Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-25
HE IS AT REST.
Funeral Of the Late Governor
Wolcott at Boston.
Impressive Services in Trinity Church
Attended by Hundreds.
Whole City and State Extend Sympathy 10 the
B,rcaYed Ones.


Of Massachusetts, Roger Wolcott.
thrice elected governor OF the state.
was. Monday, hidden that long fare
well with simple ritual and a few
hymns which in a small measure
brought comfort and consolation to his
bereaVed family and hundreds of
mourning friends who assembled about
his bier.
Hundreds Of eminent citizens gather
Cd in Roston's most beautiful religious
ediiicc, Trinity church, to do him rev
erence. while outside thousands less
distinguished in public life stood be-
meath the sombrc skies content to be
near If not to hear. Within inc dim
precincts the quiet service Of his own
church. Kings chapel, all too small for
the vast concourse, was read by Mr.
WoicOtts pastor. Rev. Howard y.
Brown: three sweet hymns which he
loved so well were sung. and then
through the midst Of silent multitudcs
the body. borne by classmates Of tho
deceased. was carried ten1erly TO his
final resting place amid the quiet
shades OF Mount Auburn.
There was no eulogy. The tribute to
the dead was in the Silence Of those
who honorcd his memory by their pres
nee. the statesmen, jurists. the nation
al state and city officials ana the nu-
mcrOus delegations. patriotic, histori
cal and charitable, to which societies
he rad long been member and finally
by the great body NJ the people Of the
state 70 whom his commanding pres
cnce had become SO familiar during
the past decade.
Had the church been 10 times the
size, it would not have held the great
multitude who paused in their holiday
festivities 70 DO honor To his memory.
Several hours before the massive
doors Of Trinity swung omen the wait
ing crowd had assumed almost unpre-
cedented proportions and spacious
Copeley square was we'll nigh over
flowing. Only q small portion. how
ever. IF this great concourse actually
reached tho "allc,ics which alone were
not reserved ard 50 five minutes after
the doors were opened every seat was
taken and no more were admitted.
About the same time the fist Of the
different society delegations. as well as
national. state. ana city dignitaries.
began to arrive but 80 Well had been
the arrangements planned. that nearly
all found their allotted seats with
promptness.
Within the church the scent Of the
rose and the violet from the abundance
Il floral tributes preyadel every nook
ana corner through the great arches
and was waited far up among the
silent throng in the galleries. Seldom
has Boston seen such an elaborate ar
ray Of wreaths. crosses. and broken
pillars and other funeral decorations
ana offerings. Piece after piece was
brought hurriedly in by the ushe-s ami
added 10 the mountain Of bloss0ming
fragrance. In the absence Of military
demonstration the crowds assembled
without the sound Of the mufiied drum.
By y quarter to III O'Clock every one Of
the 1-oG or more seats were occupied
and the 3s ushers were at their wits
end 70 provide for the apparently end
l4ss line of distinguished citizens.
Twenty Of these ushers had served
on Gov Wolcott's staff during the four
years that he occupied the executive
chair of the state, while le others were
among his personal friends in the
younger generation. Each wore in the
b1lk1fitOlE ~ HIS lDAl- A-P- n -pN-N - 49,
Of purple ribbon. Their labors were
arluous but when at length the coffin
arrived their work was done and they
stepped back for the pail bearers the
ushers were as follows.
Gov. Wolcotts staff: Gen Appleton.
Gen. Carter. Gen. Guild. Gen yelling
ton. and Coils. Chappele. Bradley Rob
bins. King. Frye. Soutter, Morgan
Dexter. Converse. Locke. Sears. BIZ
lings. Schied. Jewett and stevens The
civilian ushers were Z. G. Johnson.
Henry Parknan. L. l. Davis. :. D.
Parker. Chas. Parker. 0. II. Fiske. J.
F. Peabody. ". G. Endicott, James
Lawrence. Augustus T. Loring. j. La
vile. "A. ". Weld. Ralph Coolidge. Jr
Henry BiEelow. Lewis rockingham
and - i. Dorr.
The coffin was borne into the church
bv the following eight members q the
cless II Is7a Of Harvard University
Gov. Molcott's own class
Theo rockingham. a. al Lawrence
Louis Curtis. WIN. r. Wharton W W
Vaughan. Theophilus Parsons. Henry
Pargman and Laurence Curtis
--nneala-ely behind came the honorary
-.sa1 +,ea-ers- headed hy Coz Crane WITH
vs--n we're Chief justice Oliver Neac2A
tgalr,es II TIE su-rcre judicial court
The other ho1orarg pail hearers were az
follows:
Geo. Il. Lyman. collector Of the port
1-,7ga F-a-civ G Lowell. United States
district court Judge Mn Al Lorlng n
7r4. Mesa h-zerts supreme court III
samuel A Greene. Dr I'll n N alcolI-
raI- Henry IL Bigglnson. homas T.
! 411 la-gar lindsay Prescott 81 glcptt JACK
son ana l-has. 4 Parker
Behind walked the E-coW teeD-is o.
me a-rn If her SOD. Rege- A0scoti- il
zf+b rpr TWO other sDns. Chas- f1IEtnG-
74r R-r7cgtt and VIZ. Prescott I'd ptroit-
a-ra r4- daughter. CurDel1a trDthln2h5th
SS-G1--a1-. closely following The Tounges-
s01. ggli5-er- was NOT present
AZ This rnournful professor alo@4E
-r,r--.s an The center aisle WITH TIE tsi-
Torn q her ciergs7 man - if n@ze reao .
ing rfe words y am The resurrection "a (
4H4 7je=--- tire vast assembling rOs- 1.l..+1
q common imp lse- WIKI tn enc n tf'--
f.-z- 4t.sI-n cam the hELn1. |" NE I'm
4 --4-Alr Protecting Power SING M Pi-1-
l-te familiar -ur4 a short PRAYER fyl- .
loved. tf1ea another psalm. after EAlti3 4
~ rboir sang Whittier hes 9i5f1l ~ 70 j
@K45fa Silence onig A. Ifl@-F SeIelss
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