New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-26
OBSEQUIES OF NUS. sRWAED.
lmpressivc Ceremonies ~ AubUrn-AlI
Places Of Business CIosea-Prefeund
sympathy for Mr.. scwar md thc he.
reaNed Family.
ArBuEs. N. Y, So ;urdav, june "a.

AUBURN. n. Y, Saturday, June "a.
The funeral obscduies OF Mrs. William III
Seward hs afternoon drew together from far and neI
arge concourse of ympathzing friends. The occasion
and the services we're exceedingly Impressive aud tcIch
Ing.
The beautiful grounds around the mansion OF Mr.
Seward were laid ont mostly in accordance with ihs
taste Of his accomplished vile. In aud about thes,
grounds size had passed the huppost hours Of her life
and short, before Lcr spirit departed she SAID 10 len
husband, "Oh Henry, low l sLogd Ike TO see the
flowers and hear the birds IN the garden once more"
In obedience 10 this ish The reuains were removed
to shaded spo In the ground al O'Clock to-day. wesft
they visited by the friends Of tie family Unit;
few minutes before o'clock. when. upon the eppsa'
ancc Of shower. they returned 20 the house
from thence at $50 o'clock the funeral procession
royed To ~. Peters Church.
An places of business closed out Of respect "a
TIE memory u tLc deceased. and the streets wcr,
crowded with mourning citizens TO attend The funeral
oi the iamrntcd lady.
lie beautiful fa1cral service Of tue Episcopal Churcf
gas read by the Rev. Mr. Ersinard. when tie hymn
81 would rot live always" and another hymn weE'
sung with touching eject
Tie altar was deliberately adorned with vreatls
crosses crowns oil pyramids OF flowers, sent b,
mourning friends from Albany. Geneva. Rochester
Buffalo. aud various other places.
Gov. Seward. borne down more with sorsow than By
the dreadful wounds inflicted nrst by accident ana tIei
BY design. followed the rrnlans into the church aDo
then 20 cemetery. attracting all eyes apon n a0i
awakening the moet profound sympathy OF al Iha'
humanity could bear 80 bravey under such an aeon
mutation of suffering seems truly wonderful
The p.bsagers were Gov. l.. II. Iaroop. Lieut. Gov,
Geo. W Patterson. Il. A. Ela:ckford Thurlow Weed
JasG. Seymour, George NEG rcer. Christopher Morgan
Wallis " hiic. David Wright, II, T. Hall AID Abual
Fitch
Ino reverend clergy. With Baron Stocked. the Ru.
siaa Minister, MaJa. Gen; Hancoek, Msjor'Gen. but
tofi,eld ard Brig. Gen. Mitchell followed.
Then came the monrners. Mr. Seward sustaining ana
himself sustained bv Mrs Worden Qbs sister of Mrs
Seward and his daughter. followed by bis son. Gen
W. II. seward and wife. bis brothers PolyGore ant
George W. seward. his nephew. Rev. Augustus Sew
ard, Mr.. Clarence \. Seward, Hon. Ar PomerOy
Mr.. aud Mrs. Cheshire. Mn. Morgan. Miss Homer
Airs. Weed. Nrs. +. whitlesey. aud a number o.
others.
The Secretary attended by Dr. Norris Of the
United states Army. who has been his physician aud
friend throughou his severe trials.
The mourners were attended 10 the church aud CEN
etery bY James Kelly. Judge Peabody. james r. Free
born aud James e. Derby. 81 New.lork; George Daw
and Daniel Millgau, Of Albany; Michael Met rsds
Of Utica; W. ). Cpdike. Samuel l.. Allen and Froder
lex Wbittlesey Of Rochester, Col T.. H. Morgan and w
u. Bogar II Aurora, Spencer \ Benedict Of Washing
ton and many other old and attached friends VI the
family.
la the family group OF mourners at the church were
Its domescs including Nicholas and Harriet Bossrt.
(coloIed who have been faithful and aectonate
ants for more than thirty years.
At the cemetery bird pcrohed in tree directly
the grave and mingled It's clcar. cheerful ringing mel
ody with the solemn tones ~ the clergyman, he com
mit,ed the body the earth, with the words Dust 70
dust, ashes TO ashes"