Evening star., 1907-11-12
McCOMAS OBSEQU|ES
Funeral Services for Late
Judge at HagerstoWn.
RITUAL OF P. {. CHURCH
Nephew of the Decedent Officiated
at Ceremony.
INTERMENT IN FAMILY LOT
Many Prominent in Affairs of State
and Nation Present-Active and
Honorary Pallbearers.

Special Dispatch TO Th" star
HAGERSTONN, Md, November IL
The remains of JustjC1 Louis Z. McComas,
late of the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals bench. arrived in Hagerstown at
1e:15 O'Clock this afternoon. the funeral
party occupying a special coach at
tached to the regular train over the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. There was a
large crowd gathered at the depot when
the train pulled IN.
The remains We're taken direct from the
train to parIors of the Hotel Hamilton,
where they remained until O'Clock this
afternoon, when the funeral took place
from St. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church But two hcurs before this same
church was the scene of the Hamilton
Janison wedding
The capa city of the large church was
taxed to Accommodate those anxious TO
, pay q farewell tribute to the memory of
ore ever regarded by the people of
Haeerstown not only with respect and
admiration, but with a feeling of af-
fection.
Nephew Officiated at Services.
Annes Episcopal Church. Annapolis. A
nephew OF Judge McComas, offictated at
| the funeral services. which were impress
sive. A full vested choir sang two of
Judge McComas' favorite hymns, Abide
With Me and Just As 7 Am The
',Nunc Dimittis'' sung by the choir as
the funeral party left the church
From st. Johns the remains We're TAX
en- to Rose Hill cemetery, where nterment
rest the bodies of Judge McComas' first
wife and also their little daughter. who
died at the age of thirteen.
sIhel active pallbearers. life long per-
sonal friends of the late iurist living in
Hagerstown, were Edward w Mealey.
Alexander NELL, DR.. j. Mcpherson Scott
Maj. Joseph G.. Byron. Jacob J Funk.
George 4. Davis. William kealhofer, Alex
ander R Hagner.
The -honol~iy pailbearers were: Chief
Justice Seth She epaTd Justice II. NJ. Cla-
baugh and Justice Ashley NJ Could of the
District Court of Appeals: Vice President
Edlrbanks. United States Senator Stephen
B. Elkins of West Virginia Henry W
Hodges. clerk OF the District Court of
appeals: Representative George A. Pearre
and Judge a. Hunter Boyd of Cumberland
John J. Henlphill. Samuel Maddox Gist
Blair. ". F. Mattingly and Gen Watts
kerny Of Washington, Judge NJ. l.. keedv
of Hagerstown, Judge John e. Motter OF
Frederick and George r. Gather and
Leon +. Greenbaunl Of Baltimore. Nd.
Many other persons, prominent in the
affairs of state and nation. attended the
funeral.
Members of the Bar.
Members of the Bar Association of
Washington county, of which Judge Me
Comas had been a member since 1861 at
tended the funeral in a body. There
were many floral tributes, among others
il being handsome wreath of orchids
and violets. Vice President Fairbanks
also sent handsome design
From 1870 until , O'Clock the body Of
Judge McConlas La. in state in the par
lors at the Hotel Hamilton, and during
that time hundreds OF persons viewed the
remains.
Mrs &. GoodIoe Edgar. the onlv daueh-
ter of Judge McComas came direct to
Hagersto"n from her home in Detroit.
Mich. Hcnr! i. McComas a brother of
Judge Mctomas. and many other reia-
,ives VINO had been III Washington since
the death accompanied the body to
| HdgerstoWn today.
The funeral party left the Union sta
tion at 4:ln O'Clock. They occupied
ONO officials and a Pullman parIu" car.
which were attached TO the regular
Baltimore and OHIO train for -. Louis
and points in the west
The train. IL Is stated was : -heduled
{" arrive at NeaVerton. Md. in. june
zion point for HagerstoWn. a, 1896
O'Clock. At that point the funeral cars.
1t * SAID. we're 20 be attached to the
train tor Hagerstowu. which arrives at
that place at noon.
The list Of those who went 20 Ha-
llerstown includes Mrs. McConlas, jus
lice Shepard. Justice Clabaugh Jus
FFy-a, n NTt- lIy,ry, l,,fTF