Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-01-21
TIE D|NGLEY 0BSEQU|[S.
An Honor Rarely Accorded De-
ceased Member Of the House
of Representatives.
MAJESTIC IN ITS IMpREsS!vENsss
President and Cabine., Members Of the
Diplomatic Corps, OF the Supreme Court,
Senate and House Of Representatives,
Military and Civil Dignitariss Among
Those Who Paid the Last Uonors.

Washington, Jan. l1.-A state fu-
neral, almost ma iestic IN its impress
svrness, was given the late Represent
ative Nelson Dinglcy at noon. in the
house Of representatives., where he has
so long been such commanding fig
ure. The president, his cabinet. dis
tjnguishcd members Of the diplomatic
corps, members Of the supreme court,
senate and house. and distinguished
men in military and civil life were
arranged about ms bier on the floor
OF the hall, while the galleries, to
which admission could be obtained
only by card. were occupied by the
families of those who sat upon the
floor and prominext persons invited
to be present, Some of them like Il
delegation from the New York cham
Der of commerce, had come from a dis
tancc to pay their last tribute of re-
spect to the dead statesman. Not
since the late VIM. d. Kelly, of Penn
sylvania. was given a state funeral in
the house during the Fifty-frst con
gress, while President Mckinley was
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, has such an honor been ac-
corded a member of the house.
The remains We're laid in state on
the floor OF tn" house under the direc.
ton and care of Sereeant-at-.Arms
b. +. Russell. when thousands of peo.
pie pressed forward to take last look
upon face that had grown familiar
| TO frequenter5 of the capitol. Some OF
these were so intent in their gaze that
| the police had almost to use force &c
! cause them TO move on.
During the interval before =. al
most every member of the house who
is in the city came IN and stood for /;
moment by the casket with bowed
head and gazed for the last time OF
the familiar features. Meantime tn,
galleries had filled.
Directly in front and across tht
aisle. from the presidential party
and in front OF The caSket. sat tn,
large family OF the deceased. repre-
senting three generations
| Immediately in front of the whit,
marble rostrum the casket lay banked
on either side with rare and exquisite
flowers which completely concealed
| the marble.
Suddenly a deep hush fell upon tn,
nSSeinblage Out of the loft in tn,
rear of the press gallery the notes oi
an organ pulsed and echoed through
| the hall II was the first time in the
history of The house of representative.
that music had been heard in it. \
1uartcttc sang impressivelv Crossing
! the Bar.
The beautiful words are by Tcnny.
son. beginning;
| Sunset and evening star,
| And one clear call for me
The services were conducted by Rev
s. NJ. Newman. of the First Congrega
tional church of this city. assisted by
Rev. DR.. CoGtlen, chaplain of the house
1t was a very simple service. Rev
| Newman read the lith chapter of St
John. He then spoke of the deep so.
lrmnitN of the occasion and the great
lesson which might be- drawn from the
| life which had been finished. All as
| Srmbled here, lie said, to pay their
| tribute 10 one who stood in life as an
example TO mankind. Every honora.
BILE aspiration and every particle OF
uanliness was touched by the finger
Of this sorrow. He reviewed briefly
| the great career of the dead statesman
who. he said. had at last become the
pure and highest type Of an American
citizen, in whom his countrymen re-
posed honor and confidence.
He concluded with feeling tribute
to the Devoted husband and father
the loving brother and friend, The
loyal and true hearted citizen and leg.
islator and the fearless and faithful
statesman and leader of his party"
Rev. Cou,len. the blind chaplain OF
the house, made tou, hing PRAYER and
the exercises we're concluded with the
singing by the quartettc to the or
gans accompaniment of
Jesus Lover OF my Soul"