The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-29

/ lily and intimate friends OF the dead may
/ or assembled and there were flowers
/ enough TO have hidden the plain black
casket from sight.
! Rev E S. Rousmanere. rectsr OF
Grace church. conducted this service and
at it's conclusion the funeral cortege
started for the church at the corner Of
Westminster and Mathewson streets.
SERVICES AT THE CHURCH.
The whole centre OF the big edifice was
reserved for the delegations from the
city government and from the bar asso-
citation, while the front part was for the
family and intimate friends.
As early as lO:9O there were people
waiting outside the church TO get in but
the doors were not open until about II 80
when there was a very large crowd as
sembled. The upper door on Westminster
street and the northerly door on Mathew
son street were used and officers were
placed at each while the points on the
car tracks were guarded by other police
men so that traffic was not interrupted
10 any great extend. unless IL was> foot
passing and that was for a time impossi-
BILE
The flowers after the service at the
house were placed at the chancei and
among the magnificent floral tributes the
citys piece and that OF the r. I. Bar
were noteworthy.
The latter was "A large smilaX easel part
ly hidden by lilies OF the valley and il
supported a huge wreath partly of pure
white lilies Of the valley and partly OF
red roses nearly full bloom. At the top
was a scroll I'm white blossoms with the
letters "R. |. Bar"
Another big and very beautiful floral
piece was n suspended wreath OF roses
with a centrepiece OF white and base
OF white flowers on which was written In
blue the single word Fins" There was
still another beautiful piece with an in
scription Our President" and many other
beautiful designs from friends I'm all parts
OF the city and state.
CHURCH FILLED QUICKLY.
1t was only a few minutes after the
opening of the church doors that all the
seats for the general public were filled.
but several hundred not in the official
parties or the Bar association were en-
abled TO get in.
The people were seated by Louis p
Tower, chief usher. who was assisted by
Lauriston II. Hazard, T. l.. Martin. L. l..
Hinckley, Louis Fidler. Merwin White. T.
F. |. Mcdonnell and r. f. Gardner. Jr.
The service was conducted by Rev. f.
4
splendid choir with the male choristers. 40
voices In all, led by Choir Master and
| Organist Arthur A. Rider
About quarter OF u Officers w. B. Horr
| and +. X. Perkins OF Station ! were no.
| tilted OF the approach OF the city govern
ment and members OF the legal profes-
| sion and the big centre doors on the West
minister street side were thrown wide open
| as they entered, escorted by police officers
| and City Sergeant Fred Chase
PROCESSION FROM CITY HALL.
Shortly after II o'clock the members of
| both branches OF the city council-alder-
men and councilmen-began to assemble
at the city hall and soon they were Joined
by the officers and members OF the school
committee. The heads OF various mu-
nicipal departments were next TO put I'm
| an appearance, and their members were
increased by the accession OF associates
in office and on commissions. as we'll as
attaches Of Their clerical forces Finally
the members OF the Rhode Island Bar
association reported in the corridors and
with but little delay the solemn pro-
cessln was made UP in the following order:
City Sergeant Chase and Chief or Police
Matthews.
City Clerk Clarke and Alderman Perkins
Acting president Of the board OF aldermen
E-Mayor Granger. now congressman, and
Mayor Coughlin OF Fall River
Members OF the board OF aldermen.
Council Clerk Hayden Gen. Charles r.
Brayton and Commissioner George n.
Kingsbury
Members OF the common council
President Rueckert and Secretary Rose
Of the School Committee
Members Of the School Committee.
Judge Lee OF the Sixth District ani
Judges Lyman and Pierce OF the Police
Court.
Heads Assistants and Clerical Forces of
Various Municipal Departments-Hons
John T. Blodgett. r. G. Dubois G.
Frank Parkhurst and Clarke H. John
son, Associate Justices OF the Supreme
Court.
Chief Justice Sweetland and Associate
Justices Brown Baker, Mumford.
Stearns and Tanner OF the Superior
Court
Secretary Morgan and Members OF the
Rhode leland Bar Association.
EMBLEMS OF MOURNING.
In columns OF twos. the solemn line OF
mourners in sombre dark clothes. silk
hats and white gloves filed down the
spacious steps OF the Exchange place
side or the city hall along Dorrance and
up Westminster TO Grace church, corner
OF Westminster and Mathewson streets
Places OF business generally were closed
n the heart or the city during tho funeral
hour and on many structures were
emblems OF mourning. the more CON
spicuous. besides the city hall. fire and
police stations. being the Board Of Trade.
Boston store, j. b. Barnaby company,
Shepard company. Keith's theatre. O'Gor-
man company. II. n Gladding company,
Outlet company and Alexander & White
OF lower weybosset street.
The streets were thronged with thou
sands. young and old. for the public and
parochial schools were closed for the day,
the state Normal school had but one ses-
sion not n few of tho local manufactur-
ing establishments afforded employees
brief respite from toll and even the ses-
sion OF the sixth district court-always
busy day on Friday-was adjourned at
n a. o'clock Nor were there sessions OF
either the United states or state courts
during the funeral hours.
PROMINENT CITIZENS PRESENT
While tho main body OF the church had
been reserved FOR those I'm the procession
from the city Hall. stlll there were also
noted among the mOurners and occupy.
ing centre aisle pews
United states Senators-Aldrich and