New-York tribune., 1899-01-17
FUNERAL OF MR.. DlNGLEI.
SERVICES HELD IN THE HALL OF Ihh
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A DISTINGUISHED COMPANY PRESENT TO HoN"H
THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD Statesman

THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD sTATbSMhN
Washington Jan. 16.-Funeral services Tor hep-
resentative Nelson Dingey were held al noon
to-day I'm the House OF Representatives "heIe III
had go long been a prominent figure. lhe fr'M-
dent members of the Cabinet. the Diploma"c
Corps the Supreme Court the senate ue
and men we'll known in military ana CIV" ''e 49,
present on the floor Of the hall. while the k"'o
., ,h,cb admission could be obtained only by ca'"'
were occupied by the families OF tho'e On "o -
and others who had been invited to DE "e'
soma NJ them like a delegation from inc We"
york Chamber Of Commerce. had come from u,'
tance to pay their last tribute OF fesPeD. " -
dead statesman Not since the death Oh " '''
Kolley. of Pennsylyania. In the LIST Cohk''s''
when President Mckinley was chairman oi VI
Ways and Means Committee. has state iu"e'''
been held In honor Of a member OF the iiouS''
The body was taken from the Hotel fami''on 10
the Capitol at 10 o'clock and was borne INTO ,""
Hall of Representatives by squad Of Capitol p'o'
under the direction OF Sergeant-at-ArmS N"s''
The coffin placed on bier In the area III i'o''
of the marble rostrum Of the Speaker. ana 'o' a"
hour the public. which would have no oppo''""'S
to witness the official ceremonies, was ailoweu 10
view the body Thousands Of people suea"'n
through the main door down past the CONN ana
eazcd on tho features OF tho dead man. The pages
and other employees OF the House entered the ""7
and took a last view OF the body. Mr.. Dinsley was
beloved by the employees OF the House. ana the'e
were tears In many eyes.
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT
At 1i:l5 the stream Of people who had been hlng
by the bier was interrupted. and the members ot
the House began seating themselves on the LEFT OF
the main aisle the Of the chairs reserved ior
tho family AS the hands OF the clock pointed to
noon Speaker Reed ascendcd the rostrum ana
called the House to order An air OF sauhesS pr
vaded The hall as tho members 20 listen 10 the
brief and simple prayer OF the chaplain. The clerk
read I'm fun the resolutions adopted on saturday
after the announcement OF Mr.. Dingley's death Ihe
clerk OF the Senate announced the passage OF siHi-
lar resolutions by that body.
Immediately afterward the Nice-Presid'nt ana
the Senate announced. and the senators en-
tered the chamber In a body. preceded by their OF
ncers They took seats the right Of the Speaker.
In the rear OF those reserved for the members OF the
Dipomatic Corps Senator Ross Of Vermont who
succeeds the late Senator Morrill,. made his hrst
public appearance this occasion. They were fof
lowed by the Diplomatic Corps. With the Diplo'
matte Corps came the members OF the Joint high
Commission. At the head OF the diplomatic body
was the British Ambassador SIR Julian Paunce-
fote and his secretary. Mr. Tower. Following
came the Russian Ambassador Count Cassini. ana
Mr. Valoni the French Charge d 'Anares. VI. THE
baut: Baron Speck SternDerg, Of the German
Embassy, Minister Yang Yu, Of China Baron Won
Riedernan. the Austrian Charge dAffalres. and the
Ministers of Japan Venezuela. Costa Rica and
many other countries.
Then followed the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court in sombre robes. and
they in turn were followed by the President, with
his Cabinet Secretaries Hay. Gage, Alger, Attor-
ney-General Grggs, Postmaster-Gcnera smith,
Secretaries Long. Bliss and Wilson who TOOK
places Immediately to the right OF the coffin FROM
the lobby in the rear the honorary palIDeaters'
with white sashes across their breasts filed in on
the left They Senators Hale. Aldrich. Bur
rows, Fairbanks Pritchard. Berry. Faulkner Raw
Inns and McLaurin and Representatives Bouteie.
Payne Eye Doyer RaTneyt R aGt EyaRi hoo" CaFN
Directly in front OF them. across the aisle from
the Presidential party and in front Of the coffin sat
the members OF the family representing three gen.
erations 1t included the two sons, Edward n and
Arthur with the wife and Two children o. Edward ar
boy, bears the name of his grandfather. Nelson
5ES Of FSc "a DrGnfr nd neshw Brett
II. Dinsley. also were present owing TO me ., en-
Mrs. DnsIey and her daughter remained at the
hotel Others who accempanied the mourners on
the family were Major Herbert n Lord I formerly
chief clerk OF the Ways ana means sret ToPnNcec Nor
ton, assistant clerk; j. {. Hooe william W fvahs
and Colonel Thomas Hopkins. formerly OF Maine:
and now representing the Grand Army In tribute
OF respect.
THE SIMPLE SERVICES.
Suddenly out Of the loft in the rear Of the press
gallery the notes of organ echoed through the
hall. II was the first time in the history OF the
House of Representatives that MUSIC Hdu pcc"
heord In IT, quartet sang Crossing the Bar"
The services were conducted by the Rev. ;. NJ
Newman of the First Congregational Church Of
this city assisted by the Rev. Or. Couden. the blind
chaplain OF the House. 1t was a simple service.
Mr. Newman read the fourteenth chapter of 81.
John. He then spoke OF the deep solemnlty or me me
occasion and the great lesson which might be drawn
from the life which had been finished. All assem-
bed here he said wish to pay their tribute to one
honorable aspiration and every particle OF mdnl-
ness were touched by the finger or TINS sorrow tie
l,rfa1 a1xrt ba Of
he said had become the pure and highest type Of
an American citizen. in whom his countrymen re-
posed honor trust and confidence. He closed WIN
father Ire loving brother and friend. the loyal and
true hearted citizen and legislator ana the fearless
and faithful statesman ana leader OF ms ms M parry,
DR. Couden made a touching prayer. and the ex-
ercises closed with the singing or Jesus Lover or
NV Soul" The bcnedction was pronounced by the
The dlsinguished company departed in the order
I'm which they had come. all passing down 10 the
area bv the coffin President Mckinley paused for
a. me features of his dead friend When all had
departed except the members OF the House. MT
Boutee moved that the homsg n,op a1lSnd ndon,ed
and accordingly. at 1855 p m. the Speaker declared
the House adjourned A., H.,
until shortly before the time for the departure of
the specIal train for Lewiston. II was then con
veyed TO the Pennsylvania station, and the train
Consressonal Limited. One OF the cars was oc-
cupied by the family. and in the others Were % tpe
Joint committee OF the House ana senate Sne ,a gr
chants and Manufacturers Board OF Trade OF New
York consisting OF c. c. Shayne. president j. "A;
Hickman secretary, and Messrs. Hauptner ana
Russell.
SERVICES AT LEWISTON.
PUBLIC FUNERAL WILL BE HELD ON wEpNEs-