Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-05
Funeral Of Senator Morrill,
Held in the Temple of
His Lies Work.
SENATE CHAMBER FILLED
to Mourn "A Fallen Leader An E,o-
quent Tribute by Rev. DR.. Leavitt,
the Senator'S Pastor-The Fu-
neral Party starts North.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The train bearing
the remains OF the late senator Mouih
lett here at o'clock this morning Tor
Montpelier, Vt. Aboard were the congress
sional committees ana a number Of friends
of the deceased. The committees were
Senators Proctor, Allison, CoclrcIl, llOar.
Morgan, German, Cullom, Vest. Jones OF
Nevada, Turpic, Adricn, cray Chandler
Faulkner, Fairbanks and Wolcott ana
Representatives. Powers, HIT, Gngiey,
Mccall Grow, Bankhead, Catchngs,
Richardson, Foss and joseph Wheeler
The funeral services of Senator Justin
S. Morrill, of Vermont were held in tr
Senate chamber at noon yesterday
At an early hour in the morning the
body Of Senator Morrill, was taken from
his residence on Thomas Circle by ue-
tail OF Capitol police and paced in the
Senate chamber directly in front of the
presiding officers desk. Shortly before
noon the President and cabinet assembled
in the Presidents room ana were escorted
to seats IN front Of the senator's desk at
the right of the presiding officer. The
family of the late senator occupied seats
in a corresponding position on the left.
The public galleries were crowded and
the private galleries We're filed by The
families of senators, of members of the
liouse, and of the cabinet and of the JUS
tees Of the Supreme Court. On the floor
were many me nlDerS OF lut House anu 81
large representation of the late Mr.. Nor
ribs associates in the Senate.
Chief Justice Fuller and several of the
associate justices of the Supreme Court
| Gen. Nelson A. Miles, ex-senator John
Sherman, ex-senator Blackburn, eX-Sena-
| tor henderson and many others now or
| formerly prominent in Official life occu-
| plea seats on the floor.
After the willing hands of Senate en-
| poyes, who had SO long served the senu-
tor in life, had arranged the multitude OF
! flowers which had been sent, the lid of tie
| caskct was removed. disclosing the calm
| and peaceful face Of the dead statesman
| In the repose of death the features still
! showed rugged strength and firmness.
Banked high on the lower part of the
| Casllet, all about it, and covering the
desks up TO the presiding officers dcsf
was Il profusion Of plants, flowers. flora
emblcms, palms and garands of leaves.
The services were opened by the singing
of Lead Kindly Light" by the quartettt
choir of All Souls church.
The Rev. i. Bradford Leavitt, pastor
of All Souls church Of this city. Of which
Senator Morrill, was a member, read from
the Scriptures after the singing of I'm
Pilgrim I'm a Stranger" DR.. Lcavit
delivered the eulogy. He said
In moments of deepest emotion we are
instnctvely silent We stand in hushc,
admiration before the wonders of th'
ioscii'l'e we 4ls''n ~ d Deotiio' Sii ~ u. =,
piions,, y, 10 80 9"i III "''" az ',i
.he odpei VI c'i u! .oiSes Us ~ ~, ~,
Hess WHiIc we pay ING 'ilp"'c " .iie I's''
esI eloduehUe, the eioIue'lco VI s.ie'l, ~,
| as we do here to-day to pay our tribute
TO 'he memory Oh great anu SUou ma !,
Wheh we SIT III the presence oA .ills nonL
me as IL comes up priorc US neIe WV
us long years or glorious achleNein 81
| wien We i'dl'A9 no" n'uc" ouP,i ~ -
man TO q mountain or 10 worM peC"u
ne thlhks apoul anu weighs 'iie stars
Wneh we remember "hdt surf oil III"
TINS was now Shali our poor WoruS SCI