The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-17
THB. oBsEQUIEs OF FTIIMoep

FUNERAL AT BUFFALO, yesTv,,,
sfvE CEREMONIES
BUFFALO, New. York March l5-TIa naor,<.
here to-day exhibited in a r,arkad ,.annn
tnat Seneration for eof the natio,,s ms.
iilustrious statesmen, Ind hesrtfalstsorrou,
ior one OF the Oldest and most beloved ,oi,i-
zens, Willard Fillmores. ex-nrasid - 81.
Onlteo states. Flags wera Ax;,N~ - L S,,o
nIaS' on ali public and private nId;nos
AM, anu from me singing i'm the bss,,
a III. ~ beshsss was entirely SUSPENDED /,
res;s al we n. moro aghfares snd private
ICES, AL along the line of n arch, IF A., .
funeral procession were profuseIy ,deeerst te
IN mourning garb. At niue o,eloclr This
morning the family of the dist;ns,-,;sbnS
DEAD and few intimate friends~ asssmhied
al sne iate private residence OF tie deceased
Quoted brthe Rev. W r. Hotcbkisa &c IL.
bapHss cnarch, and the Rev. Jshn O Gn-5
otShe Presbyterian church. Attha cancIr,'
SION OF the services sight non-commiss;oned
1Mcers Oh company d, Buffalo CITY, guards.
uesaneu Ior bearers entered, and bore the
remains 70 the hearse, and un Der tina asaort
@ the f1h company conveyed the sapse to
sT|PAUDse CATHEDRAL. 4.
Ehere tssy lay ina state. Ths, caslr.t CON-
'aining 1ne body was of rosewood, covered
with white silk, with eight silver handles
and silver triminihgs. On the lid wss,a solid
silver Iesete containing the 70 nwinejnscrip-
ton: "Millard Fillmore, born, -Jannarv sew
entn, LOU DlediMafch eigt ih.Is74s While. .
s me poay was at the family residence it was
deposited In the west front room. At the
head mas crown of flowers, cor,posed oF,
camelas, roseSads, &C. On the nd was a
Deans1oi noraIMfeath and Two larye crosses
On tie right was a large star. pad on tha,
l nath cSs4qets o1nas flower eQn reaching the.
oasn 4.' tne casket was deposited in the.
vesti oule of the church, nm dis covarad.
with a pail OF black velvet. TRAINED With
Whlts Grape and silver stars with roses OF,
eAottc nowe-s at the heatsi and foot. Tl,sre
IL lay In stata With conn any d rs a guard OF,
1onOr. Noiwlthstandirgthe oeid, raw day.
rom ten O'Clock until our, the hou-, for
closing the casket, thousands of citizens.
anItStrani5rs RAronged the Vsstibule tatalze
a last look at the distinguished dead,
shortly after two O'Clock. the doors of the
cs.tneural were openedto ADMIT the United
States Senatorial and HDuse-oommittaes thfa
committee, the members Of Gov
Dlx's military staff the maS1Or CITY author
tiles ana committees from the council of tha
UNIVERSITY OF Buffalo. the.bar of Erie oeunfv.
the board OF trade and representatives Of
other civic societies. At q quarter past two.
the family having entered the catheSral six
sergeasfsS detailed from the first
OnIteG States InGsntry, stalsOned
at Fort Porter bore the casket
FROM HE vxSTIBULE
lntothe cathedral lead by the Rex. DR.. Shell
ton, the Episcopal clergy of Buffalo, and fol-
lowed by VIM. \. Bird, Noah p. Sprague. F..
K. Jewett, o. 81. Marshall, o. G.. Steele.
Judge George, w. Clinton, Henry Martin
and Warren Bryant, pail beavers, eight OF
the oldest and most influential citizens and
fr1ends OF the deceased, and deposited the
same In front OF the chancsl. The oeremo-
mics in the cathedral were of a solemn
and impressive character, including a
brief resume of the life of the
illustrious deceased by the Rev. DIR. Shelton
the venerable rector of st. Paul's and life
long friend OF Willard Fillmore. The easket
was then borne to the hearse, and the pro-
eession moved in the following order. Major
General Howard and Brigadisr General
Rogers and staffs company ID, of the Buffa-
10 City guards. the 65th and 74th regiments
of the national guards, companies "A and =.
of the First United States infantrv
under Colonel Derussy, as a guard
of honor. The hearse was decorated
followed by long line of carriages filled
with bearers and mourners national, state
and city representatives, and citizens to
Forest Lawn cemetery, where after the fin
al services of the Episcopal church had
been performed, the remains were disposit-
ed In stone grave IN the family lot adjoin-
ing the graves of Willard Fillmore's former
partners, the Honorable Solomon G..
haven and Judge n. Z. Hall