The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
JOHN R|XEY
PASSES AWAY
Funeral Will Be Held From.
Home Of Admiral Rixey
To-Day. 4.
lNTERMENT AT CULPEPER
House Adjourns and Speaker Ap-
points Committee to Attend
Funeral

WASHINGTON, .. c., February o.
Hon. John Il. Rlxey. Representative from
the Eighth District OF Virginia, died IL,
this city this morning u few minutes past
o'clock. Funeral services will be held
at the residence OF Surgeon General OF
the Navy, Admiral Presley NJ. RlXey, at
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Carter Page. pastor of tho Eps-.
copnl Church at Brandy, Culpepcr county,
Mr.. Rxeys home. Mr. Rixey was q
COMMUNICATE of the Presbyterian Church.
but as there was no church OF that sect
ut Brandy, he always attended the church
OF which Rev. Mr. Page was pastor.
The House adjourned to-day almost
Immediately after converting. The chap
lain, Rev. Henry N. Couden. made the
following aluson to Mr.. Rixcy's death
in HIS prayer Mt tho converting OF the
House: Our hearts arc profoundly moved
by the news OF the sudden death of one
who for years. in modesty and worth and
patriotism. made himself to be felt upon
the floor Of this House, rendering to his
country service worthy TO be recorded
by the angels OF God. We most humbly
pray that his colleagues. his friends and
tho dear ones OF his heart, may DO COM
forted by tho thought that, some time,
somewhere. they will be united to him,
where SORROW never comes"
Representative William A. JOKES, the
senior member OF the Virginia delegation,
announced the death OF his colleague, send
ing to the desk tho usual resolutions ex-
pressive OF the sympathy OF the House
OF Representatives for the fnmily,of the
deceased, and providing for the appoint
rnent OF q committee OF seventeen mem
beers to attend the funeral at Culpcper
on Monday.
On motion OF Mr.. Jones. the House
adjourned. prior to which the chair an
nounced tho following committee to at
tend the funeral:
Representatives William A. Jones.
Harry Maynard. John Lamb. Robert G..
Southall, f. w. Saunders. Carter Glass,
James Hay Campbell slemp and H. D.
Flood. Of Virginia: Foss. of Illinois: Mey-
er, OF Louisiana: w. w. Kitchin, OF North
Carolina: Gregg, of Texas: Williams. OF
hississippi; Dearmond. OF Missouri, and
Burton, OF Ohio.
The body will be taken to Culpcper
Monday morning on the train leaving
this city at 9 o'clock. The intcrment
will take place in the old family bury
Ing ground at Cupeper.
Immediately after the news OF the
death OF Mr. Rxey was received at the
House this morning his desk was draped
and q mass Of flowers placed upon it.
Tho members OF the Virginia delegation
will send a floral tribute to be placed
on the casket containing the mortal re-
mains OF their dead colleague.
The death OF Mr.. Rixey came a
severe shock to the members OF his
family. His condition was known to be
very serious. but 1t was not thought that
the end was imminent. He was taken
considerably worse last night. This
morning his condition was seen to be
critical. Before his brother, Mr.. C. Jones
Rixey, could reach his bedside he was
dead. Mrs. Rixey, the surgeon-general.
in whose home the end came, and Miss
Rixey. a sister, were the only immediate
members OF the family present.
The pallbearers Will be Representative
John Lamb. OF Richmond: Representa-
tive VIM. A. Jones, of the First Virginia
District; Eppa Hunton. Jr., OF Rich
Inond; Henry St George Tucker. OF Lex
1ngton; Colonel Robert E. Lee, OF FAIR
fax: Albert Fletcher. OF Warrenton:.
George shackelford, of Orange; Hubert
Snowdcn, OF Alexandria; ". II. w. Mo-,
ran. OF Manassas: W. c. Marshall, of
Warrenton: S. P..Janney. of Leesburg:
J. B. T. Thornton, OF Manassas; Judge