Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-04
GREELEY.
Popular Expression OF Sorrow and
Tributes Of Respect to his Memo
1-Arrangements for the
Funeral-MOst ImpOs-
ing Ceremonies.
srrw YnRs CITY.

Ile IOulfQlItte OF COclety OF II
Chapin's church, in view of the larg
numbers who will attend Mr.. Greeley
funeral, have decided TO issue tickets Il
admission to the church. The order
services comprises addresses by Re'
Henry Ward Beecher and DR.. ChapiI
The citizens ofBroOklyn have alread
started subscriptions to raise twenty-fiv
thousand dollars for monument TO th
memory of Mr.. Greeley.
IL i estimated that the funeral pro
cession viii be over two miles long.
The list of pall-bearers, i is under
stood, includes the names Of Vice -Presi
dent Colfax, Secretary Boutwell, Nh
LLOYD Garrison, Chief Justice Chase
Charles Summer, William Cullen Bry
ant and one or two Tribune attaches
IL Is also stated that General Banks am
Thurlow Weed viii be among the pail
bearers: the latter at his own request.
The CITY Hall Park has been jammet
with thousands Of people since min
O'Clock, endeavOring to view the re
mains Of Hsrace Greeley lying IN stat
in the Governors room, and although
crowds filed by at a wonderful rate, ther
seems TO be no denlinution in the thronJ
pressing forward, which runs bacl
Tor a square. No such universal test
Dony Of public esteem has been showI
since the time LincOln's remains lay il
state here. Flags are everywhere ar
at half mast. Crowds are arriving by
rrains and steamboats, from adjaeen
cities. The City Hall is draped il
mourning, and over the main entrance
hangs the inscription, 1--WE remembel
with pride his busy life -
Nsny distinguished citizens from
abroad have arrived to join in the funeral
ceremonies. The courts will adjourn
over TO Thursday.
a regiment will act as escort tC
President Grant tomorrow. There will
be no music in the procession. All OF
the newspapers throughout the country
are requested 10 mail to Ezra Carrell, al
Cqrren University, Ithaca, New York,
comics of their papers containing eulOgies
ar other articles upon the death of HOr-
see Greeley, TO be comprised in a me-
mortal volume for the library of said
I-niversitv, of which the deceased was
one Of the trustees.
The New York Associated Press to-
dav adopted resolutions of sorrow at the
death of Mr.. Greeley, one of the original
proprietors of the institution, eulOgizing
his life and labOrs, and expressive OF
sympathy with his orphan children.
The scene at the City Hall this fore
noon has had no parallel since the day
the dead body of Abraham Lincoln lay
within its walls. The building itself
lad a sombre and mOurnful appearance
with flags at half-mast, and the pillars
enfolded in black serge festOOns, some
of the material dropping over the pOrtico
enframing the windows on the balcony,
shrouded in mourning emblems, and the
heavy folds of the United States banner
with the portrait of Horace Greeley;
below j. the inscription, 1--WE remember
with pride his busy life" The body Of
the dead journalist arrived at the City
Hall as early as eight o'clock. 1t was
borne there in a simple hearSe, attended
bv an escort of honor. The coffin, in the
presence Of comparatively few specta-
tors. was carried to the Governors
room and placed upon temporary bier.
The coffin was black walnut, with heavy
silver handles. AT the head was pOr-
trait Of Mr.. Greeley as he appeared in
life, and a large chaplet Of tube
roses. The lid bore the inscription OF
90 Horace Greeley; born February 3,
1911: died November %, 1872, and was
ornamented with festoOns Of natural
fern leaves. At the mead was a second
inscription, 'I know that my Redeemer
lfveth;n and vet another at the foot,
worked in viOlets, 1.-THE city mouTns our
goss.r Mr. Greeley lay with his left
arm lying by his side, and his right
across his breast. His face was terribly
emaciated and wan, and utterly unlike
that which his daily companions have
been accustomed to see. His appear
auce was that Of a man who had, after
terrible sufferings. succumbed IN pro-
longed fight with the combined forces Of
mental and bodily anguish.
Although preparations for receiving
the public were not completed until ten
O'Clock, as early as eight o'clock the
front of City Hall was occupied by thou
sands Of men, women and children in
tent upon taking a farewell look at the
face of the departed. Everywhere the
utmost decorum prevailed. There was
no iostling, no tumultuOus haste to OBJ
tain positions. A hush pervaded the
entire assemblage, and each face wore a
look Of intense sadness. The multitude
was formed in line, and passed up, two
fIv two, into the room where the body
was lyingin state.
one Of the first men to approach the
coffin was General John A. Dix.
among the many distinguished
s,ap tiemen in the room was Thurlow
NVee,i, one of the oldest friends Of Mr..
Greeley. The old man sat near the head
~ the bOdy, and seemed pleased to be
Questioned concerning the life and char
actor of thfr deceased. He said he could
moi remember that Mr.. Greeley ever re-
farred 10 any youthful amusement OF
when they had been young men tOgeth-
or. and as such, were often IN each
g+bers company. " Everybody" said
weed. "a had hours of relax
zion. but Mr. Greeley never
rEsved. was as poor as he, and had
~. hattie Of life to fight as he had, and
vet [ always took relaxation. You see
Ne we're OF different tempeDments.
Looking back over Greeley's life,
fbluk he showed as much unselfish am
t,itiou as any man that ever lived. His
whole life was given to opposing IN
iustice and oppression His char
acter was perfectly pure, Tor ne
had no vices that ] knew Of,
and was intimate with him in
an matters. He was fearless in the eX-
THFfN-Ifltf Ol lis bEAAEA III " AAtAN
His whole aim was 10 do good When
Mr. Weed approached the casket, he
leaned over the body and gazed long
and earnestly into the face Of his former
associate. He seemed 10 be deeply af-
fected by the scene, and, after looking
II the features Of Greeley for some time,
lac leaned on the shoulder Of a friend
aud left the room.
As the multitude filed by with uncov-
cred heads, each was allowed sufficient
time 10 view The dead; many showed
disposition to lag behind despite the
WHISPERED admOnition OF the gentlemen
IA charge that there was no time TO
t0s,a. There were many ladies who
showed signs of emotion, some stopping
to kiss the forehead of the deceased.
A. the dinner hour Of the working
class approached, the crowd awaiting
sdmittance 10 the chamber OF death be-
came enormous. The la0orers VINO
came down town in their working
clothes got one last look al the lace OF
their CHEEKY old friend. Working girls
Of all ages came from their factories ana
stores, and they were very properly al
lowed 20 pass on before the men, VINO
were obliged 10 stand In hne
and await their turn. a patssdge
was made in this way for all
persons who were accompanied by la
dies. Families, evidently from the
country. came together, and the old
folk could not restrain their tears as
they looked on the face Of the man who
had, a. il were, lived in their hearts for
half life time 1t was also a noticeable
fact that many negroes, both men and
women, were in the line.
The stream Of people anxious to gaze
upOn the features Of the dead continued
undiminished until ten o'clock this
evening, when the Governors room
and CITY Hall were closed. Probably
fully fifty thousand persons viewed the
body. and many thousands did not even
each the steps Of the City Hotel, the
IiLe extending blocks away.
3. Stewart and Edward T. Carpen-