The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-29

diplomatic body, of which, for many
years, the late Lord Pauncefote was dean,
was present in the persons of ambassadors,
ministers and charges. In addition, the resi-
dent society at the capital was fully rep
resented. The presence of one thousand men
in arms was the visible sign of military
participation in the funeral. The church of
which the deceased was a member did hon
or to his memory by bringing to Washing
ton TO conduct the service the coadjutor
bishop of Philadelphia, the Right Rev.
Mackay Smith, under whom he had sat.
Soon after 10 o'clock this morning the
sound of marching feet and the slow notes
of funeral music gave notice of the ap-
proach of the funeral escort. This was COM
ond Cavalry and the Cavalry band, the
Fourth Field Battery, the Third battalion
Of United States engineers and band and
a battalion of United States marines and
band. The pallbearers were Herr Won Hol-
leben, the German ambassador; NJ. Jules
Cambon, the French ambassador; COmte
Cassinl, the Russian ambassador; Senior
Don Manuel de Aspiroz. the Mexican am
bassador, and Signor EdmOndo Mayor des
Planches, the Italian ambassador, Secre-
tary Hay. Speaker Henderson and Senator
q: II. Platt, the acting president pro TEN.
of the Senate.
1t was a long procession that moved to
ST John $ Church, where the services were
held, and the body of the church had been
completely filled before the procession ar
rived. The dominant idea in seating the
spectators was to concentrate the official
classes in the center of the church There
fore, even the wives of high officials were
not seated with their husbands but were
accommodated in pews corresponding close
ly TO those occupied by them in location
though on one side of the church.
President Roosevelt had the place of hon
or at the right of the central pew With
him sat Mr.. Raikes. the British charge, and
Tor this special occasion the personal rep
reSentauve of King Edward VII On his
IeIt sat captain Bell. representing the Do
minion of Canada, by special designation.
10 the left of the presidential pew and in
line with II We're Lady Pauncefote and her
three daughters The ambassadors were
placed In the pew to the left of these la
dies The corresponding pew on the right
OF the President was occupied by Major
General Young and staff in charge of the
military portion of the service. The staff of
the BIltlSh embassy sat Immediately in the
rear OF the PauncefOte ladies'. and in their
rear the diplomatic corps filled a consider
able portion of the body of the church The
Cabinet, the congressional committees of
foreign relations, the various departments
and the District of Columbia were all rep
resented
The services, in their general contour.
were very similar TO those which marked
the memorial service held at that church
In honor OF the late Queen Victoria The
large choir OF forty men and boys took
part in the services at Lady PauncefOte's
request and the three hymns sung in the
body of the service also were Of her per
sonal selection After the benedictiOn which
closed the impressive ceremony the
choristers took up the strains of Jesus
Lover of My Soul" and marched in slow
cadence down the chancel steps and ont
the door 10 the left. Meanwhile the body
bearers had lifted the casket again and
carried IL slowly out OF the door 10 the
right, followed by the two bishops. AS il
was being placed into the hearse, the
mingled strains OF organ and harp sounded
through the church in the solemn measure
of the dead march from Saul
81 a sound OF a trumpet the head of the
funeral escort swung up the street, lead
ing the march TO Rock Greek Cemetery
At the express wish Of the family. the es-
cOrt from the church TO the cemetery was
limited TO a single squadron of United
States cavalry. So with the mourners in
their carriages and the officiating clergy
men and a few Of the embassy staff the
remains were taken directly to Rock Creek
Cemetery. where they were placed in the
receiving vault, there TO remain until such
time they should be conveyed on a
United States warship across the Atlantic