Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-16

solemn. many persons in the galleries were
audibly affected, and not a few among
those of the official audience who occupied
seats on the floor showed visible signs of
emotion.
When the singing was ended DIR. New
man delivered the benediction. every one
rising and standing with bowed head the
pastor, with outstretched hands, invoked
the Divine blessing.
This concluded the funeral tribute which
the government of the United States, and
the people of the nation, through their rep
resentatives in Congress assembled, paid to
Nelson Dingley, the statesman and COM
mOner. Every mark of respect and memo
Ram which a people can give in official
form had been rendered in impressive man
ner. Afterward is to come the tribute of
his fellow townsmen and residents of the
state he has honored.
The President and his cabinet arose from
their seats and passed out. escorted by Ser
gednt-at-Arms Russell, followed by the Dip
lOmatic corps, the family making exit by
the rear of the hail, retiring to Speaker
Reeds room. The Senate next retired and
only the members of the House remained.
The House Adjourns.
Mir. Boutelle of Maine then addressed the
Speaker and moved that as further mark
of respect the House adjourn. With the re-
tirement of the House, the guard of honor
was replaced. and the public was again ad-
mitted to view the remains lying in state.
A greater crowd than in the morning pass
cd down the aisle and looked through the
glaSs-covered casket at the silent figure
within. This kept up all the afternoon and
until the remains were borne to the train
to be carried to Maine.
Some of Those Present.
Among those "a the funeral was a dele
CATION representing the National Temper
ance Society. comprising Mr.. Hiram Price,
Rev DR.. T. De Witt Talmage. Rev. DR.. ].
Il Rankin and Rev. F. d. Power. Mr..
Dingley was one of the vice presidents of
the National Temperance Society and pres
ident of the Congregational Temperance So
ciety.
Ex-Gov. Sidney Perham of Maine and ex-
Representative Mckinney of that state
were also present at the funeral.
lnterment of Mr.. Dingley's remains will
be made at Lewiston, Me.
To Escort the Body to Maine.
The funeral party will leave on special
train of four cars and dining car by the
Pennsylvania road following the 4:1O train
this afternoon. The first car will bear the
remains and attendants; the family will
be in the second car and the committees
and others of the party will be in cars
j and 4. The train will go directly
through to Lewiston without change.
The members of the congressional COM
mittee who will accompany the remains to
Lewiston are Representatives Boutele,
Clarke, Evans, Tawney, Bell, Hilborn,
Payne, Williams, Mcclellan. Bromwell. Dol
liver and Hopkins and Senators Hale and
McLaurin.
Sergeant-at-Arms Russell and Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms Hauk will have charge
OF the party.
The party, besides the congressional es-
cort, consists of the family and intimate
friends-Mrs. Dinghy, Mr.. Edward n.
Dingley, the elder son, and his wife and
two children. Miss Dingiey. the daughter
Arthur Dingley, son; Mr.. DingIey. brother
of the deceased; Bret H. Dingley, nephew;
Major James Cecil Hooe, Colonel Herbert
Thomas Hopkins, formerly of Maine who
represents the G. A. r. of the District of
Columbia; officers of the Senate and House
and delegation representing the mer-
chants and manufacturers board of trade
of New YORK, consisting of c. c. Shayne
president; j. A. Hickman, secretary, and
Messrs. Hadpner and Russell.