Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-27
THE DEAD STATESM AN.
Friends of Late Mr.. Garland Unite in Respect
to His Memory.
Supreme Court the Center of His
Thought and AmbitiOn-Fun-
eral in Arkansas.

"If il was permitted to man to choose the
place where the Ia I summons should reach
him. said ex-senator Blackburn this morn
ing, "the late Mr.. Garland would have
chosen just the spot where he was sud
denly stricken
The same opinion was expressed a few
moments later by Mr.. <. c. Garland, the
of the dead jurist and statesman.
The Supreme Court room, indeed, the
center of Mr.. Garland's thoughts and am
billions, the scene of his notable legal tri-
umphs and the arena in which he fought
momentous battles, which part of the
history of American Jurisprudence. His
deep interest in it is shown in his recent
work, Experience in the Supreme Court"
where he said:
My experience since has been that of
constant practitioner, attending the court
az regularly | could and studying its or
ganiZation, workings and methods for in it
had been centered from early day much
| OF my hopes and ambition, and even long
after | came to the United States Senate 1
was wont to go there just to see If l had
| letters addressed to me there and to min
gle with the officials, even when the court
was not i'll session.
Mr.. Garland's Last Story.
a few moments before he entered the
court yesterday he was in excellent spirits
and laughing and joking with some friends.
Mr. Joseph Rice told an interesting story
this morning which Mr.. Garland recounted
to him ten minutes before he was stricken.
Il met Mr.. Garland near the Supreme
Court" said Mr. Rice this morning and
he was in his usual good humor The pro-
nunciation of the word Arkansas came up.
and he reminded me that the state legisa-
ture had declared the proper pronunciation
of 1t was Arkansaw.
When King was Vice President and the
presiding officer of the Senate said Mr..
Garland, the two senators from Arkansas
We're Sewer and Johnson. Sewer always
called the state Arkansaw, while Johnson
invariably called it Arkan-sass King,
who was Chesterfield, made it a point
when Server claimed recognition, to an
nouhce, The senator from Arkansaw.'
When johnson arose he would announce
The senator from Arkan-sass.'"
wv hen l was leaving him. said Mr. Rice
III conclusion, he asked ne to wait awhile
as ne was going 20 make an argument he
would like me to hear. | promised to re-
turn after going to the Senate When |
came back twenty minutes later TO listen
to him he was dead"
Whenever public men met today Incl
dents in which Mr.. Garland has plea santlv
inquired Were brought to mind and countIoss
OF mis- famous anecdotes Were recited
Numerous Condolences.
mere were numerous callers duri. the
day at the Colonial Hotel 18th and !,
streets northwest, whore Mr.. Garland had
resided, and where his body now reposee.
His two sons, Messrs. r. C. and Sanders
Garland received the visitors, who express
ed their deep sympathy with the family
anu az tllelt sense OF bereavement at the death
o. one they esteemed so highly. Among
ihoSe VINO called this morning were Sena-
TOR German, ex-senator Blackburn Mr.
John K. Mclean, Mr.. Frank w. hackett
Mrs. Mary Virginia Anderson Miss Helena
Masl Anderson, Maj; Green Clay Goodloe,
Zee Oldham Of Arkansas, Mr. and Mrs
NJ. A. BaIlnger, Mr.. Frederick Bausman.
Mr.. Charles b. BealI, Mr. Charles III. era,
GIN, D. Ammen Ieatman, Miss Jennie NJ
Dauchy, Mrs NJ. f. Wilcox and Miss VIII
cox, Edward T. Jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs
Byron Andrews and many others.
1t was arranged during the morning to
convey the body TO Arkansas tomorrow,
leaving over the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road at 3 10 pm "
The Arkansas Legislature passed resolu-
llohs yesterday expressing the grief of the
people OF the state at the loss of its most
dlStlhs ulShed citizen. and there will be a
state funeral when the remains arrive
there.
The Last View.
The friends Of the late ex-Attorney Gem
eral will have an opportunity to take a
farewell look at his familiar features this
evening ana tomorrow. The remains. which
were embalmed by Undertaken Wright at
his establishment, and placed in a caslxet
were removed tAlS afternoon to the Colonial
and placed in the apartment which was 0c
cupled by the deceased since December
1871. 1t Is located in the annex 10 the
motel, on the first floor, with windows over
looking 10Th street, and entrance for those
VINO desire to pay their final respects will
De through the doorway of the annex
which Is No. I31 18th street. Brief funeral
services Will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon i'll the parlor of the Colonial
The PaIlbearers
Inc honorary pallbearers will be Justice
Harlan Justice Mckenna, Attorney Cen
eral Griggs, j. H. McKenney, clerk of the
| United States Supreme Court; Senator 7
r. Jones, Senator Arthur P German. Rem
| resentative L. c. McRae, Representative
| ". l.. Terry, jeremiah NJ. Wilson, Walter
| ID. DaVidge.
The active pallbearers will be II. J. Nav
former law partner of Mr.. Garland: Rem
resentative Hugh Dinsmore James Mari
ana William St1rsbury Of the Supreme
| Court; r. w Hobson Holmes Conrad, Mai
| FRANK Strong and Col. Robert A. Howard
Mr.. Rufus Garland will accompany his
| father S remains to Arkansas. Mr. Sanders
| Garland, the 70 niger son, has Just re-
covered from severe attack of pneu-
| monla, and his physician has forbidden him
| to risk the possible serious consequences Of