Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-12-13
the Fttneral OF Mr.. Greeley.
NEW York. Decembe


THE interior of the Church of the Di
vine Paternity, where Mr.. Greeley's obse-
quies were held, presented sombre and
beautiful appearance. Outside of the
church were throngs waiting in respect
full silence. Police stood in front of the
church as a guard. The church was
ladies had previously been admitted and
filled the galleries. During the hour
which elapsed before the arrival of the
procession, strain Of music was dis
coursed by the choir.
Among the first celebrities to arrive
were Governor Hoffman and President
Grant Roscoe Conkling soon after enter
ed, and Immediately following him were
Henry Wilson, Minister Washburne, and
Secretary Belknap, who sat at the right
of the pulpit. There were also General
Schurz, Lyman Trumbull, and Vice-Pres-
ident Colfax, who took seat near the
President. The crowds outside extended
as far as the eye could reach, on either
side on Fifth avenue, awaiting the arrival
of the procession. At eleven o'clock the
procession started from Mr. Sinclair's
house, on Forty fifth street. Many affect
ing scenes took place there during the
morning. Mr.. Greeley's daughters were
inconsolable in their grief. The corpse
was borne byAten mems next came the
chief rno1lrners, then the Tribune Associ-
alton, and next the Herald Club. Follow
ing the corpse, the mourners, and the
Tribune and Herald Associations, came in
succession the military and civil officers,
according to the programme. ms
The church had been appropriately
decorated. Over the door in front hung
a flag draped up with black. In the vesti-
bule was portrait of 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 depend
ed graceful strings of smilax. The pull
pit itself and rail in front were gracefully
draped. Drapery ran around the front
of the galleries, and from bracket to
bracket along the side walls. Lengths of
serge dropped from the center of the
ceiling to the spring Of each arch, twined
about columns, and hung from the pima
cles of the organ. The clock, stopped
at ten minutes before 7, the hour of Gree
ley's death, was surrounded with black,
and above it, in a green wreath, was
white cross of flowers The pew Mr..
Greeley used to occupy, about midway of
the north aisle, next the wall, was draped
with Grape The figure in flowers of
Tyre with broken strings, hung at the
head. The seat was thickly streWn with
white flowers, camellias being placed in
the spot which Greeley himself used to
occupy This pew will be left empty for
thirty days. The most remarkable decor
ations of the church, however, were the
flowers. There was beautiful appro-
priateness and personal significance in
many of the devices which surrounded
his bier. At the back of the pulpit, un-
der the words: 'sIt is done" with which
his great life closed, was wreath Of rip
ened wheat, fit emblem of the rich bar
vest the keen sickle of Death had so late
" reaped. Below this was shield of
white flowers, with the arms of the State
of New York in purple blossoms, the gift
of the Common Council. Still below the
last, an ak and pen were arranged 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 " | Know that MY
Redeemer Liveth." Indeed, these words
and the cit is done," were repeated
again and again in decorations, IN all
sorts of devices.
at the right of the pulpit stood another
gift from the Common Council, large
stand, of which the whole top was COM
posed of the choicest flowers, rosebuds
and camellias, and tuberoses, surmount-
ed by a crown wrought from the same
lovely blossoms. A similar stand and