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Show DUST TIL DJ8T- James It ussell Lowell Laid to His Well Earned Iiest. The Service sWere Simple But Impressive. The Funeral Brought Together a Great Number of Noted Literary Men. Boston", August 14. Simple but impressive im-pressive funeral services over the remains re-mains of the late James Russell Lowell, was held in Appleton chapel, Cambridge, Cam-bridge, at noon to day. The chapel was crowded to overflowing and many were unable to get in. It is seldom there is witnessed such a gathering of those distinguished in literary and oth-j oth-j er professions as those gathered to paj their last tribute of love and respect to the deceased author, critic, poet and diplomatist. There was no service at Ulmwood, the poet's late home. Shortly Short-ly utter V2 o'clock the funeral procession proces-sion moved into the church. Mrs. Burnett, in the deepest mourning, was escorted by he eldest son, and the rest of the children came next, followed by the nurses and servants. Bishop Phillip Brooks and l?ev. William Lawrence, Law-rence, dean of the Episcopal theological theologi-cal school uf Cambridge, met the remains re-mains in the vestibule. Bev. Mr. Lawrence reading "1 am resurrection," etc., as they proeedtd with the casket down the church. The honorary pallbearers pall-bearers were Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Christopher Cranch, John Holmes, Prof. Charles Elliot Nortm. Prof. Child, C. F. Choate, George William Curtis. William Wil-liam Dean Howells, Prof. John Hart-let Hart-let t and Piesident C. W. Elliott of the Harvard University. The coffin, which was borne by the undertaker's assistants, assist-ants, wits covered with black broadcloth broad-cloth and Ixire a silver plate, on winch was inscribed: "Died, August 12. ISM, James Russell Lowell, aged 72 years 5 months." The lloral tributes were very few in number and modest in character. An Ivy wreath picked at HI m wood, rested on the head of the casket. Another wreath of ivy from the field hung over one corner of his reading desk and a wreath of roses from Mrs. Putnam lay upon the lloor at the base of the pulpit. The services in the church were very simple tis benefitted ben-efitted the nature of the man, consisting consist-ing solely of Episcopal service for the lead, and a vocal selection by the temple tem-ple quartette of Boston. The body was not exposed to view, and was taken to Mount Auburn immediately after the services at the chapel, followed by about fifteen carraiges. There were no ser vices at the grove. While the body w as being conveyed to its last resting place at Mount Auburn, the church bells throughout the city toiled, and flags were displayed at half mast by order of the mayor. |