The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-01

with spectators, who stood patiently
in the cold, drizzling rain awaiting
the procession; and during lis pro-
gress guns were fred by a battery of
/ United States artillery stationed in
the Armory square, and the bells OF
the churches aud engise-houses were
tolled throughout the. city. The
chimes of the Metropolitan Church
also rang out funeral tunes At the
depot a special train was in waiting,
consisting of a car arranged for the
transportation of the casket and the
BODY guard Colonel Scott's private
car. for the Massachusetts Committee,
and a Pullman car for others accom-
panying the remains; sll these were
appropriately draped With mourning.
when the procession reached the
station the President and Cabinet,
the pal bearers, Committee of Ar
rangements, Supreme Court and
Massachusetts, Committee followed
the casket to the car, the guard OF
honor presenting arms as the remains
and the President and Cabinet passed.
The street along Ire route OF the
proce. sion were thronged With spec
~tators, who stood patiently in the
cold, drizzling rain to see it pass,
and during the progress guns were
cred and toe bells Of churches tolied
throughout the city.
The casket having been placed Oh
the platform, Senator Thurman,
Chairman of the Committee Of Ar
raugemeuts, addressing the Massa-
chusetts ComLaittee said:
"Genaentn Of Massachusetts,
be funeral ceremonies at the Ma
tioual Capital over the remains Of the
late Vice President are mere conclud-
ed. and we now deliver them TO you
to convey them to the State of which
he was a citizen, and by which he
was so much honored, and whose
horors be so well deserved. la the
performance Of yoGr mournful duties
YOU will carry with you the sympa-
ties of the nation, and every where
meet with sincere marks of respect
for the illustrious dead.
Col. Wyman, in reply, said they
accepted the precious trust confded
to them, and would convey the re-
mains TO Massachusetts,, where they
would a~rceive all the honor that love
and affection could bestow. He add
ed an expression of his thanks for
the admirable arrangements which
had been perfected and for the cour-
tesies extended to himself and his
colleagues.
DR.. Rankin then pronounced a ben
ediction. The body was then placed
in the car and the following gentle
men, who will accompany it to Mas
~sachusetts, took places in the train:
Col Edward Wyman, Aide to Gov.
CASTOR; Col. Geo. Ii. Campbell, Pri-
ate Secretary of the Governor; Hon.
Seth Turner, Hon. E. II. Dunn, mem
bers Of the Executive Council of Mas
sachusetts; Senator Boutwell,, of
Massachusetts,; Cap. Haycoek, Of the
Guard of Honor from the Marine
Corps; Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms j
J. Christie; the delegation of officers
from the Fifth Maryland Regiment;
A. G. Hills, of the Boston Journal;
and Fred. Douglass, Jas. Wormly
and Robert Purvis, who, as personal
friends of Mr.. Wilson, were ESPECIAL
" invited by the Massachusetts COM
mittee to accompany the remains to
Boston.
The train left Washington at l:3I
p. IN. for Baltimore, allowing for the
hcnors to be paid there to the Vice
President, and will stop over night at
Philadelphia.
Among the floral offerings in the
casket 10 the Senate Chamber was a
large monument, bearing the follow
inscriptions: Floral Offering from
the South, by Rev. David Wills, for
the funeral of the lamented Vice
president Wilson - the student,
statesman, philantbropist aud Chris
tian, whose name will ever live in
the annals of his admiring country
men, and whose memory will be re-
warded by the wise and good with
out respect to section or party.
A large cross from Mrs. Grant also
rested upon the casket.
The emblems of mourning 10 the
Senate Chamber were especially no.
ticable for the good taste displayed.
Instead of the usual black cambria
the walls were draped with Austria
Ian Grape, the effect of which was
very impressive. The galleries were
FLIED to their utmost capacity, but in
no instance was the decorum appro-
pirate to the ceremonies married in
the slightest degree. During the de-
of DR.. Sunderland's prayer,
which was of considerable length,
the entire audience remained stand
ing, and all seemed to be deeply i'm
pressed with the mournful sOlemnities
of the occasion.