The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-22
December, 1859.
THE WEBSTER OBsEQUlEs IN Bos
TON

BosroN, November 80.
The funeral ceremonies of Daniel Web
ster took place to-day, and constituted the most
splendid and imposing pageant ever witnessed
IN this city. Business entirely suspended,
and almost all the public and private buildings
throughout the line of procession and elsewhere
were draped in mourning. All the public Offices
were closed and decorated with festoons of
Grape. The hotels, newspaper offices, &c,
were also gorgeous'y decorated with apprupri-
ate emhlems of grief. Flags were everywhere
| suspended at half mast, and minute guns fired
Vast numbers of strangers were in attendance
from all quarters amounting IN the aggregate
probably to 10000 persons. The delegations
from Salem, Cambridge, Charleston, Worcester,
Roxbury, and other adjacent cities were very
| large and imposing The Legislature of New
Hampshire, accompanied by General Pierce,
arrived early this morning, and were escorted to
| the State House.
General john S. Tyler acted as chief mar
| shall The procession commenced moving at IL
o'clock, and proceeded through large number
OF streets to Faneuil Hall. 1t was Of immense
extent, every association and society in the city,
| as well as many from elsewhere, being repre-
sented The Mayor and Councils, Governor
Boutwell, and suite, the Legislature and Coun-
ellis of Hampshire, the Judges, of the different
courts and the members Of the bar, military fire.
men, etc, were in the line of the procession
The escort to the funeral car, which was mag
| nihcently decorated was under the command of
Brig. Gen. Samuel G. Andrews. Faneuil Hall
was most tastefully and appropriately decorated.
The interior was lined with black cloth EXTEND
ing over the whole length and breadth of the
building, The drapery over the top ceiling was
| fastened at the centre place with silver star.
Healey magnificent painting OF Webster
cupied prominent place, on each side Of which
were placed portraits of Washington and Fanuell,
the donor Of the hall. Over the whole was
| thrown the beams of many gas lights, present.
! ing tout ensemble beautiful beyond descrip.
| ton.
When the funeral cortege had entered the
hall, the celebrated Germania orchestra played
with magnificent effect Handels celebrated
'sdead march from the Oratorio of ssSaul,"
after which an impressive prayer was delivered
| by the Rev Samuel K Lothrop, funeral an
| them was then chanted by the Handel and Hay
den Society, the words of which were adapted
| to the occasion by the Hon Geo. Lunt. This
Hon. Go S. billiard. Orator Of the Day, then
| arose and pronounced most ciiaste and eloquent
eulogy upon the life, virtues and public services
! OF tile illustrous deceased, which was listened
| TO with GREATNESS attention and evident emotion
| by the largest audience ever assembled within
the walls OF Faneul Hall, very large propor.
ton of whom were ladies'. Upon the conclusion
of this most affecting address, the vast audience
were dismissed with benedic,ion
| The pageant, in all its details, was most APP
propriate and magnificent, and reflected infinite
credit upon the committee of arrangements.
| large sized bust of Webster, which was
placed in an alcovc in the front gallery, was re-
yarded as model Of good taste and produced
most admirable effect
| Hon. Edward Everett, Secretary of State,
| and other eminent men who were invited, were
unable to attend, owing to the pressure Of public
| business.
The majority Of the strangers who were in
attendance left for their respective homes this
evening, but our hotels are still crowded with
those who remain