The Portland daily press., 1896-07-21
MASSACHUSETTS, N0URNs.
Funeral Services Of Ex-G0v. Russell
Yesterday Afternoon.

Remains Were Viewed by Over Forty
Thousand-President Cleveland and
Joseph jefferson Among Those Who
Attended.
81 Boston, July 2.-The funeral services
over the remains of Ex-Governor William
Z. Russell were held today.
At 10. 80 private services were held at
the late residence OF the deceased by Rey.
DR.. Alexander Mckenzie OF Shepard
pastor. Prayer was offered and fe W ap-
propriate words OF coincidence and en-
enlargement were said by the clergyman
to the stricken family and relatives.
The body was then placed in hearse
and preceded by sixteen Cambridge
patrolmen and followed by carriages
bearing many floral tributes. escorted by
the ushers, the hearse was slowly driven
by City hall, where the remains lay in
stats from IL until O'Clock.
The ushers were Charles G. Read,
Sigourney Butler, Frank o. Webster,
OubuOhs
Charles Warren, George G. Dickinson,
Eugene V. r. Thayer, John G. Sawyer,
Robert Grant, A. Nj. Brewster, Francis
Peabody, Jr, Henry J. Nichols, William
Endic0tt. 81, William Farnsworth, John
" Cocoran, Charles II. Taylor, Arthur
Perrin, Nathan Matthews, Jr., Frank
Pratt aud James II. Carmichael
Thousands lined the route of < the pro-
cession to the City hall which WAS
reached by noon anu the doors were
thrown open one minute later.
A detachment of the first corps Of
Cadets guarded the remains. The chuych
from which the final services took place
was beautifully decorated with flowers,
ferns and palms and set piecas con-
tributed by friends and organizations.
The catafalqpe was placed in the ro-
tunda of the City hall, ut the foot Of the
main entrance to the second floor. Florist
Doyle aid large number Of assistants
were at tho City hall early this morning.
and 400 palms of all Descriptions Were
placed near and around the bier The
steps leading to the upper stories of the
hall were hidden beneath those palms and
formed a back ground to the bier. The
large corridors OF the hall were also filled
with plans, oleanders. lemon ANA cocoa
nut trees. AS the people entered they
wefe divided into two lines passing on
either side Of the caaket and looking at
the remains. They were not allowed to
stop, but were compelled to pass hurried.
" through. During tho first fifteen
minutes it is estimated that 500 people
looked upon the remains and there was a
very large crowd outside.
lhe singing at the church was by an
nugm ented choir taken from the boys
cheirs Of the St. Paul's church of Boston,
the Appleton chapel and Christ Church
of Cambridge, assisted by the Albion
male quarteEte of Boston. Warren A.
Lock officiated as ergRnist and musical
director. The prayer by DR.. Mckenzie
was followed by solo by Henry Donlan,
from Heaven. As the body WIS taken
from the church the chorus sang, For
All the Saints, Who for Their Labors
Rest. music arranged by J. Barnaby.
AS the people were passing from, the
church Organist Warren A. Locke played
the dead March from Saul
The following acted ps body beare RS !:
Gen. Charles H. Taylor. Harry Dutton,
George Dickson, Sigourney Butler, E.
V. Thayer, Judge Robert Grant, William
Endioott Sd, William Farnsworth.
1t is estimated that 4, 0000 viewed the
body before it WAS taken to the church. Il.
President Cleveland, accompanied by
Joseph Jefferson, arrived in this city at
IL. 30 today to attend the funeral of OK
oufolAUF 0us5cll. u6y NtI0 iios III I'LL .
Consolidated station ON Kneelaad street,
by Acting Governor Wolcott and Adju-
tant General Dalton. The party were
driven direct to the Somerset club where
dinner was taken, and at its conclusion
carriages wore taken for Cambridge, a
detail Of policemen acting as escort.
The State House closed at noon out of
respect to the memory of the late ex-
Governor. The Governors council met at
2 O'Clock drew up suitable resolutions
and then attended the funeral in body
The City hall was also closed this after
noon. The aldermen met at o'clock and
Immediately adjourned.
Among those present at the church
were President Cleveland. Gov. Walcott.
lnombe-s OF the governor s staff and the
staff of the deceased when governor,
members of the executive COUNCILS Of
Governors Wolcntt and Russell, judges of
the Supreme and Superior courts, class
mates of the deceased, representatives of
Mlddlesex and Boston Bar associations,
MON bers and eS-members Of the CAM
bridge city govern mant, state senate and
house, committees froru the city govern
ments of the Comm onwealth.