The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-02
DAVIS IS LAID TO REST
Distinguished Men Attend the
Senator's Funeral.
WREATH FROM MKINLEY
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND IS PRES
ENT as A MoURNER.

St. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 1.-The body Of
Senator Cushman X. Davis was today
placed in the receiving vault Of the
beautiful mortuary chapel at Oakland
cemetery. to be later privately given
burial. In Difference to the aged par
ents Of the deceased, it had been de-
Cided to have the services in the family
residence, which could hold but a small
proportion of those who attended. and
hundreds of persons stood outside for
hurs i'm the chill December air while
the beautiful words of the church were
being read within the stricken home.
The delegations from the United States
senate and house of representatives.
members Of the stale legislature and
a few close friends. were admitted TO
the library and parIOrs. The relatives
of Senator Davis remained in the front
chamber on the second floor. none Of
them being seen until they went to the
carriages reserved for them.
In the group Of mOuTners We're Mrs.
c. h Davis, the widow, Major and Mrs.
II. y. Davis, the senator's parents;
judge and Mrs. Bartlett Trip, and Mr..
and Mrs. d. D. Morford, the senator's
TWO sisters. with their husbands.
The caslIet remained open until the
close of the services.
Beautiful tributes of flowers filed
the house with their fragrance. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley had sent a
beautiful wreath from the White
House An immense wreath Of chry-
Santhemums overlaid with white roses
and orchids testified to the love and
esteem of the late senator's associates
I'm the United States senate. From the
Old-time Photographers of America, Of
which Senator Davis was q member,
an emblem OF go" in white and Eink
roses was received.
The sOmbra black casket, the only
decoration of which was a FURNISHED
silver plate bearing the name "Cush-
man kellogg Davis was almost hidden
beneath a floral bank
Nearly every member Of the state
senate, all state and city officials and
a delegation from the Minnesota house
OF representatives were present.
Noted Men Attend.
The committees Of the United States
senate and house of representatives ar
rived a short time before the funral,
and were at the house and cemetery.
The We're
Senators CuUom. Nelson. SDOoner,
Hansb.OuEh, Pettigrew and Mcbride,
escorted by Colonel D. NJ. RamsdeH,
sergeant-at-arms of the senate and
Representatives J. J. jenkins, J. T. Me
Cleary, Joel HeaLwOle. +. c. Stevens,
Loren Fletcher, Page Morris and +. NJ.
Eddy, escorted by Assistant Sergeant
alarms Kinney of the house.
All state and city offices were closed
and business generally was suspended
during the funeral, while all flags were
hung at half-masJ- The services at the
home at Il o'clock were of the simplest
character. Rev. c.. D. Andrews. pastors
of Christ church, read the impressive
service Of the Protestant Episcopal
church assisted by Rev Theodore
Sedswick, pastor of the Church of St
John the Evangelist, who read The les
On Music was furnished by a mixed
.LudrtetUe.
Archbishop John Ireland. a lifelong
personal and political friend of the bate
senator, was present as one of the
mOurneTs.
The pall-beaTeTs were all Old friends
of the deceased statesman. They We're;
James J. HILL Judge Walter H San
born, Judge Charles r. FlandrsU, eX-
Governor John =. PiIlsbury, ex-United
States Senator w. D. WashbUrn, SIN
Uel r. Thayer, Z ". Peet and Robert
G.. Evans