The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-10

And so bid farewell to thee, brave, honest,
noble hearted friend! The village OF thy birth,
weeps, to-day, for one who never caused pam
before. The Flower of Essex is gathered at
thv grave. Massachusetts mourns thee as
son who has given new llstre to her historic
mace: and Maine. not unmindful of her joint
inheritance in the earlier glories of the parent
State has onened her noblest harbor, and draped
ber mnnicinai halls with richest, saddest robes.
tn do honor to thy remains. New England, from
monntain-top to farthest cape, is in sympathy
With the scene, and feels the fitness that the
haiIowed memories of 'Leyden' and sPlym-
outh,-the refuge and the rock of her Pilgrim
Enthusiastically associated with thy obse-
ouies. This great and glorious Nation, in all
its restored and indicated union, partakes
the pride OF thy life and the sorrow of thy
loss. In hundreds of schools of the desolat-
ed South, the children, even now, are chant
ing thy requiem and weaving chaplets around
thy name. In hundreds Uncomfortable homes,
provided by thy bounty, the poor of the grand
est city OF the world, even now, are breathing
blessings on thy memory. The proudest
shrine Of Old England has unlocked its con-
secrated vaults for thy repose. The bravest
ship of navy whose march is DER the noun
tain-waves, whose home is on the Deep has
borne thee as conqueror to thy chosen
rest; and, as it passed from isle to isle, and
from sea to sea, in cfrcumnavigation almost
as wide as thy own charity, has given new
significance to the memorable saying of the
great funeral orator of antiquity: "Of illus
trious men, the whole earth is the sepulchre
and not only does the inscription upon columns
in their own land point it out, but in that also
which is not their own, there dwells with
every one an unwritten memorial of the
heart" And now, around thee, are assembled,
not only surviving schoOlmates and old com.
panions of thy youth, and neighbors and
friends OF thy maturer years, but votaries OF
Science, ornaments of Literature, heads OF
Universities and Academies, foremost men OF
Commerce and the Arts, ministers of the
Gospel, delegates from distant States and rul-
ers OF thy own State, all eager in paying such
homage to career of grand but simple Benef-
icence, as neither rank, nor fortune, nor
learning, nor genius could ever have COM
manded. Chiefs of the Republic, representa-.
tlves and more than representatives Of Royal.
", are not absent from thy bier. Nothing is
wanting to give emphasis to thy example,
Nothing is wanting 10 fill up the measure OF
thy fame. But what earthly honor-what &C.
emulation of earthly honors-shall compare
Tor moment with the supreme hope and
trust which VIC all lumbly and devOuLIy Cher.
ish at this hour, that when the struggles and
the victories, the pangs and the pageants oil
time shall all be ended, and the great awards
of eternity shall be made up, thou mayest be
found among those who are "more than con.
querers, through Him who loved us"!
And so we bid thee farewell. brave, honest
noble-hearted Friend of Mankind!
THE FUNERAL oBsERvANcEs.
From the Peabody Institute, where the re-
mains were deposited on their arrival from
Portland, the procession to the church wa!
headed by Prince Arthur, who seems to have
been as prominent figure in the whole affai
as any reason can be assigned for. Minister
Thornton appeared in his Court dress, ant
the other officers of the suite and navy were
in full uniform. No regular order of process
sion was observed from the Institute to the
church, but there was an imposing display O
carriages. All along the route taken there
were thousands of people thronging the side
walks, the windows, and every available poin
of observance. On arriving at the church
considerable difficulty was experienced ii
alighting by the occupants of the carriages
the crowd at that point being very dense. The
church was appropriately draped. Almost thu
first to enter it were the relatives of Mr.. Pea
body, who were seated in the front pew in thu
centre. Prince Arthur and suite came il
next, and were escorted to seats midway i1
the church in the left aisle, while Governor
Clafin, who went in with Gov. Chamberlain
leaning on his right arm and Gov. Stearns on
his left, came next with their several suites
following. Afterward came the Council ant
Legislative Committee. Captain Commerel
with his officers were seated Immediately be
hind Prince Arthur. The delegates of trus
tees from Peabody came in last
President Elliot of Howard College received
prominent seat in the body of the church
and many other distinguished men were pres
ent.
In the pulpit were Hon. r. c. Winthrop
OF Boston, and Rev. Daniel D. Marsh, of thu
Memorial Charch, Georgetown.
During the march from the church to Har-
mony Grove the snow fell rapidly, but did moi
prevent the gathering of large crowd alons
the whole route. When the funeral car came
to halt, ten men who were standing il read
mess took the coffin from the car and carried
it to the entrance of the vault. The pail
hearers angnreu rom their carriages aud ad
vanced to the side of the coffin, standing with
uncovered heads as it was gently let into the
vault with ropes. This duty being performed
the procession moved again, passing out Of
the Salem entrance. While the coffin was
being placed in the vault the carriages of the
princes party were out of sight of the emil
nence on which it is situated. Many car
riages were not inside the cemetery and the
end of the procession was at the corner of
Grove and Main streets, nearly quarter of a
mile distant from the gate of the cemetery.
Upon the return of the procession the
prince and other foreign visitors, and the gov
ernor and council, went to the residence of
the Hon. A. A. Abbott, where dinner had
been prepared for them. The various COM
mittees present and the other guests were in
vited to an excellent dinner laid in the base
ment of the Institute.