The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
RESTS AMID ROSES
Mrs. Stanford's Body Committed
to MausoIeum's Crypt

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.
March 24.-The body OF Mrs. Jane
Stanford, who died at Honolulu. now
rests in the Stanford mausoleum be-
tween the bodies Of her husband and
son near the institution OF learning
that bears their name. Before the
final commitment of Mrs. Stanford's
body to the stone sarcophagus simple
services were held in the great netno-
rial church erected by her I'm memory
OF her husband. The church was filled
with thousands Of people from all over
the state.
AT 1880 O'Clock this morning the
grand organ in Memorial church he
gan the tones OF Chopin's funeral
march and at the same moment the
bronze doors at the entrance swung
open to admit the small cortege of nall
bearers and relatives escorting the
coffin. Eight of Stanford's athletes
bore the body down the central aisle
through the thronged congregation to
the semi-circular chancel and placed
IT in front of the altar. In conformity
with an often expressed wish of Mrs.
Stanford's no wealth of flowers adorned
the chancel or altar Only a few clus-
ters Of white lilies and roses were
| used in the church. all the magnificent
floral tributes being reserved for the
Great piles of floral offerings sent
from all parts of the country were
banked on all sides of the huge tomb.
covering great space on the sur
rounding lawn and almost hiding from
view the sepulchre itself. Notable
among the floral offerings were a COM
bination monogram of a red "S, and
a yellow &c" sent by the students of
the University OF California: q symbolic
design of the memorial church pre-
sented by the employees of the estate. {.
magnificent pieces from the society of
Elks, the Olympic club. the Vfna es-
tate, the various classes and organiza-
tions of the university and hundreds
OF other beautiful designs and indi-
viduals
The clergymen who took part in the
| services were the Rev. William Kirk
Guthrie OF the First Presbyterian
| church of San Francisco. Rabbi Voor-
sanger OF Temple Emanuel, San Fran
cisco; the Rev. Z. r. Dale of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Oakland;
the Rt. Rev. William f. Nichols F,nis
copal bishop of California and the Rev.
{. NJ Hill of the Baptist theological
seminary of Oakland. The princinal
address was delivered by Rev. John
Dinsmore Of San Jose.
Between four and five thousand neo-
pie followed the body from Memorial
ShuA Sh W the IlduS0leum and all but
two or three hundred of these renre-
sented a close interest in Mrs. Stan
ford and the university. Fifteen hund-
RED under graduate students formed
the main body of the column. In ad-
diuon there We're nearly five hundred
fsculty members and as many alumnae
AT the portal of the mausoleum which
was covered with flowers, the last rites
were performed. These were brief and
simple and held entirely in the open
air. Rev. Charles Brown of the First
congregational church OF Oakland de-
iiYered an address and Bishop Nichols
onered the committal prayer.
Thls closed the funeral rites as they
mad been arranged, but this was not
all. As the heavy. casket was being
carefully lowered into the marble sar-
cophagus the assembly of 1900 stu
cents who formed the inner portion of
the great circle of humanity broke
forth with wonderful spontaneitv in
the Stanford college hymn Hail. Sian
rord, Hail" AS the last lines of the
second verse died away the great mar
Die slab closed over the crypt and the
earthly remains of Mrs. Stanford re-
posed beside those of her husband and
SON The massive bronze doors OF
the mausoleum were closed and locked
and the mournful audience which num-
oered not less than 10000 persons dis
persed. N'@-