The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-02
TO TEE GREEN MOUNTAINS
Senator MOrrill's Funeral
Train Begins It's Journey.
SERVICES AT MONTPELIER
His INiGc's Caskct Accompanies the
Mourning Party-A Congressional
Committee in Attendnnce-The Re-
mains TO Lie in State All Day.

At s o'clock yesterday morning the re-
mains of the late Senator Justin Smith
Morrill, of Vermont were taken to the fu-
neral car at the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
tion 10 be transported to the dead states
mans distant home.
The cortege had come from the Capitol,
squad of police. under the direction of
Lieutenant Rogers, escorting the remains.
special train had been provided for the
accommodation of the funeral party. The
remains of Mrs. Morrill,, who died here
last Spring, were already in the car when
the body of the senator reached the sta
tion. Undertaken w. r. Speare removed
the remains of the wife from the vault in
Rock Greek Cemetery Saturday afternoon
and placed them in a casket, the duplicate
OF that in which rested the body of her
venerable husband. The boxes in which
the caskets were placed for their journey
to the North are made of cedar and
trimmed with brass. On the lid of each is
a brass plate bearing the names of the
senator and his wife.
In the car with the caskets was also
placed a number of the floral tributes that
adorned the bier of the departed states
man while the body lay in state in the
Senate chamber
The train which bore the mourning party
from the city consisted of three coaches.
one combination baggage and day coach,
in which the caskets were placed, and
two Pullman buffet sleeping cars, Hes
peria and Humber. The train is under the
control Of Conductor T. o. Taylor. w. W.
Porter, city passenger agent of the South
eastern district of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. accompanies the party as the repre-
sentative of the railroad company. Col.
Richard. Bright, sergeant-at-arm of the
United States Senate, has control of all
the arrangements for the funeral and is in
charge Of the entire party.
The train was very late in leaving the
station, owing to the delay of the congress
sional committee in arriving. 1t was eX-
actly 9:55 when the signal was given, and
the train started on the long journey
north TO the Green Mountain State, thirty
I'VE minutes after the time scheduled for
the departure.
The first coach in the rear of the bag
gage car the sleeper Humber, was re-
served for the use of the family of the
deceased and their friends They arrived
shortly before $50, and Immediately were
ass!gnad~to their berths. The second
Pullman. the last car on the train, con-
tsiBed the congressional committee, Col
onel Bright and the railroad officials.
The train went from Washington TO
Jersey City. where a transfer steamer was
taken, and the entire train was conveyed
through the North and East Rivers to the
piers of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad. at Stamford. Conn,
over which the journey was continued TO
Montpelier, Vt, which it was expected
would be reached at about $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. This schedule does not take
into consideration the probable blockades
oceasioued by the snow storm which las
been raging along the Atlantic coast.
The casket containing Senator Morril's
body will be taken to the State House at
Montpelier early this morning, where 1t
viii lie in state until late in the afternoon,
when impressive funeral services will be
held and the bodies placed in a vault in
the cemetery until the mausoleum. which
is being constructed at Stafford. the late
home of the dead statesman, shall be fin
ished. The mausoleum in question is te-
ing constructed from designs prepared By
the senator himself at the time of the
death of his wife.
1t is expected that the services at the
Vermont State capital viii be of very
impressive character. The governor and
his staff will attend. and both houses OF
the State legislature viii be present. The
party which went from this city consists
OF James s. Morrill,, only son OF the de-
ceased; Miss Swan, a sister OF Mrs. Nor
rill: Senators Proctor, Hoar. Chandler,
Fairbanks, Faulkner, Mitchell, Tillman
and Nelson. and Representatives Bank
head, Powers, Lewis. Mccall and Foss,
and Colonel Richard J. Bright, sergeant
alarms of the United States Senate.