The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-02
FUNERAL OF SENIOR ROMERO.
DISTINGUISHED HoNORs PAID THE
DEAD AMBASSADOR.
President Mckinley. state Officials
and the Foreign Embassies
All Represented.

Washington, January l.-Publlo funeral
services over the remains OF the late Den
Matlas Romero. the ambas sador from Mex-
leo 10 the United States. who died Friday
morning, were held at St Matthews churc,
TO-DAY. Distinguished hoaor 10 the memory
Of the deceased was manifes.sd ~ the Tres
ence at the ceremonies OF President Nc
kiniey,Vice Pres dent Hobart, nearly all the
members OF tbs cabinet, representat,y yes of
the entire dip omatic corps. officers Of the
army and navy, and private citizens. Al
the conclusion OF the service the BODY was
taken 10 Mount Olive cemetery and pIaae
temporarily in vault pending It's remoy al
TO y exico.
Before the body was taken TO the church
rhere were briet services at the hou.a az
iehded NANNY by the Official stan CT the
legation and the relatives and imma iiata
friends OF thc family. those present in
Guiding the mother and brother OF the late
mrs Romero and members OF the broi hers
family. Mis-. Garcia, the sister OF the am
bassador, and an aunt living al the EN-
tassy were unable to attend because of
Illness. The honorary pail bearers so as
semDied nc the holrse ana at this conclusion
OF the services there accompanies the re-
mains to the church.
AT the church, tae caskst preceded by
the president aud cabinet, the honorary nall
bearers AMI other distinguished person ;.
was borne 10 the boiy of the church in
front of this altar rail. and placed or
oatafalque The president was met at The
door by Senior Don Jose Goioy. the first
secretary OF the Mexican embassy and es-
cortgd TO a seat Reserved for him. Rope
sentatives from the Sta,e department the
army and navy AMI from .hs diplomatic
corps acted as usheIs. Ths services at the
hri .is
low mass, followed by abeailtioa services
Father Charles VI. Bari, assistant pastor o,
St Matthews. was the &C eorln,.
Al the conclusion of phe ceremonies the
casket was placed In hearse, and, ac-
companied by relatives and friends, was |
vault Father Bart conducting the final |
services
Many handsome floral tributes We're sent
to the embassy. only a few OF which could
be Placed on the casket. The president
and Mrs. Mckinley contributed wreath
Of camelias and other white flowers; from
The state department there came wreath
Of white roses and from the bureau of
American Republics an appropriate de-
'isn' Others who sent floral remembrances
were Senior Arriago the Guatemalan min
ster: MIS-. Sartcrts, Mr.. Frederick Emory
of the bureau of the American Republics;
he Costa Rican minister, Representative I
ma Mss. mt, MT aud Mrs. Westinghouse
'ir. and Mrs. John w. Thompson. Mrs,
irant, Richard Wells Hon. John W. Fus-
er. the Ecuadorian minister. Mrs. Hearst
No Venezuelan mil ister the Chilean min
sier and members and relatives of the
licensed The Honorary pail bearers were
he German ambassador Secretaries Hay
nd Gage. representatives from Guatemala
nd Venezuela. Senator John t. Morgan
representative HIT, ex-Secre,ary John " In
- fSA II q,
on. Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British
had been announced as nm =
honorary psll bearer but was unable n
ttend because OF indisposition. +