Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-12-12
THE LAMENTED DEAD.
The Last Solemn Rites Over the
Earthly Remains of
Horace Greeley.

ley took place on Wednesday, the 4th
inst The ceremonies were held in
DR.. Chapin's Church which was dec
GRATED in the most magnificent man.
ner.
Over the door in front hung flag
draped with black. In the vestibule
was portrait of Mr.. 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 depended graceful
strings of smilax. The pulpit itself
and the vail in front were fully drap
ed. The drapery ran around the
front OF the galleries and from brack
ct to bracket along the side wall.
Lengths of serge dropped from the
center of the ceiling to the spring of
each arch, twined above the columns
and hung from the pinnacles of the
organ. The clock which stopped at
ten minutes before seven. the hour
at which Mr.. Greeley died, was sur
rounded with black and above it, in
a green wreath, was a white cross of
flowers. The pew which Mr.. Gree
| ley used to occupy, about midway
up the north aisle, next to the wall,
was draped with Grape. The figure,
in flowers, of Tyre with broken
strings, hung at tho head. The seat
was thickly strewn with white flow
ers, camelias being placed in the spot
which Mr., Greeley used 10 occupy.
This pew will be left empty for thir-
ty days.
The most remarkable decorations
of the church, however, were the
flowers There was beautiful ap-
propriateness and personal signif-
cance in many of the devices which
surrounded his bier. At the back of
the pulpit. under the words, 1T is
done," with which his great life clos
ed, was wreath of ripened wheat q
fit emblem of the rich harvest the
keen sickle of death had so lately
reaped Below this was shield of
white flowers, with the arms of the
State of New York in purple bios
SONS. the gift of the Common Coun-
Gil. Still below the last, an ak and a
pen were arrayed in the form of a
cross. A magnificent arch of white
flowers, presented by the ladies OF
DR.. Chapin's congregation, spanned
the pulpit over the speakers head.
On its white ground was wrought IN
crimson blossoms the legend, 81
know that my Redeemer liveth. In
deed these words and the at is
done," were repeated again and again
in the decorations in all sorts of de
vices. At the right OF the pulpit
stood another gift from the Common
Council, large stand, of which the
whole top was composed of the
choicest flowers, rose buds and cam
elias and tube roses, surmounted by
crown wrought from the same love
blossoms A smaller stand ant
crown was the gift of Mayor Hall
and another came from the Lincolr
, Club. The Lotus, the Union League
and the Herald Clubs, were present
f ed by appropriate offerings From
; the German Greeley and Brown clut
came an immense quill. wrought il
the choicest flowers. One of th'
, most remarkable of the tributes was
, Elow composed of camelies anC
white roses, with a groundwork o
f violets and other modest blossoms
THIS beautiful design was the gift o.
\ the Tribune employees.
; Among the celebrities presen
were, President Grant, Gov, Hoff-
man, Senator Conkling, Senate
Wilson, Minister Washburne, Secre-
taly Belkuap, Postmaster Genera
CresweH. Generals Sheridan ant
Dix, Vice President Colfalx. Senator
2 Trumbull and Schurz, Thurlow Weed
, VIM: NJ. Evarts, Elk Gov. Morgan
Gov. Randolph, of New Jersey.
! Rev. DIR, Chaplin opened the cere-
!, monies by reading selections fron
q the Scriptures, and after singing
Rev II. w. Beecler spoke substanti
e ally as follows:
When men have filled the house
> hold of God with their presence,
j is not surprising that we miss then
E when they leave us forever, and ye
= they are constantly, like in this pres
ent case, going from us, and Others
are being called upon by means OF
Heavenly impulse, to take their pla-
| ces in the great cause of Gods truth
j, TIE occasion, my friends, is solemn
Y and sublime one, and we forget the
f strife and contest of the world; tha
r strife that separated us politically il
: the affairs of the nation, and l joil
Q in this meeting, to weep over the re
t mains of him who is now in ou
presence, soon to be taken from us
: but whose memory shall live foreye
;. in the annals of his country.
0 Who is this man whom we are her
: to day TO commemorate ? For thirt,
l years he has filled the land with til
8 greatest controversy. He was mai
n of war. and yet he died without civ
{ ic honors. A private citizen, ant
D yet we honor him, one and all Th
l. | President of the United States al,
his officers are he:e, and bow in ST
lence to the will of God, in takiu:
: from US our great brother. A lttlt
: time ago and we were in the midst o
; a fierce battle with the great dead
2 the leader of one side, and vet h,
+ now lies liieless before US. 1t is be
e cause the man was something NOR,
= than professional man; so gooG
Y and noble that he had few ccmpeers
J. 1t is for these reasons that we Assem-
f BILE here to mourn the loss of Hor
d ace Greeley For thirty years ht
= built for himself no outward monu
q ment, but here to day, between tn,
! oceans, there is not man who ha
| tatt tho affanfc of l,l~