The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-28

and Senate Committees on Forign AZ
fairs and Relations Next 70 them. in
the body o. the church sat Lieutenant
General Miles and his stat in fuII uni
form. and Admiral Dewey and his staff
likewise in the dress insignia Of thei-
respective ranks.
The seats behind the members Of the
PaunCcfo;e family were occupied by the
staff Of the British embassy. and the re
mining seats in the central section Of
The church we're filed by the Dipio-
matte Corps. in full uniform.
The HONORARY. raUbearcrs sat in the
! front row of pews in the north section
Major Gen s. N B. Young, who had
charge of the military part OF the obse-
quies. was surrounded by his staff. IN
! the front seats Of the south section of
pews- Behind him we're the Commits
si0ners of the District of Columbia. the
( officers of the bureaus Of the State De
/ partment and the Assistant Secretaries
Of all Of the executive departments. and
/ the wives Of the Cabinet officers and
other public men. After the English
]
/ the deceased were present. and occupied
seats in the gallery
As the escort passed outside OF the
church the organist. Mr.. H. H. Freeman.
/ accompanied by Miss Anita CIuss CT the
/ harp, PLAYED Rubenstein's Melody in
/ F. and Councils Ave Maria These
/ two melodies were favorites Of the Am
/ bassador's family and were selected by
Lady PauHcefote. as was most Of the
music rendered at the obsequies.
The Musical Program
The choir of forty men and boys. in
their vestments, preceded by Bishops
Mackay- Smith and Satterlee- the official
ngClergymen- entered the church sing
ing the beautiful professional hymn be
ginning, For all the saints who from
their labors rest" and took their re
spective places in the chancel.
With the conclusion OF the hymn a
bugle note from the outside announced
the arrival OF the body at the church,
and the two bishops. in their sweeping
gowns and vestmCnts. advanced slowly
toward the door to meet it Bishop
|SatterIee read the first sentence Of the
burial service, I am the resurrection
and the life. saith the Lord"
The body was placed directly in front
of the chanceI by the marines, who
then retired into the choir room at the
right Of the chanceI. As the remains
were placed before the chanceI the choir,
accompanied by the harpist and organ
ist, sang Saints of God, Their Conflicts
Past music by Sir John stainer Then
the beautiful burial anthem, set to
Gregorian music, filed the church with
the grand and solemn words beginning:
Lord. let me know my end and the
number OF my days, that I may be GER
titled how long I have to live"
The Burial Service
Then came the reading. from the
Episcopal service. of the lesson Of the
= day by Bishop Mackay-Smith. and the
choir sang, TO the music OF George Viii
liam Warren, the hymn which promises
a future life beyond the grave in the
= stanza beginning, On the resurrection
: morn, soul and body meet again" Thc
Apostles creed was monotoned. and
after the musical accents of tLis con.
= fession of faith had died down tht
T prayers for the dead were offered b.
j Bishop Mackay-Smfth
The choir, assisted by the harp ana
5 organ, rendered the hymn, q Heard &
? voice from Heaven saying unto me
r write, from henceforth blessed are tbs
Al 3
= set TO music by Sir George Garrett. The
choir, unaccompanied. sang the Three
C fold Kyrie, and then, to the full ac-
2 compartment. broke into the triumpha
! song. Now the Laborer's Work j:
/ Ger"
J. Bishop SatterIee pronounced the kene
diCtion and the choir fled out OF tn,
! chancel singing the occasional hymn
Abide With Ne" The body bearer
E resumed their burden and the twt
= bishops accompanied the casket again
{ TO the II Street door Of the church, an
4 / retired again 10 the vestTy room, Will
: the organist and harpist played Chopin
= Funeral March"
The body was placed again in tn
S hearse, the troops presented arms, an
] the long journey TO Rock Creek Gene
terry begun. The infantry contingent 0
the military escort having been dis
E banded, the remains were escorted {
n the place of temporary interment b.
- the artillery and cavalry alone
On arrival OF the cemetery the re
mains we're placed in the vault which i
. 20 be their temporary resting plac
' pending arrangements for their ship
$ msnt OF United States warship t
- England.
q The Floral Offerings.
2 The floral tributes were numerous an
costly The Diplomatic Corps sent
S magnificent wreath Of orchids and lille
It of the valley, banked with America
4 Beauty roses. tied with a white ribbo