The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-02
Closing Funeral Rites over the
Vice President,

NATICK. MASS, December l.-To.da,
the closing funeral rites over the remain
Of Vice President Wilson took place, ant
Notwithstanding the cold weather ther,
was large attendance.
At 4 o'clock yesterday the coffin wa
carried from the Public Hall, where III,
face had been exposed 10 the view Of hi
fellow townsmen, who came in great mum
bers. At IL o'clock the exercises begaI
by the choir OF Mr.. Wilson's church sing
ing a hymn, followed by reading III,
Scriptures and prayer, and an address by
Rev. Mr.. NatiCk. At the conclusion o
the private services at the house, prepar
atiOns were at once made for removing
the remains 10 the town hall, where the
public and final ceremonies were to take
place. These were soon accomplished
and by the appointed hour the Caske
had been placed in the cataialquC, ant
the mOurners assigned to seats reserved
especially for them, A special train
had in the interim arrived from
Boston, bearing the Governor and .
portion Of his staff, and several Of
the members OF the Executive Council
Committee of the Boston city govern
ment, Hon. Marshall Wilder, Congress
man Henry Pierce, and the officers Of the
9th Maryland Regiment and OF the indie
pendent Corps Of Cadets; also the Boston
Fusileers, who volunteered US an esCorl
for the day. A procession was formed and
the distinguished guests were escorted tC
the hall, the great crowd filling every
available position from which TO view III
progress through the streets. The mourn
erS having been assigned to seats at the
right Of the platform, the invited guests
were seated In the front rows in the body
Of the hall; the pall.bearers, who were
town people, to the left, the Grand Army
post standing to the extreme left, and the
citizens thronging the remaining area and
packing the galleries. About 1000 per.
sons found admittance to the ediiicc
while the seating capacity was limited Ia
1900. Rev. Francis NJ. Peloubet, Mr.
Wilson's pastor, opened the services by
reading the hymn, God Is Ourstrcngth.'
beginning with the words "Man In his
weakness needs stronger stay than HE
fellow men, the holiest and The best
which was sung by the Alpine QuartettC
Of Boston. Following this was an invo.
Cntion by Rev. Il, A. Reynolds and scrip.
ture reading by Rev. J. s. Whecdon, to
which response "Abide with ME" was
sung by the Qnartette. An address was
delivered by Rev. Edmund Douse, Of
Sherbnrne, who mainly touched upon his
intimate personal friendship with the
deceased nnd the great qualities Of the
latter as displayed in tho midst Of the
people who had known and were intimate
with him from youth. The Quartette
then chanted poem written for the occa-
sion. An address by Rev. NJ. Peloubet
followed, consisting Of personal reminis.
cences Of Mr.. Wilson. The hymn "Nearer
my God TO Thee" which was an especial
favorite Of Mr.. Wilson, and in the sing.
Ing Of which the entire audience Joined,
was given with grand effect.
The bendiction by Mr.. PelOubet 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 Cemetery. The casket
was transferred from the hearse and con.
veyed to the side Of the open grave ready
TO receive It. The Grand Army Post
formed a square about the lot, while The
military escort was drawn up in line In
the driveway. The mourncrs and invited
guests having assembled in a body, the
band meanwhile playing solemn tlirgc,
the casket was gently lowered to It's final
resting place.
Mr.. Peloubet pronounced the beneliC.
tion, the relatives and friends took last
look and dropped 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.