The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
Will be Laid to Rest as He
 Himself Desired
FUNERAL PARTY ARRIVES
This Morning All the People of Port land Will Be Permitted to Gaze On the Man Who Fought
 Their Battles.

Portland, Me, December s.-In the par- ish house of the Unitarian church tonight lies the body of the Hon. Thomas Braek- ett Reed, an honored son of Maine, for twenty-two years one of her chosen rep resentatives at Washington. and for six years speaker of the national house of representatives.
 Tomorrow forenoon his friends, who in- clude every man, woman and child in the city of Portland. will be permitted to gaze for the last time upon the face which to them was ever full of life and Jollity, and in the afternoon the main body of the church will be assembled dts- tingushed statesmen from Washington. prominent men from New York, governors from the New England states and the most noted residents of the Pine Tree state, to honor his memory. There will be read few passages from the Bible, brief prayer will be said and a short eulogy delivered by the pastor, the Rev. J. c. Perkins. After the benediction is pronounced the body will be placed in the tomb at Evergreen cemetery Such will be the funeral of ex-Speaker Reed, just as he himself wished it should be. Speeiai irain ArrlVee
 The funeral party arrived here from Washington in a special train shortly af- ter noon today. It consisted of the widow the daughter, Miss Catherine Reed; Col. Augustus c. Payne of New York, c. D. Barrows and his sister, Miss Barrows; Congressman Amos L. Allen. MT. Reeds immediate successor in the First district; Asher c. Hindes, his pri- vate secretary, and State Senator Mitch- l ell of New York county. A committee on arrangements was in waiting. Mrs. Reed and her daughter were escorted to a ho- tel where the body, which rested in a plain black casket, was borne to a hearse and conveyed to the first parish house.
 The committee decided that, in view of the large number of delegates and dis tinguished personages who had signihed their intention of being present, 1t would l be impossible to throw open the church | generally.
 Mrs. Reeds permission was then ob- tained to have the body lie in state. and l tomorrow between Il and 12 o'clock the 1 public will be admitted to the church. After that the edifice will be closed to
 except those holding tickets.
 Pail-Bearers Selected.
 The pall-bearers have been selected from the Cumberland bar and cumber- land club. They are:
 Hon. Joseph W. Simonds, Hon. John l c. Small, Hon. George M. Seiders, Judge Clarence Hale, William B. Bradley, George E. Bird. Robinson Williams and William R. Wood.
 The main body of the church will be I reserved for Governor Hill staff and council, Governor Crane of Massachu- setts, Collector George H. Lyman of Bos- :. ton, members of the Home Market club, the Cumberland bar, Cumberland club, loyal Legion, Grand Army and members of the city government.
 None of the immediate family will pe in the body of the church, but will oc- cupy seats in the parish house, the broad doors of which lead directly into the larger edifice.
 At 10 o'clock tomorrow will be meet ing of the Greenleaf Law library of the Cumberland bar, at which fitting reso- lutions will be adopted.
 During the funeral the city bells will be tolled sixty-three strokes and all bus mess will be suspended.