Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-12-13
The Funeral Of Mr.. Greeley.
New YORK, December 4


THE interior of the Church of the Di.
vine Paternity, where Mr.. Greeley's obse-
quies were held, presented sombre and
beautiful appearance. Outside of the
church were throngs waiting in respect
full silence. Police stood in front of the
church as a guard. The church was
opened at about halt-past ten, although
ladies had previously been admitted and
filled the galleries. During the hour
which elapsed before the arrival of the
procession, strain of music was dis
coursed by the choir.
Among the first celebrities to arrive
were Governor Hoffman and President
Grant. Roscoe. Conkling soon after enter
ed, and Immediately following him were
Henry Wilson, Minister Washburne, and
Secretary Belknap, who sat at the right
of the pulpit. There were also General
Schurz, Lyman Trumbull, and Vice-Pres-
ident Colfax, who took seat near the
President. The crowds outside extended
as far as the eye could reach, on either
side on Fifth avenue, awaiting the arrival
of the procession. At eleven o'clock the
procession started from Mr.. Sinclair's
house, on Forty-fifth street. Many affect
ing scenes took place there during the
morning. Mr.. Greeley's daughters were
inconsolable in their grief. The corpse
was borne by ten men; next came the
chief mourners, then the Tribune Associ.
alton, and next the Herald Club. Follow.
ing the corpse, the mourners, and the
Tribune and Herald Associations, came in
succession the military and civil officers,
according to the programme.
The church had been appropriately
decorated. Over the door in front hung
a flag draped up with black. In the vesti.
bule was portrait of Greeley with Grape
around the frame. The screen behind
the pulpit was covered with black cloth,
hanging in graceful folds and relieved by
festoons, while from the top of it depend
ed graceful strings of smilax. The pul.
pit itself and rail in front were gracefully
draped. Drapery ran around the front
Of the galleries, and from bracket to
bracket along the side walls. Lengths oi
serge dropped from the center of the
ceiling to the spring of each arch, twinec
about columns, and hung from the pima
cles Of the organ. The clock, stopped
at ten minutes before Z, the hour of Gree
ley's death, was surrounded with black
and above 1t, in green wreath, was {
white cross Of flowers. The pew Mr.
Greeley used to occupy, about midway o.
the north aisle, next the wall, was drapeC
with Grape. The figure in flowers of 9
Tyre with broken strings, hung at the
head. The seat was thickly strewn with
white flowers, camellias being placed il
the spot which Greeley himself used t.
occupy, This pew will be left empty fol
thirty days. The most remarkable decor
ations of the church, however, were the
flowers. There was q beautiful appro
priateness and personal significance IL
many Of the devices which surrounded
his bier At the back of the pulpit, un
der the words: 1T is DONE" with which
his great life closed, was a wreath of rip
ened wheat, a fit emblem of the rich har
vest the keen sickle of Death had so late
ly reaped. Below this was a shield O.
white flowers, with the arms of the Stat
of New York in purple blossoms, the gif
of the Common Council. Still below tn,
last, an AK and pen were arranged il
the form of cross. A magnificent arcl
of white flowers, presented by the ladie
of DR.. Chapin's congregation, spanneC
the pulpit over the speakers head On
its white ground was wrought in crimson
blossoms the legend :" Know that ny
Redeemer Liveth." Indeed, these word
and the at is DONE" were repeated
again and again in decorations, in al
sorts of devices.
AT the right of the pulpit stood another
gift from the Common Council, a large
stand, of which the whole top was com
posed of the choicest flowers, rosebudi
and camellias, and tuberoses, surmount
ed by crown wrought from the sant
lovely blossoms. A similar stand anC
crown was the gift Of Mayor Hall, and