Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-01-04
FUNERAL or FIR. GREELEY

long be remembered. No pomp or
trapping of woe was omitted. The
President Of the United States, Vice
President Coliax, and the Vice Presi-
dent elect, Henry Wilson, Governor
Hoffman, Governor Jewell, of Con-
nectcut, and ex Governors Ward and
Parker, of New Jersey, Secretary Bel
nap, and other officials, Federal and
State, were present in full ll,snumbcrs.
The Mayor and Common Council of
New York, the Aldermen OF Brooklyn
aud distinguished citizens also at,
tended.
The Church of the Divine Paternity
where the services we're celebrated,
was density filed, although only per.
sons were admitted who had been sup
piled with tickets. But outside, from
Forty fifth street to South Ferry,lh he
numbers Of which must be computed
at hundreds Of thousands.
A more cordial personal tribute has
seldom been rendered
The Common Colncil. at the session
on Monday last, had provided for a
public testimonial on the part of the
city. All day long the body of Mr..
Greeley lay 10 state at the Governors
Room, under a charge of committee
of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen
where it was visited by an immense
throng of persons The corpse, thou n
not di>fgured, appeared like the gre ,
journalist while living. 1t ee.mcd to
be still in the throes of NOR al anguish
ard to be suffering from unkindness II
not actual cruelty. t.Il that coDs,i,u,
ted the individu",., had, so to speak
gone away.
The church was draped profusely
aud m ,urning arch surrounded the
puip%e The clock was stopped at
so.
The floral decorations were abundant
almost hiding away the sad presenc,
Of death Crosses, elabora'ely wrou@h'
in flowers, arches, a plough, o:.d othe
devices, surrounded the ..,Ier.
/ AT eleven the r..lske, was borneup th
aisle, escorted by Chief Justice Chase
, VIM. VI. warts, Thurlow Weed, an
: Reuben F. Eenton and followed b
: William Orton. Il. NJ Hoe, Sinclai
e Tousey, Alvin J johnson, John j
: Stuart, Dudley s. Gregory, and othe
t friends of Mr.. Greeley. Then cam
: came the two bereaved daughters Id
aud Gabrielle, the sorrowing brother
Y and John T. Cleveland, and the othe
e relatives and immediate friends. Gen
Y eral Dix, Governor Morgan, Genera
: Anthon, Theodore 1ilton jaime
E Brooks, and Mayor Hall, entered ant
r took seats Some defects in tn
e arrangements led to confusion in seat
J ing properly the official persons in a
/ tendance.
; Chopins' Funeral March was per
t formed on the organ. the meanwhile
, followed by the chant De Profundis,
8 bv the choir. The Rev. DIR. Chapir
) advanced to the desk. and read seec
ton from the Bible, relating to The
. future state of man.
, Miss Clara Louise Kellogg followed
r singing: 81 Know that my Redemel
f Liveth," which was exquisitely render
ell
4 year ago Mr.. Greeley had hcl
sing this exquisite composition, and il
delirium the vidld mpression was re,
called, leading him to repeat the memo
rable quotation.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in a
, and broken voice, delivered brief ad,
, dress, paying glowing tribute to the
departed man, whom he likened to the
Divine Jesus, to Plato and Bacon, but
houored chiefly for 'all that was true,
noble and courageous in him"
The quartette from the church oi
St. Francis Xavier then sang "Sleep
thy last Sleep"
The Rev. DR.. Chaplin, the pastor Of
the congregation, delivered the eulogy
It's cloquence was above praise ; and
once, a por,ion of the audience, carried