The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-12-12
do all in their power to ksaor his name ans
AUGUSTUS ScHELI.
AECUSlts StHEl.L.
Chairman Nation.l Democratic Commute

Chairman NatIon1l Democratic Committed
The editors Ct newspapers thrnughou
the country are requested 10 mail Ezra Cor
nell, at Cornell University, Ithaca, \. !
copies Of their papers containing eulosie
or other articles ON the death at IIorac
Greeley, to be comprised in mcmoria
volume for the library Of the said Universi
~ C which the deceased was one Of tn
trustees.
ILLNESS OF Ya. C6EELEr SISTER.
Mrs. John Y. Cleveland, sister of Horace
.GreelsJ, is lying dangerous ly Ill at her res
.dence IN this city. ...t. ..-..f -
The New York Herald proposes pres
fund for the endowment of the children G
the late Mr.. Greeley, and offers $1,000 a.
Its own subscription.
/ Numerous CLUB organizations yesterday
evening passed resolutions appropriate tt
the sad event.
( The number OF applicants for tickets OF
/ admission to witne IS the fGnel al services al
/ Or. Chapin'5 church is enormoas Tn.
church accomodates 800 persons IN all
Many prominent persOnages aad great DIFF
fcglty in procuring cards. Some persons
offered ligh prices for tickets but found
none. Several prominent journalists arrived
last evening from Philadelphia AMI otner
cities, among ttem Col. Forney, to take
part in the obsequies.
A dispatch fr IN Washington states that
twenty Democratic memb: rs of Congress
lef. that city last night t. attend the fune--
al. Senator's Fenton, Tipton, Scturz, and
Trumbull, will he present. Charles Sam
ner telegrarhs that his health prevents his
attendance, bat that lie VIII be present in
SoaI.
TIE FUNERAL.
! distribution If tickets for admission to
the Greeley obsequies was made at the
Common Council Chamber this IN orning to
distinguished pcrsonages previously deter
mined on, President Grants ticket being
sent TO him at his hotel. At half past 10
0 clock the party took carriages and left
for the church, according to the pro-
gramme.
Broadway is lined with spectators wait
ing FIR the funeral procession, aud flags are
suspended at half-mast on nearly all build
ings on either side, the whole length of that
thoraughfare.
The interior Of the Church of the Di-
vine Paternity, W here Mr.. Greclev's obsc-
Quies were held, presenting n sombrely
beautiful appearance. Grape was suspend
el in profasion, aud exquisite floral offer
inss were displayed, having appropriate
designs. A. the rear the pulpit is a
s!leaf Of wheat from ChapI aqua, IN me
form Of a crown, and suspended overhead
were pen and ak. A hcral wreath on
the left of the pulpit )re the letter " II"
also IN fcwers a pillow, from the Tribune
Office. Outside the church thron.s were
waiting in respectful silenc,. Police stood
in front of the church as guard
The church WAS opened about half-past
ten, although ladies' hal previously haen
admitted aud filed the galleries. Barring
tho hour whioh elal D1fore the az
rival ot the procession strains Of music
wcre discourseI by tie choir Among the
first celebrities to arrive were Governor
Hoffman and President Grant. Roscoe
CJnkiiuS soon after catered, anl imnc
Giately following were Henry Wilson,
Minister Washburne, ani Secretary Bel
knap, who sat on the right Of the p.lpIt.
There were also General Scalrz, LYNN
frunbuiI, ami Vic, Presid42t Coitax, who
took 4 seat near the Pre$i leat.
The crowd outside cxtenle as far as the
eye could reach on either side of Fifth
a. nue., waiting for the arrival of the pro
cassicn. st clock the funeral process
sion started from Mr.. SinoIair's house,
Forty fifth street. Many af .cs!ns scenes
took place there during the morning.. Mr.
Grco!ey's daughters were inconsclaple in
sheir grief.
The corpse was borne by ten men;
next came the chief molrners; then the
T.sbuq: Association, Al next the UsuiI
club, Sc, &c.
i. 20 minutes pAst II the procession
entered the church The sclemnity of the
scene was mos. Impressive. The stiffness
WIS such that it seemed az thol,h the
people in tie Church scarcely b-eathel.
Prominent among those who slowly w3dai
their way M the central aisle were Thur
low Weed aud VIM. NJ. Evayss. Mayor
Hall was also present, AMI Postmast ter
General Creswe!l, General Dix, ex-Goy-
ernor Morgon, Gen. Sheridan, GOV. Ran
tolph, of New Jersey, AMI i Commit
tee Of the Union League Club.
Eoy. DR.. Chaplin opencl .hc ceremo-
MES by reading appropriate selections
from the Scriptures. Miss Clara E use
Kellogg next sang very tolchingly Il 1 ov
,hat my Rsleemer iiveth;' after wacl
Henry Ward Bee;her delivered the slner-
al Grafton.
4 auartette from ST. Francis Xavier
Church then sang, after which DR.. Chap
in delivered an address,.
The procession started from Dr. Chaplin ;
church, en- route to GreenwooI Cemetery
1t i. the most imposing funeral procession
both IN point OF numbers ami representa-
tive persons AMI boil ; ever witnessed IN
this CITY The line Of the route down
Fifth avenue to Fourteenth street anl down
Broadway to Sou h Ferry, is lined with
no: fewer than 100000 persons. A large
number of stores and public bLIllinss are
draped in mourning. The following gen
ilemen were pail bearers: Chief Justice
Chase, Senator TrImblll, Thurlus Weed,
J. Chamberlin, Rev. Dr.. Bright, Wm. Or
ton, D. w. Bruce, Sinclair Tousey. Dudley
P. Gregory, H. J. Johnson, Hon. Wn VI
Evarts, Jno. F.. Williams, Senator Fenton,
Hon. Erastus Brooks, Robert Bonner, r.
VI. Hoe, Peter L, BIker. j G Lirltbo ".