The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-30
Funeral OF Vice President VIII

Of people visited Doric Hall this fore
noon to view the remains OF Vice PreSi
dent Wilson. Soon after II o'clock DoriC
Hall was closed. At 1880 the coffin wa
carried to the hall Of the House Of Rep
resentatives and placed on a catafalque
The hall was richly draped, and numer'
Gus fragrant floral tributes were con
spiCuous. Senator Boutwell,, Frederick
Douglass, Carl Schurz, General Banks
Goyernor-elect Rice and others were
seated at the right Of the catafalque
Governor Castor, the Governor o Council
and staff and the Board Of Aldermen and
Common Council were in front Of the
coffin. The Governors OF other States
members and eX-members OF Congress
Judges Of Federal and State Courts, the
Mayor Of Boston, officers Of the army and
navy, civic officers Of the Government
members Of the State Legislature and
others were in the main body Of the hall
The remaining seats were quickly filled
from the thousands eagerly seeking ad'
mittance, At 1880 every seat was taken
and every inch Of standing space oCcu'
pied,
The Clergymen having taken their
places, the services were begun by sing
Ing the hymn " heard a voice saying
unto me;" Rev. DR.. Miner offered q
prayer; selections OF Scripture were
read, and the Rev. j. N, Manning
preached the sermon,
At the conclusion Of the address the
audience united with the choir in sing
ing the hymn "Nearer My God to Thee
Prayer by the venerable Rev. K. K.
Neal, D. D., followed, The choir then
sang the hymn "Unveil Thy Bosom,
Faithful Tomb" after which the benedic.
ton by Rev. Phillips Brooks, D. D., closed
the services in the Hall Of Represents
tives.
The casket was borne out by eight po.
licemen, preceded by the pall.bearers,
who were ex.GOvernors Of Massachusetts
William Is. Washburne, Emery Wash.
burne, Gardner, Banks, Boutwell,, Bull
lock and Clallin, Governor.elect Rice,
Hon. Carl SChura, Senator Kelly, Of Ore.
gon, and Frederick Douglass. The cas-
Eet, preceded by the pall.bearers and fol.
lowed by detachment OF marines and
nine officers OF the Fifth Maryland regi.
ment, was carried down the main steps
and placed on the funeral car, which was
an open catafalque, heavily draped with
black ahd white, entwined with American
flags. The Cur was drawn by eight black
horses richly CaparisOned with black,
and with heavy black plumes.
AT 2:30 r. NJ, the procession started on
iLs way to Cottage Farm Station, down
Beecher street. At least 10000 people
crowded around and about the State
House and Beacon Hill. The procession
moved off at 8 o'clock.
The route Of the procession down Bea.
con street and Brighton avenue was one
uninterrupted contest with the elements,
manfested in the raging gale Of wind
that had prevailed since morning. The
cold was extremely bitter, causing much
suffering among the troops Nearly
5000 soldiers were In line, also large
number Of citizens, About fifty car.
riages containing distinguished guests
brought up the rear. The divisions OF
civilians, owing to the cold, was much
smaller than had been anticipated. The
escort Of militia was one OF the finest
ever seen In Boston. Thousands Of peo.
pie filled Beacon and adjacent streets,
and when the column commenced moving
II was with difficulty that sufficient pass.
age way was cleared AT Charles street
the carriages formed in double line, and
the procession was then mile and q
half In length. The street crossing next
below Cottage Farm station was selected
Ms the starting point for the train that
was TO convey the body to NatiCk. The
crowds which lined tho thoroughfares
trnversed by the procession were contin-
ued over to the railroad station, where
large numbers were gathered.
At noon q cold, biting wind was preva.
lent, at times 80 as to retard somewhat
the marching Of the troops, and yet the
multitude Of spectators patiently stood
their ground. When the procession
reached the train the caskct was quickly
conveyed from the hearse 10 the train
down through the long lines Of soldiers
and civilians, who stood with heads un.
covered, n band meanwhile playing q
dirge. Immediately upon the disposition
Of the CnSket In the car provided for liz
reception, the Governor, his staff aud
Council, the pall.beArers and others, to-
gcther with the Independent Corps OF
Cadets, the Marines and officers Of the
Fifth Maryland Regiment were assigned
seats in the train, after which II
Immediately moved away from the city
toward Naiick. The train consisted Of
FIVE cars, four passenger coaches and
the car containing the casket, the latter
having been arranged especially for the
occasion. The train passed many stations
where crowds Of people had collected 10
pay tribute 10 the illustrious dead. Ar.
riving at NatiCk shortly after 4 o'clock
n great crowd OF town people thronged
the square and all approaches TO the de.
pot. The Grand Army post Of the town
was drawn up In hollow square and i'm
mediately upon the arrival Of the train
the caskct was conveyed to The hearse and
the line Of march began for the public
hall, the church bells in the meanwhile
tolling.
The order Of the procession was as fol-.
lows Browns Brigade Band, Indepen.
dent corps Of Cadets, hearse with United
States Marines as body guard officers Of
the 9th Maryland regiment, Governor
CASTOR and staff, Executive Council, pail.
bearers Of ex.Goyernors Of the State.
Nearly every building in the village was
Jha ,,a1 9th nt0hnRnlp diaolava nf fftnit fF.
ing. The sidewalks in The neighborhood
Of the public square were thronged with
people attracted from all The country
about to view the solemn pageant. After
reaching Clarks block the casket was
carried 10 the large hall In the upper part
Of The building and placed upon the cata.
falque. Here The remains we're delivered
into the custody Of the town selectmen by
Governor CASTOR, and we're subsequently
given into the charge Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic Post, who, with The
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