The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02

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Mrs. Cushman K Davis escorted by
Maj Davis. the aged father of the dead
senator, was one of the first to appear
after the coffin had been carried to the
| hearse by the pallbearers. Her head
was bowed low in grief and she looked
neither to the right nor the left.
They were followed by Mr. and Mrs
Tripp and Dr. and Mrs. Skaro and the
other relatives of the dead statesman and
his sorrowing wife.
The congressional delegation was as
| signed to the first carriages, as honorary
| escort. Next came the ministers offici-
| ating, and the singers, then the pail
bearers and finally the relatives and
friends of the dead man.
PROCESSION WAS IMPRESSIVE.
1t was 1880 when the magnificent
! funeral car began to move. The long,
slow procession was probably the most
noteworthy ever seen in the Sanity City.
| The hacks We're strung along the road
way for several blocks and both sides
| of the streets We're filed with people
| following the procession. Some Of them
| followed the procession the whole dis
| tance to the cemetery.
! 1T was the noon hour when the cOrtege
neared the gates of the cemetery, where
| one Of the most touching tributes of the
| day was paid TO the dead y flag fiOated
! at half mast above the Great Northern
| railroad shops. When the procession
! drew near the worknen came out and,
with hared heads, paid homage to the
departed.
SERVICES AT THE CEMETERY.
The body was deposited in the mortu-
ary chapel a little after l o'clock. The
| ceremony was brief, simple, touching.
When the pallbearers bore the casket In,
the place was already well filed. The
senators were lined up on the right side
of the catafalque On the left side sat
Mrs. c. K. Davis and Maj. II. n. Davis.
Back of them stood Gov. Lind and other
state officials. In front of the senators
sat the mourners. In an alcove back Of
the coffin the singers stood underneath
large, spreading palms. Rev. c. D. An
drews and Rev. Theo. Sedgwick stood
Immediately in front of them.
The Casket was covered with roses,
lilies, ferns, carnations, chrysanthe.
NUNS and other flowers
The Quartette again sang two selec-
tions, and at that time, when the sounds
of music seemed to ennoble every face,
i a picture was presented never to be for
! gotten. A faint CLEAN of sunlight shone
| down through the glass roof of the
| chapel, adding beauty to the scene.
| The services III the chapel lasted only
few mnutes-and then Senator Davis
was left to his eternal rest, free from
the cares and troubles of life.
| DELEGATIONS FROM WASHINGTON.
The congressional committee, which at
tended the funeral of Senator Davis ar
| rived in the city yesterday morning at
| 7:45. The senators were met by Ken
| meth Clark and c. w. Gordon, repre-
| Senting the Minnesota club, their host
! for the occasion The party consisted
cf Senators Spooner, Cullom, Hansbrough
and Carter. Later in the day they were
joined by Senators Nelson, PetGsrew and
! Mcbride, and Congressman Jenkins, of
Wisconsin, and Cleary, Eddy, Morris and
Fletcher, of Minnesota. They we.e join
| ed at the club by congressman Stevens
and Heatwole.
Col D. NJ. Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms
of the United States senate, had charge
! of the party officially. Assistant Ser
| geant-at-Arms Kenney was also along to
! represent the national house.
LETTER FROM TALMAGE.
Mrs c. K. Davis received a letter
yesterday from DR.. T. De Witt Tai
mage. Mr. Talmage was a warm per-
sonaI friend of Senator Davis, and Mrs.
! Davis values the letter highly. In part,
| the communication is as follows:
He may not be known and his value
accorded by the great masses of the coun-
try, yet some of us know that he was
really the power behind the throne,
and indirectly directed the policy of this
! great government in relation to interna-
ti9nai questions. He has filled his posi-
tion and performed his services in his
day and generation, just as the great
| President Lincoln and the great Gen.
| Grant, and we believe, Gen. Washington,
We're placed, in their responsible posi-
tions at the most eventful times and
| troubles through which this Country has
! passed So Senator Davis was in his eX-
NJ cd y,oiy So fO,,
| lations of the United States senate, we
! feel by divine direction, and although
! others may enjoy the eclat and honor of
! deciding the great questions with foreign
| powers the past few years, especially dur
ing the late war, yet it was mostly by
the counsel and knowledge Of Senator
! Davis. The country is now being for the
first time Informed through the neWspa-
pcrs. We, his admirers and friends, had
| all along appreciated his genius and wis
DOM"
PUBLIC OFFICES CLOSED.
Between the hours of II and o'clock
! yesterday all public offices in St. Paul
were closed, this action being in response
to the proclamations issued by the gov
eInor and mayor. This action was out
of respect to the memory of Senator G.
| K. Davis, whose funeral took place at
that hour.
While the closing hours were confined
/ only to the hours between II and 2
O'Clock, many of the offices were kept
so the entire day, this being pre-emi-
nently so at the city hall and court
house. All the courts were closed and
cases adjourned over to next week
At the federal building, and also at
the state house business was at a stand
still during these hours. At the postofice
the IL o'clock mail delivery was sus-
| pended, and the Office closed until 30
The large jobbing houses observed the
| proclamation
TRIBUTE FROM CONGRESSMAN
MORRIS.
Congressman Page Morris, of Duluth,
was among those in the city yesterday
to attend the funeral of the senator.
Speaking of the departed statesman, Mr..
Morris said:
Il have always regarded Senator Davis
as one of the four greatest men in the
United States. His loss fails as heavily
on the nation as it does upon Minnesota,
and it will be long time before we shall
see his equal again. I never realized how
highly he was thought OF in Washington
until tbs news of his death reached that
city. One would have thought that he be-
longed exclusively TO Washington, so uni
Versal We're the expressions Of grief He
served his country well in life and it is
proper that we should honor him in
| death"