Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-12-07
FUNERAL OF HORACE GREELEY.

! FUNERA l. OF uoNhNH
! INV YORK, Dec Large numbers
of people arrived last night and this
morning from all parts of the country to
witness the funeral of Mr. Greeley, Ill
Guiding prominent members OF Cor
orcss, representatives Of the press and
other professions.
The number of applicants for ticket
admission to witness the funeral services
at DIR. Chapin's Church was enormous.
The church accommodates 1909 persons
! in all Many prominent personages had
great difficulty in procuring cards. Some
persons offered high prices for tickets,
I but found none.
Applications for admission to DR..
Chapin's Church reached $4,000, and
1900 were issued i'll excess OF its capac-
ity. Many thousands yisitedthe church
after the ceremonies, to inspect the dec
, oratiods.
INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH.
The interior of the Church of the Di-
vine Paternity presented to-day a som
berly beautiful appearance. The pulpit
was heavily draped in Grape, and long
| lines of Grape were suspended from eve
nv pillar and every butment OF the beau
tiful Gothic interior. The several Of
ferings in the church were exquisite IN
design and appropriateness. IrlnciP@l
among them were the following Il
know that nv Redeemer liveth, red on
white ground and green border. AT
the rear OF the pulpit was a sheaf OF
wheat from Chappaqna, III the form OF a
crown. and suspended overhead pen
and an axe. Around the pulpit were
innumerablc offerings OF flowers and
wreaths. In front OF the pulpit was a
beautiful design in flowers. with the
words in the centre, 1T is done, on
white ground, purple letters and green
border on the table to the lett OF the
pulpit was floral wreath, bearing the
letters. III. g." Then there were In
flowers pillow. from the Tribune office
a quill, from the German Greeley Club /;
:; basket Of flowers, with crown and
cross, from the Lincoln Club, and floral
offerings from the Lotus, Arcadian, Her
aid and other clubs
As earl, as nine o'clock crowds flock
e to the church, but only those be&n 'g
tickets succeeded in gaining admission.
BY ten o'clock the galleries. which had
been reserved for ladies', were crowded.
THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER DISTINGUISH
Ed PERSONS.
About a quarter before eleven Presi-
dent Grant entered, and Immediately
following him We're Senator Henry, Will
son, Minister Washburne and Secretary
of War Bellinap. The took seats on
the right of the pulpit.
There were also present Senator Carl
Schurz, Lyman Tremaine and Vice
President Coltax. Mr.. Colfax took a
seat next to the President.
Among others present were Postmas-
ter General Creswell, Gen. Dix, Gov.
Morgan, Gen. Sheridan, Gov. Randolph
of New Jersey, and a committee OF
twenty from the Union League Club.
TIE PROCESSION.
Promptly at II o'clock the funeral
procession started from Mr.. Sinclairs
house, in Forty-fiith street. Many at
fecting scenes took place there during
the morning. MIR. Greeley's daughters
were inconsolable in their grief
The corpse was borne by ten men,
next came the clergy, mourners, and
then the Tribune Association; next the
Herald Clab;thcn followed in succession
military and civic officers of the United
States located in this and adjoining CT
ties, officers Of the government of the
State of New York and of other States
now in this city, the mayor and menl-
bers OF the common council, mayors and
members of the common councils Of
Brooklyn, Jersey City, Long Island
City, Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, rep
resentatives from Philadelphia, Balti-
more and other cities; then came Judges
from all the courts, and alinc of citizens
of immense length.
At twenty minutes past eleven the
procession entered the church. The So
lemnity of the scene was of the most
impressive character. The stiffness was
such that it seemed as though the people
in the church scarcely breathed.
TIE FUNERAL SERVICES.
Rev DIR. Chaplin opened the funeral
ceremonies by reading selections from
the Scriptures, many of the illusions be-
ing peculiarly appropriate to the charac
ter of the departed.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg next sang,
very touchingly, 81 know that my Re
deemer liveth, after which Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher and Rev DR.. Chaplin de-
livered able and eloquent eulogies.
The MARCH TO THE GRAVE.
Shortly before two the process ion Is
sued from the church aud moved III the follow
me order down Fifth Awnue 10 Fourteenth
street, TO Broadway. TO tie Hamilton Terry
Mounted police ard Broadway squad III sd.
vance; Superintendr' I X TO aud Mayo, Hall,
OH f o.; Irspectu bikes ard Walllng. COM
manding the police escort; detachment OF the
lie departments; Rev. DR.. Pullman. officiating
cleIsyma at the grave, pail bearers IN coaches;
Chief Justice Chase ex- Attorney Gen. Evarls,
U. ). Senator fenton, John L. Williams. Rob-
ert Bonner, Ihurlow Weed, J. Chsmperlin,
Erastu Brooks, Rev. DR.. Bright. sinclair ToG-
sey. in five coaches; Dudley $. Gregory, John
G. Lishlbody, J. X. Stuart, K NJ. Hoe, Peter
Cooper, i;hatle> :. Siorrs, Ovid W. Bunce,
Wa. Orion, Lyman TIumbull. 4. J Johnson;
Hearse, MISSES Ida aud Gai rIele Greeley; John
F. Cley land aud other members Of the family
of the decreased in carriages; President Grant,