The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-08
Many Pu bile Officials
Attend Funeral of
Senator Elkins.
THOUSANDS JOIN
IN FINAL TRIBUTE
All Business in Elkins Suspended
and Mourners From Many Sec
tons Pay Last Mark of Re
spect to Man Who Had
Done So Much for
His State.

Elkins, w. Va, January 7.-Scnator
Stephen u. Elkins to-day Is sleeping
ms last long sleep In the graveyard
OF TINS little mountain town. He was
laid to rest within IL brief time after
tie funeral train from Washington had
crept into tho station this morning,
bearing the bercaved family and rela-
ives and the mourning friends. both
In official life and out. Another special
train arrived from Charleston. the
state capital, practically at the same
time. II brought Governor Glasscock,
his cabinet, the Justices of the Supreme
Court and a score and more of State
officials
The town to which the late Senator
had given his name was crowded with
Inourncrs. who had thronged there from
every direction. Many who could not
come by rail drove over the mountain
roads, through hours OF darkness, 10
pay the last tribute to the man who
had done SO much for the State. 80,
business was suspended. flags nuttered
at haif-mast, and windows were close
curtained.
Disuuguisbcd Pnrty Arrlver.
The special train from nashington,
consisting of seven cars, bore n dis
tinguished company.
Representing the Senate were Scna-
tors Scott. Bacon, * can. Bailey, Foster,
Garter. Smith, of Maryland and Root.
me House delegation included Repre-
sen;atives Hubbard. Hughes. woodward.
Gaines and Sturgiss, OF West Virginia:
Andrews. OF New Mexico; Rucker. of
Missouri; Alexander. Of New York;
Longworth. OF Ohio: Calderhead, Of
Kansas, and Lamb, of Virginia
Mrs. Elkins was not Of the party.
overcome by the shock she was in such
a condition that her physician forbade
her leaving Washington. or the imme-
diate family there were Miss Rather
Inc l;lkins. Mrs. Sarah Elkins Oliphant
OF Trenton, n. j.; Davis EIkins, the old
est son OF the Senator; Stephen g.
Elkins. Jr, OF New York; Mr. and Mrs
Blaine Elkins. former Senator Henry
Gassaway Davis. father OF Mrs. Elkins,
and Richard Elkins. of Philadelphia
a number OF distant relatives and sew
eral close frineds also accompanied
the body from the capital.
Hover of blossoms.
me funeral car was bower OF
blossoms. and the pondcrous bronze
coffin was buried in flowers, which had
poured into the Elkins home in Wash
ing.on. To these were added here a
wealth of blooms. the tribute of old
time friends and neighbors The fu-
neral service was conducted by Rev f.
II. Barron. In the Davis Memorial Pres
byterian Church. The ceremony, sim
pie. il the extreme. was conducted in
the presence of a throng that took up
every Inch OF space within the cdlfice
and overlooked into the street
Hundreds stood with barred heads in
the chill winter wind during the pro-
gress of the service.
The body was laid to rest in Maple
wood Cemetery. which senator Elkins
and former Senator Davis twenty years
ago had planned and laid out. The
most elaborate precautions We're taken
10 guard against the possible opera
tons of ghouls. The bronze coffin, the
plates of which were three inches
thick, was inclosed in an outer case
of armor plate steel. This was lowered
into the grave, which had been lined
with masonry. and which will be her
metically sealed. There were brief
rites at the grave in charge of the
local lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons, of which Senator Elkins was
member. Several thousand persons
stood uncovered near the open grave
until the impressive ceremony was
ended. special train took hundreds
from the town to the cemetery, and the
train on which the Washington mourn
ers had come was likewise sidetracked
nearby
Return to Wnshington.
Immediately after the interment
the congressional delegation and the
other distinguished members of the
party returned on 1t to the national
capital. Miss IIlkins and other mem
turning party. all of them being
anxious to rejoin the stricken widow.
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