The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-17


imnressiveness. was given the late Rep
resentative Nelson Dlngley at noon to-
day In the house OF representatives.
where he has so long been such q
commanding figure. The President, his
cabinet. distinguished members of the
diplomatic corps, members of the SUI
prcme court. senate and house and dis
tingulshed men In military and civil life
were ranged about his 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 OF
other prominent personages invited TO
be present. Some OF them, like dele
CATION from the New York chamber OF
commerce. had come from distance to
pay, their last tribute OF respect TO the
dead statesman. Not since the late
William D. Kelly, of Fennsylvanin,w ,wls
given state funeral in the house dur
Ing the Flfty-flrst Congress. while
President Mckinley was chairman OF
the ways and means committee, hns
such m honor been accorded q member
OF the house. f-
The remains were taken from the
Hotel Hamilton TO The capitol this
morning Mt 10 O'clock and were borne
into the hail Of representatives by Il
squad of capitol police under the direc-
ton OF Sergeant-at-nrmS Russell. The
casket was placed on a bier In the area
In front of the marble rostrum OF the
speaker and for an hour the public.
which would have no opportunity to
witness the official ceremonies later.
was allowed to view the remains as
they lay In state. Thousands OF people
streamed through the main door down
past the casket and gazed upon the
calm. serene features OF the dead dur
Ing that hour. Some could with diff
Guilty be induced by the police to move
away from the caskct.
The house pages and other employees
of the house entered the line and took a
last view OF the revered statesman. Mr..
| Dingley was well loved by the employees
of the house, and there were tears In
many eyes.
The decorations of the hail were SIM
Pile but strikingly beautiful. Palms re-
l-lieved the rigid : corners Sapd lFpaIm
leaves. arranged In the form of trefoll
planted In wreaths OF leaves tied with
long strcamers of7purple adorned the
| walls. a cluster Of roses and palm
leaves were arranged on each section OF
the brass railing about the rear OF the
hall. This simple scheme of decoration
eliminated about the rostrum beneath
which the remains lay.
The Floral Offerings.
n Immediately in front of the white
marble rostrum the caslict lay banked
onEeithcr side with rare and exquisite
flowers which completely concealed the
marble. These included a few OF the
most beautiful and most appropriate
floral offerings which had been sent to
the family: great wreath Of white
roses from the sons and daughters OF
Maine, beautiful piece from the ways
and means committee and a magnifl-
cent mass OF American beauty roses
from the Canadian high joint commits
sion. The only floral pieces on the
casket was n cluster OF orchids, the
gift Of Mrs. Blaine. At the head OF the
| casket like n halo above the calm brow
OF the great man was 4 magnificent
wreath OF orchids and lilies OF the val
ley. tied with deep purple ribbons which
had been sent by the President. Out In
the waste of the seats while the body
lay In state n single desk was wrapped
in black an! severed with roses and
lilies. During the interval before
twelve almost every member Of the
house who Is In the city stood for
moment by the casket with bowed head
and gazed for the last time on the ia
ml!iar features. Meantime the CALLER
les had filled.
At 1l:15 the stream of people who had
been filing By the bier was INTERRUPTED
and the members OF the house began
seating themselves on the left OF the
main aisle in the rear OF the chairs re-
served for the family. Speaker Reed
called the house to order. an air Of
deep sadness perrnded the hail as the
members rose TO listen to the brief and
simple prayer. OF the chaplain. The
clerk read in full the resolutions adopt
ed on Saturday after the announce
mcnt Of Mr.. Dingley's death. The clerk
OF the senate announced the passage of
similar resolutions by the senate.
Immediately thereafter the vice pres
ident md the senate entered the cham
Der In body and were followed by the
diplomatic corps, with whom came the
members of the Anglo-Amer!can COM
mission, of which Mr.. Dingley had been
n member The members OF the CORPS
wore mourning attire.
Then followed the chief Justice and
associate justices OF the supreme court
in, their sombre robes. and they In turn
were followed by the President with his
cabinet. who took places Immediately
to the right Of the caslet. From the
lobby In the rear the honorary pail
bearers with white sashes across their
breasts filed in on the left.
Three Generations Represented,
Directly in front OF them and across
the aisle from the presidential party.
and in front Of the caslset sat the large
family OF the deceased. representing
three generations. It Included the two
sons, Edward n. and Arthur, with tbe
wife and two children OF Mr., Edward
n. Dlngley. One OF the children. II
bright-faced young boy. has the name
of his distinguished grandfather Nell
son Dingley III. a brother, Frank l..
Dingley. editor of the Lewiston Jour
nal, with which the name OF the Ding
leys has long been associated, and a ne
phew, Brett II. Din6lcX. also were pres
ent.
lOWlnS 10 tue cnlrentieS OF friends and
the imperative directions of the doctors
the afflicted widow remained at her
room during the official ceremony. MS
she was not vet over the prostratlnE er-
feet OF the loss OF her husband. Her
daughter. Miss DIngley, remained at
her side TO comfort and assist.
a deep hush fell upon the c'asscmblage,
Suddenly out OF the loft In the rear OF
the press gallery the notes OF an or
gan pulsed and echoed through the hall.
It was the first time in the history Of