The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-19
THE D|NG[EY OBSEQU|ES.
An Honor Rarely Accorded a De
ceased Member Of the House
Of Representatives.
MAJESTIC IN IT'S IaPatssVtHEss.
PFeaideat aad Cabtas,, Members Of ths
Dlpiomatle Corps. of ths Supreme coars,
ssaAts snd usuas OF Representatives,
military and cisil DIgnitasiea Hu'oHR
Those 9ho Paid the last G-asrs.

Washington. Jan. IA state fu.
neral, almost majestic IN Its impress.
siscness, was given the late Represent
alive Nelson Dingley at noon. In the
house of representatives, where he has
20 hong been such . commanding hg-
urc. The president. his cabinet, dis
linRuished members of the diplomatic
corps. members Of the supreme court,
senatc aud house, and distinguished
men In military and civil life were
arranged about ms bier on the floor
of the hall, while the galleries, TO
which admission could he obtained
only by card, were occupied by the
families of those who sat upon the
floor ana prominent persons invited
TO be present. Some OF them. like q
delegation from the New York cham
her of commerce. had come from dis
tance TO pay their last tribute of Ie-
spect 10 the dead statesman. Not
since the late Wm. d. Kelly, Of Penn
sylvania, was given n state funeral In
the house during the Fifty-hrst con-
grcRS. while President Mckinley wHs
chairman Of the ways and means com
mittsA. has snch an honor b.en ac-
corded a member Of the house.
The remains were laid in state on
the floor OF the house under the diree-
tion and care Of Scrgeant-at-ArIns
II. y. Russell. when thousands OF pco-
pie pressed forward TO take last look
upon face that had grown familiar
90 frequentcrs Of the capitol. Some Of
these werc 20 intent In their gnzc that
the police had almost to use force ia
cause them 60 move on.
During the interval before ~, al
most every member of the house who
moment by the cnskct with bowed
head and gnzed for the last time on
the familiar features, Meantime the
galleries had filled.
Directly In front and ncross the
sisle, from the presidential party
and In front OF the casket, sat tho
large family Of the decreased, repre-
ScntiEg three generations
Immediately In front of the white
marble rostrum the canket lay banked
ON either side with rare and exquisite
flowers which completely concealed
the marble,
Suddenly a deep hush fell upon the
axsemblagr. Out Of the loft In the
rear of the press gallery the notes OF
an organ pulsed and echoed through
the hall II was the first time In the
history Of the house Of representatives
that music had been heard IN IL. 4
quariette sang imprcssiyely "Crassing
the Bar"
The beautiful words are by Tenuy.
son, beginning.
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me"
The services were conducted by Rev
s. NJ. Newman, Of the First Congrega'
tionnl church Of this city, assisted by
Rev. Or. Couden, chaplain of the house
IL was u very simple service. Rev,
Newman read the Iith chapter Of ST
.s5as. ac ;t-n spoke of the deep so'
lemnity Of the occasion and the great
lesson which might BE- drawn from the
life which had been finished. All ns.
semblel here. he said. TO pay their
tribute to one who stood In life as All
example TO mankind. Every honoru'
BILE aspiration and every particle OF
manliness was touched by the finger
of this sorrow. He reviewed briefly
the great career Of the dead statesman
who, he said, had nt last become the
pure and highest type Of an American
citizen, In whom his countrymen re
posed honor and confidence.
He concluded with n feeling tribute
To the Devoted husband and father
the loving brother and friend. tn,
loyal and true hearted citizen and leg
islator and the fearless and faithful
statesman and leader Of his party"
Rev. Couien. the blind chaplain o'
the house, made tou, hing prayer and
the exercises we're concluded with this
singing by the quar:stte to the or
Ran's accompaniment of
.INa.aS YnVNr of nav guuI &"