The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-04
TELEGRAPHlC.
THE FUNERAL OF Mr..
GREELEY TO-DAY.
Wonderful Display Of
Grief at the Funeral.
IMMENSE TURN OUT OF THE
PEOPLE.
The Solemn and SorroWfuI
Funeral.
Mr.. Gree1ey's Remains
viewed by thousands in
the City Hall.
Affecting Scenes and Incl
dents.
President Grant and Vice
President Co1fax to at
tend the funeral.
Resignation of Judge Mel
President Grant and Vice
President Colfax to at
tend the funeral.
Resignation of Judge Mel
son.
Appointment of W. ard Hunt
to the vacancy.
Election of Judge Merrimon
u. S. Senator in N. G..


New YORK, Dec. 4-The funeral of
Mr. Greeley took place to-day from the
Rev. DR. Chapin's Church Yester day
and to-day the body lay in state at the City
Hall 1t is estimated that $1,000 people
viewed the remains of the great editor and
statesman. At the church the scene was
intensely affecting. Dr. Chaplin read sew
eral passages of Scripture, which were
especially appropriate to the last words
uttered by the deceased. Henry Ward
Beecher delivered a most eloquent and
powerful discourse on the life and character
Of the deceased, and at the conclusion Miss
Kellogg sang with great effect | know
that my Bedeemer iveth. There was
scarcely a dry eye in all the assembled
thousands. Great numbers of organized
societies of all kinds were in attendance.
All kinds of business seemed wholly sus-
pended, especially on the line of
the great procession. President
Grant, Gen. Sherman, part
of the Cabinet, Minister Washburne, and
many Senators and Representatives, in
Guiding a number of the Diplomatic Corps
and other distinguished personages attend
ed the funeral All the houses on
the line of the funeral cortage were
closed and draped in mourning,
/ Flags were everywhere displayed at half
mast The crowd was simply enormous
the streets everywhere on the line being
crowded and packed with people, who
with uncovered heads and sorrowful looks
evinced the sincere grief they felt at the
loss of this truly great and good man
The solemnity and imposing dignity of the
occasion has never been equaled in New
York.
In other cities, everywhere, token
of mourning are displayed
NEW York, Dec. 3-The remains o
Mr. Greeley arrived at the City Hall a
early as eight O'Clock. They were born,
there in simple hearse, attended by al
escort Of honor. The coffin, in the pres
ence of comparatively few spectators, wa
carried to the Governor room and place.
upon a temporary bier The coffin wa
black with heavy silver handles. At tn
head was a portrait of Greeley as he ap
peared in life and large chaplet of tube
roses The lid bore the inscription
Horace Greeley; born Feb. 3, 1911; die,
November Goth, 1872, and was orna
mented with festoons Of natural fer
leaves At the head was second inscrip
E ton: Il know that my redeemer hyeth,
and vet another at the foot worked in vic
lets: The city mourns our loss. Gree
ley lay with his left arm lying by his side
and the right across his breast. His fac
was terribly emaciated and worn, utterl
unlike that which his daily companion
have been accustomed to see. His az
pearance was that of man who had, a
ter terrible sufferings, suecumbed in
prolonged fight with the combined force
of mental and bodily anguish.
Preparations for receiving the publ
? were not completed until 10 o'clock, br
n as early as 8 the square in front of tf
: city hall was occupied by thousands
men, women and children, intent upC
taking farewell look at the face of Gre
: ley. Everywhere the utmost decorul
prevailed. There was no jostling, no a
, tempts to obtain advantageous position
A hush prevailed in the assemblage, al
each face wore look of intense silenc
The multitude was formed in line al
passed up two by two to the room whe
At the body was lying in state. One of Il
y first men to approach the coffin was &c
+ John A. Dix
l. Among the many distinguished gentl
o, men in the room was Thurlow " eed. On
- of the oldest friends of Mr.. Greeley. III
- old man sat near the head of the boz
and seemed pleased to be questioned co
cerning the life and character of the d
ceased. He said he could not rememb
that Greeley ever referred to any youth
amusement. They had been young m,
together and as such were often in ea
- others company. Everybody" sa
Weed, has hours of relaxation, b
Greeley never played. ! was as poor
he, and had the battle of life to fight as
had, and yet | always took relaxatic
. We~ere of different temperaments. Loo
., ing back over MIR. Greeley life think
showed as much unselfsh ambition as a
man that ever lived. His whole life "
given to opposing injustice and oppresslo
ro- His character was perfectly pure, for
=. had no faults that knew OF and "
Il most intimate with him in all matters. !
was fearless in the expression of his bel
d. d. in what was right. His whole aim was
do good.