The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-29
THE FUNERAL OF PAUNCEFOTE Washington HOnOrs the
 Diplomats Memory. SERVICES WERE SIMPLE The Body Deposited in Rocky Creek Cemetery. wnl Remain There Until Borne to
 England on . United States warship-Two Bishops o-1- ciats at Funeral.
SERVICES WERE SIMPLE

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 Washington. May $. --The remains of the late Lord Pauncefote. British Am bassador to Washington, today was ac- corded national funeral In token of the high esteem ret by the American people upon tho personal worth of the deceased a Id as an acknowledgcn ont of the friend iy feeling which is cherished toward Great Britain.
 Every department of national govern mont was represented. and national di- plomatic bodies of which. for so many years. thc late Lord Peunccfote was dean, were present today. Ambassadors. Minis ters and charges Tn addition to those, the resident society of the capital was fully represented. The presence of a thousand men in arms was . visible sign of military participation In the funeral The church of which the deceased was a member. did horror to his memory by bringing to Washington to conduct the soryices the Coadjntor Bishop or Philadei- phia. the Rev. Mackay- Smith. under whom he had sat.
 Since Lord Paunccfote's death last Sat tirday morning, his remains have been lying in state in the large salon of the enlbassys building. The British ensign stood at half stan. f..s over the main door way, and sweeping bow of black crepe told of the presence of death within the house.
 Soon after 10 o'clock this morning the sound of marching feet and the slow IA. fIftf 0f the approach of the funeral escort. This was composed of the second squadron of the End cavalry and the cavalry band, the latter mounted on white horses; the Ath field battery, the Ard battalion of United States engineers and hand, and a battal- ion of United States marines and band Major William M. Black commanded the engineers, Captain V. F. w. Cote. the battery and Captain l.. M. Brett. the cavalry. The soldiers were along on each side Of Connecsicnt Avenue and the adjacent stretts &hd stood af rest while the clergynien and pallbearers entered the embassy building.
 The paIlbearers were Herr von hoile- ben, the German ambassador. M. Jules Cambon, the French ambassador Comte Cassini.s the Russian ambassador .Scnor Don Manuel de Aspiroz, the Mexican am ba ssador and Signor Edmondo Mayor des Ranches. the Italian ambassador. sec retary Hay Speaker Henderson ana sen ator o. IT. Platt. the acting president pro tenn. of the Senate.
 With little delay the casket was ilitcd ,,pon the shoulders of four brawny saii- ors and as many soldiers ana oornc through the arching portecochere to the hearse, where 1t was deposited,
 Bishops Macky- Smith and tSatterlee, who were to officiatc at the church, were already seated in their carriage. the mourners and the honorary palibearers and the members of the British Embassy took their places in the line or carriages the signal was given. and the procession started down Connecticut Avenue toward St. Johns Church. When the head or the procession arrived at the church 1t halt ed and the remains were raised on inc shoulders of tho enlisted mon and were teuderIy carried into the small church. The body of the church had heen com pletely filled before the procession ar rived.
 President Roosevelt had the place Of honor at the right of the central pew. With him sat MT. RailSes, the British charge and for this special occasion the personal representative of King Edward VII. On his left sat Captain Bell, repre- senting the Dominion of Canada. by spe- cial designation.
 To tho left of the Presidential pew and in line with 1t. was Lady Pauncefote and her three daughters. tho Honorable Sybii. Audrey and Maud. The Ambassadors were placed in the pew to the left of these i ladies. 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 funeral ser- vice. The staff of the British Embassy sat directly in the rear of the Pauncefote ladies and in their rear the diplomatic corps filled considerable portion of the body of the church The Cabinet was ac- commodated in two pews directly behind the Presidents pew and the Supreme Court was given similar accommodation in pews in alignment with these. The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, headed by Senator Cullom. and the House Committea on Foreign Affairs. under the lead of Representative Hit. was behind the Cabinet in the right middle pews, and 9djoining them sat Lieutenant Gen cral Miles and Admiral Dewey with their staffs; the assistant secretaries of de- partment5 and the commissioners of tho District of Columbia. The space in the rear of these officials was occupied by tho officials of tho army and navy. In the gallery number of personal friends of the Psuncefote family sat
 The services in St Johns Church in their general contour, were very similar to those which marked the memorial ser vice held at that church in memory of the late Queen Victoria. As the funeral party approached the church the music of tho organ and harp were blended in splendid harmony
 The choir entered in their black vest ments singing the hymn For All Thy Saints" followed by Bishops Satterlee and Macky-Smith. The rasket was borne up the entrance steps and then turning about Bishops Satter,ee and Macky-Smith pre- ceded it into the church, reading the Scripture verses beginning 'l am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord. and 'I know that my Redeemer hVeth'
 At the foot of the chancel steps the casket was lowered to the waiting stand and then the first of the hymus selected bv Lady Pauncefote. '"rhe Saints Of God Their Conflict Past was sung by the choir. The burial anthem. taken from the Psalms. was sung to the old Gresorian chant.
 The officiating bishop then read the lesson for the burial Of the dead, taken