weighty.
no honor too sublime for the mention
of his name The republic has good
reason to believe that in any sea, In
| any weather he would be strong and
| steady In his place and keep his rud-
| der true
| After the sermon DR.. Mackenzie Of
| fereu q DrleI prayer, the CHOlI VI pOyS
sang a hymn and Dr. Mackenzie pro-
nounced the benediction. Then as the
last hymn was being sung the body
4 was carried from the church by the
| body-bearers, followed by the pail
| bearers, the three brothers and the
three brothers-in-law of the deceased.
Outside the church fully $4,000 per-
sons were gathered. Mason, Garden
and Waterhouse streets were roped off
and a detail of troops from Companies
| B., First, and B., Fifth regiments, and
| the entire police force of Cambridge
were deployed in and around the church
and at the entrances to the edifice.
After the body had been removed
from the church the female members
| of the family entered carriages on
Mason street and the sad procession
followed the remains out Brattle street,
| past the late residence of the ex-gov-
| ernor to Mount Auburn cemetery,
where interment was made
/ President Cleveland on the arm of
Governor Wolcott left the church inn
mediately after the body had been re-
| moved and the crowd outside the
| church quickly dispersed after catch
ing a glimpse of the president. The
president, Mr.. Thurber and Joseph JET
! ferson returned to Gray Gables on a
| train leaving the city at 6:15 p. m.