The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-01
LAST TRIBUTE
OF RESPECT. TO
SENATOR DAVIS.
Twenty Thousand People Paused tho
Silent Form Of tho Dead States
man at Capitol Building.
HONORED BY MILITARY ESCORT
OF Major Generals com,nand--cit-
liens Of All Creeds and condi-
ditons Show Their Esteem.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, Nov. so.--For fve
hours to-day steady stream Of people
Of all ages and conditions slowly nled
through the governors rooms IN uia
state capitol, to take o last look on the
silent and llfeless body, In which for
.slxty-two years had been housed tho
indomitable spirit and clear brain oc
Cushman Kellogg Davis, former COVER
nor, and for thirteen years a leader In
the senate OF the United States. The
occasion was nm impressive one and
every one in the long line seemed to
realize the loss that had come to tha
state of Minnesota and the nation.
Nearly 10000 people passed the silent
form. paying their last. tribute OF re.
spect with d look OF regret and in some
cases with sob. as II for personal
loss. Not alone the people of his horo
city but from all parts OF the state,
came citizens OF all creeds and politics,
OF all colors and conditions In life to
show their esteem for the 'honored dead.
Escort of Major Generals Command.
By virtue OF Senator Davis rank In
public life, an escort Of major gem
erals command. which would mean,
since the state has no cavalry. n regi-i
ment of infantry and the battalion Of
artillery. Such an escort could not be
readily summoned and did not meet
With the approval Of the senator's fam
ily, who desired that the services be In
every way as simple as possible. There
fore. the military escort consisted OF
Company D, First NJ. N. G.. Captain N.
NJ Merrill commanding. most Of whom
were veterans of the Philippine cam
palgn. as members Of the Thirteenth
Minnesota volunteers, and detach-
nient OF Battery A. NJ. N. G., under
Lieutenant Allen, who acted as body
bearers.
Marched to the Capitol.
Leaving the; house at $3.50 o'clock, the
procession heaard.by-a-defno OF
police, marched slowly to the capitol,
which was reached at 10 o'clock. Be-
tween lines OF citizens, the casket was
carried to q catafalque in the governors
south chamber. The main corridor of
the building was draped with crepe. In
the center of the chamber lay the body.
underneath chandelier hung with
crepe stretched from the corners and
walls OF the room TO the chandelier In
the center. Similar drapings were hung
over each of the broad doors. Smllax
and ferns and potted plants occupied
the corners Of the room and were bank
ed In the windows
The catafalque was draped with the
national colors and the casket was Sur
rounded with floral tributes. At ita
head rested an oil painting of the dead
statesman: at It's foot the sword he car
rled through the civil war.
Double Line of Guards.
A double line of guards was formed
about the bier and oil classes of society
were in the line which passed in u con-
tinuous line for hours. paying their last
tribute to tho dead
az - SioSh VIC h'c VI pSopP' hechiSA
to be without end and 1t was found ueo-
cssary to close the doors. turning thou
sands away. The coffin was again cnr-
ricd to the hearsc by the stalwart artil-
lerymen and the Same simple escort pro-
ceeded back to the statesman's last
home, where the bereaved vito and tho
stricken parents awaited In sorrow for
their dead.