New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-18
THADDEUS STEVENS.
TIE BURIAL.

-ANFcDOrEs or THE STATESMAN AND TN
,,r,,+or,e7-crss ALTON OF BUSINESS IN
r.NcASTyR-rHE TOWN HUNG WITH bLA'N
THE FINAL CEREMONIES ,,
t..,.errr Penn. Aug. l7.-The remains OF lHao-
n. S,oye.s were lowered into the grave at 40 THIS
.,.o,,oo,, purinp Saturday and Sunday and TO
.A.v the town and country which Mr. Stevens repre-
..o,ed and the people whom he loved showed their
Grief by fiacs Guttcrng at hahmaSt, by the suSpen-
son of drapcd photographs of the departed states
MN in windows and over doorways, and by gen
eral outpourng Of twice 10000 people to look again
IN him even in death HIS political party those
who elected him TO Congress after Congress loved
him even 10 jealousy They were proud OF his ma
tioua reputation proud of his greatness and glory
proud of his philanthropy aud benefcence; but the
man himself was their own and they we're unwli-
limo In corcede that he belonged to the nation at
large and not 70 Lancaster exclusively. They had
lnoyyn him 80 long. reyered him deeply and adj
n,ired him so profoundly, that they conld not bear
rival i'm their atiectiOns. America mourns nm rs !"
statesman: his own city mOums him as her tuest,
CTraJest and best friend.
scene like that on Saturday and today was GER
family never before witnessed in Pennsylvania
and only once in American history, when
the millions of whole nation were the
mourncrs AZ the bier of Abraham Lincoln.
Early in Tie morning the doors OF the olu
comuOHfrs late residence were thrown open 10 inc
pnblic His dwelling and everything about il illus
fraie the character OF the man. 1t is small, Old
fashoued house one of those substantial cOmtorta-
be structures which are found nowhere but in this
garden county of Pennsylvania where Dutch notions
prevail and Dutch Republican faith gave 5000 ma
iorty 10 Thaddeus Stevens Mr.. Stevens's residence
i'm Washington was the exact counterpart OF his
home here il is STYLED double house, situated IN
what may be termed the main street of the city, but
which goes b another name. handed down to it from
pre-reyoutonary history. Seven windows look out
from walls Of bricks on fine old shade trees; two
doors painted in unpretentous white, are close
together and the other, which leads TO the Office,
bearing the simple inscription a plate of brass,
soiled with verdigris:
OFFICE, THADDEUs STEVENS
Attorney at Law.
The interior of the house lacks everything luXuri
Gus: the accommodations are limited, there being
only two parlors and dinng-room on the first floor
Of the dwelling house proper. The parOrs, one of
which looks on the street and the other on a small
garden at the rear are connected by large folding
doors. A small handicapped table is in one corner
and the usual number of chairs of modern make are
scattered around; large mirror almost covers one
Of the walls and the only ornaments are an oil
painting of Mr.. Stevens opposite whichare painting
in oil of Washington Irving and one of a nun of
some Spanish order OF the Catholic Church. The
back parlor is equally unpreentious in its adorna
tons The walls are hung with few pictures, prin-
cipaIv photographs of the friends of Mr.. Stevens.
The other house or the Office is connected by door
from the hail. which is spacious and covered with
simple olcloth The Office consists, or rather, con-
sisted Of two large rooms similar to the parors of
the other dwelling; and here Mr.. Stevens, when at
home and practice, spent most OF his time 1t NOV
wears an air OF neglect and decay. The rude, rough
tables aud chairs covered with no fine broadcoth or
elegant upholstering are dusty and worn, the walls
are lined with cases containing shelf above shelf
law books Of standard authority. One case holds
nothing but Congressional Globes Among the works
are Harrisou's Digest BacOn's Abrdgement, English
Ecclesiastical Report, Exchequer Report, Raymonds
Report, Dublin. 1892; Atkyns's Reports, London
1871; English common law reports and the ike
Mr. Steyenss law library was of the best IN the
State, and how well he used it is established not
alone by the fact that he framed the strongest
article in the great impeachment trial, but IN older
days By many and many a case won at the Lancaster
bar. whom such as Judge Rogers, William
Hopkins James Buchanan, William jenkins, Amos
Eldnch and Others were his rivals and opponents
They passed away. and Mr. Stevens was the ac-
knowledged leader of the Circuit During his last
visit in life to Lancaster, he remarked one day
10 q friend, It's pity" looking around at the
dusty cases, that there is no one 10 keep
this going" 1t was always closed during the
session OF Congress. Mr.. Stevens had so many as
nine students with HIM at a time, and in more than
one town OF Pennsylvania, eminent young lawyers
TO-DAY boast that they were pupils of Thaddeus Ste
vens. Mr.. Steyenss private library upstairs
adjoining his bedroom. The shelves there are we'll
filed with books, principally historical The de-
rartment of American revolutionary history IS very
full and among other standard works is a splendid
sci of the American archives. The classics were not
neglected. In his younger days, Mr.. Stevens prided
himself on his acquaintance with the works OF the
authors OF Ancient Rome and Greece. Plny, Taci-
tus Cicero, SophOcles, Homer, Caesar, and other
standard works are all there. In the whole cOllec-
tion there arc not dozen works of fiction. 1t may
be that Mr. Stevens had lent them, for some Of his
friends say that he kept kind of circulating library
and never refused to lend book TO any one.
IN he parlors of this quiet little house Mr.. Ste
Vcus remains lay in state during Saturday and Sun
day. The coffin was deposited in the rear parlOr
and least 1000 people passed through the house
60 view the corpse through the &c hours during
which visitors admitted They were of all
classes and all ages, races, religions, and cOlors
The house closed on Sunday and thousands were
disappointed in not being admitted. This morning
the head and face were again exposed, and q con-
tinuous stream of people poured through the dwell
ing AS the hour appointed for the funeral drew near
the streets leading TO the house were thronged and
the press OF people was so great that they had to
form IN line, which extended nearly block on the
pavement. 1t was the work Of Eve minutes TO elbow
and push through the crowd for the short distance of
block All Lancaster, town and county was