The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-12
TO LIE HERE in STATE
REMAINS OF DANIEL w. VOORHEES,
WILL BE HERE TOMORROW.
VIII Rest ut the Indiana Capitol for n
short WhfIe-The Funeral
at Terre Haute.

The remains of ex-senator Voorhees, will
lie in state at the Indiana Capitol Tuesday
The funeral party will leave Washington
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock arriving here
tomorrow morning at 40 o'clock To-
day Governor Mount and other state Off
GERS and prominent men of the city will
complete arrangements to have the body
taken from the Union Station to the State
house.
1t was the original intention to take the
body direct to Terre Haute and hold the
funeral services there Wednesday or Thurs
day, contingent upon the arrival of the ex-
senator's eledst son, Charles, who is en-
route from Spokane, Wash. Yesterday,
however. Governor Mount and Mayor Tag
CART telegraphed condolences to Reese n.
Voorhees,, son of the ex-senator and re-
quested that the arrangements be so made
that the remains might be brought here to
lie in state.
The following telegram was sent by Pri-
vate Secretary Wilson 10 Sergeant-at-arms
Bright, of the United States Senate:
I'm behalf of the people of Indiana and
agreeable to universal desire. Governor
Mount respectfully urges that the remains
of Senator Voorhees, be allowed to lie in
state at the Capitol. in this city. Please
confer with the family and advise.
sent:
Governor Mount tenders his sincere SYM
pathy in the affiiction you are called upon
TO endure in consequence of the death of
your distinguished father and begs to be
informed If it will he agreeable to the fam
lily to have the remains lie in state at the
Indiana Capitol en- route to Terre Haute.
An immediate response is respectfully re-
quested."
Mayor Taggart wiced Mr.. voorhees,:
Accept my sincere sympathy in your sad
bereavement. Join with Governor Mount
of your distinguished father lie in state
here"
The mayor also vired to Sergeant-at-
arms Bright.
Funeral services vii be held in st. Johns
Episcopal Church. in Washington. about
noon to-day, after which the remains will
be removed to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Station. and, accompanied by the family
and Senator Wilson, will leave on the
Chesapeake & Ohio express at 2:30 O'clock
The honorary pallbearers selected are Sem
ators Morrill,, Turpie. j. X. Jones. Wilson
and Cullom, ex-senator Butler. Judge Law
renee Weldon and Richard j. Bright.
Last night Secretary Wilson received the
following reply from Mr.. Voorhees,:
We are deeply grateful for the kind ex-
pressions of sympathy from Governor
Mount. and also for the wish to have my
father 5 remains lie in state in Indianapolis
This will be very agreeable to us. We leave
here on the Chesapeake & Ohio. road at 2:2O
tomorrow, due at indiana polls at 1l:4O
Tuesday morning.
At meeting TO be held in the Governor
office this morning at 10 o'clock the ar
rangements will be completed The public
will be admitted to view the remains to-
morrow afternoon and the body taken to
Terre Haute later. 1t will be taken to the
Ierre Haute House, which hotel the Sena-
tor made his home for the last twenty
years. Private residences were offered, but
the children sent word that they preferred
to go to the hotel The Terre Haute Bar
Associations meeting will be held the MORN
ing OF the day of the funeral and it is
thought there will be addresses by distin-
gulshed men who will go to Terre Haute to
attend the funeral.