New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-16
aIIg Qggeatellt.
4 Z MORNING. NOV EsgBER l., lass.
AFIIEe9ISG soENEs Il THE HousE O MR. SEWARD.

Auburn n. R
ArFEeTISG soKaEs al ETBE HOUSE OF MR. SEWARD.
The Advertiser and Onion, of Auburn, N. &,
after rehearsing tla funeral scenes OF Miss Seward
i III Washington speaks of the arrival of the re.
mains ia that city, and of the touching scenes at
the house alter tho colin was opened, as follows
Her remains, attended by her father and family, |
ith other relatives and friends, including Dr. Ii.
Robinson, Jr her physician, reached this city by
special train last evening, and were met at the
depot BY pail bearers selected from her most init.
mate friends heres by a committee, consisting OF
she pall-hea1eEs who served at her mothers fune.
Tal more than q year ago, and by q large number
of other citizens, and conveyed to the family resi-
dence on South street, where they now are: The
scene at the house al the opening of the coffin, no
moor language of ours can describe. The ve1era-
Bic father bent over the casket as the undertaken
removed the cover, with his face written all over
tle lntensest anxiety to behold her face once
more. and with a sigh from innaost heart Of hearts,
turned to the relatives and friends with the re-
mark here she is; come and see her Ihefe
was not, for there could not have been, a dry eye
iii the room. The secretary soon recovered him
SELF sufficiently to receive the confidence OIL ms
attending neighbors and friends.
Her death being regarded here as the resulting
consequence OF the shock she receyed at the Iltle
OF ths assassination tragedy which carried away
her beloved mother, the memory of ali those pam.
ful scenes was instantly called aud intermlngied
With synlpathies for the present bereavement.
ygg did not fail to recall the scene so well des-
cribe1 by Addison when the dead body OF Cato s
son was brought TO him. 1t was hard, very hard
for that stout hearted patriot to lose his boy pu
u being d Roman he nevertheless essaYed 70 SPEAK
I. Who would not be that youth .s
ssseSs ald f aoafshsd aiSss ii cisii civil
Hard as This terrible afliction has beento 6eere
saiy Seward, and hard enough to have crushed an,
person besides him, he has never been heafq Z
Inl1r4nur nor to utter single word Of complaint,
In n heart of remarkable purity and 5enaefhess
and a temper Of unusual sweetness and serenity
Fanny had been carefully educated IN y o.! IN
talilas which belong 10 gentle, elevated GhIlsgai
character She resemhled her sainted mother y
ssI that was delieate, atfeetonate dutltal ana IS
Ngiods. Her earliest taste for reading vas pes
gTasided with works OF the most eGalted an
4 chastened order aud her pen has LETT traces .
1 thought which seem oniy to fall short oi DlYln
Inspiration. After the death Of her motnef sa n
4naefteok, BY all the means in her power. 70 n
sD 4ar as II was possible ,her place IN her iatnef
Household and affections, and all that bllai aHeG
ti0n could do TO that end she faithfully performed
But siie painful scenes before referred % :
greatly shocked her delicate nervous system tht
the pEofoundest medical skill has been unable 9 =
restore her. With occasional intervals, ahofaln
come promise of ultimate recovery sne gFaauali
declined until the time of her death
She 7yas greatly beloved by all that knew he he
She sTas devoted member Of the Protestal
Episcopal church, partook Of its saefaments az
enjoyea Its consultations.