The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-01
ALL WAS MOST SIMPLE.

crowd seemed to surround the dwelling
on both sides.
ALL WAS MOST SIMPLE
The ceremony in removing the casket
from the house was not oStentatious.
Every thing was simple-and impressive.
The body reposed in the front room
where it had been placed by Undertaken
Dampier. A Maltese cross of white car
nations and roses, presented by st. Paul
Camp, Sons of Veterans, Of which organ
ization the senator was a member, was
the only floral tribute that had been put
in place. Other tributes decorated the
room.
A lull in the moving of the crowd out
side, a deep hush and then an opening
of the pathway Immediately in front of
the house. Another minute, and the
coffin made it's appearance borne by a
platoon from Battery A, First artillery.
Following were the pallbearers: Quarter
master Sergeant Sweeney, CorporaIs
Wilson ana Gray, and privates Walden,
Suzik, Peterson, Baron and Longfeld.
Until the body was deposited in the
hearse, Company D, National guard,
stood in line at porte arms"
Mrs. Davis did not make her appear
ance when the coffin was taken from the
house. She remained upstairs where she
had been all the day. The aged father
of the senator showed plainly how
deeply he felt the bereavement but
steadied himself for the time, with a
great effort. Judge Bartlett Trip,
brother-in-law of the dead man, and his
private secretary, Peter ]. Healy, We're
busted with the details OF the morning S
arrangements.
ESCORTED TO THE CAPITOL.
The cortege. which first moved down
Harrington avenue to Summit, was
headed by squad of mounted police
under Lieut.. Budy. Next in order came
detachment of twenty-four police on
foot under Lieut.. Boerner. Then followed
Company D, First regiment, commanded
by Capt Merrill.
The hearse last in line, was escorted
by a platoon from Battery A
Among the early arrivals at the house
who accompanied the remains of the
dead man to the capitol building were
Messrs. Severance and Kellogg, partners
of the late senator, and his secretary, MI.
Healy.
The procession, which was followed by
throngs of people all the way to the
capitol, slowly proceeded down Summit
avenue to Sixth street, thence to EX-
change and on Exchange to the Wabasha
street entrance of the building. The
procession was without incident. save
that as it neared its destination, the
crowds lining the walks on both sides
Increased in size.
STREETS BLACK WITH PEOPLE.
Wabasha street was fairly thronged
with people when the procession arrived
and # it had not been for the police,
much delay would have been caused
Ropes were placed about the entrance
10 the governors private Office and SEN
tries placed at convenient points to aid
the police in their work. The pallbearers
then carried the coffin to where it was
to lie in state and Undertaken Dampier
and his assistants placed it upon the
catafalque.
This done, the doors were thrown open
to the thousands in waiting.
What did they see? They saw the
dead senator in plain, black casket
His face betokened, long, drawn-out,
patient sufrering-almost as powerful in
death as in life. Not even the Grim
Reaper could wholly rob him of his mas
sive, intellectual appearance. Across his
body lay the sword he carried so faith
fully through the Civil war. At the
head of the coffin was a large picture Of
the senator as he looked in the prime
of his manhood The difference between
this and the face of the dead man was
so startling that 1t caused many people
to halt in establishment until ordered to
move along to make room for others.
Palms and floral decorations and tributes
of all kinds could be seen on every side
of the room. Strings of smilax festooned
the windows One of the most notable
offerings was sent by the Old Time
TelegrapherS' association and the United
States Military photographers association,
of which bodies the senator was a MEM
Der. 1t was a large floral pillow bear
ing the touching inscription, 80" mean
ing the end.
A committee of citizens, representing
the Commercial club, stood near the
casket the greater part of the day. In
the group were, E. c. Stringer, Jesse A.
Gregg, Charles P Slime, C. R. Smith, C.
r. Finch, Capt. W. II. Hart and w. 5.
Flynt.
The governors secretary, Mr.. Rosing,
and Funeral Director Dampicr, had
charge of the arrangements, which were
complete in every detail. Adjt Gen.
Lambert was present to attend to the
military arrangements.
1t seemed rs if the procession by the
casket would be endless. At one time
over Sc people a minute were rassin.;
over the matted floor. Another time It
was 60 a min2te, another 55 According
to careful calculation, at least 5000
people passed by the coffin. In the
afternoon the Ramsey County Bar as
sociatiCn saw the dead senator. The
association was led by Judges Kelly,
Brill, Jaggard and BaziIle. Following
came members of the Garfield, Acker,
Ord and Gettysburg posts.
The majority of the people who visited
the capitol building were of the working
classes, or the common people, showing
by whom Senator Davis was best below