The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-05
Distinguished National
Representatives Present
Affecting and Imposing
Tributes to the Greatness
of Greeley.
The Railroads Find a Judge
on Their Side.


IIenuTlcks' , DdNlu, /. rof ' Ice Iresl-
dent, Brown, 6 Julian, 5; Palmer, g.
Groesbeck, l.
There was large fire last night, corner
of Second and Pine streets-loss $4,000
to $4,000 Small insurance
Some fifteen frame buildings at East St
Louis burned yesterday Loss $25, 900 TO
$4,000. Mostly insured in this city and
Philadelphia.
There is very little of interest transpir-
ing in Congress to-day.
Thus far we have had very few cases of
epizooty, and they have been very mild.
The disease seems to be losing its terrors.
NEY YORK, Dec 4.-The distribution
of tickets for admission to Greeleys Obse-
qujes was made at the Common Council
chamber this morning to the distinguished
personages determined upon. President
Grants ticket being sent TO him at the
hotel and thereafter at about 1920
clock, the party took carriages and left
for the church, according to programme
The number of applicants for tickets of
admission to witness the funeral services
dN III NHdH'il AuulCH was EllbTHlOuS.
The church accommodates l 800 persons
in all. Many prominent personages had
great difficulty in procuring cards, and
some persons offered high prices for tick
cts but found none. Several prominent
journalists arrived last evening from Phil
adelphia and other cities, among them
Col. Forney, to take part in the obsequies
The crowd that visited the City Hall yes
terday is estimated at about 10000.
A dispatch from Washington states that
twenty Democratic members of Congress
left that city last night to attend the fun
eral Senators Fenton, Upton, Schurz
and Trumbull are present Charles Sum-
ner telegraphs that his health prevents his
attendance, but that he will be present in
soul.
The interior of the church where Gree
/ leys obsequies were held presented a
sombrely beautiful aspect, Grape was
suspended in profusion, and exquisite
floral offerings were displayed In the
rear of the pulpit was sheaf Of wheat
from Chappaqua, in the form of a crown
and suspended over it was a pen and
an axe The floral wreath TO the left of
the pulpit bore the letter H also in
flowers.
The Misses Greeley with their own hands
bound the wreathes about the coffin Of
their father.
The church opened about half past ten
although ladies had previously been ad-
mitted and filled the galleries. During
the hour which elapsed before the final
procession, music was discoursed by the
choir. Among the first celebrities to ar
rive were Gov Hoffman and President
Grant Roscoe Conkhng soon after enter
ed, and Immediately following were Henry
/ Wilson and Minister Washburne. Then
followed a procession Of military and civil
officers, according to programme, Secreta-
ry BellSnap sat at the right of the pulpit.
There were also present Senator Schurz,
Lyman Trumbull, and Vice President
Colfax, who took seats near the President.
The crowds outside extended as far as the
eye could reach on either side of Fifth
Avenue awaiting the arrival of the pro
cessiOn
At eleven the funeral procession started
from Mr. Sinclair house on 45th street
Many affecting scenes took place there
during the morning Mr. Greeley's daugh-
ters were inconsolable in their grief. The
corpse was borne by ten men, next came
the chief mourners, then the Tribune As
sociation and next the Herald Club.
At twenty minutes past eleven the pro
cession entered the church The solemni
ty of the scene was most impressive. The
stiffness was such that it seemed as though
the people in the church scarcely breathed
Prominent among those who slowly wound
their way up the central aisle were Thur
low Weed VIM. NJ. Evarts and Mayor
Hall There were also present POstmas
ter Gen Creswell, Gen. Dix, Ex-Governor
Morgan, Gen Sheridan, Gov Randolph o
n. j., and committee of the UmoI
! League Club
Rev. DIR. Chaplin opened the ceremonies
by reading an appropriate selection from
the scriptures.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg next san,
very tOuchingly, Il know that my Re
deemer liveth, after which Henry Ware
Beecher delivered the funeral Grafton. 4
: duartette from st. Francis Xavier Churcl
then sang, after which DIR. Chaplin deliv
cred an address in which he said
May | not, without viOlatin,
any Of the proprieties Of this occasion
express my satisfaction that while caus
of political differences be held within thes
closed lids, the highest respect of the ma
the worker, the patriot and the mar" Al
attempt at applause was made, which wa
suppressed.
, When the procession started from Dl
l Chaplin Church, en- route to Greenwood
r Cemetery, it was the most imposing fu
0 neral procession both in point of number
and representative persons, ever witnesse
in this city The line of route was dow
9Th avenue to l4th street, and dow
4 Broadway to South Ferry and was line
: with not fewer than one hundred thousan
q persons. A large number of stores an
. public buildings were draped in mourning
. The following gentlemen were pall-beal
!, ers: Chief Justice Chase, Senator Trum
g bull, Thurlow Weed, j. Chamberlin, Rev
n DR.. Bright, VIM. Orton, d. W. Bruc,
Sinclair Tousey, Dudley S. Gregory, A /,
johnson, VIM. NJ Evarts, Jno f. Wi
}, liams Senator Fenton, Erastus Brook
: Robert Bonner, r, NJ. Hoe, Peter G. B,
v ker, J. G. Eghtbody, Charles Storris an
!, John r. Storris.
|" The procession was headed by May(
/ Hall and the Superintendent of Police G
l. foot. The carriages were driven thre
{, abreast and extended four squares. Pre-
/ ident Grant and Vice President Cola
rode in an open carriage, following close
& the hearse. Shortly after o'clock Il
procession reached South Ferry Aft,
- the arrival at the Ferry, President Graz
and Senator Wilson returned and passe
up Broadway to the hotel.
+. About 120 carriages followed the r
y mains to Greenwood The body was d
y posted in the Greeley lot There we
Y no ceremonies of any kind further thu
& laying the body in its last resting place.
Dudley s. Gregory, pail bearer, W
the man who loaned Mr.. Greeley Il
thousand dollars with which he start,
tho Trihune