The New York herald., 1872-12-05
THE oBsEoU1Es IN BROOKLYN.


THE OBSEQUIES IN BROOKLYN.
It was generally expected that the funeral cor
tege would reach Brooklyn about two O'Clock.
Hence it was that thousands OF people parto0k of
q hasty dinner and hurried to points along the
line set apart for the funeral procession to
move over SO that from that hour the
throng grew greater upon the streets leading
to Greenwood The cars OF the Court street, Third
and Fifth avenue lines were crowded with people
going to the cemetery eager to witness the cere-
mony at the grave and to obtain eligible sites for
observation.
PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS.
There was very little business OF any
description transacted in either the fed
eral or municipal Offices Of Brooklyn yes
terday, and thousands OF citizens took half
holiday for the purpose OF paying the last tribute
OF Prospect to the memory OF the well beloved jour
nalist and philanthr0plst. The flags of the public
buildings. a. well as the c0lors on many private
houses, factories and all the shipping, were nOat-
ing at haIf-mast.
Shortly before two O'Clock Inspector OF Police
John 5. Folk and Captain Daniel Ferry with fifty
men OF the Third sub-precincts, took up their head
quarters at the Hamilton avenue ferry. and there
patiently awaited the arrival vi the funeral pro-
cessiOn.
SEVERAL THOUSAND SPECTATORS,
men, women and children, representing every de-
gree in lite, assembled In the vicinity or the Terry
and peercd anxiously toward the slip as boat
alter boat arrived and the cortege failed
to appear. Among those who patiently
waited to receive the hOnored remains
the leaders Of the liberal IN
Kings county, Messrs. Archibald NJ. Bliss and Chas.
H. GODDARD. The former gentleman was prevented
from joining in the obsequies in New York by rea-
son or the destruction OF a vast amount OF
his property by fre on the preceding night. when
the Bushwick avenue stables, horses and cars were
consumed AS the afternoon grew apace the ther-
mometer went down and the watchers grew red
and blue with
THE CHILL ATMOSPHERE
which was waited from the river At fifteen
minutes past three O'Clock an orderly arrived,
bearing Intelligence from Superintendent KelsO
that the head OF the procession was passing Fulton
street. The police were then marched out of the
ferry house and were r drawn up IN line acing in
New York reached the slip and the carriages and
hearse moved or AS the cortege passed out OF the
churches were iOlled and the crowd raised hats in
reverence to the mortal remains OF the humani-
THE ADVANCE OF THE PROCESSION
paused on Union street and there awaited the ar
rival OF the remainder OF the carriages. Arrange
ments had been made by the committee with the
Union Ferry Company for the transportation Of
600 vehicles. The company had seven boats run
movements Oft Of the funeral and ooviate ali unneces-
sary delay. They also, as token Of respect. re-
fused to accept ferriage Tor the vehicles or mourn
In the line. In half On hour, by four O'Clock,
the last carriage was on the metropolis side OF the
river, and the mournful procession moved on at
a slow pace. The route lay through Union street.
over the NicolsOn pavement, on to Fourth av-
enue and along thence to Greenwood. Upon every
nsr bens
who warmed In their praises OF the virtues OF the
good old man. whose peculiarly sad taking on
has been "a household word for the past genera
ti0n almost.
AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY
fully four thousand uCODje. chiefly OF the Ventler
sex, representing the most intelligent and re.
spectacle families Of the community witnstood
trolled their impatience to seek the warmth
and comfort or home in their, desire esu,e
cheer aas co%ors to Se neasts
OF the bereaved orphan girls who had lost father
whom they had so long respected tor his sterling
through the grand archway leading to the
cemetery was striking one indeed. On
s"' soft ssy Carpet % Of Autumn sv leaves, facing
the entrance Stood walked and sat thousand
Of the head Of the For hours
they waited tnus Among this assemblage were
conspicuous several mothers, who carried In their
regardless % Of the dangers which they ran from ex-
posing the young ones to the damp, cold atmos-
they wanted their children to be able to say in
after life that they, too, had taken some
part IN the obssGues o. nofaee race ~. greeley oS
utmost capacity by the undaunted fair ones, who
fled in to get little heat and then went out I'M
patient TO see whether the funeral was IN sight.
Hundreds found their way through various cir
cuitous routes to
rHR GREELEY FAMILY VAULT
on Locust Hill, distant about threc-quarters or q
mile from the entrance when attained by
the most direct route, but at varied
and more extended distances TO the
unfamiliar visitors, who lost themselves III
the labyrinth OF serpentlne paths ere they reacncd
their destination. Locust Hill Is prettty located IN
the southwestern section Of Greenwood, and nne
view OF the harbor ana the fast declining winter
| sun was had from this standpoint. The
| vault which is an underground vault,
was prepared Tor the reception OF the
dead, and ccmetery employees were on duty there
to see to the perfection OF the final sad arrange
ment5 for mortality. detachment OF police or
| crowd, which evinced an undismayed front ana
| pressed eagerly forward on all sides to indulge IN
| a curious peep into the vault.
The bells OF Greenwood toied out In mournfu
| cadence the solemn approach Of the inneral COR
| tege few minutes before ave, Just alter sunset
! and the hcarse and carriages drove In through the
| portals OF the great metropolis OF America, 10
| whose mighty population OF departed great men
| another inhabitant was added, wno has lett MS
| footprints on tho sands oil time"
| Then tDosc who were assembled IN the vicinity OF
the gate made haste or toward Locust Iiili to wit
| ness t. 4a sl lI
| Tux LAST ACT.
| on arriving at the vault the New York and
| OF the family Of the deceased were admitted
/ to the small circle kept ~ the police
| about the entrance to the grave. The
1 caak et containing the remaina borne up the