Evening star., 1901-05-20
THE FUNERAL SERVICE
CEREMONY OVER THE REMAINS OF
MRS. LYMAN J. GAGE.
Brief but Impressive Remarks-BOdy ,
Taken to ChfcagO-Exprc
of Sympathy.

Funeral services were held over the re-
mains of Mrs Lyman j. Gage this morn
ing at the Secretary's residence, lI01
Massa chusetts avenue commencing at
o'clock. The Rev. DR.. N. ID. Hills OF Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn, conducted the
services, which were exceedingly simple
DR.. Hills read passages from the Scrip
lures, three hymns. Rock of Ages,
Peace, Perfect Peace and abide With
Me- were sung, and there was prayer and
a sermon by the minister
In the course of his remarks DR.. Hills
paid a beautiful tribute to the life and
character of Mrs. Gage. whom he had
known and respected for many years
Those who sang were: Miss Hunt, soprano;
Miss Stewart, contralto; A. Lawson, tenor,
and Howard c. Nyman, bass. Among
those present were Chief Justice and Mrs.
Fuller. Senator and Mrs. Cullom, Attorney
General Knox, eX-Postmaster General
Gary, wife and daughter, Mrs Garret A.
Hobart and son, the British ambassador,
the German ambassador, the Chinese min
lister, the japanese minister and other
members of the diplomatic corps, together
with a number of officials of the Treasury
Department..
Taken to Chicago.
At 10 o'clock the body, reposing in a
black broadcloth-covered casket, was car
ried to the 9th street station and placed on
the Pennsylvania Limited train for trans
portation to Chicago Secretary Gage, his
daughter, Mrs. Pierce, and Mrs. Gage S
sister, Mrs. Hendee of Yonkers, n. Y, ac-
companied the remains. DR.. Hills also
went with the party. DR.. Hills made hur-
ried trip from Rumford Falls, Maine, in or
der to perform the service. Special facli-
ties were provided by the railroad COM
panes to enable him to reach Washington
in time, portion of the journey being COW
cred in special locomotive and a piece OF
new track laid for the occasion.
The funeral party will reach Chicago at
o'clock tomorrow, and the remains will be
transferred to the Northwestern road and
taken to Evanston, H.. where the body
will be placed in vault in Rose Hill Gem
etery and inferred "Wednesday with final
services at the grave, conducted by DR..
Hills.
The honorary pallbearers at the funeral
today were Assistant Secretaries Spauding,
Taylor and Allies, Mr.. Ellis H. Roberts
treasurer of the United States; Mr. Yerkes,
commissioner of Internal revenue; Mr.. Geo
q. Roberts, director of the MINT Mr.. VIII
k1e, chief OF the secret service, and Colonel
Bingham, representing the President. The
floral offerings numerous and beauti-
full, among them wreath of pink orchids
sent by direction of the President
Expressions of Sympathy.
AT meeting of officials of the Treasury
Department late Saturday afternoon the
following resolutions were adopted:
I'VE, the officers of the Treasury De
partment associates, co-laborers and
friends of Lyman j. Gage, Secretary Of the
Treasury, have learned with profound sor-
| row of the death May II, 1901, of his
| estimable and devoted. wife: Therefore
Resolved, That we express to the Sec
retary our deep sympathy with him in his
great aff1iction, and assure him of our
loyal and loving support In carrying the
heavy burdens Of his great office, deprived
of the comfort and sustaining power of a
sympathetic, happy and unbroken home
circle.
The Women's Guild Of the American
University passed resolutions, reported by
a committee consisting of Mrs. NJ. f.
| Hartsock, Mrs. T. H. Anderson and Mrs.
| A. B. Lynch, setting forth that as the
! God Of wisdom and love, in whose gen.
| erous sight all things have a place in
whose strength all life is worthy by a
mysterious providence has removed our
honored vice president and wise counsellor
| from labor to reward, whose heart and
! brain generously responded to broad and
beneficent projects. Her strong individ-
| uality of character, her clear conviction OF
! truth, makes her death not only a loss to
| the guild of the American University but
| to the nation WE'LL, they bow in sub
mission to the Divine will and extend
their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
| family. and pray that they may be sus-
tained by Divine grace