The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-24
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
10 THE DAILY LNTELLIGEN0ER
Arrangements for the Funeral
Of Vice President Wilson.

ARRANGEMENTS IOf lle FuueFul
Of Vice President Wilson.
WASHINGTON, November 23.-The
cOlored citizens last night made arrange
ments to attend the funeralOf Vice PreSi
dent Wilson.
A committee representing the Sen
ale, House OF Representatives, State De
partment and the Supreme Court mel
this morning at the Department o!
State. The general wish was expressed
that the funeral should take place on
Saturday next at noon, and the services
to be conducted in the Senate Chamber
and the remains to be conveyed to Phila'
delphia 10 lie in state, in Independence
Hall till Monday morning; In other re-
speCts the programme will be AZ usual on
such occasions. A sub committee was
appointed consisting Of Senator A. G.
Thurman, Of OHIO, and Representatives
Warren, Of Mass, and Garfield, of Ohio
to mature arrangements after Consulta'
ton with the delegation appointed by The
Governor Of Massachusetts, who will ar
rive here this afternoon, and to make
such notifications Of the proposed pro.
gramme AZ they may suggest, Senator
Boutwell, is expected Wednesday evening,
The Secretary OF the Navy to-day Is
sned the following Order;
NAVY DEPARTMENT, |
WASHINGTON, D. g., November %, !
The President Of the United States an.
nounces the death of Vice President
Henry Wilson in the following order;
Here follows the order Of the Presi-
dent published yesterday.l
In pursuance Of the foregoing order ii
is hereby decided that upon the day fol-
lowing the receipt Of this order the Gn'
sign at each United States naval station
and OF each United States naval vessel In
commission, be hoisted ut halt.mast from
sunrise to sunset, and that thirteen guns
be fired at sunrise, nineteen minute guns
at meridian and a national salute at sun
set at each United States naval station
and on board lag ships and vessels acting
singly at home and abroad, The officers
Of The navy and marine corps will wear
the usual badge Of mourning for period
Of three months.
GEORGE NJ. RoBEsoN,
Secretary Of The Nary.
The Committee Of Arrangements met
ut the Capitol this morning and agreed
upon the following order Of procession
for the funeral Of Hon. Henry Wilson,
Vice President Of the United States:
The Committee Of Arrangements, pail.
bearers and mourners will attend at the
Vice Presidents chamber in the Capitol
on Friday, November 20, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, at which time the remains Of Hon.
Henry Wilson, late Vice President Of the
United States, will be removed from the
rotunda in charge Of the Committee OF
Arrangements, attended by the pall.bcar.
ers and mourners and the Sergeant.At.
Arms Of the Senate, to the Senate cham
ber, where, at 1880 A. NJ, divine ser
vices will be performed. When the GER
emonies shall have been completed, the
funeral procession under the command Of
BreveL Major General W. II. Avery, Of
the us. army, will move In the follow.
Ing order: From the Senate Chamber to
the depot Of the Baltimore X Potomac
Railroad Company where the remains
will be placed In charge OF the committee
appointed by the Governor Of MassaChu-
sets to reCCieve them. The military es.
COrt; Chapline Of the Senate and the as.
sistant clergy; The physicianV who attend.
cd the deceased; the Committee OF Ar.
rangements: Senator Thurman, Senator
Morrill,, Hon. ]. A. Garfield, Hon. Samuel
Randall, Hon. W. W. Warren, ex-Gover-
nor Dennison, Justice Clifford and Secre.
tary Fish; The Massachusetts Committee;
the pail bearers: Senator Edmunds, Sher-
man, Bayard and White, ex-Speaker
Blaine, Representatives Mills, KassOn,
the hearse; relatives OF the deceased; the
Sergean..at.Ar Of the Senate, preceded
by President Of the Senate pro TEN and
Secretary Of the Senate; the Sergeant.at-
Arms Of the House OF Representatives,
member Of the House Of Representa-.
tives, preceded by Clerk Of House; the
President OF the United States heads Of
the Departments; Judges Of Supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia; Judges
Of Court Of Claims; the Diplomatic Corps;
the Commissioners OF the District Of Co
lumbia; officers Of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps; organized associations
which may desire to attend citizens and
strangers.
The body will leave here at 1857 =. NJ,
and upon arrival in Baltimore will have
a military escort through that city leav.
ing there at OP.M. Rev DR.. Sunder.
land, Chaplain Of the Senate, will offer
prayer at the funeral ceremonies Of Fri
day morning, and Rev. DR.. Rankin will
pronounce discourse. The body will be
placed in the rotunda on Thursday morn.
Ing, where It will lie in state on tho same
used for President Lincoln,
Senator Sumner, Chief Justice Chase and
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens. Upon reaching
Philadelphia on Friday night the body
will be taken to Independence Hall,
where II will lie in state until 10 or II
o'clock Saturday morning and then be re.
moved to New York. It's not the inten-
tion Of the committee TO stop in the latter
city. They expect 10 leave there for
Boston on the 0 o'clock train Saturday
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