Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-05
We remember with pride his Busy Life"


The front of the hall wAs fes.ooned with
black serge, and the marble pillars were also
clothed in back
Over the principal entrance to the Cover
nor room was the American flag festO0ned
another American flag similarly festOoned
Each door way was dressed in morning, and
several OF the portraits were surrounded with
deep border of black SERGE
The casket stood in the centre of the room.
1t Is OF walnut, covered with black cloth, with
silver edgng and six heavy silver handles
1t Is lined with fluted white satin anG lace;
on the inside Of the lid is silver plate, in
scrlbed with the name, date of birth, and
death of the deceased.
THE BODY.
The body was dressed in u plain black suit
OF clothes; the face has natural expression,
but the features are slightly pincled. and the
skin is somewhat discoiored. A large police
force OF the Twenty-sixth Precinct were on
duty in the hall and park, and double file
extended from the entrance to the room to the
broadway entrance of the park, between
which the people extended along Doradway
| as far as Duane street.
THE GUARD OF HONOR,
appointed by the Typographical Society, at.
tended during the day in pairs
General Cochrane and most of the members
OF the Common Council were in attendance
occasionally, two OF three remaining con-
stantly in the lOem.
FLORAL OFFERING.
AT hall past 10 o'clock number of magnili-
cent horal offerings arrived, and were placed
at tho head and foot of the casket At the
head was an immence basket of flowers, In
the centre OF which is an immence crown, sur
mounted by cross. 1t consisted of tuberOses,
| cameliaS, violetS, &c At the foot is very
large basket of similar flowers, arranged in
various designs. Flowers of different kinds
were scattered over the body, and the casket
was hung with smlocks, with which the por
| trait OF Mr.. Greeley was also trimmed the
| rich oior of the flowers pervaded the room,
| and the effect relieved the gloomy aspect of
the apartment.
! From to T. O'Clock there was not the slight
est cessation in the stream of people, indeed the
| number increased, instead of decreasing, as
| the day advanced. Some idea of the number
may be folmed from the fact that, by actual
count, over two hundred passed the caske' in
| five minutes or on an average twenty five
hundred an hour. The crowd was composed
of all classes OF the people, and large proper
| ton were females many of them elegantly
| dressed, tut large number We're in very COM
mon attire, and some carried their Market
baskets in their hand. Every one wore sor-
rowful expression rs he looked upon the face of
the dead and several of the females were
/ SCENES OVER THE COFFIN.
From the Tribune.
J What a multitude 1t was, Much as we all
knew of the popular esteem for Horace Gree
ley, much AS We expected of the demOnstra-
tons on such an occasion as that of yesterday,
We were not prepared for this immence out
pouring OF the people. For it was, in the
truest sense of the word, the people who
crowded yesterday about the bier of their
| champion.
The millionaire walked side by side with
the crossing sweeper. Famous lawyers kept
step with ragged DoOtblacks. Ladies' in silk
and fur came behind the shop girl in her faded
worsted shawl 1t cannot be said that any
one class predominated in this extractOrdinary
multitude, unless it be that the working peo-
pie were more numerous than the well-to, do
and the oilers. But all classes were there,
and all seemed to feel the sorrow of the
| day.
The church will accommodate only 1900
persons. but ten times this number OF intimate
| friends and aqualntarfces of Nj. Greeley want
ed to go. Many of the applicants fingered
in the publication office tor hours, making
constant efforts to get tickets, aud renewing
| theii attempts after each refusal.
| ENORMOUS OFFERS FOR TICKETS.
Some persons said they would give $1O0 ratll- :
er than miss seeing the funeral service. and
several offered that amount for tickets, but
| could no: lind any one to sell.
The employees of the Tribune will assemble
at their office at9 O'Clock this morning. aud
| march I'd MI Slhclair mouse, from which place
they will escort the body to the church.
| From the New York papers Of to-day.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Promptly ut eleven o'clock the funeral process
sion started from Mr.. Sinclairs house, in Forty
fifth street many affecting scenes took place
there during the morning. Mr.;tireeley's dauph-
ters were inconsolable in their grief The corspe
wai borne by ten men. Next came the chief
lsnourncrs, then the Tribune Association, and
next the Herald Club. Then followed in success
sion the military and civic officers Of the United
States located III this and adjoining cities the
officers OF the government OF the State of New
York and of other States now in the city; the
Mayor and members of the Common Council; the
| Mayors and members OF the Common Councils of
brooklyn, Jersy City, Loug Island City, Newark,
| phia, Baltimore, and other cities. Then came
Judges from all the courts, and . line OF citi-