Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-26
PAID LAST TRIBUTE.
Officials Surround the Bier of
Senator Alger.
t. j.
BRIEF FUNERAL SERVICE
Senate Adjourns to Attend the Cere-
mony.
REMAINS ESCORTED TO TRAIN
- = =.
Exercises to Be Held in Detroit Mon
day Afternoon-Body to
Lie in State.
ESCORTED TO TRAIN

With simple ceremonies, in accordance
with the desire of the dead statesman,
| Congress and official Washington today
paid last tribute TO the memory of Sem
| ator Russell Alexander Alger Of Michigan.
The funeral was in no sense accompanied
with pOmp or display, every feature having
been arranged with the idea of making it
| as unpretentious as the circumstances
would warrant. The President Of the United
| States, the Vice President, the Senate and
many members Of the House Of Representa-
tives, the Secretary of War; the assistant
secretary of the navy and many others in
official life gathered at the late home Of
the senator on 10Th street to lend their
presence to the simple ceremony in his
memory.
!, Short Session Of the Senate.
| The Senate assembled as usual today with
the draped desk of the Michigan senator
| to remind them of the recent bereavement
suffered by his death. But little business
| was transacted. The senators went to the
| Capitol prepared to go as body to the
services over the remains of the Michigan
| senator. After a short session the Senate
| adjourned, and the congressional committee
| of senators and representatives assembled
| in the Senate end of the Capitol. This
| committee consisted Of Senators Burrows
| OF Michigan, Daniel, Nelson, Frye, Warren,
Spooner. Scott, Dillingham;, Foster, Pat
terson, Dick and Crane. all OF whom were
| warm friends Of the late senator, and rep
resented practically every section of the
/ country. The House members of the COM
mittee Were Representatives r. P. Bishop
send. E. DENLY. Washington Gardner. H.
| R.. Burton Of Delaware, NJ. L. Smyser Of
Ohio. J. A: Goulden, J, H Small of North
Carolina, David A. De Almond, A. p Pu1o,
| Hayo n
| w. Fordney, George A Loud, A. B. OAR
ragh and II. o. Young.
This committee formed in line and fol-
lowed by ether members of the Senate. pro-
| ceeded to the east entrance of the Senate
| wing of the Capitol. there taking carriages
to- go to the home of the late senator. A
large number of senators followed the com.
f-mittee. Col. Ransdell, sergeant at-arms OF
the Senate, accompanied the part.', as did
others connected with tnat body.
At the Alger Home.
l. Upon reaching the home Of the late
senator, members of the congressional
party viewed the remains.
The Grand Army of the Repu. :. of
which Senator Alger was at one time COM
4 mander-in-chief, was represented by large
delegation. headed by apartment Com
mander B. P. Entriken. There are many
who were formerly from Michigan, and
| many of whom served with Gen. Alger In
| the civil war. These members were very
largely represented at the funeral today.
The Senate sent a large floral wreath
which rested upon the caskel. An fnscrip-
ton on silver plate marked the casket
with the words Russell A.: Alger, Febru-
airy q, 1S36tJanuary a. 1907" The casket
itself was cloth--covered. and of sond
mahogany with metal lining.
The capacity of the home of the late SEN
ator at 14O1 18th street northwest, was
taxed to accommodate the large gathering
of his friends. President Roosevelt arrived
from the White House shortly before the
service, and remained during the brief cere-
mony.
The Services.
The funeral service was held in the large
drawing room with which SO many Of the
senator's friends were familiar.
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
and formerly pastor of the Fort Street
} Presbyterian Church of Detroit. Mich will
which congregation Senator Alger and his
family worshiped for many years. OFF,
ciated, assisted by Rev. Edward Everett
Hale the venerable and distinguished chap
lain of the United States Senate. DIR. Rad
cliffe delivered no eulogy over the remains
although the desire of many Michigan peo-
pie here favored having him do 50. The
service was confined to the opening prayer
| a reading of selected portions Of the Scrip
lures and to a closing prayer by Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale.
senators having sent tributes of that kind.
A beautiful design was received from the
White House with the card Of the PresI-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt
Some time before o'clock a squadron of
cavalry, under the command Of Capt Cor
coran of the 18th Cavalry, arrived on 10th
street from Fort Myer In accordance with
the desire of Mrs. Alger the military escort
was small, companies E, F, G and H of
the 18th Cavalry being selected. 1t was in
the cavalry branch of the service that the
late senator's military career was passed,
| and for that reason that branch of the serv-
| ice was called upon to provide the escort.
| At the close of the service the senatorial
| committee took carriages, the casket being
borne from the house by bearers selected
from the police force of the Capitol. Mem
| bers of the family and friends accompa-
MED the remains to the Pennsylvania depot,
where a special train was in waiting to
convey them to Detroit. where the inter
| ment will be made The cavalry escort
added to the impressiveness of the scene
as the cortege moved slowly down 10Th
street. and, passing within view of the
White House. proceeded along 18th street
and down Pennsylvania avenue to the 9th
street depot.
The Funeral Train.
The special train consisted of five cars. A
private car carried the remains of the SEN
ator and was occupied by members Of his
immediate family. In the car were Mrs.
Alger. Mrs. Charles B. Pike of Chicago,
Mrs. II. b. Sheldon of Detroit, Mrs. William
F. Baily. his daughters, Capt. F. L. Alger
and wife and Mr.. Russell A. Alger, jr.
Some difficulty had been found in COM
municating with the last named. who was
al Mayport. Fla. ready to sail in his pri-
vate yacht but word was finally taken to
him and he arrived Mere late last night.
The second car of the train was reserved
for members of the Senate committee, an
| other for members of the House of Repre-
| sentatives. and fourth for relatives of the
| late senator. The train was scheduled to
leave at o'clock. and 1t will arrive in De-
troit at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. In
Detroit the remains will be taken to the
state house and will there lie in state until
tomorrow evening, when they will be con-
veyed to the senator's home. The funeral
will take place Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock, and the interment will be made in
Detroit The arrangement for the funeral in
Detroit will be made by Capt Frank
Hecker, Gen. George NJ. Duffield and George
III. Russell. A large number of people from
all sections of the state of Michigan will
attend the ceremonies in Detroit.
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