, 1875-11-30
HENRY WILSON.
Imposing Funeral Services at tho
stato-Honsa in Boston.
Five Thousand Troops Take Part
In tho Proccsaiou,


pecia1ly snvtsod to the funeral 10 enter The Hail
Of Representatives, nhere the services Hefe to
DO bold.
TIE eEnvlcEB.
Boon after II o'clock tho doors. OF The ball
Eere ctosed, and at half past II tho coffin waB
carried to the Hsll Of Representatives and placed
on 4 catAfalgue. Tho bsll MAS richly draped,
and numerous fragrant nofal trihutos wero coll
splcuous.
Senator Boutwell, Frederick Douglass, Car!
Schurz, Gan. Banks, Governor cleo! Alce, aud
others wsro ssaIod at the right Of the sentafa1que
Gov, dastou, the Governors Council and s:a1,
and the Board OF Aldermen and Common Coun-
ell we're IN front Of tho coffin. The Governors
OF other 8tates members and e1-mcmbets Of
Congress. Judges Of the Federal aud bsnte
army and navs. civic officers of The Govcfnmeut.
members OF the State Legislature, aud others,
"ers 10 the main body Of tue hall. Tho remain
ing casts seic 9uckly hlled from the thousands
Wno we're eagerly seeklng admittApco. Al t2:3o
krERT sEAT WAS TAKkRt
and every inch Of s.anding-tpaco waa ocoupina.
Tho osreyman having tAken their places, tbs
services sore begun b. singing Of the chant, II
heard voice say!ng un'o ms etc, The Rev.
turs were read. aud then the Kor. ]. u. slsnuinag
preached + Sermon.
AZ the conclusion Of. the address The audience
unlted with the choir in singing tue hymn
Nearer my God to THEA Prsyer BY Tho ven.
erabla Rev. Il. II. Neal, D. D.. followed. The
choir shnn sang tie hyEuu Dnre'1 thy bosom.
faithful tomb" alter which tho benedsctou by
tho 1ev. Phiiipa Brooks, D. D.. closed the ser
v3cea IN The Hall Of Representatives.
The casket wxs borne out BY eight policemen,
preceded b.. The psll.beafora; who we're e3-Gos-
burn, Emery Washbu,n, Gardner. Banks,
boutwell,, Bullock. Cahin. doye1nor-eIest Rce.
i'm HIM, "a II EHk+It oknF Eo11F <fh
snd Frederick Douglass.
THE cAHEET,
prcceded by the pal]-bearers. and followed By
detachment OF mafinee and tIiue oficets OF tho
main ntsps and piared on tho funeral car. which
Was 10 open catafa!que heariI7 draped With
black and white. aud ontwinad with the Amer
ican hsgs. Tho car was drawn bv eight black
horses. richly cspArisoned with black. aud with
heavy black pluues.
At 2:jg p. N. The proceBsion ptsrted on its way
10 Cottage Farm Station. down Beacon street.
Al least 80, 000 poople crowded around aud ahout
tho G.Ato-Iiouss mud Dsacou uill - the psoces-
atou uoyed OF.
THE ROUTE OF THE pnocHasroN
down Deacon street and Brighton avenue was
one uninterrupted contes: with tile eioment~,
manifest In Tue raging gala Of Wind that lad
pseras!ed Etuoa mutniGE. The culd Waa e1-
t1cmels bitter. causing much aunennG among
tho troops. Nearly s 0oO troops were In limo,
beBide largo numbers Of civilians.
About ffty carriaEss, containing distinguished
elv,ll1ns, owing to tue cold, vas much smaller
than bad been ANTICIPATED. The escurt Of mill
Tia VAS one Of the finest ever Boeu In Boston.
Thousands Of people filled Beacon aud The adj
Jaceot streets. and. when shc column cou,mopcod
to move. II Wa8 with considerable difficulty that
= sufficient passage uan cleared. Al Charles
street the carriages formed in double iine, aud
tho procession was then at least mlle and a
hall In length.
Tha street cfoBainG naxt below Cottage Farm
Station was selected ~ the
HTA1T1Na poIST FOB rt1E TRAIN
that wss to convey the body 10 satick Tho
orowlB which lined the lhofough!Ares traserBed
railroad statlcu, where largo numbers gathered
ut noou. 4 cold biting wind was proyHcut at
t|mes, SO NJ to retard aomeHhat tbs marching of
the troops, and set thu multitude Of
SPECTATORS patiently stood tAeir ground. When
the procession reached tho train. tho caaket
was quickly conveyed from the bchr~c to the
train down through long lsnos OF soldiers and
civilians who stuod with hesds uncovered. =
band meanNbt'o playing d,rae. Immediately
upon tho dspostlon Of The caaket in tho car pro-
y,ded for ia reception, tbs Governor, hIs stat
sud Coanci, the pall beaEera, md othBrs to
eether With the independent corps OF cadets.
the marines aud officers Of tho Fifth MarylAuu
Regiment, acra assigned seAts In tho train,
vh!ch Immediately
MOVED AWAY FROM THE CIT.
toward EAtuoE. Lbs train consisted OF Ave cars,
four passenger conches and tho car containing
lila caa.et. tho litter hnyjng hncu Arranged a..
net;n},y for tho oec a.ion. TIM ttnin nnraed many
stations whoFe crows Of pcoplo l,ad coilec,oI l.,
psy tribute 10 Tia iilust,{ou dead. Arry1no ut
Nntick shortly ufter i o'cIocx. a rroat crnx1 Of
tuv1ac eonje thronxoI tbo SonarS md ali Nd
rrn. c},na II tt,a ourt to fsr,nd r,,,p r,,st ~
fho fnwn waa i, ,swn mn ~ hni;nw .nn.ro I'm
madIs,niy nron t1,e s,rIrni o1 ia trt,n tia az.
eet wns rontevei IN sha h,uraa 80 M .ha i;ns ~
r,.r"h ,raa hsa,n ~ NV '~'0'' ~Au ~A' A'A' ~
A3@''4 "@9 1'e1 T.,r rrnr n v,,r :
H.. c,,,,,,, ,;x .,a.,,sr;.,,s ,a;,.,,, r.. o-s.-
~ nronauaon va sa Fo,io.s. 'o'A"s' o'"sl
"a P'os''e'on ,','e'.' "aa 40 .e.o r,,
n,,eaaS'tr., nr"wna nrasaae r, eana, .5';...
ue,rxs with i1a,,td st,tos sfartne. .a hodr,,u.rd
ba,esra of tho r1fth M.ryianu keatnn9t.
Gov. uaaion .nl stan.
1.ou,tve Coun.il
Pall.Btarers us es-3oyrruorn Of the state.
Nearly overy building ip tho village waa