Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-28
LAST SAD RITES.
Americans Honor the. Memory
 of Lord Pauncefote.
AN IMPOSING FUNERAL TO-DAY


 Represented at the Funeral-Ihe
 Second Cavalry Band, Mounted on
 White Horses, Was in the Llne-Ah
 the Foreign Ambassadors Acted as
 Honorary Bearers-Services at St
 Johns Church Were Impressive, Sol
 emn and Grand, Conducted by Bish-
 ops Satterlee and Mackay-Smitb,
 Washington, May 29-The remains of Lord Pauncefote, British ambassa- dor to Washington, to-day were accord ed a national funeral, in token of the high esteem set by the American peo- pie on the personal worth of the de- ceased and as an acknowledgement of the friendly feeling which is cherished towards Great Britain. Every depart ment of the national government was represented and the numerous diplo- matic body of which for so many years the late Lord Pauncefote was dean, was present in the persons of ambassa- dors, ministers, and charges. In addl- ton to these the resident society of the capital was fully represented. The
  was the visible sign of military par ticipation in the funeral. The church of which the deceased was member did honor to his memory by bringing to Washington to conduct the services the coadjutor bishop of Philadelphia, the Rev Mackay-Smith.
 Since Lord Pauncefote's death last Saturday morning his remains had been lying in state in the large salon of the embassy building. The British ensign stood at half-staff over the main door way, and sweeping bow of black crape told of the presence of death within the house. Soon after 10 o'clock this morning the sound of marching feet and the slow notes of funeral mul- sic gave notice of the approach of the funeral escort. This was composed of the second squadron of the Second cav airy and the cavalry band. the latter mounted on white horses: the fourth held battery, the third battalion of the united States engineers and band. and battalion of United States marines and band. The soldiers were aligned on either side of Connecticut avenue and the adjacent streets and stood at rest While the clergymen and pallbear- CTS entered the embassy building The pallbearers were Herr yon Holleben, the German ambassador; M. Jules Cam bon, the French ambassador: Comic Cassini. the Russian ambassador: Senor Don Manuel de AspiroZ. the Mexican ambassador; Signor Edmondo Mayor des Planches. the Italian am bassador; Secretary of State Hay. Speaker Henderson of the house of rep resentatives, and Senator Orville NJ. Platt, acting president pro tenn of the senate.
 With little delay the casket was lift ed upon the shoulders of four brawny sailors and as many soldiers and borne to the hearse. Bishops Mackay-Smith and Satterlee, who were to officiate at the church. were already seated in their carriage. the mourners and the honorary pallbearers and the members of the British embassy took their places in the line of carriages. the sic nal was given. and at a slow pace the procession started down Connecticut avenue toward St Johns church. the soldiers and marines falling in the line or march as the column moved along.
 When the head of the procession ar rived at the church it halted and the casket was again raised to the shoul- ders of the enlisted men and carried Into the small edifice!
 The body of the church had been completely filled before the procession arrived. The dominant idea in seatine the spectators was to concentrate The oHiclal classes in the center of the church. Therefore even the wiSes of hlgh oInclals were not seated with their husbands, but were accommodated in pews corresponding closely to those oc- cupied by them in location, though on one side,of the church. The effect was greatly to enhance the brilliant diplo- matic uniforms and those of the army and navy.
 President Roosevelt had the place of honor at the right of the central new With him sat Mir Raikes. the British charge, and for this special occasion the personal representative of King Ed. ward VII. On the left Captain Bell representing the Dominion of Canada by special designation. To the left of the presidents pew and in line with if were Lady Pauncefote and her three daughters. the honorable Sybil. Audrey and Maud. The ambassadors wera placed in the pew to the lefA of these ladies. The corresponding pew on tba right of the president was occupied by Major-General Houng and staff. in charge of the military portion of the funeral service. The staff of the Brit 1sh embassy sat directly in the rear of the Pauncefote ladies and in the rear the diplomatic corps filled a considera- ble portion of the body of the church. The cabinet was accommodated in two pews, directly behind the presidents pew. and the supreme court was given similar accommodation in pews in alignment with these The senate com mittee on foreign relations. headed by Senator Cu1lom. and the house commit tee on foreign affairs, under the lead of Representative Hit. were behind the cabinet in the right middle pews and adjoining them sat Lieutenant-G General Miles and Admiral Dewey with their etaffs: the assistant secretaries of de partmenfs. and the commissiOners of the District of Columbia The space in the rear of these officials was occupied by officers of the army and navy. In the galleries sat a number of personal friends of the PauncefOte family. A notable feature of the attendance here was sixteen servants from the em-