The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-11

NEW i y
/ a,no time been large one, seemed to gather re-
cults about in the same ratio as II was diminished
| " the departure OF struggling individuals
| Within the church the sexton, undertaken and
assistants were busy In the removal Of the casket
nom the aisle to q small room to the left OF the
chance and preparing the church details Tor
THE APPROACHING SERVICE.
At quarter past two O'Clock q crowd OF per-
haps Thousand persons had assembled about the
church gates, and space Of nfty feet from the
church doors kept cleared by the police. First
among the prominent gentlemen to arrive were
Charles O'Conor Vice President Henry Wilson, ex-
Congressman s. 8. Cox and Mr.. Algernon 8. Sulli-
van. The gates were opened by the sexton, and
these gentlemen, with few friends, were admit
ted, and five minutes later the doors were opened
to the public Then severe rush for place en-
sued, and 1t was particularly noticeable that among
the first to pass the vestbule Of the sacred edice
in that indec0r0us confusion were several elderly
women, who decidedly forgot that they ought to be
ladies.
THE GALLERIES WERE OPRN
to general public admission, and the ground moor
Of the church had been reserved for the distin-
guished visitors and mourners, and ladies and ior
members OF the press. SO fierce was the rush Tor
seats in the gallery that the HERALD reporter
was carried upstairs before the pressure OF the
throng and 1t was some minutes before an oppor
tunty presented Itself for his return to the floor OF
the church.
Although the streets were by no means crowded
outside the church, people began to arrive rapidly
when they did come, and in twenty minutes
THE EDIFICE WAS FILLED,
every available seat being occupied, and large
numbers OF persons, including ladies' being obliged
to content themselves by standing
The front Seats to the right and left OF the middle
aisle, mad been reserved for the use OF the pail
bearers relatives Of the dead Chief Justice and dis
tinguished persons. Vice President Wilson, David
Dudley Field, Governor Jewell, OF Connecticut and
many other prominent citizens were early in at
tendance and took position in that portion OF the
church.
The same noral emblems that had graced the
chancel steps, the pulpit and reading desk during
the morning remained; but the mourning draped
bier had been removed from the centre OF the aisle
pulpit. the gas had been lighted also and two
great chains Of JETS with apparently
MyRIADs OF FLAMES,
almost encircled the interior Of the building. AS
the solemn swell Of the organ rolled up to the
heavy oak.gr0ined roof the scene became i'm
pressive and slarin almost OF anxiety was
visible among the audience. At this time there
was indeed
DISTINGUISHED ARA
present, noticeable in which were Justices Hunt
and Field, OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States; Congressman John A. Garfield Nathaniel
P. Banks Ex-Governor G. c. Cox, Of Ohio; Cover
nor Jewell, OF Connecticut; Governor Straw, Of
New Hampshire; Edwin NJ. Stocghton, United
States Attorney General Williams Postmaster
General Creswel, Solicitor General Banfeld, Of the
Treasury Department; George F. Richardson, Of
Boston; George II. Stuart Of Philadelphia; General
Joe Hooker, ex-Judge Edwards Perrepont, Justices
Daniel P. Ingraham, Noah Davis and John r. Brady,
Of the New York Supreme Court; Judge Charles
A. Rapallo, Of the Court Of Appeals; Judge Cur
tbs, Of the Superior Court; Judge Larremore,
OF the Court OF Common Pleas; Judges Woodruf,
Benedict, Smolet and Chapman. Of the United
States Circuit Court; State Senators Tiemann and
Benedict, and Assemblymen vedder and Van Colt,
John NJ. Wallace, reporter Of the United States Su-
preme Court; Hon. r. c. Parsons, OF Ohio formerly
| Clerk United States Supreme Court; Maunseil B.
| Field, Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
| under the administration OF that Depart
ment by the distinguished dead; Demar-
| est Lloyd, private secretary to the late
Chief Justice; General John Cochrane District At
torney BENJAMIN X. Phelps, ex-Judge Peabody, DR..
s. J. Clarke, william F. Tracy, Chief Clerk Middle
ton, Of the Untsed States Supreme Court; John F.
! Lincoln, Chief Marshal OF the United States Su-
preme court, and hundreds OF other notable men,
whose lives and regulations 60 to make up the
history OF States ana the Union. President Grant
was not present.
In the rear room Of the church, on the chancel.
were assembled
THE PALLBRARERs,
General William 7. Sherman and Major General
Irwin Mcdowell, OF the number being in the mill
tary uniform Of their respective ranks. At three
O'Clock the casket was lifted from its resting place
and was borne by attendants from the rear door Of
| the church, followed by the palbearers, who wore
rosettes and broad sashes Of white linen and
Grape. The cortege passed around to the front
gates of the church, the police keeping clear way
through the throng outside, which by this time had
| become quite Dense The casket was followed by
the pallpearers in the following ORDER
General w. T. Sherman, Hamilton Fish,
Gerrtt Smith, John ]. Cisco
VIM. Cullen Bryant, VIM. +. Havemeyer,
| Gideon WeleS MAI. Gen. i. Mcdowell,
Hiram Barney, william M. Evarts,
Charles OConor, Whitelaw Reid.
They were followed by the immediate relatives
OF the deceased. AS the body was borne around
to the front Of the church. Rev. DR.. Tying Rev. DR..
Hall and Rev. Mr.. Peet, in their ecclesiastical
vestments, emerged from the vestry, passed across
the chancel and down the main aisle toward the
DOORS Here they met the funeral cortege at
the church gates, and, turning. preceded it
into the sacred precinct. AS they returned
up the aisle with solemn tread, the measured ac
cents OF the priestly voices repeating the ritual Of
the burial prescribed by the Protestant Episco
pal Church sounded throughout the church with
deep effect and the vast congregation arose to its
feet, and
WITH REvERENT MEN,
remained standing until the CONN had been placed
on the bier. The pallbearers filed to the right and
left into the two front pews, Ex-Governor Sprague,
OF Rhode Island, and wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Hoyt, of New York, with several nieces and
! nephews Of the deceased Chief Justice, as chief