Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-09
THE LAST RITES.
Funeral Of the Vice-President at
His Late Home In Nafack.

HIS Lafe Home In Nafack.
NATICK, Mass, Dec. 1.-To-day the
closing funeral rites over the remains
! of Vice-President Wilson, took place,
and, Notwithstanding the severely cold
weather, there was large attendance.
AT 4 O'Clock yesterday the coffin was
carried from the Public Hall, where the
face had been exposed 10 the view OF
his lOw-townsmen, who came in
great numbers to his late residence, and
where his mOther-in-law now resides.
At II O'Clock the exercises began. The
choir of Mr.. Wilson's church sang the
hymn, followed by the reading OF
Scriptures, andprayer, and addresses
by the Rev. Mr.. Reynolds, of Natack.
AT the conclusion of private services
at the house, preparations were at once
:hade for removing the remains to the
Town Hall, where The
PUBLIC AND FINAL CEREMONIES
were to take place. These were soon
accomplished, and by the appointed
hour the casket had Teen placed upon
the catafalque and the mourners assign
Ell to seats reserved especially for them.
The special train had in the interim
arrived from Boston, bearing the Gov.
ernor, a portion of his staff, and sever
al members OF the Council of the Bos-
ton city government, Hon. Marshal
Wilder, Congressman Henry Pierce,
and officers of the 5th Maryland Regi-
ment and OF the Independent corps OF
cadets, also onr Boston Fusileers, who
volunteered as escort for the day. A
procession was formed. and the distin.
yuished guests were escorted to the hall,
great crowds filling every available Do
sition from which to view its progress
through the streets. The muurners
having been assigned seats at the right
of the platform, the invited guests were
seated in the front rows il the body OF
the hall, the pail bearers, who were
towns-people, to the left, the Grand
Army Post standing to the extreme
LETT, and citizens thronging into the
remaining area, ami packing the CALLER
les. About 1000 persons found admit
tance to the edifice, while the seating
capacity was limited to 1,2OO.
Rev. Francise M. Peloubet, Mr.. Will
sons pastor opened the services by
reading the hymn, "GOd is our
strength" beginning with the words:
''Aian in his weakdess needs stronger stay,
Than fellow-man, the holliest and the best'is
which was sung by the Alpine Quartet,
of Boston. Following this Was the in
vncation by Rev. a. Z. Reynolds, and
Scripture readings by Rev. ]. s. Wheed-
on, TO which the response abide with
Me-" was sung by the quartette. The
address was delivered by Rev. Edmund
Douse. OF Sherburne. An address by
Rev. NJ. Peloubet followed. The hymn
Nearer my God to Thee" which was
an especial tavorite with Mr.. Wilson,
and in singing which the entire audi
ence joine'i, was given with grand ef-
feet. The benedictiOn, by Mr.. PelOub-
ct, closed the last rites over the remains
of the Vice-President.
The procession then formed in line
of march embracing nearly every street
in town. 1t was not until 4 o'clock
that the hearse bearing the remains
reached the grave in Dell Park Gene
terry. The casket was transferred from
the hearse and conveyed TO the side of
the open grave, ready to receive it.
The Grand Army Post formed square
about the lot, while the military escort
were drawn up in a line in fhe drive
way. The mOurners and invited guests
having assembled in body, the band
meanwhile playing solemn dirge, the
casket was gently lowered to its final
resting place. Mr.. Peloubet pronounc-
ed the benedictiOp. The relatives and
friends took last look, dropped a few
flowers upon the casket-lid, and the last
rites attending the demise of Henry
Wilson, Vice-President of the United
States, were at an end.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS WILL.
Boston, Dec, I.-Mr. Wilson has
lett will which is in his own hand
writing, and dated April II, 1874. By
il he b. queathed his entire estate, real
and personal to his nephew, DIR. VIM.
S. Coolidge, in trust for the support of
his motho r-in-law, Mrs. Mary Howe,
now in ! er ninetieth year. for the edu-
cation an | support of his adopted
daugl ter Eva, little girl of some ten
summe and for other minor and deSig-
purposes, trusting it all, as he expresses
it, to "friendship, discretion, and the
sense of right of Mr.. Coolidge" He
also constituted Mr.. G.. his executor,
directing that no bonds be required of
him either as executor or trustee. In
regard to the completion and carrying
through the press of the third and last
volume of his History of the Rise and
Fall of the Slave Power in America"
left nearly completed, it is expected
that it will be attended to by the Rev.
Samuel Hunt, lifelong friend an as
s0ciate, his former pastor, for seven
years his private secretary, and who,
more than all others, has assisted him
in the preparation of the work.