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Description: McComas Funeral Page 6
Newspaper published in: Washington, D. C., USA
Washington Times November 13, 1907 McComas Funeral Page 6
JUSTICE M’COMAS LAID IN GRAVE
Dead Jurist Borne to Rest in Family Plat at Hagerstown
With solemn and impressive services the body of Judge Louis E. McCOMAS, of the District Supreme Court, was laid to rest in the family plot at Hagerstown, Md., yesterday afternoon. Vice President Charles FAIRBANKS and many other men prominent in political and legal circles gathered around the bier of the dead jurist and paid a tribute to his memory.
Funeral services were held in St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church, the Rev. Joseph P. McCOMAS, nephew of Judge McCOMAS, officiating. The vested choir sang Judge McCOMAS’ favorite hymns - “Abide With Me” and “Just As I Am,” and the Nuno Dimittis,” as the funeral party left the church.
Eight of Judge McCOMAS’ personal friends in Hagerstown bore his body to its last resting place. All the judges from the Supreme Court of the District and Court of Appeals attended the services. The entire party was conveyed to Hagerstown in the private car of the president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
President ROOSEVELT sent a handsome floral tribute consisting of a large wreath of orchids and chrysanthemums. Vice President FAIRBANKS and the Washington County Bar Association also sent huge wreaths.