The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
large monument bearing the following in

scription:
Floral offering from the South by the Rev
David Wells, for the funeral of the lamented
| Vicc-President, the student, statesman, phi
lanthropist and Christian, whose name will
ever live in the annals of his admiring coun.
trymen, and whose memory will be cherished
by the wise and good, without respect to sec.
tion or party.
| Selections of Scripture were read by the
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, after which the
Rev. J. Z. Rankin delivered an eloquent
discourse. After prayer and bencdiction
by the Rev. DR.. Sunderland the coffin
was closed and the funeral cortege was
formed and proceeded to the depot of the
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad. The
funeral car in which the remains were
conveyed to the depot was elaborately
| trimmed with black cloth and surmount
ed by five heavy black plumes. 1t was
drawn by six white horses, caparisoned in
| black, each one led by a groom in mourn
| ing Surrounding this car was guard OF
honor, consisting of three non commits
| stoned officers and ten privates, under COM
HlaHu VI w. ID. 11aycOck.
The casket having been placed on the
platform at the depot, Senator Thurman
Chairman of the Committee of Arrange
ments, addressed the Massachusetts Com
mittee, and consigned to them the remains
of the Vice President, Col. Wyman reply
ing to the Senator's address. The body
was then placed in the car and, accom-
panied by the Massachusetts delegation,
the Congressional committees and a large
number of other gentlemen, was taken to
Baltimore, where a large crowd was found
in waiting at the depot. Notwithstanding
heavy and cold rain was falling at the
time the streets for nearly two miles,
extending from the Charles street depot to
the City Hall, were crowded on both sides
by people of all conditions, who waited in
severe storm for more than an hour for
the procession to come and go. The ar
rangements here were of the most system
attic and satisfactory character. The Fifth
Maryland Regiment formed the principal
escort through the city, in full uniform
and bearskin hats. The hearse was drawn
by four black horses led by grooms, and
as the concourse passed through the city
amidst the tolling of bells, the ringing of
chimes, and the music it was a mournful
and impressive spectacle.
The casket was placed ON bier in the
rotunda of the City Hall, and for an hour
and half a vast crowd passed through
OF tl,n of fln
departed.
The remains arrived in Philadelphia at
10 40 p. m., where they were met by over
5000 people and escorted to the State
House, the Second Regiment Of the Ma
tional Guards of Pennsylvania acting as
the guard of honor. After the body had
been transferred from the hearse to the
hall, and placed in the room where
the Declaration of Independence was
signed, the doors were thrown open to
the public. Although it was midnight
thousands had waited for an opportunity
to take last look at the remains of the
Vice President, and a line which reached
a distance of several blocks was formed
and the throng comm enced passing in and
was almost continuous during the night
and until ten a. M, many persons being
unable to gain admittance.
At eleven O'Clock the body was placed
in hearse and taken to the depot en- route
for New York city, where it arrived about
four p. NJ, and was met by five regiments
of infantry, officers of the regular army,
400 policemen, a battalion Of the Fire Dc
partment, numerous committees from
political and other civic bodies, and Off
GERS of the National, State and municipal
governments and large Concourse OF
people, and escorted through the city to
the depot en- route for Boston.
The funeral cortege reached Boston at
10 80 on the morning of the 2Sth. Eight
policemen in dress uniform, who had
been detailed for the purpose, bore the
casket from the train to the Beach street
entrance Capt. Haycock, with his de-
tachment of twelve marines who had ac-
companied the remains from Washington, /,
together with the officers of the Fifth
Maryland Regiment, marched on either
side of the casket as guard Of honor.
Immense throngs lined the streets on
the route to the State House ast the remains
were conveyed thither, and the utmost
quiet prevailed and great reverence was
shown to the deceased by the crowds of
people through which the procession
passed.
Doric Hall, where the body lay in state,
was heavily but simply draped in black
and white On their arrival at the hall
the remains were formally delivered to
the State authorities, Gov. CASTOR receiv-
ing them on behalf of the State in a few
feeling remarks. The ceremonies of the
occasion were of a solemn and impressive
character, and not less than 10000 people
passed through the hall during the day
and evening to take last view of the
features of the deceased statesman.