Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-05-17
TIgN CMANE OrssEnriIrs.

w ASlllNGION, MAY il.
The preparations for the funeral of the
late Chief Justice Chase were completed
this morning. Tho Senate chamber was
hung in black, the doorway and the gallery
| in the rear of the Vice Presidents chair
being heavily draped, rs were also the en-
| frances to the chamber. The galleries
were so dCnsely filed at an early hour with
spectators that hundreds of persons were
unable to obtain entrance.
The floor of the Senate was exclusively
! reserved iOc specially named officers aud
persons, who entered from time to time
and took the seats assigned to them
Among these were full representations of
the foreign legations, including the minis
tcrs from England, France, Spain, Russia
Brazil, Turkey, Peru, and the acting
charged atlaircs of Japan, together with
their respective secretaries and attaches,
all of them in plain dress.
Tho members of Congress present were
Senators Cameron, Sargcaut, Kelley, Nor
rill, of Vermont Casserly, Cragin Conk-
ling, and Representatives Potter, Randall,
Holman, Garfield, and Hon. Chas, O'Ncill,
and Judge M'Calmont, of Pennsylvania.
Hon. Rcverdy johnson was conspicuous in
the assembly, being one of the oldest and
most intimate friends of the deceased
Seats were also occupied by officers of the
respective Houses, judges of the United
States Court of Claims and of the Terrific
rial courts, officers of the Department of
Justice, large representation ofthe clergy
of the District, the Assistant Secretaries Of
State, the Treasury and the Interior, the AS
sistant Attorneys General, and the heads of
Bureaus in the several departments OF the
Government, officers of the army and navy,
thcCOuncil and the House of Delegates of
the Territorial Legislature, civic officers Of
the Territorial government, and invited
guests.
THE PROCESSION INTO THE COURT ROOM.
At noon the Rev. Dr. Tiffany entered
at the main door, reciting the funeral SER
vices, commencing, II am the resurrection
and the lite," and accompanied by the pail
bearers, Admiral Godsborough, General
M'Dowcll, Governor Cooke, Hon. Mont
gomery Blair. w. ID. Gallagher, Chief JUS
tice Casey, Judge Schley, of Maryland, DR..
Peter Parker, Whitelaw Reid, w. w.
Corcoran and Hon. 4. T. Perry.
The casket, covered with flowers, was
next brought into'the chamber by the col
ored servants of the Supreme Court, and
placed upon the cataialque in the area
fronting the scCrctary's desk, which was
strewn with floral wrcaths, crosses, arches,
W.; lIlC IilAG CIOSS lIDln NCN L OIh DClUB
placed on the Vice Presidents desk.
Next entered President Grant, Sccrc-
taries Fish, Richardson, Robeson, Delano,
Attorney General Williams, and Postmas-
ter General Croswell, accompanied by the
ladies of their respective households, and
the immediate relatives of the deceased,
followed by the colored servants, male and
female. all in deep mourning. The minis
ter concluded his reading by the time the
assembly was seated. Rev. Mr.. Cleveland
read Il passage from the Scriptures, when
Rev. j. Peyton Brown delivered prayer
After a sermon and prayer by Rev. DR..
Tiffany, :he procession was formed under
direction Of the Marshal and moved to Oak
Hill Cemetery, where the remains will be
temporarily inferred. There were about
eighty carriages, mostly private, President
and Cabinet and foreign ministers occupy
ing their own. Thousands ofpersons were
on the streets as spectators. The day was
clear There was tolling of bells pre-
ceding and after the funeral services.
After the last sad rites in the chapel, the
the caskct was lowered into one ofthe tem-
porary vaults beneath the floor, where it
will remain until tomorrow. 1t will then
DC taken out, and having in the meantime
been enclosed in the case, will be inferred
in the lot of Governor Cooke, i'll the new
part Of the cemetery. The burial will be
strictly private, in accordance with the re-
quest of the family, only the immediate
family being present.