Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-03

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5000 to lO. 900 persons. Upon the remains
being placed in the hearse. the corps Of ca
diets wheeled into column Of companies
preceding the hearse to the solemn tappings
of mufled drums. The escort then slowly
took up its march on either side. Flanking
the hearse were twelve marines. while be-
hind came the officers of the fifth Mary
land regiment. who wore Grape on
their left arms. Immediately following
were eleven carriages with the gen
tlemen who accompanied the remains. the
rear being brought up by a squad of police.
The escort moved at Ills a.. m, to Doric
Hall and the State House, where the re-
mains were to be laid in state Along the
line of March the utmost quiet and rever-
encc was shown to the deceased by the I'M
menso throngs that lined the streets. while
the solemnity of the occasion was increased
by the tolling of bells. which continued I'M
| til the remains reached the State House.
Doric Hall was heavily but simply decor
ated in black and white. The base of each
OF the two rows of columns in the centre of
the hall were trimmed i'll plain black.
while the capitals were festooned in black
and white, tasteiuily blended The walls
unlr the ceiling were also heavily Dor
de- in the same manner. The brass can
non in the rear of the centre of the hall
were surmounted by the American flags,
entwined with Grape and resting on
heavy black drapery. Under the
clock, and beneath the field pieces,
the monogram of the Vice-President
was represented in black lines and
silver base OF large dimensions. The
decorations, though marked. were unpre-
tenuous, according most fitlv with the
| simplicity of the deceased Vice President in
lii''. As early as nine o'clock crowds began
As milling IN the vicinity OF the State
House and before the procession escortiag
the remains had arrived, some 4 600 or
5000 persons had assembled. The space in
front of the State House had been rOped off
and details of police preserved an open en-
trance for the procession. Hardly the
sound OF conversation could he heard, each
and all OF the vast crowd seeming TO be in
splred with feelings o. sOiemnity BETTING
the occasion and day Accessible points
Tor witnessing the sad pageantry were ca
ecrlY sought bat none Of the jOstle or con-
fusion usually attending such crowds
was noticeable. Chief of police say
age, with detail of ten selected
men facilitated greatly the quiet and
orderly c0nduc; Of everything upon
the outside, while Sergeant-at- Arms
Mitchell with Il corps OF marshals of the
day directed the affairs within the building
Shortly after the arrival of the funeral cor
tege, Governor CASTOR, accompanied bv his
stall and executive council. ex-governor
Claiiin, and others descended from the ex-
ccu.lye chamber and took stations uncover
ed AZ the head OF the dais which was pr1-
pared for the reception OF the CO, kct Every
whisper was hu-he1. and the silence seemed
10 intensiiythe solemnity of place. As the first
melancholy note OF drgc broke upon the
car. W hen the procession reached the STATE
House the casket was borne upon the
shoulders OF eight policemen 10 dress uni
form up the steps leading from beacon
street to the main entrance Of the State
House. followed by the detachment OF ma
rines with reversed arms a. n guard
OF honor. Entering Doric hall upon the
entrance h1or of the building 10 the pres
sence OF the state officials and Others who
stood uncovered. the casket was placed
upon the taiS, where it viii remain until
to-moir1w. when the public funeral >crv-
ices Will take place. Immediately Co.
Nyman. Of the Governor'- staff. under
whose charge the body WAS brought from
Washington. and who. with Col. Cambell,
accompanied them as they were brought
into the hall, stepped forwarded and saluted
the commander-in-chief, and made formal
delivery OF the remains 10 the state author
itics. lie aid
THE RtnAlNs DELIVERED To lHE STATE AZ
THoRIIIEs
"Nour Exae.ency, in obedience to your
orders We have proceeded t. Washington
and received from the national committee
the remains OF Vice President Wilson,
which We have escorted to Massachusetts,
and DON deliver 10 you.
COY. Casio. REPLIED
Massachusetts receives from you her
iilq>irious dead she will see to It that be
whose dead body Won have brought to Us,
but whose spirit has gone to a higher ser
vice. shall receive the honors betting the
great Ciiice which in life he held. need
NOT remind You that her people will ever
treasure with love and respect the memory
VI her distinguished statesman. and Will
not only guard and protect the body, coihn
and grave, pa; Wi! also venerate has name
and hi- fame Gentlemen, Ter the pion~
service which You have 80 well and 30 ten
DERBY rendered accep; the thanks OF the
communicable 80
Soon alter. the governor and his retiuGo
retired, H. did also Mayor Cobb and the
committee %; the ci'y government, which
met the remains AT the depot Before the
ca-kot was uncovered. 50 as To permit
IN fragrant flowers At the head was
placed "a large cross and crown, and at the
foot an anchor, both designs being exquisite
IN their combination of rare and beautiful
flowers Upon the coffin wa~ another large
cross yarlesatei ia color, and harp com
posed OF White roses. tube roses, and other
white hJver-, While upon and around the
caskct were crosses. bouquets, etc. in pro
fusion. the marines, under Capt. Hay
cock, Will remain on duty with the body ~
p guard OF honor until II l. deposit IN IT.
final resting place at N-tick.
yIrwING The REMAINS.
\ soon as the necessary preliminaIie-
were finished, the top OF the ci>ket ~as Te-
moved = allow an opportunity Tor
viewing the remains. Ths f-,t t. look
upon the face OF the dead was Gov. CASTOR.
his sian ana executive council, brother
Of the deceased, Mr. Goliath, Messrs Fred
Douglass James Wormely and Robert
peryi>, OF Washington, ex-ioyernor Clailin,
and Others The doors were soon after
opened TO all Of the waiting Ihrong - en-
ter. These were allowed 10 pass through
in squads of 20 to 40 and came IN by the
main entrance directly into Doric hall, in
the centre of which was the dals and pas
sing around 1t they found exit from the
building through the near entrances All
through the DAY till ; D clock this evening
continuous stream OF visitors passed
through the building. and never were there
less than = 900 or 600 IN front Of it await
ing opportunity to follow the thousands
that had preceied. IL Is estimated that be-
tween l. 600 and 20 600 persons thus view
cd the remains before the doors of the
building were closed this evening.
The AFTEARANCE or The REMAINS.
The countenance of the deceased bore the
characteristics and general appearance
hich it wore when in lie, and was some
What natural ovcn in it, dcathly rcpu~c.
The complexion. however, had changed
considerably, showing that decomp,~lti1E
had already far progressed in It's deinoish-
mcnt OF the human temple.
Bo.rlx. Mass. Nov. 29.-At the concln
sion OF the services in the State House. tho
ca,ket was borne out by eight chosen police
men, proceeded 10y the pall-bearers who
were. x-G0vern0rs OF Massachusetts VIII
liam d. Washhurne, Emery Washburne.
Gardner, Banks. Boutwell,. Bullock, Olaf
lin; Governor elect Rice. Hon. Carl Schurz.
Senator Kelley. of Oregon, and Frederick
Douglass. At 30 p. Ia, the caskot, pre-
ceeded by the pall-bearers and followed by
by detachment of marines and nine officers
Of the Firth Maryland regiment, was car
rlcd down the main steps aud placed on
the funeral ear, an open cataialque heavi-
" draped with black and white cntwined
with American flags. The car was drawn
by eight black horses At 30 p. m,
the procession started Dn the way to
the Cottage Farm station. A. least
81, 600 people crowded around aud
about the State House aud Beacon Hill a.
the procession moved Of. The route OF the
procession, down Beacon street and Brigh
ton avenue, was one uninterrupted Contest
with the elements, manifested in raging
gale of wind that had prevailed since morn
ing. The cold was extreme, causing much
suffering among the troops. Nearly five
thousand soldiers were IN line. besides a
large number of citizens About fifty car
riaees conveying distinguished guests
brought up the rear. The process .ion reached
the train in waiting at 3:15 and the casket
was ouIatlv cnnvcVPd fran tho hearse IN the