The times., 1899-04-14
AT THE DEAD JURIST'S BIER.
Funeral Services Over the Remains
of Justice stephen j. Field.


of Justice Stephen J. Field.
Funeral services were held yesterday
morning over the remains of the late JUS
| tice Stephen J. Field, retired member of
the United States Supreme Court bench,
| where he sat for thrty-four years. The
| Episcopal service was read in Epiphany
| Church by Bishop Satterlee, assisted by
| Rev. DR.. McKim.
| The church ceremonies were preceded
| by a brief service of prayer at the Field
| residence, conducted by Rev. Edward NJ.
| Mott. This service and the exercises at
| Rock Creek Cemetery, where the remains
| were temporarily placed in a vault, were
| attended only by members of the family.
Epiphany Church presented most beau
tiful appearance as the solemn cortege,
| headed by the Bishop filed down the aisle.
| The simple but impressive services typifie ed
| throughout the life and character of t1e
! distinguished jurist, and the assemb.age OF
| statesmen and other public men. inc -uding
President Mckinley and his Cabinet. and
the members of the United States Supreme
Court, paid in solemn silence a tribute OF
| profound sorrow and veneration to the
memory of Justice Field.
On the handsome casket as it rested at
the foot Of the chancel steps were placed
three beautiful wreaths from the Presi-
dent, the members of the Supreme Court,
and the Field family. Other floral tributes
were numerous and beautiful. Mrs. George
! Westinghouse had placed near the casket
an exquisite wreath of bronze leaves and
violets, sprayed with white and green
| orchids. and tied with royal purple rib
bon. A cross of lilies of the valley and
violets was John W. Mackey's tribute.
John C. Bullitt of Philadelphia sent large
cluster of pink roses. Justice and Mrs.
McKenna. Easter lilies; Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews, vase of American Beauty roses;
Mrs. Robert H. Crocker of San Francisco
large wreath of crimson roses; Mrs.
| Eleanor Martin of San Francisco. crossed
palms and American Beauty roses tied with
white ribbon; Judge and Mrs. Bancroft Da-
| Wis. large cluster of white roses tied with
| purple ribbon: Mr.. and Mrs. Calderon Car
| Isle, a wreath of leaves with crossed palms
and American Beauty roses. The decora
tions in the church were of palms.
| The seating capacity of the church was
taxed to its utmost. The seats nearest
the chancel were occupied by the President,
his Cabinet. members of the Supreme
! Court, the Diplomatic Corps, and repre-
sentatives of the District courts and Bar
Association.
Following the casket as 1t was brought
| into the church were the Chief and Asso-
ciate Justices Of the United States Supreme
/ Court, as honorary pallbearers. Behind
| them came the family and immediate
friends of the dead jurist.
The epistle was read by Rev. DR.. Nc
Kim and an appropriate prayer offered by
Bishop Satterlee. Several beautiful selec-
! ticns were sung by the choir.
AT the conclusion CT the services the re-
| mains were taken to Rock Creek Gene
terry, accompanied by the following rela-
tives and friends, and also the members of
| the United States Supreme Court: Dr.
and Mrs. Henry NJ. Field Miss Glare Field
Miss Edgerton. Miss Gay. Mrs. Linton, Mrs
Condit-Smith. Miss Mary Smith, and Mrs.
Wythe DENLY.
The following subcommittee acted as ush-
ers: Woodbury. Blair, chairman; Andrew
Y. Bradley, Henry p. Blair Walter D.
| Davidge, jr., Ashley NJ. Could Charles L.
Frailey. George C. Fraser, James H. Hay
den. John E. Laskey. Blair Lee, Fleming
]. Lavender Richard C. Thomson, Ernest
| Wilkinson.
The Bar Association was represented as
| follows: Calderon Carlisle, chairman J.
! Hubley Ashton, VIM. Stone Albert, Perry
Allen. Job Barnard. Andrew Y. Bradley
| Woodbury. Blair, Chaplin Brown. Joseph j.
Darlington, Walter d. Davdge, Walter D.
Davidge, jr., Henry f. Davis. Charles L.
| Gordon. Ashley NJ. Could James II. Hay
den. Tallmadge A. Lambert John E. Las
key, Fleming ]. Lavender, Blair Lee, Sam
uel Maddox, William F. Mattingly. VIII
| liam A. Maury, Frederick ID. McKenney,
r. Ross Perry. Leigh Robinson, f. p. B.
| Sands, Leon Tobriner, Richard C. Thomp-
| son, jeremiah NJ. Wilson. Nathaniel VIII
! son, Augustus S. Worthington, Simon Wolf,
! Ernest Wilkinson.