Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-01
Yice.President Wilson's Funeral.

prcssive solemnity. The services were
held in the senate chamber. The coffin
rested in front of the presidents desk, the
body exposed at full lenoth beneath the
pla,e-clas> lid At the head and the feet
two marines in full uniform stood motion
less rs statues of bronze Near by sat the
little company of relatives of the dead
vice preSd' Mt: opposite to them the presi
dent of the United States with his cabinet;
1T their left the justices of the supreme
court, and behind them senators and rep
re>entatives in congress and group Of
officers of the army and navy. On what
is known us the democratic side of the
chamber was the diplomatic corps. every
man in sompre black, the Massachusetts
republican association. and most conSpic
uous of all in the asscmblage. the commit
tee of arrangements, wearing broad plated
sashes across their shoulders All was
| plain black and white on the floor of the
| chamber excepting the gold epaulettes
and cord of Governor Gaston's aids. and
the red and blue OLA knot of District mi
| litia officers. The galleries were filled
with motley congregation of people in
every degree of society, from the ladies' OF
the cabinet, ministers in the blue-cushloned
seats of the diplomatic gallery. to the
poorest and raggedeSt negro who shuffles
through the capital; the highest and hum
blcSt in the land almost side by side. The
discourse of DR.. Rankin is spoken of with
! high praise. and its delivery. loud and dis
tnrt enough to be heard easily in
every part of the chamber. is no less
! worthy of commentator, AS the process
sion was forming the rain fell steaiily.an1
the column moved y" ay from the capital
gloomy indeed There was short march
during which minute guns doomed and
the music of the distant chimes came IN
diStnctivelv to the ear. the notes OF the
dead March in Saul" f,;nilv following
the funeral train as it began its sad jour
nav to the North.
The military escort. under Major Gen
nYai Emory, consisted of II fall battalion OF
marincs. headed by the marine band, tn"
the first regiment of infantry and the frs
battalion of colorcd troops. the staff officers
of the District military, and Colonel
Pointers AMI three other officers of the
fifth MARYLAND regiment. also formed a
part of the military escort. The tuneral
car was claboratclv trimmed with black
cloth, stlrmountcd by five heavy plumes OF
the same color 1t was drawn by SIX
white horses caparisoned in black, each
| led bv 4 groom in morning.
Tpon the arrival of the remains NJ Bal
timorr. the ca>ket WAS conveyed to the
hrarSo, and the corteGe was escorted to
the city hall by the first brigade OF lnfnnt-
nv. Brigadier General Herbert. COM
mandn~. consisting of the fifth and sixth
! MARYLAND regiments. The entire line OF
march, which was about 4 mile and Il halt
| in length. was thrOngcd with spectators,
w O faced II lrcnchlnT rain.
At the city hall about 5000 persons. in
Guiding the mayor and other distinguished
men. had assembled to Il" honor to the
dead statesman The doors were thrown
open. and the vast crowd passed through
for an hour and Il half, taking u last look
at the features so long familiar to the pub
! lie
At half-past five the casket was closed,
and the procession marched to the depot.
from which the train left for Philadelphia
ut G %.
The remains. which were placed in In
dependence hall At Philadelphia. late on
/ Friday nirht, remained there till 10 q clock
SATURDAY morning. and We're then taken
to New York but. owing to several delays.
did net reach that city until h:llt-prst tolr
p NJ \ large body of military. including
the seventh regiment and tie Skid n rc
guards (rolurrD. escorted the body
through the city to the New Haven depot.
the bells tolliny and minute guns firing.
The remains We're placed i'll the regular
9 o'clock train for Boston. y meeting of
citizens Wa, held in Faneuil hal, Saturday
at which appropriate resolutions We're
adopted AMI brief speeches made by May
or Cobb. Gov. CASTOR, JddGc llotr.
Charles Francis Adams, Gen. Banks and
George l.. Rutiin.
Vice-Presiaent Wilson's remains ar
rived in Boston ut so Sunday forenoon.
and were escorted to the State House to
lie in state until IL o'clock Monday. Tn"
funeral service began At o)n OF the ltttc'
day.
The funeral ceremonies drew crowds Of
people to the vicinity, th"u9h scarcely any
but the invited guests could be admitted TO
ciSrs took place. From 9 o'clock to II
the body Wa, exposed to view in Dorc
hall; ut halt-W,st eleven it WIS conveyed
into the hail. and soon after the invited
quests took their seats. among them being
,ex-tiovs George :. Boutwell,. Nathaniel
p Banks. Henry J. Gard .cr. Emory
! Washburn, Gov-clcct Alexander IL. Rice,
CARL Sclurz. Frrdrck Dou%la>>. Chief
Alex H. Bullocl William Clntlin. William
b. Wa>hburn Justice Gray, William Loyl
Garrison. AMI 4 large number OF pruml-
nent Bo~tonianS.
At half-p.>t l. the cXtrci~cS opened
with die SINGING of the anthem. = heard
Il Voice saving unto me-. Writ''. by Il
qllr:et Of Two male and two female
voices, after which Rev. DR.. Miner offered
PRAYER: Rev. DR.. William +. Warren read
selections from tn" Scriptures, and Rev.
DR.. Manning delivered an appropriate
address, The audience joined with the
choir singing Nearer my God. to Thee,
Rev. DR. Meade offered pr,yer. the choir
sang Unvcil thy bosom, faithful tomb. -
and the brne fiction by R'v. Phillip,
Brooks closed the services.
The ca>krt was borne out by eight po-
!icrmen, preceded by the eX-yovernois
who We're the bearers. and WAS placed
in the funeral car. which WAS drawn BIZ
eight black horses. At half-paS; Two the
procession started, and lis route down
Beacon street and Brighton avenue WAS
one uninterrupted contest with the raging
gale of wind The cold WAS extremely
bitter. causing much suffering among the
troops. Nearly five thousand soldiers
We're in line. besides large numbers of civ
ilian>. while about fifty carriages. convey
inc the distinguished guests, brought up
the rear. The cold. biting wind was so
violent ut times rs to retard somcW hat the
marching of the troops, and yet the multi
tudc of spectators patiently stood their
ground. The procession reached the
train in waiting at 80, and the c:i>ket was
quickly and quietly conveyed from the
hrar>e to the train. down through long
lines of soldiers and civilians. who stood
with their heads uncovered. :. band mean
while playing a dirge. The governor, his
staff and council, the pail bearers. and
others, together with the independent
corps of cadets, the marines and officers
of the 9th Maryland regiment. We're then
assigned seats in the train, which imme-
dately started for Natick. The train con-
sisted Of five cars. four passenger coaches
and the car containing the casket.
The train proceeded rapidly to Natick
passing many stations where crowds of
people had collected. and arrived shortly
after / o'clock. A great crowd of towns
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