, 1874-03-14
IN NEW YORK,
Special LtspateA to The Chicago Tribune.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.

EAE fuNENAL TNA1N.
New YoRK, March 13.-Tho special train bear
ing tho remains of Charles Summon. which left
Washington ut o'clock this afternoon, arrived
hero at 10:40 this ovouing. It consisted Of two
palace, ono ordinary passenger, and ono bag
gngo car, in tho latter OF which wore tho reains.
There were on the train tho Committee Of Six Of
tho Senate, and tho Committee OF Nine Of tho
House, tho Massachusetts delegation, an,oug
whom were Butler and Dawes, q Captain and
Sergeant Of tho Capitol police with six mon us
guard over tho remains, the Chaplains and Ser
goant-at-Arms Of the Senate and House, and d
number of messonGors, In all fifty-two persons
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOE THE nEoEpr1oN
Of the body were unfortunately worry poor. The
city authoritioH tclegraphad to the Committee OF
the Senate On Arrangements rendering public
reception ut the City Hull, but this was do
clinea. No representatives. Of the City Govern.
mont, therefore, Wero present. It escaped tho
minds Of tie Committee on Arrangements, until
they were. well on thoir way here, tllat hearsa
would be needed on their arrival here. and, con-
sequcntly, 1t waH so 1ato when the telegram was
received aAking for ono that 1t was impossible to
have one promptly, on hand when tho train
arrived. A part Of the delegation crossed over
from jersey City in the 10:45 boat, and on reach
lug here engaged au ordinary open oxpresH-
wagon to return In the boat they had come by
and bring over the remains. Tho romains wero
curtiod from the cars to tho boat BY tho Capitol
police and placed IN tliswagon. The remainder
Of tho delegation won't on board. and then all
came over. by the time thoy had arrived Oh this
ado Of tho riyor u hoarse had boeu procured. but
the box holding tito remains was 10 largo thnt it
could not be got into tho hearso, and it was,
therefore, necessary to convey them in tliB open
wagon, drawn by an emaciated and wenA ~ktcod
holBe, to their destination.
THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
Comfortable carriages in abundance wero In
waiting for tho Honorable Senators ond Cou-
greesmen, aid aB soon aB they bad ontered tl1om,
procession WIS fol mod ut onco, proceeded under
tho escort Of Captain aud Sergeant Of pulice,
with detail Of fifty men, to tho Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Gu reaching their destination, the re-
mains wore deposited In ono OF the parlors, and
a,gunra Of honor, consisting of several Of tho
aforementioned detail Of policemen, wore
placed over them. They will bo taken thonce at
s o'clock tomorrow morning, accompanied ou1y
by tho Washington delegation, to tha Grand
Central Depot, and will leave there by tho 10
O'Clock train for Boston,
Having declined tho corporation Of the city
autl!ortlos, the Committee Of Arrangements
doubtless mot with moro difficulty In making
preparations for tho reception Of tho remains
here tAan they would hnvo encountered il thoy
had accepted tho offer, but it CO, tainly seems aB
though they might, with slight effort, have pro-
ourod psoper, aud consequently decont yohiclo
in which to convey tho romains from tlo boat to
tho hotel.
ITO tho Associated P4ess.l
NEW YonK, March 13.-TAo Chamber OF COM
morco mot III special session to-day, William L.
Dodge presiding, to tako action on the death Of
Senator Sumper, a1d adopted resolutions tleclar-
ing that In hin death liborty had lost q zoalous
aud rcsoluto defender Of tho equal rights of cit-
zenB, an abo and yiglant guardian, wiso and
safe In hH ideas Of national economy, aud MI
Jonathan stnrgos. Samuel y. lsuggles and otll-
cIH.