The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-14

spirit OF repentance toward Thee and faith in our
hord ara SAVIOUR Jesus Christ pardon our inIga
and accept us one and all as Thy sons and daugh-
tiers through Him whom alone and Tny work OF
saved. Ana now. Lord, our God, be graciously
pleased TO go with those VINO shall bear away for:
! ever from this place the body OF our lamented
SAD Journey. And we beseech Thee in
thy kind Providence, let all the arrangements for
! his obseques be 1ttingly made among that noble
but now stricken people who await the arrival OF
Lord, the God OF our fathers, bless this nation and
! all nations; bless us and all men together, and
! of eternity and crown our souls with pure
blessed and glorious immortality. through Jesus
Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
THE BENEDICrIoN
was then pronounced by DR.. Sunderland, and Mr..
Carpenter presiding onicer, said :-"Now tie
Senate Of the United States entrusts the remains
OF Charles Sumner to its Sergeant-a- Arms and the
committee appointed to convey them to his home,
there to commit them, earth to earth, ashes 10
ashes, dust dust the soil Of the commonwealth
OF Massachusetts,. Peace to his ashes"
CLOSING THE COFFIN.
The coffin was then closed and the flowers
having been replaced 1t was removed from the
chamber, followed by the committees appointed by
the Senate and House to accompany the remains to
! Boston, every one standing as the coffin was
moved from the chamber.
| The members OF the House of Representatives
| Supreme Court President and Cabinet, and other
invited guests then successfully retired in the
order named. as their exit was called for by
| the President pro tempOre.
The Senate was then called to order.
The Chair announced as a member to NIL the
vacancy on the joint select committee to nvest-
gate into the management Of the affairs of the
District Of Columbia Mr.. Stewart, Of Nevada, to
be chairman OF the committee In place OF Mr.
. ROutWell. excused on account of i'll health.
The Senate them on motion Of Mr.. Bucking.
| ham, at ten minutes past one O'Clock, adjourned
| till Tuesday next.
AS soon as the Senate adjourned a rush was
made by large number Of women and some men
to the vacant seat OF Senator Sumner to gam pos
session of the flowers which had been placed upon
his desk, and similar attempts were made to carry
of part of the noral decorations that had been
removed from the catatalque and coffin. The
crowd managed to obtain possession Of good
many OF the flowers before the officers OF the Sem
ate could interfere. The coffin was carried out to
the entrance of the Senate wing Of the Capitol and
deposited in hearse drawn by four white horses
and attended by mounted policemen.
| PROCESSION THE DEPOT.
| The funeral cOrtege was about half an hour in
passing from the Capitol to the depot OF the Bati-
more and Potomac Railroad. The hearse was fol-
lowed by the carriages containing the Massachu-
setts delegation and their families, the committees
OF the Senate and House, chaplain and officers of
the Senate. and on foot some 800 colored citizens
and number OF clerks from the departments.
| The civic procession was plainly in keeping
with the simplicity of the services conducted
in the Senate chamber and those who
have witnessed the obsequies OF Presidents
and Senators gay that they never saw more i'm
presslve scene than that which took place In the
| Capitol to-day. In one corner Of the chamber
there were officers OF the army and navy in uni
form, and their glittering apparel only served to
make the solemn black or the Senators, Repre-
sentatves, judges and diplomates the more con.
| spicuous. During the services deathlike stiffness
pervaded the chamber. and good order main
! tanned about the entrance to the gallery
| prevented Confusion. which on former occa.
sions sadly marred the religious exercises
then being held. Messrs. Hooper, Crocker and
Bufinton were the only members OF the Massa-
chusetts delegation who did not accompany the
remains to Boston. Mr. Hooper had been most
intimate with Mr.. Sumner for many years. and he
feels more keenly perhaps the loss of his friend
than any of those who were. intimate with the
Senator. He did not feel able to undertake the
journey. Mr.. Crocker Is confined to his room by
sickness Senator Boutwell, was unable to be in
the Senate during the services; he is still suffering
very much from the recent severe attack OF dys-
pepsia induced, 1t is said, by mental anxiety, It
may be stated that the respect paid to Mr..
Sumner to-day is the highest that could be
paid q member Of Congress. The Senate
was In session, and all that took place in the
chamber is officially recorded part OF the bust
| ness session Of the Senate.
| On reaching the depot the casket was put in
burial case, and PLACED in the baggage car 1t the
engine. Two Pullman palace cars had been con-
nected with the special tram for the accommodation
There was some misunderstanding about the time
| OF leaving Messrs. Butler, Dawes and Judge Hoar
did not arrive until the last minute, and the train
was once stopped to allow two Of the pail bearers
to get on board. Five minutes after three
the train moved slowly out Of the depot,
bound for New York, with the right Of
way until ten O'Clock tonight The engine
was in charge Of careful engineer, and instruc
lions were telegraphed all along the line to make
way for the special. When the train LETT there
were but very few persons present, the crowd hav-
ing scattered when the remains we're placed in the
cars.
| THE FUNERAL DEFERRED TILL TUESDAY
Just before the departure Judge Hoar received
telegram from Governor Washburn TO the eject
that it had been deemed best to defer
the funeral In Boston until Tuesday. That
would give the people IN distant parts
OF the State an opportunity to reach
Boston in time to see the remains; whereas,
II the funeral were to take place on Mon.
day, tens of thousands would be disap-
pointed. The objection, 1t Is thought to
the delay will be the that prevented the com.
mlttee from stopping IN Philadelphia and New
! York-that is the fear that the embaming OF the
body has not been successful. Evidences of de.
composition were apparent to-day after the re-
mains were exposed to view in the Rotunda, and
| the olting motion Of the car between here and
Boston it Is believed may hasten decomposition
80 as to make it impossible TO expose his features
TO public view when they have reached their des-
tination. Great regret was expressed by men,
bers of the delegation from the city OF New York
that the body could not lie in state In the City