The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

San Francisco. Dec. 27.-After months
of weary waiting, while she slept in ap-
parent neglect in the sun-kissed isles
of the Pacific, those who knew and
loved Kate Field personally, and those
who knew her not but loved and hon.
ored her for the splendid qualities with
which she was endowed, have had an
opportunity to pay the last tributes to
her memory. 1t is doubtful if greater
hOnors have ever been showered upon
an American woman than have been
bestowed upon Miss Field in life and
in death
Miss Field was patriotic above all
else, and when some time after her
death in Honolulu her will was found,
in which she expressed the strong de-
sire to rest on American soil, Mr.. H. H.
KOhlsaat,. proprietor of the Chicago
Times-Herald, in whose employ she
was at the time of her death, imme-
diately took steps to have her wishes
carried out He requested Consul Gen
eral Mills at Honolulu to have the body
sent to this city in charge of Mr.. H. E.
Highton, an old friend of Miss Field,
to whom he also intrusted the final
disposal of the remains. Mr.. Kohl
ocdt DOkS dl4 Lie GApGllocS VI tldiiS-
portation and cremation, and Will have
the ashes buried in Mount Auburn
cemetery, that being the place selected
by Miss Field.
The services today were in charge of
Mr.. and Mrs. Highton, assisted by the
Press club of San Francisco, whose
guest Miss Field was on visit here
several years ago.
Rev. George Walker, rector Of Trinity
II NrNsr- E~~s.- -
Kate Field, placed his church at the
disposal of those having the services
in charge, and himself read the burial
service Of the Episcopal church over
the remains. AT 2 o'clock the great
edifice was filed, for Miss Field had
many warm personal friends here be-
sides hosts of admirers. The interior
was decorated with potted plants and
ferns, while the chancel was fairly
banked with floral offerings. Among
the most beautiful were Mr.. H. II.
Kohlsaat's tribute, an urn standing
fully six feet high, of white chrysan
themums, with base of California
violets, the urn being entwined with
a wreath of American beauty roses,
while the top was filed with a cluster
of roses and chrysanthemums, the
whole bearing the inscription:
"She represented the best elements
VI Tic piSSS anu VI Liz
The members of the staff of the Chi
cago Times-Herald also sent an urn
of ferns and violets, with base of white
Chrysanthemums and surmounted by
cut pink chrysanthemums. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry z. -Highton sent a large ivy
cross, entwined with American beauty
roses, with base of Gala lilies. PreSi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland sent a beauti-
full wreath of roses and ferns tied with
,e1o ,iI.f o1y oil
casket was entirely covered with
pail Of California yiolets, the tribute
of Mrs. George Crocker of New York.
The San Francisco Chronicle staff
sent cross of violets entwined with
lilies of the valley with base of white
chrysanthemums, the whole standing
fully four feet high.
The offering of the San Francisco
Report was an urn of California vio-
lets; that of the Examiner, a wreath
of violets and ferns tied with violet
ribbon.
The Press club sent a large wreath
of laurel and American Beauty roses.
Governor James H. Budd's token was
a wreath of ferns with a cluster of
orchids tied with violet ribbon. Be
sides these, Mayor Sutro, Mayor ELECT
ton, Mrs. Sol Smith. Miss Marian Y.
Bunner of Current Literature. and
many others, both here and at the east,
laid floral offerings on her bier.
Governor Budd and his staff and
Colonel W. R. Shafter, U. S. A, and
staff were present in uniform.
To the strains of Mendelssohn's
funeral march the honorary pail bear
ers, Messrs. w. c. Bunner, c. NJ. Coe,
F. C. Roberts, J. P. Booth w. r.
Burke. II. f. Scott, H. E. Highton, A
w Foster W. II. Mills Mayor
Phelan, ]. P. Tyler and Henry James,
preceded the casket up the center aisle
of the church to the chancel, where it
reposed during the services. The lat
ter consisted of the beautiful burial
service of the Episcopal church, inter-
spersed with vocal selections.
At the conclusion of the church serv-
ices the remains We're escorted to Odd
Fellows cemetery and placed in the
chapel connected with the crematory.
Here Rev. Walker. concluded the burial
service, the casket was lowered to the
receiving room and the body prepared
for the retort. This occupied but
few minutes, and. shrouded with an
alum soaked sheet, all that was mortal
of Kate Field was placed on the car
riage and wheeled into the retort
Tomorrow the ashes will be placed in
a metallic urn and shipped east for in
terment.