The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24
final HONORS TO
EX-G0v. WOLC0TT.
Simple Services Held in Trinity Church.
An Immense Throng Of Distinguished
MOurnerS in Attendance.

, The civilian ushers were r. 9. Johnson.
| Henry Parkman, Il. l.. Davis, $. ID. Park
er, Chas Parker. q. II. Fiske. Chns.
Fislle. j. Il. Peabody, w. c. Endicott.
James Lawrence, Augustus +. Loring, j.
Lavalle, A. w. Weld Randolph Coolidge.
Jr.. Henry Bigelow, Louis rockingham
and O. B. Dorr.
The coffin was borne into tie church by
the following eight members OF the class
OF 1870 of Harvard University, Gov. Vol
colts own class: Theo rockingham, a.
A. Lawrence, Louis Curtis, VIM. f..
Wharton w. w. Vaughan, Theophllus
Parsons. Henry parkman and Laurence
Curtis.
Immediately behind came the honorary
pail bearers. headed by Gov. Crane. with
whom walked Chief Justice oliver Wen
dell Holmes OF the supreme judicial court.
The other honorary pail bearers were as
follows: Geo ". Lyman, collector of the
port; Judge Francis G, Lowell. l.. s. dis
trict court: Judge VIM. G. Loring or the
! Massachusetts, supreme court; DIR. Samuel
A. Greene. Dr. n. r. walcott, Col Henry
l.. Higglnson. Thomas X. Lothrop. Lind
say Prescott WolSott jackson and Chas.
III. Parker.
Behind walked the widow leaning on
the arm of her son, Roger Wolcott Jr.,
with her two other sons, Charles Hunt
ington Wolcott and William Prescott VOL
colt. and her daughter, Cornelia Froth-
ingham Wolcott. closely following. The
youngest son, Oliver. was not present.
As this mournful procession slowly
moved up the centre aisle. with the tall
form Of the clergyman at it's head read
ing the words 'I am the resurrection and
the life," the vast assembly rose under
n common impulse. With the end of the
| first psalm came the hymn while Thee
I Seek Protecting Power" sung 10 Pley-
| els familiar tune. A short prayer follow
| ed: then another psalm, after which the
| choir sang Whittiers beautiful hymn,
| with Silence Only as Their Benedic-
ton" the music being by Mr.. Lang,
Kings chapel organist. and director OF
| that part of the service. The rest OF the
ritual then was read and the final hymn
was sung by the choir. Barnby's well
| known For All the Saints Who from
| Their Labors Rest"
| A short prayer and the benediction
closed the service.
At the request of Mrs wolcott the
casket was not opened.
Once more the organ softly pealed forth
the slow. measured tones of "The Dead
March In Saul" once more the Harvard
graduates of thirty years ago lifted their
| burden and again the sorrowing process
| sion was formed. Down through the
long drawn aisle" II passed, out into
J Copley square, where thousands saw the
black shrouded casket placed gently in
the funeral car, and then after few
moments delay for the grief stricken
family 10 gain their carriages. the last
| journey was begun. The whole city
seemed hushed in grief as the process
sion wended It's way through the Back
| Bay out over the Charles, and finally tc
the cemetery of Mt Auburn. Only few
carriages followed the remains OF the
dead statesman, as the interment was
| private, and scarcely two score of dear
est friends gathered about the open grave
while Rev. Roderick Stebblns of the
Unitarian church In Milton, Gov. VOL.
colts summer home. pronounced the last
words; Earth TO earth ashes to ashes
dust 10 dust"