Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-06
A NOTABLE FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Charles G.
Kelsey was attended from the Second
Presbyterian Church at Huntington, l..
L., yesterday afternoon. The uncer-
tainty concerning the identity of the re.
mains discovered last Saturday morn
ing in Oyster Bay, the desire of the
Coroner's jury that the body remain for
time unburied, and the division Great
ed among the members of the church OF
which Kelsey was member by the
event, had combined to delay the final
rites till that time. There at least re-
manned little doubt among the people
of Huntington that the body WAS that OF
the unfortunate man, and his own
friends and relatives have from the very
first been confident that such was the
case.
At their request the obsequies were
therefore held, and long before the
opening hour the friends of and SYM
pathizers with the bereaved family were
gathering in large numbers at the
church. A half hour previous to the
time appointed for the beginning of the
moarnful ceremony the plain little edi-
flee was crowded, with the exception of
section of seats nearest the pulpit re-
served for the mourners. At three
o'clock the solemn notes of dirge came
floating down from the organ, and
moment later the brothers and sisters of
the deceased slowly passed up the cen.
trail aisle and took the foremost seats.
The body itself remained outside the
church, incased in n handsome rose
wood coffin, and the lawn before the
church was thronged with multitude
who could not gain admittance.
The friends had hardly taken their
seats when Miss Charlotte Kelsey, the
eldest sister of the deceased, was so
overcome with emotion, that she was
obliged to leave the church, but subse-
quently returned and remained through
out the ceremony.
The services were opened with an
appropriate prayer by the Rev. w. w.
Knox, that ali souls might be cleansed
from bitter human passions. Rev. Il.
W. Terry of the M. E. church of Cold
Spring then read the Goth Psalm, after
which he Immediately entered upon O
fitting address.
IbtV. MT. huOA HlSO Illtu6 I'LL au(lT6SS
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Terry followed
and the crowded house then slowly
poured forth its multitude. The funer'
al procession was then formed, aud tool
up its line of march toward the quie
little church-yard, where three genera
tions of the Kelsey family lie buried
On the summit of little mound the
grave was made, and there, when the
shadows of the wide-spreading ever
green's were just beginning to lengthen
the remains were laid to rest. Their,
was no disturbance, as some had feared
nothing to interrupt the solemn still
ness but the words of consolation utter
ed by the pastor, and the wild sobbine
OF the sisters, who refused to be com
forted. The pall-bearers were among
the most influential citizens of Hunting
ton.
The general indignation against the
prosecutors is by no means dead. 1t
has rather been increased by the solemn
ceremonies. Some there were in Hunt
ington last evening who bitterly com
planned against the address of the pas
tor, but it was by nearly every one con
sidered frank, manly statement of his
opinions on the subject.
A number of the citizens of Hunting
ton have signed call for meeting to
take action in reference to the murder
ed man.