West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-05
OTEY JOINS IN Death,
Cummings, Whose Body He
Was to Accompany to
New York.
CUMMINGS MEMORY HONORED.
Body Taken to Washinoton-Special
Congressional Services Held SUM-
day Catholi; and Protestant
cIergymen Spoke.

Peter J. Otey. of the Sixth Virginia
district, died in Lynchburg, his homo.
yesterday afternoon at half-past 3
o'clock. Word to this effect was re
ceived at the sargeant-at-arms' Office
at the house of representatives at an
early hour last night. Mr.. Otey hal
been named as a member Of the corr
mittee to accompany the remains CT
the late Congressman Cummings to
New York last night, but he notified
the speaker that he was too i'll to
attend. Mr.. Otoy was a Democrat.
Honors Shown Cummings Memory.
Washington, May SIN pursuance
of the resolution adopted by the house
Saturday public memorial services
were held over the remains OF the
late Representative Amos ]. Cum
mings, of New York, in the Hall Of
Republicans, Sunday afternoon. Only
twice before in recent years has such
an unusual honor been accorded to a
deceased representative, those occa-
sions being the state funerals Of Rep
resentative William ID. Kelley, Of
Pennsylvania, and Representative
Nelson Dingley, of Maine. The exer-
cises yesterday were very impressive.
Almost the entire membership of the
house and senate was present and the
galleries were entirely inadequate TO
hold the thousands who went to the
capitol seeking admission. Delega-
lions from the department of New
York G. A. R., Typographical Union
No. 6. the New York Pilots associa-
ton and various letter carriers asso-
Citations were in attendance. The
| floral tributes were numerous and OF
| the most exquisite character. The
casket was brought into the hall By
the capitol police, escorted by the
committee appointed by the two
houses of congress acting as homo
rary pallbearers, and placed on 2
! bier below the speakers rostrum
Upon the casket rested large wreath'
| Of white carnations and purple
orchids. On either side were i'm
mense floral wreaths of roses and
carnations from members of the
| house and the members of the New
| York delegation and Immediately il
1 front was an anchor of violetS from
| the members of the house naval ar
fairs committee. There were ais
tributes from Columbia Typographical
union, of Washington, the New YcTs
| Letter Carriers association, G. A. r
| posts and other organizations. A
the request of William Cullen Bryant
the president of the New York Pres
club. Secretary Cortelyou attende.
the club. occupying a seat on th'
floor beside Speaker Henderson. Tn;
| program of the exercises was as fol
lows: Hymn. Lead. Kindly Light;
prayer, Rev. DR.. Couden, chaplain o
the house; hymn, Peace, Perfec
Peace" address, Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe. pastor Of the New Yorl
Avenue Presbyterian church; address
Rev. d. ]. Stafford, of st. Patrick
Roman Catholic church; hymn
Nearer My God to Thee" benediC
ton, Rev. William H. Milburn, chap
lain of the senate.
Remains Taken to New York.
The remains Of Mr.. Cummings, aC
companied by the committees of tn
two houses were taken to New Yo-i
last night
4 Commander John w. Worth. OF th
department of the New York G. A. r.
Senior Vice Commander James Cam
bell, Chief of STAFF Thomas II. Ke7
ney, Past Department Commando
Frank Nolan and John G. Taylor ar
Captain William Stahl, A. D. c., d
the staff Of the national commando
in-chief. accompanied the remains a
a special guard OF honor from Bait
| more tn WASHINGTON