Evening star., 1902-05-05
PAID A. RARE TRIBUTE
OBSEQUIES OF AMOS J. CUMMINGS
AT THE CAPITOL.
Words of Praise for the Dead Congress.
man-Remailts Taken to New York
TO Be Buried Tomorrow.

Public ceremonies were held over the re-
mains of Representative Amos ]. Cum
mings of New York in the hall of the
House yesterday afternoon. The service
was beautiful In its simplicity. Only twice
before in recent years has such an unusual
honor been accorded to deceased repre-
sentative, those OCCASIONS being the state
funerals of Representative William D. kel-
ley of Pennsylvania and Of Representative
Nelson Dingley of Maine.
Almost the entire membership of the
House and Senate was present and the gall
leries were entirely inadequate to hold the
thousands who went to the Capitol seeking
admission. Delegations from the depart
ment Of New York G.. A. R, Typogra phicai
Union No. 8, the New York Pilots Asso
citation and various letter carriers associa-
tons were in attendance.
At the request Of William Cullen Bryant,
the president of the New York Press Club,
Secretary Cortelyou attended the services
as representative of the club, occupying
a seat on the floor beside Speaker Hender
The casket was carried into the hall by
the Capitol police, escorted by the commit
tees appointed by the two Houses of Con-
gress acting as honorary pallbearers and
placed bier below the Speakers ros
trum The floral tributes were numerous
and of the most exquisite character. Upon
the casket rested large wreaths of white
carnations and purple orchids. On each
side were immense floral wreathS of roses
and carnations from the members of the
House and the members of the New y ork
delegation and Immediately in front was
an anchor of violets from the members of
the House naval affairs committee. There
also We're floral tributes from Columbia
Typographical Union of Washington, the
New York Letter Carriers Association, CT.
A. r. posts and other organizations.
The offering from the Columbia Typo
,f,
i've piece, consisting of handsome wreath
six feet in diameter, composed of white
roses and within the circle was a printers s
stick outlined in purple immortelles on
bed of palms
The Ceremonies.
AS soon as the committees had taken
their places in semicircle around the
casket, a quartet in the press gallery sang
Lead Kindly Light The singers were
Mrs Nellie Wilson Shir-Clif, Mrs. w. T.
Reed Mr.. w. d. Mcfarland, DR.. Gabriel
F. Johnston and Miss Mildred Johnston, or
ganist When the song was finished the
silence was again broken by the trembling
voice of the blind chaplain, Rev. DR.. Cou-
den who prayed fervently for those who
were grief stricken in the loss of a rela-
tive and those who mourned the loss of
friend. Peace, Perfect Peace was then
rendered by the quartet, when Rev. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe Of the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church spoke impressive
w. first of Gods purpose in human life, and
then of the worth of character and high
purpose of Mr.. Cummings, and what those
elements had accomplished.
DR.. Stafsord's Remarks.
Rev. Dr. D. J. Stafford of st. Patrick's
Church followed with a picture of the
height, depth, length and breadth of the
character of God, and it's reflection as seen
in man. This man whose death we are
mourning" he said, possessed the great
est of all these Observation-Disclosures.
He climbed higher and higher" con-
tinued Dr. Stafford, It'll he reached the
pinnacle Then he looked around and saw
what vistas spread before him. But he
wanted mankind-to share it with him. He
did not scorrr~the ladder by which he had
ascended. He kept up the associations of
his early days. He loved the lahoring man.
He never lost his kindness of heart nor
his affability of disposition"
Mr.. Cummings had also height of char
acter. He had high ideals and he lived up
to them. When he determined his course
nothing could swerve him. He had been
printer, soldier, newspaper man, editor,
congressman, and was successful in all
those callings Let us cherish his memo
ry,' concluded DR.. Stafford, land initiate
his example, for the world and his country
is better that he has lived.
The hymn Nearer, My God to Thee"
followed when the benedicticn was pro-
nounced by Rev. DR.. Millburn, chaplain of
the Senate, and the exercises were conclud-
ed The casket was borne back to the
corridor by the Capitol policemen, where
the features of the dead were again viewed
by his former colleagues and those who had
occupied the galleries.
At 10 o'clock last night the remains of
Mr.. Cummings were taken to New York
under an escort consisting Of L. Karpels
and six 0f2icers OF the g. A. r. Medal OF