The San Francisco call., 1905-03-25

The last Of its three narrow chambers
Of death has been sealed until earth
shall pass away and the mausoleum at
Palo Aldo NOW holds within its hard
walls of heavy stone all that was NOR
tai Of the ilIustrious and potent family
which bore the name of Leland Stan
ford. Yesterday afternoon the remains
Of Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford were
laid away in the sepulcher of marble to
sleep the wakeless sleep between hus-
band and son who had gone from life
long-waiting years before. The sur
cease to her tears through the many
seasons Of bereavement had been the
dream Of a reunion of family ties and
affections, and over the thousands of
bended heads came the gladstone
thought yesterday that her earnest
prayers had been answered
Nature stTiVed its utmost, it seemed,
10 shed its benediction at the close of
the earthly career of one whose life had
been SO pure and sweet and had
wrought SO much for good. The sun
had swept the heavens clear and the
warming rays tempered the gentle
breezes into balmy zephyrs. The YER
dure of spring clothed the landscape
and surrounding hillsides in richest
garb, and blooms and blossoms told
eli -HAA-le5Ae VI NAlG SAJAe VI lAC OOo llldN
had been so devoutly worshiped both
il word and by deed.
The last rites over the dead were
most fitting. The wishes that Mrs.
Stanford had indicated were carried
out III every particular, and on every
hand there was refinement of taste,
simplicity of ceremonial. The attend
ance Of the i've thousand mourners
alone made what there was of an i'm
posing nature. There was precision in
the conduct Of all arrangements, no
mishap OF misunderstanding marred
the sOlemnities, and with quiet, unos-
tentstious service the good woman was
laid away to her sleep Of peace. Depth
of sincerity was manifest in all the
demonstrations. The sOrrowing and
stately professions of mourners passed
With heads bowed down, emphasizing
the grief of those who had, most of
them, come from afar to pay their last
tribute of respect.
EARNEST FAITH SUFFICIENT.
The breadth of Mrs. Stanford's hu-
man sympathies were exemplified in
the diversity of creeds and denomina-
tons represented by the ministers that
performed the rites. The Christian in
his different faiths and the Jew in his
creed no less earnest for mans uplift-
ing shared in speaking the sacred
words.
The 1900 students of the university,
the young men and women that the
bereft mother had taken unto her love
and her generous care, gave proof Of
devotion that was almost fihal-
like. She was like a mother to all of
US, was the way young athlete ex-
pressed himself with quavering voice.
From the time the crowd began to
arrive on the forenoon trains the
-frr.I Il
campus. Courteously they met the
visitors bent on sad mission, gave
whatever information was desired, but
the roilicking spirit of the college boy
was gone.
The young woman students were no
less plunged in gloom, for the saddest
Of sill the days of their mourning had
come. The several hundreds of them
were dressed almost all uniformly in
white. The seniors wore the class
gowns of black. but aside from these
the only display Of black was in belts
and ties.
The students marched in procession
behind the hearse from chapel to
sepulcher and no sentiment of rever-
ence could be prettier. Only a few.
who were detained by illness. left the
ranks Of the student body incomplete.
These were the children that had
taken the place of sons affections in
Mrs Stanford's warm heart and they
rendered unto her memory all the ten
der thoughts of love and devotion that
son or daughter might have done
MRSS BERNER F-sTRICKEN,
Among those who had been mem
bers of Mrs. Stanford's household
there were sad twitchings of the heart
strings. Miss Bertha Berner. for
twenty years her private secretary
had to be supported by her brother
during the short march from the man
sion to the Memorial Chapel All
Wing, the Chinese, who had begun SER
vice as cook and later assumed almost
complete charge of the household, be-
ing in Mrs. Stanford's employ over
twenty years, was a grief-stricker
mourner. About the crown of his hat
he had deftly wound a display OF
Grape. He came with his nephew
Young. and together they were giver
places among the principal mourners
Wing had journeyed from San Fran.
cisco 70 show his last respect for the
dead.
In some measure there was fornalitN
at the funeral A delegation from the
Legislature came TO pay respects fol