SSSsBSIWH'HimiWBPWWBHBHB! ffiBBnoBBBEMWBTOtMjMMMi!?-rxii" r j. ; v 12 THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, TUESDATT, DECEMBER 22, 189L v" "" ' " '"" A SENATOR'S FUNERAL Impressive Obsequies at the Capitol Oyer the Remains of SENATOR P. B. PLUMB, OF KANSAS. Exercises Witnessed by the Tresident and Other Officials. THE BODY BEING CONVEYED TO KANSAS "Washington-, Dec. 21. To-day the United States Senate, the House of Repre sentatives, the Executive and Judicial De partments of the Government, the repre sentatives of foreign pon era and his many friends among the "Washington public paid the last tribute of affection and respect to the memory of the late Senator Plumb. Early this morning the body was placed in a handsome cloth-covered casket of cedar, on the lid of which was a plain silver plate bearing the following inscription: : Prestos B. Plumb, . : Born October 12, 1SS7, : : : : DicdDecember20,189L During the night the only watcher at tbe residence of the deceased, on Fourteenth street, were a detail of messengers from the Capitol and his private secretary. This morning there were a few callers at the house, mostly Senate employes, who greatly admired Senator Plumb in life for his many charitable efforts in their behalf and held his memory in the deepest reverence. Among the callers were Captain J. G.' Lindsay, of Kansas, who commanded a company in Senator Plumb's regiment during the war, and was his warm personal friend. The Casket Conveyed to the Cmpltol. At 11 o'clock the casket was borne from the house to the hearse by eight of the Cap itol police, under the direction of Assistant' Sergeant at Arms 3Ierryatt. Immediately the small funeral cortege, consisting of the. licar.se drawn by two coal black horses caparisoned with" heavy robes of black net ting and a carriage in which rode Jr. Mer ritt and the private secretary and a few ad mirers of the late Senatorstarted toward the Capitol. There were no floral decora tions at the house, and, save a small wreath of white immortelles on the top of the casket, sent by the chief clerk of the Treas ury Department, there was nothing to re lieve tbe somber blackness ot tne cascet which contained -all that remained of the late distinguished Kansas Senator. The small procession moved slowly down Fourteenth street to Pennsylvania avenue, and wended its way up through the Capitol grounds to the northeast front of the Capi tol, wnere tne cascet was removea irom tne hearse and .carried up the white marble steps of the Senate wing. At the entrance to the building the remains were met by Scrgeant-at-Arms Valentine, who es corted them through the lower cor ridors of the building and upstairs to the marble room in the rear of the Senate chamber and only a few feet from the Vice President's chair. There they v. ere placed on a black catafalque in the center of the room, and all persons were reqnired to retire. Soon after the casket was deposited in the marble room a large number of persons gathered around the door to the entrance, anxious to take a last look at the features of the dead, but in view of the condition of the body it was deemed'best not to expose it to view. Proceeding la the Senate. ' "When the Benate met at noon the chamber was partly arranged for the .funeral obse quies. -The desk and chair of the deceased Senator were heavily draped. The galleries were crowded with spectators, except the diplomatic and the Vice President s gal- leries, which were.reserved. In the open-' ing prayer, Eev. J. G. Butler," the chaplain, referred in a feeling manner to the death of Senator Plumb. He said: Sanctified be tills last bereave ment. Teach, us heavenly wisdom, and hear us when wo commend to Thee very tendeily Thy handmaiden in her solitude and sad ness and overwhelming sorrow in her dis tant home. Wo pray that Thou will sustain her and comfort her and give her Thy peace. On motion of Mr. JIanderson, the reading of the journal was dispensed with, and Mr. Peffer rose to majce the formal announce ment of Mr. Plumb's death and to offer the usual resolutions. He said; Mr. Pbesidejtt I esteem myself peculiarly unfortunate In that, before I have been a member or tbis body long enough to have become familiar with even the dimensions ot the chamber in which we sit, I am called upon to announce the death of my dis tinguished colleague, upon whose wonder ful resources I had expected largely to rely. Preston B. Plumb, a Senator from Kansas, died In this city yesterday, at 11:50 o'clock. This is not the time nor the occasion to Bpeak at length of the llfo and public sor vlce of the absent Sonator. The dark drapery about the seat ho so long occupied forcibly reminds Ills fellow members that thy have lost one of their most active and industrious workers. His experience, his practical way of doing thiugs, his tagacity and his great poweis of en durance, his constancy and faithful ness, on duty aud his alertness in action mado him a conspicuous flguie among tho strong mon of the nation. But there are others who feel this bereavement more keenly than we. upon whom the blow hus fallen with crushing weight. There is a home where this man whs known as the world knew him not, a place where hearts are lacerated and bleeding, where a loving; Xamlly will be clad, even in their erlef, to rncelve at our hands what Is left of the fond husband and father. In .whose life theirs were closely bound to them. There are, at least, two sources of consolation one that he fell while on duty at his post iu the serv ice of his country: the other that there Is a fountain of streneth, Infinite power and du ration from which we all may draw in time of need. At the proper time I will ask the Senate to name a time when we may pay tribute to our deceased brother in an. appro priate manner, andYiow, Mr. President, I of fer tbe following resolution : Resolutions Offered by HI Colleapne. ".Resolved, That the sudden death of the Hon. Preston B. Plumb causes profound sorrowanddeepregrottohis associates in the Senate; "Resolved, That a committee of five Sena tors be appointed by the Vice President to take order with a committee of the House of Botrcsentatlves for snporintonding the funeral of the late Senator Plumb; and as a murk of respect for his memory, that his body be removed from tho enjrital to the State of Kansas in charge of the Sergeant at Arms and attended by saldcommittee, which shall have full liower to carry this resolu tion intd oflect. "Kcsolved, That the Senate will, at 12 30 o'clock to-dav. attend in its Chamber the exercises incident to .his funeral, and that these resolutions be communicated to the Houso of Representatives." The resolutions were agreed to unanimously,-and the Vice President announced as thecommittee on the part of the Senate, Messrs. Pefler, Dolph, Paddock, Ransom and Palmer. The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Sherman, took a recess till 1 P. M. At 1 P. si. the Senate was called to order by the Vice President, and during the half hour's recess the work of preparing the chamber for the funeral ceremonies had been completed A row of arm chairs had been placed in the area in front of the clerk's desk, and the western side bf the chamber (the one occupied by Democratic Senators) had been arranged and set apart for the occupanoy of members of the House ! of Representatives. The publio galleries j had in the meantime become crowded to their utmost capacity, and even the halls and.corridors leading to them were packed with people seeking to gain admittance. Arrival of the President! Party. Shortly 'before. 1 o'clock the Cabinet officers and assistant secretaries of the ex ecutive departments began to arrive and were shown to the President's room. Among them were Secretary .Blaine, Secre tary Rusk, Assistant Secretary of War Grant, Solicitor General Taft and Assist ant Secretaries of the Treasury Nettleton and Spaulding., The President, accom panied by Private Secretary Halford, ar rived in a fexr minutes and joined the others in the President's room. Mrs. Har rison, escorted by Lieutenant Parker, of the navy, occupied a seat in the reserved gal lery. General Schofield and Commodore Ramsay had preceded the President and Cabinet and had taken the two end chairs on the same row. ' At 1:20 o'clock Captain Bassett, the.door keepor, announced the Speaker and mem bers of the House. The Speaker was escorted by Sergeant at Arms Valentine to a seat on the right of the Vice President and the members filed in and took seats as signed to them on the Democratio side of the chamber. The number included many of the older members of the House who had known Senator Plumb for years. Five minutes afterwards the members of the diplomatic corps some 25 in number not wearing their official uniforms, arrived and were shown to their seats in front of the members of the House. They were followed by the Chief Justice apd Justice! of the Supreme Court, who took seats in front of the diplomatic corps. At exactly half past one, Captain Basset announced the presence of the President of the United States and his cabinet. The Senators apd spectators stood ud to do them honor, as they had done also in the case of diplomatic corps and of the Supreme Court. Presi dent Harrison and the members of his cabinet were shown to the arm chairs on the right side of the area, President Harri son nearest the central aisle and Mr. Blaine next to him. Exercises Conducted by the Chaplain. At 1:40 o'clock the committee of the two Houses, escorting the 'body of the dead Senator, appeared at the main entrance, and while all in the chamber stood up the procession moved up the aisle, the. chaplain Teciting the opening sentences of the funeral service: "I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord," and the casket, which was borne by Capitol police, was deposited on the catafalque in front of the clerk's desk. The chaplain finished the reading of the funeral services and appropriate selections from the scriptures, closing with the recita tion of the poem: Oh, to be ready when death shall come, Oh, to be ready to hasten home. Then he closed with a prayer in which he offered thanks for a risen Savior, for a reigning Lord, and for a kingdom that shall survive death. The strong and true and noble man, he said, had fallen, but had left the record of a useful life. "When the prayer was concluded the Vice President rose and said: "The Sergeant at Arma ilnrlft tit A Airaetiinn nf Ik. .Ammilla. will execute the order of the Senate and. escort the remains of the late Senator Plumb to his home in Kansas." Then, with the whole assemblage stand ing in respect for the deceased, the proces sion was re-formed and the body of the dead Senator was taken out to be taken to the railroad station. The body, preceded by the Congressional Committee, was then carried through the corridors to the east front of the Capitol, and thence down the many steps of the marble stairway to the hearse. Following the remains the Senators and Rep resentatives, who formed by twos, with Vice-President Morton at the head, accom panied the body on foot to the station. Tho President and his cabinet and. other dis tinguished persons, were- ushered to their carriages and joined the procession. About 200 More Smoking Jackets, The balance of Kaufmanns' stock, will bo closed oat at about half regular prices. OPEN YOUR EYES When you ask for a bottle -of Wolff's Acme Blacking see that you get the genuine. . The real article made by us cannot be bought for less than 20c. a bottle- It is good material and worth its price. There are imitations offered claiming to be "Just as good" for less money. Don't buy them. If the " Just as good " has any merit it ought to sell without invoking the aid of comparison with our Acme Blacking. "WOLFF & B AOTDOIiPH, Philadelphia. " PIK-RON is the name of a paint which does work that no other paint can do. Qlats painted with it looks like colored glass. A lPc. bottle of Pik-Rok will decorate a market basketfull of glassware. All retailers sell it- 1891 CHRISTMAS 1891 Another year is about to end, and the clifnji'x the Christmas climax is here. Triumphs have crowded the year 189 1. Acquaintances, friends, patrons, and our business, have all increased, AND WE GIVE THE NEXT THREE DAYS TO HRemember, our store is open from now until Christmas until 8:30 to ac commodate those who find it inconvenient to visit us during the day. nil 11 AND I UDESL SENSIBLE PRESENTS. CHATELAE BAGS. We have a fine assortment of these in plush, grain lea ther and alligator, with prices ranging all way . from 49c TO $3. UMBRELLAS. Gloria Silk, 74c to $3.50. Twilled Silk, $1.49 to $5. Special guaranteed Silk,$2.49 to $7. All Silk, 3.98 to 10. EgT"All above silks mounted on unique natural sticks, silver trimmed, silver inlaid with pearl, oxidized silver, ivory and bone handles. SPECIAL We engrave all umbrellas free of charge. A large and elegant line-of HOLIDAY SLIPPERS For ladies and gentle men in fancy embroi dered velvet, plain leather and alligator, $1 to $3. GLOVES. Gloves make a most acceptable Christmas present. We have an elegant line from 24c to $2.50. Kid, plain and fur-trimmed, dog skin, Jersey and Scotch wooL Fur Gloves and Gauntlets in Seal, Nutria and Coney Fur $2 to $10. I " ' Ml 'I R wfcvf Ik So? I Y lsi- s-j 1 r It JzLUAJ On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday-of this week, our GRAND XMAS CARNIVAL Will be in full blast Santa Claus will hold three receptions daily, from 9 to 12 noon, 2 to 5:30, and 7 to 8:30 each evening. For the next three days we keep open house and say to everybody in the two cities: COME, AND WELCOME. Come and crowd our big auditorium to its utmost limit; come and enjoy yourselves. Children are more than wel come, butthey must be accompanied by adults. Each child that comes will be presented with a box of candy. HThough we are not advertising Clothing much these days, we're selling a good deal of it both in our. Men's and Boys' Departments. TEOF. G-ITS. A. "WUEZELL Will delight both young and old with his inimitable entertainment of PUNCH AND JUDY. ON CHRISTMAS MORNING Santa Claus will make his tenth annual tour of the Orphan Homes of the two cities, and present the inmates therein with suitable presents. These presents are now on exhibition at our stores. The procession will be in two divisions. The time at which-each institution will be readied is appended below: ALLEGHENY DIVISION: Bidge Avenue Orphan Asvlum 9:30 a. m. Colored Orphans' Home, Greenwood Avenue, 10:30 a. m. Woman's Christian Home, Locust street, 11:30 a. m. "United Presbyterian Orphans' Home, Monterey st., 13:30 p. m. Dorcas Day Nursery, North ave. and Middle st,, 1:30 p. m. Dorcas Day Hursery, Nixon street., Allegheny General Hospital, Stockton avenue, 2:30 p. m. Protestant Bovs' Home, Anderson street, 3 p. m. Home of the Friendless, Washington street, 3:30p. m. Little Sifters of the Poor, Washington street, 4:3o p. m. Home of the Good Shepherd, Troy Hill, 8:30 p. m. St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Troy Hill, 6:30 p. m. ' PITTSBURG DIVISION: St Michael's Orphan Asvlum, South Side, 11:30 m. Homeopathic Hospital, Second avenue, 12:30 p. m. Children's Temporary Home, Washington street, 1:30 p. m. St. Paul's Orphan Asylum, Tannehill street, 2 p.m. West Penn Hospital, 4 p.m. Episcopal Church Home, Fortieth street, 5 p. m, Little Sisters of the Poor. Bloomfield. G r. m. German Protestant Orphans' Asylum, West Liberty Borough presents taicen to sixtn ave. and Smlthneia st. Children's Aid Society Presents taken to Dispensary Build ittg, Sixth avenue. Our Christmas Gifts for the Boys A MAGNIFICENT LINE OF HOLIDAY GOODS. ALBUMS. A rich, and royal line odd, new, quaint and beautiful shapes in Plush and Leather in newest shades and color ings. See our own importation of the famous Posen make of leather. nil ' 'iilfllilti ins tan 99C TO $5, Without exception the finest display of these in the entire" city. Every new style and shape is represented. Fitted' with best trimmings in cellu loid, oxidized silver and ivory. Prices on these 25c to $40. t68k. MI HBP u?jZ!zZa M llilllw THE DIME Drop a dime into the bank and it locks itself and re mains locked until $10 of dimes have been deposited. Barrel shaped, handsomely nickle-plated, it is the best I thirig out for saving money. -j25p BARBEL BANK Encourage your boys to begin 1892 by saving their small change. Only a limited quantity of these. We .will give them on 'Monday and Tuesday with every sale ot $5 and over in Boys' Clothing. NECKWEAR. Our Christmas offerings in Neck wear are now open. An elegant assort ment, comprising choicest selections from the best foreign and domestic makers, in PUFFS, TECKS 1ND FDUR-IN-HAHDS. Prices 24c to $1.75. WE'LL MERELY MENTION The following, not having room to elaborate or describe our stock of them, which is large, varied and attractive: Smoking Jackets, Dressing Gowns, Silk Handkerchiefs, Linen Initial Handkerchiefs, elegant Neckwear, Embroi dered Suspenders, Seal Caps, Mackintoshes, Cardigan Jackets, eta, etc. -.-- - 300 TO 400 MARKET : STREET. 300 TO 400 MARKET : STREET. xaSS&Jbb J Aj9Tfi SmJSs "t-k- Wjj' yi rtsS'12, BZ&k&&J&iL&L& mSQS& ijiiyiiMfcHnMiS.mpgWSBRfciS&SPJfc tM
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