The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-10-22
Body of the Minnesota Senator
Reaches Washington and Is In
tered With Scant Ceremony.
Mrs. Davis Actuated by a Desire to
Shut St. Paul Completely
Out of Her Life.
RutldinG.

From THe Je9rnGL Bure0n. Rooae Is, Pest
euttding, Washington
Washington, Oct. 22.-The noon train
over the Baltimore Ohio railway
reached Washington on time to-day bear
ing the remains of Senator Cushman X.
Davis of Minnesota and Mrs. Davis. A
hearse was in waiting, with several car
riages, and quickly the case was removed
from the car and, wrapped in mourning
flag, started on its last journey. The
small procession went up Pennsylvania
avenue, by the treasury building and
White House, and on out to Arlington
cemetery, in whose sacred grounds the
body Of the distinguished Minnesotan now
rests by virtue Of his military service
during the civil war and the will of his
widow.
1t is net strange that not dozen people
were at the station awaiting the arrival
of the remains, for as little was known
here about Mrs. Davis intentions as in
Minnesota She asked Colonel Dan Rams
dell, sergeant-at-arms of the senate, 10
be put in communication with the war de-
partment in order to secure burial per-
nit, and conferred with several Of her
own personal friends, but with nobody
else.
Captain Henry A. Castle heard Of the
affair through the newspaper men and
was at the station on his own motion.
Mrs.-Davis was glad to see. him and in
vited him to ride to the cemetery in her
carriage. Nothing was done to spread
the word among the hundreds Of people
who would have been glad Of an oppor-
tunity to pay last tribute of respect to
the dead statesman. The arrangements
were in the hands Of Edward H. Droop,
a Washington business man and old friend
Of the family. He ordered the carriages
and secured the services of the minister
who offciated at the grave. In addition to
Droop, Castle and Ramsdell, there were at
the station Mrs. Alice R. Willard, G..
Schwartz Miss Nessep and Colonel and
Mrs Daniels, all Washington people. Five
carriages had been ordered, but only three
of them were used.
At the Grave.
No ceremony marked the entrance of
the funeral cortege to the cemetery
grounds. 1t was escorted to the place
selected for the final resting place by one
of the attendants. The only persons there
besides the funeral party were several
oh To 70 naCcinO that
part of the cemetery at the time. The
casket was conveyed from the hearse to
the grave by the white-clad attendants
who are provided by the cemetery au-
thorities when no others are present.
The simple burial service Of the Epis-
copal church was read. The widow and
friends who were present took their last
look at the casket and the sections began
to fill the grave while the funeral party
we're getting into their carriages. AS a
tribute to the feelings Of the bereaved
friends Of the late senator, Quartermaster
General Ludington had directed that the
grave be lined with green and the earth
taken from it covered with boughs Of
pine trees.
Senator Davis last resting place is an
open space about 800 yards to the west
of the Arlington mansion. The body lies
with the head to the southwest and with
feet pointing toward Washington. The
capital cannot be seen from that point,
however, as a grove Of pine trees inter-
venes. Near by lies the body Of Colonel
Egbert of the Twenty infantry,
who was killed in the Philippines. A
number of Cuban heroes are also buried
near him, among them being Captain
Allyn K. Capron and Captain O'Neill Of
the rough riders, Colonel Haskell Of the
Seventeenth infantry, and other subor-
dinate officers. The lot was selected by
the quartermaster general and space has
been reserved for the interment of Mrs.
Davis body beside her late husband.
washington Puzzled.
The only advance notice to the public
that Mrs. Davis was about to bring her