The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-17
CHARLES SUMNER.
AUTOPSY OF THE BODY.
THE OBSEQUIES.

Boston, March 16.-An autopsy of the body
Of Senator Sumner was made this morning,
and a report written as follows:
The left coronary artery in considerable
its callibre was diminished at least one half.
The right coronary artery was slightly athero-
matOus and considerably enlarged. The cavities
of the heart were dila:ed, especially the lower
third of the left ventrcle. The walls of the
ventricIe were generally thinner than usual,
from the apex, over space twO-thirds OF an
inch in diameter in the vicinity of this were
several small clots of blood, some of which had
probably formed before death. Nothing alb
normal was found in the brain or other organs. ;"
(Signed) j. B. S. JACKSON,
c. ELLIS,
r. III. FITZ.
In the presence of Henry G. Clark, B. e.
Cutting, Alfred Hitchcock, H. H. A. Beach,
Joseph Tabor johnson, G. E. Brown-Sequad
DR.. BrOwn-Sequard says no traces OF the as
sault committed by Brooks were discovered in
the brain.
There is very general suspension of business
to-day, including the closing of all the public
schools, and of respect to the memory of Sena-
tor Sumner, whose funeral takes place this
afternoon.
The Obsequies.
The obsequies of Senator Sumner took place
at half past three o'clock this afternoon in
Kings Chapel. The remains were conveyed
from Doric Hall in hearse drawn by four
black horses, escorted by force of mounted
of the executive and legislative authorities,
Congressional committee, and delegation OF U.
S. officials, municipal authorities and other
bodies. The pail bearers were ex-Gov. CHI
ford, ex-Gov. Bullock. ex-Gov. Claflin, ex-Goy.
Washburn, ex-Chief Justice Bigelow. Hon. n.
P. Banks, Hon. Robert C.. Winthrop, Hon:
Chas. Francis Adams, John G. Whittier and
Ralph Waldo Emerson. As the casket was
borne from the hall down the steps Baldwin's
band played the death March in Sanl." The
procession passed directly down Beacon street,
between masses of people, which it required
the vigorous exertions of large police force to
prevent from encroaching upon the street.
Preceding the Mayor were four men who bore
a massive cross nine feet in height composed of
Gala lilies, cameias, lilies of the valley, violets
of white volets we've the words: "a tribute
from his native city and home" 1t was prob
ably ore of the finest floral offerings ever seen
in this city and attracted the attention of
thousands of thousands before it was moved
from the main entrance of City Hail.
At the Church.
Arrived at the Church, the remains were
conveyed slowly down the aisle and deposited
in front of the altar. After the organ lprelude,
Rev. Mr. Foote recited in tremulous voice the
beautiful sentence of ST. John: Il am the res
direction and the life. saith the Lord. He who
D6ll6VeLu III Iu0 though uc WtIC uC6au yCt oudll
he live and whosoever liveth and believeth in
me shall never de-" Then followed the words
of Job: 81 know that my redeemer liveth and
that he shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth and though after my skin, worms destroy
this body vet in my flesh shall see God"
1--WE brought nothing into this world, we can
carry nothing out. The Lord gave and the
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name
of the Lord ..
The Choir then sung the Neumark's Choral,
mi ~
Foote then read the 39th and Goth Psalms. The
choir chanting the alternate passages. The Sc
lections from the 18th chapter of LIST Corinthi-
ans contained in the burial Services were then
read, after which the choir sal g Mendelssohn's
beautiful anthem, Happy and blest are they
who have endured, for though the body dies the
soul shall live forever"
Mr. Foote then read the touching passages of
the service beginning "Man, who is born of
woman, hath but short time to live and full of
misery. He cometl up and is cut down like a
flower. He f1eeth as it were a shadow and
never cometh to stay"
The choir then sang the choral "Leave God
tc order all thy ways" The prayers of the
service followed, after which the choir sang
Montgomery's hymn, Servant of God, well
dlction and Mendelssohn's uneral March was
played upon the organ as the remains were re
moved from the church. The procession thin
reformed and the cortege slowly proceed
through Beacon and Charles streets to (hH-
bridge Bridge, thence to Mr.. Auburn, whfe 1t
arrived shortly after six o'clock,
At the Grave.
Attic grave the Lords Frazer was ,ec M py
Rev. DIR. Sunderland, Chapnn of.ne on; :
States Senate. A choir Of totey male voices
from the Apollo Club, sy19g some appropriate
music and the benedictiA 1y hev. MI. foote
closed the last sad rite, PAID 70 the mortal re,
mains of MassachusSts senior senator ana
Boston's honored Sd
Observance throughout the State. /
Tn aocord.nc with Governor Washburn's
rronla maat;on BELLS were toled during all the
tima the Occasion was moving. A vast
crowd ,,-nbering many thousands, gathered
in the Unity of the State House and Kings
Cbane and lined the route of the procession.
Tributes of Respect.
SPRINGFIELD, March 16 Bells were toled
IN this city at three O clock in honor of Senator
Sumner.
At Holyoke memorial service was held at
Parsons Hall, business being generally sus-
pended. At WestfieC the bells were tolled
and stores closed, while throughout Westean
the bells were generally tolled.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-A public meet
ing tonight under the auspices of the Sumner
Club (colored) was addressed by Hon. B. II.
and others and adopted resolutions in
which the civil rights bill was recommended to
Congress for an early passage.
The colored people of Cincinnati passed reso-
iuSons to-day in honor of Sumner.