Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-28
THE FUNERAL OF THOS. CORWN.
Incidents of the OecasiOu-Large At
tendance Of MOurners.

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From the Cincinnati Commercial, December a.
The final funeral ceremonies of the late
Thomas Corwih, of Ohio, took place from
the family residence at Lebanon, Warren
county, Ohio, yesterday afterhoon, and
were participated in by the largest as.
sefiblage of people Known in the place fol
many years, 11a-
Distinguished eitizehs from the adjoin-
iEg counties, from Cincinnati, Dayton and
| Columbus, were in attendance to pay their
last tribute of respect to the great man
whose going out was attended with such
heart-touching circumstances at the Ma
tional Capital.
GOVERNOR Ct0RR1N's APPEARANCE IN
| DEATH
Was remarkable for its naturalness, which
owing especially to the preservation of
his color by the embalmefs art, made him
look as though asleep. He lay in his
| plain, black-cloth-covered coffin in his
sitting-footn; with a ealmhess and dignity
of expression thst seemed to take cogni-
lance of the solemn holors bestowed up
on his remains by his weeping friends.
An oval-framed photograph of his liv-
ing self hung on the mantel-piece above
his head, but the corpse, with its closed
eyes, was far more Suggestive of life than
that cold shadow. Death, 1t is true, had
smoothed out the varying lines of that
wonderful face, oyer which the subtlest
fancy played with marvellous expression
when in life but the well-kho#h lihea-
tnehts were all there in perfection, and
but for the funeral surroundings one
could hardly realize that he stood in the
presence of death.
THE FUNERAL Procession
Moved from the, family residence, plain
two-stofy frame house built in 1878, in the
following order:
Masonic Lodge.
Mottthibs Cafriages.
Pail Bearers. Hearse. Pail Bearers.
Family Of the Deceased in Carriages.
Members of the Ohio Bar.
Mourners.
Citizens Id Carriages and afoot.
The pall-bearers were: A. II. Dunlevy,
George j. Smith, james Anderson, Leb-
anon; John L. Miner, Flamen Ball, Gin
cinnati; Governor Charles Anderson, of |
Ohio; A. G. McBurney, Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Ohio, elect; j. M. MiIikin, L. D. |
Hamilton; and Colonel A. |
Doan, Wilmington; and as they bore
away their honorable load, the fragrance
Of natural flowers, culled by the hands of |
love and scattered on the coffin. lid, waited |
their tribute upon the soft and spring-like
air. -........
The scene at the house was most impress
sive and touching. Surrounding the
grounds and filling the parlors were the
young and old, the young who admired,
almost worshipped, the bright exemplar
gone; the old who had kept pace with
him in years, been enchanted by the magic
'f his presence, and exalted by the purity
md devotion of his friendship-and ali,
al weeping. Smotbered sobs fell sadly
IN the ear, and no eyes gazed their last
lpon the mortal remains of Thomas Cor
win, undimmed by tears swelling up from
he very fountains of hearts sensibly
yrung upon the tidings of his sudden
leath.
The sorrow of his bereaved family, all
# whom were present save William Cor
vim, now representing the Government in
Mexico, is too sacred even for the en-
rOachment even of the duty which re-
ords the burial of their beloved member.
Every one present deeply sympathized
With the venerable partner of his life, and
Tept for the deepest sorrow of the devoted
aughters left to share their mothers
reatest grief.
CEREMONY AT TUE GIIIrRnu
Inc remains were taken to the Baptist
'hurch of the place, and the last rites Gel
brated by the venerable Rev. Mr. Blodg-
tt, Rev. B. F. Morris, of Washington, D.
J., and Rev. L. D. Leonard, the Pastor
THE CEMETERY. ,f ...
Upon reaching the cemetery the coffin
Tas placed in box for temporary lodg-
lent in the crypt, as the family had de-
ded upon q future interment, and before
he lid was fastened the Masonic frater-
ity performed their beautiful burial cere-
lony, and fell back fer the benediction,
-hich closed the solemnities of the occa-
on.
oNoRs TO THE MEMORY OF GOVERNOR
CoRwIN AT COLUMBUS.
By direction of Governor Anderson, the
tate offices were closed at the hour of the
neral of Hon. Thomas Corwin, and a
lutte of fifteen minute guns was fired at
3 o'clock.
l0RFAEB BA nHAA MEMFe