Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-16
TO-DAF'S TRLE6RAPHIC NEWS
Congressman Dfnsley's Funeral

Congressman Dingley's Funeral
WASHINGTON. January 16.-L9og
before tie hour set for the funeral cere-
monies Of the late Congressman Ding
lev in the House to-day the galleries
were filed with those who held tickets
from members and Senators. Scores OF
floral pieces covered the crepedraped
desk lately occupied BIZ the deceased
and many more were heaped II
profuzion about the stand placed
% receive the remains before the
Speakers chsir. a. g O'Clock the joint
Committee from the House aud Senate
repaired 10 the Hamilton to escort the
hearse to the Capitol. No services
were held at the hotel, FAD ouE few
minutes were consumed there. TIE
remains reached the House sbout
10 O'Clock, and from that hour Until the
services began hundreds passed slowly
around the BLACK caskes to take laSt
look az the face of the dead. The va-
rious CON nlittee rooms OF the House
were reserved for those especially in.
vited 70 the funeral. The President
sad lis csbinet gathered il the naval
affairs chamber, and the ways SID
means committee room was occupied
oy the diplomatic corps. commission
ersof the District. major general OF the
army and the senior admiral OF the
navy. The pail bearers ard the CON-
uittee OF arrangements assembled il
tue House lobby. and the immediate
relatives OF the deceased aud Officiating
c!ergymea NET in Speaker Reed room.
At coon Speaker Read called rne
House TO order and Rev. Mr.. Couden
offered prayer.
TIE clerk then read the journal g..
upon ordinary days.
Resolutions OF regret aud coudolene=
IRON the Senate arrived Immediately
Liter the approval CT the journal, and
within q minutes time IRON the Eecep-
ion OF this massage Vice President
Hobart and the Senate fled into the
chamber and took seats on the demo
cratic side Ct the HoGse.
TIE House members who occupied
me seats Oh tae left side q the chamber
remained standing until the Senators
found their seats on the right side.
6hen stroke OF Speaker Reeds gavel
gave the signal Tor all to be seate1
The ambassadors and diplonstists iron
The various legations tnen followed.
takiug seals with the Senators. Follow
ing them came the chief and associate
! justices OF the Supreme Court in lneif
black robes. The latter took seals in
front OF the Speaker 20 the right. The
President aud RS cabinet. the family q
tha deceased and the honorary p2!t
carers iron the Senate and House
were seated last before the Speaker. 10
righ: and leit-snd the services began.
TIE choir from the First Coogregz-
tioual Church. where Mc. Dingley @o,-
shipped while in Washington, Rev. :
u. Newman. pastor OF tnat tabernacle
and Rev. Coudeu. the House eagp.aIo,
par;ici pated. TIE organ was placed il
! the press gallery, just over Speaker
Reeds chair. Rev. Dr.. Newman de-
livered eulo2y upon the dad legisls-
tors worth IS ciiiz=D, laTuaker. hus-
band. father, and follower OF Ccrist
Rev. Couden offered prayer after the
sermon. sod the President and cabinet.
| justices, senators, diplomatic CORPS,
| pallbearels. and mourners fled out in
th= same orde. il which they had e.
tered the nall.
; Immediately after the retirement OF
the gusts Of the House 4r. BoulelIe,
OF Maine, moved that ''aS further
marx 10 the memory OF the deceased
that the House do low adjourn"
This action was taken g. once.