Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-27
The Late Vice President.

FUNERAL HoNORs IN OTHER CITIES
the late Vice President Wilson arrived ar the
Union depot, Charles street,
BALTIMORE.
the rain. Charles street and tbs annroaohas
TO the depot were crowded with people I'M
nediately AFTER arrival the casket contain
Ing the remains was borne to the hearse, the
band OF the eth regiment playing "Rest
Spirit, Rest, !" the procession was then formed
and moved from the depot, TO a fuperal dirge
along Charles street TO Baltimore street. aud
down Baltimore to Holiday street to the
City Hall. The entire line of march, a dis
lance OF nearly mile and half, was
drenching rain. Opposite the main entran one
OF the City Hall. across the street, suspended
In front of Ford's Holiday street theater in
fuIl view OF the thousands congregsted there,
was large canvas with sn appropriate in
scliptton from Henry WILL" painted in
great letters, "a follows:
"oBI IA HE, HESEI WILSON, VICE PRESIDENT"
.Tboueh from a hum BILE stock. undoubtedly
Was Fashioned to much honor from lis cradle"
Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading"
1 ~, gave bis honOIs to the world again,
His blessed part to Heaven, and sep. in peace
AT TIE CITY HALL
and vicinity fully five thousand persons
awaited the procession. The casket was
borne from the hearse and placed on a bier
In the rotunda, which was tastefully draped
In mourning, festooned with white fringe
ana tast els. as were the halls and dOOrw6yS
leading to the rotunda. The casket was pro-
fusely strewn with crosses and boQuets of
camelias, Gala lilies. immortelles aud other
flowers, the tribute of admirers and friends
or the distinguished deceased. Tie doors
were then thrown open, and a vast crowd
passed through The rOtunda for an hour and
half. taking last look at the features so
FAMILIAR TO the public. About ) = O'Clock the
casket was closed, the lire of march again
formed, the body removed 10 the hearSe and
the procession marched TO the Calvert street
depot, where the remains were placed on the
frain, which left for Philadelphia at 625
Several members OF the Fifth Maryland reg
iment Joined the escort, and Will go 70 Bos-
ton with the remains.
PHILADELPHIA.
The Philadelphia council committee, &C
companied by the mayor, left the city at &
O'Clock last evening. in special car for Will
mingtOn- to meet the committee having
charge of the remains. When the train con-
tanning the body arrived at Wilmington the
ton delegation, were then detached and con-
nected with the special car, which spet on
TO Philadelphia ahead OF the regular train.
reaching Broad and Prime streets at IO:25 u.
IN. A procession was then formed, consist
ing of the committee and the ID regiment,
Colonel Lyle, and the remains being trans
lerred TO an open hearse, drawn by six horses,
were removed 10 Independence hall, arriv-
ing there at Has O'Clock. Here another large
crowd was in waiting at II O'clock. The
upper half OF the lid was removed, and from
that hour up TO o'clock this morning the
public was admitted to view the body. The
body lay in the room in which the Declare.
ton OF Independence was signed. IT reposed
on low catafalque in the center of the hail.
Under a canopy of American colors trimmed
with black. On the casket were flowers
formed into yariOuS designs,