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Show Hu. erse Bancwlt'i Funeral. Washington, Jan. . Tle funeral of tho veuerable historian, George Bancroft, too placo this morning at St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church and was attended by a large and most distinguished gathering. Among those present were the 1 resident resi-dent arid Mrs. llaltord.the Vice-President and Mrs- Morton cabinet officers and their wives, the Lrit'.sh and German ministers and nearly all other members of the diplomatic coris, I The navr, army and Congress were I represented also- ma remain encased in a handsome ulac cloJi covered casket with silver ornaments and bearing on its lid a heavy silver plate The floral tributes were beautiful. The services were simple and brief and were coiductsd by Kev. Dr. Douglas, rector of the church. Ths remains were taken on a Baltimore Balti-more & Potomac train for transporta-I transporta-I tion to Worchester, Mass., where tho Interment will bo road. |