Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-18
soaaoMxe THOUSANDS
View the Remains Of the late Congressman
Diagley At lewi.ton.


native city's murio.,-ul building. the
mortal remains of Hon. Nelson Ding
ley. Names hc;iored Congressman. lay
ins.ate for FIVE hours, :his afternoon.
The battle os life was finished. the long
journey fnsm The scanas of his labors.
row part of the nations history was
ended and once more he was among his
fellow citizens whom he had served 80
faithfully. SO iyJrorabiy. and 30 well.
Hundreds passed through the draped
chamber. by the faithful guard Of the
Giand Army of the Republic. to gaze
for cne parting nromeEs. upon the mar.
bic features of the man they all called
th:ir friend Few indeed there We're.
" 10 did not linger 10 heiave sigh or
shed tear of regret. that the life
work had been concluded. that the
words of counsel from his lips Ia l
ceased and that the sturdy voice that
had done so much for American bust
ness interests was forever hushed.
While his death had been anticipated
for some days. the blow to the city, the
country. the district, and the State was
nevertheless a grevious one and from
gertly up to the station. after its long
2i-hour run from Washington. hut Httle
was thought of N this city. except the
virtues of the departed statesman.
If the grief of those who had but a
passing acquaintance with Mr.. Dirgley.
perhaps ncthing more than a nod. was
deep. how mu~a more profound WAS
that of the widow the sons. the daueh
ters. and the brother. all of whom es
corted by the representatives of the ra-
tional Legislature came back to their
old home. there in 50 Snort time to bid
u final farewell 10 him they loved SO
well.
Every effort was made to smooth the
long tedious journey from the nations
Capital. i lessen t.le burden of grisf
and to make the yoke of sorrow easy
and in this the Congressional commit
tee wera cninently successful There
was little to jar tho lder feelings Of
the family, from the time the train LETT
Washington, until they finally entered
the door of their quiet home on Pine
street in This city. Every detail was
carefully looked after by the officers in
charge. and when the Journey was fin
isaed. the members of the family could
rot but express tagir satisfaction.
Leaving Washington shortly after 3
o'clock. yesterday afternoon. immedi-
ately following the conclusion of the
impressive exercises in p,le chamber of
the House. the funeral train, consisting
of four Pullman coaches and attachel |
to the Federal express, had a quiet ran
over the Pennsylvania Railroad to Jer-
ferred the entire train around New
York. shortly before midnight, anl
early this morning, the party again
started. this time for Boston. over the
New York. New Haven & Hartford.
Owing to its great length, the train
was nearly an hour late into the Hub,
but the representative of the Govern
or of Massachusetts. Adjutant Gener-
al Dalton. was waiting and although
the stop was brief one, that officer
found time to convey the sympathy of
the commonwealth to Mrs. Dingiey
and leave amid the profusion OF floral
offerings, the magnificent bank Of flow-
ers as the offering Of the old Bay state.
Within five minutes after the train
arrived, the four cars containing the
funeral party. had been detached and
were being taken round the city to
East Somerville to the Boston 4
Maine. where a special engine was
waiting to carry the train on Its final
run to this city.
The four cars, which was run as a
special train ahead of the regular
Down East flyer, consisted Of a COM
bination car, in the forward part Of
which rested the casket, with the floral
offerings. three Pullman sleepers, in
the first Of which were Col Russell,
the sergeant at -arms of the House,
and his attendants in the End Con-
gressional delegation, while in the
third and rear was the family Of Mr..
Dingiey.
The run over the Boston & Maine
was rapid and uneventful. with a brief
stop at Portsmouth and another longer
one at Portland. Here the train was
met by a committee from the Lewiston
Board of Trade, who extended rhe
sympathy of the city to the family,
while the representatives from the
Portland city government was also at
the station. The funeral car was
.draped in black and at noon the train
started upon its final run to this city.