Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-05
Funeral Vt Washington Irving.


A correspondent vi the New York Herald Wi
ting from Tarrytown Dec, gives tho subjoi,el
interesting account Of the obsequies Of Washu:.-
ton Irving
As early as twelve O'Clock carriages began :,
pour in from the surrounding country from MI
directions and in continuous streams All tho
barns and sheds in the neighbarhud of Tho chur,a
were speedily filled, and long hnes Of carri.,,c,
were then formed in the streets. The puli.,
schools were dismissed for the day. and tho sell,pl
children dressed in their BEST gathered in groups
by the wayside " witness the passage OF tho In.
neral eortege bearing to tho grave him who Ind
loved them so we'll. The services ut SunnysiGo
weie conducted in the striecst privacy, consistng
solely OF prayer by the officiating Clergyman, tAa
venerable DIR. WIN. Creighton, rector Of Chri,t
Church, and an old and intimate friend ut the d.
ceased. The coffin was then placed in an unp,c-
tending hearse drawn by two horses and tolloN.
cd by carriages containing the immediate relative
OF the deceased Us mourncrs. These were h.s
brother, Ebenexcr Irving; his nephews l,ev. TEco-
dore Irving. Rev. Pierre NJ. Irving. Mr.. Pierre
r Irving. Mr.. Irving Grinnell, Mr.. Irving Van
Wart. Saunders Irving Edgar Irving aul nar-
man Irving and his near eighbor, MIR. Moses II.
Grinnell. and the families OF these gentlemen
Every thing was AZ quietly conducted us possible;
but on account OF the universal respect and IS
TEEN for Mr.. Irving il was impossible 10 prevent
u. u
line OF carriages 10 waiting, containing the rc,i.
dents nj tho Immediate neighborhood, joined tao
cortege and swelled its length to nearly half Il
mile Citizens thronged the way TO the church,
looking on with silence and sadness. The process.
sion reached tho church at few minutes paet
ono O'Clock.
As early Ms twelve o'clock the church. which is
% plain brick edi6ce. of small proportions, seating
Ionly i've or six hundred people, was densey fitted
and II 1t had been three four times Us large the
building would scarcely have suficed 70 acoomo-
date the gathering multitudos which blocked up
tho streets IN front, seeking yanly Tor admissi
within the sacred portal. AIMING the eonsresa-
ton was little Katy -, u beautiful child, 1--we
or six years old. who had been q constant yisi,er
tat Sunnyside, and favorite of Mr.. Irving. Her
srst ut tho loss Of her venerable friend was most
acute She had been n ehids party, given by
a gentleman Of the neighborhood. week or M y
laso, at which Mr.. Irving was also an invited
guest, ct his own request. We are told that it
had been . common thing fur Katy to meet Mr..
Irving at the church door Of Sabbath rnornin;,
when he would struggle with her Tor kiss, whicn
lshe coyly denied him. While waiting iur the
funeral procession there was an alarm that tie
gallery was falling and II consequeu, rush. onp
Tor two fsintng ladies were assisted out, but ior.
lsunately one was hurt. a.
Upon the arrival of the cortege the coffin was
brought in by the pail bearers, proceeded by the
oihciated clergymen. Rev. William Creighton. H.
D.. the rector. and Rev. Jalaes Seldcn Spence
lisis assistant Nj. Creighton recitag tho bsaatii
.lpsssege. II am the resurrection an, The lie h,
that believeth in me. though he wcrc dead, We,
shall he live. and whatsoever lyeth and bella Ii
lin me khali never die.' + ','
The cofhn was placed in front OF tho altar and
'lccvcred with beautiful wreaths OF flowers, thre,
in number. composed Of canslias, japonicas, iv,
with blossom, and white and cloth If gold roses
The coffin j. o highly polished mahogany. sheavi
1l)aFpameated With silver and silver hsndles.-
Iha eekh plate bepe this inscription in very plair
"a ss44, ...-sa.. WASHINGTON IRVING &.s,s
Esiss1,fr BoRN APRIL 8, 1888. H. =