The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-04


and they were very properly allowed tC
| pass in before themeu who were obligC(
10 stand in line and await their turn;
passage was made in this way tor all per
sons who were accompanied by ladies
Families, evidently from the country
came together and the old folks could no,
restrain their tears rs they looked on The
face Of the man who had as it were, lived
in their hearts halt q lifetime. 1t was
also noticeable fact that many negroes
men and women were in line. The
stream Of people anxious to gaze upon
the features OF the dead continued undi.
minishCd until ten O'Clock this evening
when the Governors room and City Hall
were closed, Probably fully $4,000 per.
sons viewed the body and many thousands
did not even reach the steps OF CITY Hall
the line extending blocks away.
Messrs. j. i. Stewart aud Edward T.
Carpenter were present as the representa-.
tlvCS OF the family OF the deceased and ut
their request, it is said, these gentlemen
intend 10 request Rev. Sinclair to allow
the body to rest in the vestibulc OI the
church tomorrow so that the ladies and
Others, who have not been able 10 visit
the City Hall today, may have an oppor.
tInlty OF seeing the face OF him whose
name is now on every lip.
In the official programme for the obsc.
quies III requested particularly that those
having charge of the church and fire dc.
partmcnt bells toll them from one o'clock,
r. NJ, until the close Of the procession at
L. NJ. II is also requested that hOu sCs
along the route may be draped in mourn.
ing The route OF the procession will be
through 9TH avenue to l4th street, to
Broadway from Broadway to Hamil.
ton ferry. The draping OF DR.. Chaplin's
Church is being rapidly completed. The
large archcd entrance TO the Church from
the street will be heavily draped with
black muslin lo0pcl with heavy crane
rosctts. The vesliDuc is also hung with
muslin, and Immediately over the door
leading 10 the centre aisle will be sus.
pended large sized portrait of the dc.
parted, which will have around it deep
border CT Grape, The interior of the
Church will be proluscly drapcd with
black cloth and Grape, no white being
used with the exception Of flowers. From
the centre OF the arChcd roof are hung
broad folds olcloth festOoncd TO the Capi.
tails If the pillars by large and massive
Grape rOselts The front OF the galleries
will he also hung with black cloth, and
the pillars, of which there are six on either
side, vii! be wound around with the same
sable cmblcms. lie nNyc, pulpit, altar,
rail and the whole Of the handsome
wood work apvCrtaining thereto, will
be handsomely drapGd with Grape,
while from tho carved pillars on either
side Of the pulpit or reading desk will be
raised m arch composed OF ivy, immor-
telle, tube roses and other white flowers,
bearing in its centre the words, know
that my EcdccmGr livcth," wrought in
crimson flowers. In front o the pulpit
will be the motto, at is donc," worked
flowers within ground of white tube
roses, lilies and C0mCIiCs. The Calatal-
que will be composed OF rich black velvet,
prOlusCly strewCd with flowers and vines
OF ivy. The steps directly in front Of the
altar will also be covered with the hand
soonest floral decorations that loving hands
and hearts can furnish. 1t is said that
a number Of ladies OF the Tribune Asso.
citation have signiticd their intention to
present magnificent floral Offering in the
shape Of IN urCh which will stand nearly
six feet from the ground and bearing a
suitable inscription or motto. Around
the church will also be hung appropriate
drapery, while the organ will be covered
with mourning. The pew lately occupied
by the iIlustriOus dead has been ApprOpri.
atcly dressed in Grape, while from the
wall is hung heavy lestoons Of Grape
caught up by heavy resets OF the same
material, and tomorrow will be placed
in addition thereto, vines, white roses and
ivy, which will be gracefully entwinCd
and fall 10 the seat where will be also
strGwcd protuSion Of flowers.
The National Democratic Committee
have issued the following;
lrDQ'Rs NATIONAL Dem. COMMITTEE !
New YORK Nov. 3.
The Democratic National Convention
did, in July 1872, with unanimily unprc-
cedCntcd in the history of the party, nom.
mate as their candidate for tho office Of
President OF the United States, Horace
Greeley, OF New York. Six States cast
their electoral votes for him, and millions
of men in other States where We failed
OtsucCcSS, testified their appreciation Of
his noble character and the great service
he had rendered the country, hy voting
our electoral ticket, but Horace Greeley
is dead, and tho spiGndOr OF the political
viCtCry achieved by his opponents is now
diminished by the sorrow which this sad
event has cast upon the people whom he
loved, md who regarded him Ns one Of
the best, truCst and bravCst of men. The
lessons OF hispurC and blNmcless lie will
long remain impressed upon the age in
which he lived. Every beat of his great
heart was in sympathy with humanity in
It's broAdcst form. lie loved the govern.
mcnt; he loved his fellow men, and the Ia.
Dor of his whole life was to elevate the con.
dllion Of Ofmankind. Nostrugglc for liberty,
civil or religious, was ever made on the
sur!NcC o! the earth since his manhood
began, with which he did not affection.
atcly sympathiHe, md to which he failed
to give faithful and powerful aid. Every
day his life NbOnndCd in acts Of kindness,
Of charity, Of forgiveness md of love.
Not his stricken family alone, hut
stricken people sorrow for loss wholly
inscrutblc and almost unparalleled.
The National Democratic Committee,
in behalf oI the great party who Nchivcd
honor by their lAithtul effort to elect HIM
to the first Office in the government will
do all in Their power to honor his name
and memory.
Signed AUGUSTUS SCuELi,
Chairman National Dem. Com.