The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-12

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Dudley s. Gregory, Chas. Storrs.
A. j. Johnson, John r. Storrs,
Hearse.
Misses Ida and Gabrielle Greeley, and
other mourners, in carriages.
The President of the United States,
Vice President Colfax, and Vice
President elect, Henry
Wilson, in an open
landau surrounded
by 50 policeman, as a guard
of honor.
Governor Hoffman and Governors of
adjoining States.
The Tribune Editorial and Reporto-
rial Staff.
The typographical Society.
Union League Club.
Members of the Common Council.
Heads of Departments.
Distinguished officials from the adj
joining cities, in carriages, two
deep to the number of S5.
Members of the Liberal Republican
General Committee.
The Union Republican General Com
mittee.
The Tammany Hall Gen1 Committee.
The Simon Cameron Association.
sons OF temperance.
Delegations from the ArcadiaD, Lotus,
Farmers and Rural Clubs,
and American Institute,
Citizens generally.
There was no music in line, but the
procession, as it moved down the av-
enue, presented magnificently i'm
posing appearance. The door-steps
ofall the houses along the avenue.
without exception. were thickly
crowded, the windows and balconies
were full, the hotels, club houses and
public buildings of all kinds present
ed ssa OF human faces. The gather
ing was greater than the multitude
which welcomed the Duke Alexis,
or watched the funeral of Abra-
ham Lincoln. From DIR. Chapin's
church to Madison Square, distance
of just mile, the avenue was nearly
blockaded. On the outer edge of the
sidewalk the crowd was huddled two
and three deep, while on the walk
within there was barely room to pass.
On Madison Square and on the space
before the Fifth Avenue Hotel the
the concourse was still greater. All
along Broadway, from Fourteenth
street, through which the procession
moved to Hamilton Ferry, there was
a dense mass of people. About Bowl
ing Green, the Battery and the ferry
house, the crowd still stood patiently
waiting. On the Brooklyn side the
same scenes were repeated. Along
Union street to Fourth avenue, and
down the avenue to the cemetery,
stretched the wonderful double lines
of watchers.
AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY.
At Greenwood there was still
more surprising sight. Here an enor-
nous concourse had gathered, stand
ing about the entrance gates, and
fringing the winding roads, and con-
centrating about the open grave, SO
that the mourners, when the cortege
arrived, had the greatest difficulty in
following the hearse.
FURTHER DETAILS.
I Ihurlow Weed was pall-bearer at
his own request. Dudley S. Grego-
ry, also pall-bearer, was the man who
loaned Mr.. Greeley $1,000 with which
he started the Tribune. About 12O
carriages followed the remains to
Greenwood. The body was deposit
ed in Mrs Greeley's lot. There were
ther than las ing the body in its last
resting place.
The applications for tickets to DIR.
Chapin's church to-day exceeded l5,-
600, and the number.of tickets issued
was 1850 in excess of the capacity of
the house. Many thousands visited
the church after the services to inspect
the decorations.
LETTER FROM, THE POET WHITTIER.
AMEsBURY, December 2, 1872.
My Dear Friend, E. III. Chaplin
Were it in my power l would be
present at the last services of love and
respect for our dear and mutual friend
Horace Greeley. My heart is full of
sadness. The events of 30 years crowd |
upon me-all the things wherein we
have acted together or differed, as
friends differ, without an impeach-
ment of each others motives or de-
crease of mutual respect. All the
time | have known hin; as an educa-
tor of the people in liberty, temper
ance, integrity, economy, industry,
uniformly taking the side of the poor
enslaved or suffering of every color
and nationality. When / heard of |
his death. there mingled with my
grief gratitude that l had been pre-
served from saying one word, from
partisan zeal Or difference of opinion,
which could add bitterness to his life. |
that l had none of the late remorse
over the dead for unkindness to the
living, which is one of the saddeSt
burdens of humanity. 1 could not re-
frain from this hasty expression of
my sympathy with one who, more |
perhaps, than any other, has engaged
the love and confidence of the great |
editor. No words of praise are need
ed They would be lost in the gen.
eral eulogy. With common consent
he will take his place in the Valhalla
of AmeriSan worthless as of the great
est and best.
am truly thy friend,
JOHN q. WHITTIER.
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