The New York herald., 1866-08-31
THE ossEoUIEs TO DEAN RICHMOND.
SPECIAL 1llEsaAm TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

Inrse Attendance Of Pubhc Bodies, Societies
and Friends at the Funeral-Interestinga and
Touching Ceremonies Mt the Church and
BATAVIA, N T., August 80, 1866
The mortal remains of Dean Richmond were to-day
consigned their kindred dust amid crowd OF
ing friends Everywhere along the line Of the Central
Railroad over which he presided SO many years,
dropping flags at half-mast. Railway stations. public
buildings and locomotives draped in the panoply
OF woe the sad tidngs The little station at
Batavia was literally covered with trailing flags and
funeral embems, and as each train, with its
long array OF cars drew up, hundreds OF grave
Of the Common Council and Board Of Trade from Bualo
white clergymen with black scarfs societies from
abroad, and last though not least with begrmed but
aborers in the employ Of the railroad wended their way
from the depot towards the little church where the re-
mains OF the amented dead were exposed TO pubic
view
From nine O'Clock in the morning-at which hour the
church was thrown open TO the pubc-until the time
appointed for the funeral servicae-two O'Clock r. M
there constant and steady stream Of visitors, all
anxious gaze for the last time the uncovered fea
lures of the dead As work was suspended in all the
shops on the Central and State line railroads and the
stores closed in this city, the number OF people
attending both the funeral services and the
funeral itself was immense. st. James Episcopal
church. where the services were held Is small unpre
tending structure, although handsomely fitted in the
interior II the church In which Mr. Richmond and
his family worshpped for many years Al the appointed
hour the mournful strains Of the mingled with the
officiating clergy the resurrection and
the life" The coffin conveyed from the vestibule
the chance and the beautiful burial service OF the
Episcopal church chanted. The paintive chord Of
the nrst anthem taken from the Thirtieth and
Ninetieth Psalms, was inexpressbly touching, and
many bended head shook and many stout form
trembled with emotion as the music and words
brought before thcm the grim " King OF Terrors +"
The officiating cergymen were Rev. Messrs. Fowler,
Sheldon and Radley. Rev Mr.. Fowler, rector Of st.
James church. delivered the funeral Grafton, In which
he euogzed the memory Of the deceased and consoled
his sorrowing friends The following were the pail bear
ers:.Messrs w. G. Bryan, 7. Pardee, W. G. Fargo, g.
H. Backus, NJ Robertson. s. r. Church and the four
directors Of the Central Railroad At the conclusion OF
the services a procession formed in the following
order The clergy, the committee Of Batavia, the
hearse and pail bearers the family and relatives OF de-
ceased directors and officers Of the New York Central
Railroad, directors and officers of Buffalo and State
Line Railroad Board of Trade Of the city OF
Buffalo, Common Council Of the city Of Buffalo,
special delegations personal friends from abroad Bata
citizens generally No carriages used in the pro-
cesson except for the clergy and family and relatives OF
deceased The procession formed four abreast and
moved in that order. Mrs. Richmond, and her sons
Alfred, Henry, Eugene, Dean and Edward and her
daughter Adelaide present during the sad ceremony,
and the emotion which they displayed drew tears from
some Of the strongest present The hearse was drawn
by horses and the coffin was one OF the richest that
could be procured The cemetery in which the remains
Of the sturdy old railroad pioneer and widely respected
citizen were deposited is about mile and half from
this city II is small unfinished and primitive, and does
not call for any special notice. Rev. Mr. Fowler read
the last burial service, and the large crowd remained
uncovered while the body Of Dean Richmond was lowered
into the grave