The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04
FUNERAL OF MINNESOTA'S
LATE SENATOR.
SIMPLE and IMPRESSIVE
Thousands Gather to Show Their
Respect for Momemory of
One All Honored.

st. Paul, Dec. ALL that was NOR
tai of Cushman Kellogg Davis, patriot
and statesman, loving husband and
devoted son, was laid today to rest in
the receiving vault Of the beautiful
mortuary chapel at Oakland cemetery,
to be later given private interment III
it's final resting place.
Simple and solemn were the last
ceremonies, impressive in their sim
plicity and because of the evidence of
sympathetic mourning shown by the
thousands who stood for hours in the
chill December air while the last
words of the church were being read
within the stricken home. The dele
cations from the United States senate
and house of representatives, members
of the state legislature and a few close
friends were admitted to the library
and parlor.
Because of the infrmity Of the aged
parents of the deceased it had been
decided to hold the funeral services at
the family residence, which could
hold but a small proportion of those
desirious Of attending. The relatives
of the senator remained in an upper
chamber until they. went to the car
riages III waiting to convey them to
the cemetery. Among them were
Mrs. G. K. Davis. Major and Mrs. H..
N. Davis, the senator's parents; Judge
and Mrs. Bartlett Trip and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. T. Morford, the senator's sis
tiers and their husbands; Mrs. Skaro,
Mrs. Knak and Samuel Agnew, rela
tives of Mrs. Davis. In the front par
lors lay the dead statesman, the casket
being surrounded by magnificent
masses Of flowers and partially covered
by a silken American flag. Above the
fireplace, in front of which it stood.
hung a painted portrait of the dead
senator.
The religious services at the house
consisted Of reading from the scrip
lures, a simple prayer, and the Epis-
copal service for the dead. The fu-
neral car then, followed by a long line
of carriages, took up its last march to
the grave, through streets lined with
people who stood with uncovered
heads as the procession slowly wendell
it's way. On reaching Oakland the
casket was placed in the center Of the
chapel, surrounded by magnificent
palms and cut flowers, and around it
gathered group Of men known in every
quarter Of the United States To the
right stood distinguished colleagues
of the dead statesman, while on the
left stood Governor Lind and officials
of the state Mrs. Davis and the sena-
tors father occupied seats directly in
front of the casket. Rev. DR.. G. D.
Andrews aud Rev. Theo Sedgwick
stood at the head of the casket and
conducted the final ceremonies.
The chapel was crowded to it's ut
most capacity and hundreds, unable tc
obtain admission, waited outside till
the services were concluded. A Sc
lected quartette rendered appropriate
music, both at the chapel and during
the committal service. While outside
the sky was gloomy and dull, within
the chapel the coffin lying in it's bee
of beautiful flowers left on the minG
an impression of rest and peace and
beauty. After the hard struggle OIL
life, the statesman rests, and sweet
and beautiful are the memories of his
friends and fellow countrymen.