The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-13
Scenes at the Family Mansion on
Fifth Avenue Yesterday.
PREPARATIONS FOR The FUNERAL
Selection Of the Pallbeares and Tributes
Of Respect.
THE MERCHANTS AND THE DEAD

TO tho funeral still remains unaoated Yesterday APP
plication for tickets OF admission to ST. Marks church
was mndo to every however remotely connected
with the deceased His personal friends bcsegcd
BY applicants, and upon lawyers employees and undcr
takers an equally persistent demand wns levied.
Judge Hilton alone, however, had control OF tho
tickets, he has been charged entirely
with the management Of the funeral, and
DO made his distribution judicously the
urgency Of the time would allow. II unfortunately
happens that st. Marks church has capacity OF scat
ing only 500 people. and at tho most no moro than
l. 100 or 200 could be crowded into IT, consequently
few people outside Of Mr. Stewards intimate friends
and gentlemen Of prominence In ocial and commercial
life likely to gain admission, and arrangements
made to have the ground adequate police force TO
preserve order President Grant, who had been in
vited to attend the funeral sent despatch to Judge
Hilton last night conveying his coincidence and stating
that he Is prevented from leaving Washington by tho
pressure OF official duties
AT HOUSE
Yesterday morning and afternoon tho sidewalk
opposite the marble mansion was lined with
sasionnl sightsecrs drawn thithcr by curiosity and
shrough some vague fancy which possesses people In
such cases that they might catch glance OF the de-
ceased merchant or OF some ono OF hts family force
OF police guarded tho entrance and paroed tho street
In front and these kept distance any siehtsecr
whose curiosity might too much embolden him. All
Ihrough the day carriages were being driven up
10 tho door and there deposited solvent looking
Did man with sober face who toiled up the grand stair
and disappeared behind tho huge portal, only TO
have hts identity with well known nnancor be-
the subject Of discussion among the people out
side Toward evening these visits became worry fro
qucnt and several gentlemen eminent in political
aud commercial circles observed among the call
ers 1t was understood that only intimate friends OF
the family to be received yesterday that the
number Of people who came to pay their tribute OF
esteem to tho dead merchant great as many
anticipated.
Inside tho house the solemn and impress
sivc. The magnificent halls occupied by knots Of
gentlemen who discussed in undcrtoncs the great
merchants death and It's possible results while round
about Thorn tho accumuatons OF masterpieces OF
art and tho costly wonders of decorative beauty,
which Mr.. Stewards immense resources and
esthctic sense enabled him to bring together.
on from the grcnt hall In the western wing OF
sho building is q lofsy and spacious apartment, fur.
nishcd with the mngninccncc peculiar 10 the marble
mansion alone, and there in the silence which
chose TO break lay the merchant princes body.
In this thc Lace Room" It is called, he brcathcd
his last and here he since has lain while tho friends who
most dear to him have come to look upon TACO
that retains In death the characteristics that
strongly marked It in life Tho body OF Nr. Stewart
lies In OF the fashioned prcservcrs which have
supplantcd the ordinary Ice coffin, until lately in
general Without coming in contact with any part
OF tho body tho leo Is arranged and
sain around II uniformly cold temperature. which
SO free Of moisture that tho garments Of the dcad
perfectly dry The body is singuary vol preserved.
the face displaying calm, expression, and but
for the deudiy palor. looking exceedingly liie-like
THE PAIL BEARERx
Yesterday at the list OF pail bearers, who are
10 assemble at the residence OF the deceased Fifth
avenue, this morning, at O'Clock, aud accompany
the remains to ST. Marks church. completed.
They arc sixteen in number, and are MS follows:--
Governor :. J. Tildcn, Ex-Governor f. q. Nor.
En-. Governor John A, DIX, gan
Chief Justice Daily, Peter Cooper.
r. l.. stuart Judge II. T.. Davies,
Stephen Wray, James Lcnuox,
Charles II. Russell, Jacab d. vcrmyc,
Judge Noah Davis, Francis Coucnct
Governor Alexander Rice,
Massachusetts,
These gentlemen will wear long white linen scaris
and black gloves and the family have provided ffty
carriages for tho Of the deccascd friends have
received invitations TO attend the ceremony No per-
son will be permitted to enter tho church without
ticket, which they will not be asked 10 surrender, hav-
ing only show 1t the door OF tho church. Judge
Hilton has detailed twenty young guard tho man.
strangers. limited number OF tickets has been
issued 10 friends who may desire TO look nj the remains
In the house between and ten O'Clock this morn
ing, previous 10 their removal
FLOWERS
Tho floral offerings which will to-day be placed in
The house and those he 10 tho church have been
uncquacd Tor their chastc magniccncc. The family
OF the deceased have ordered 10 he constructed two
artificial beds oil flowers, Tor the house and
the church. each ihrcc feet IN height and half
feet IN length. This splendid Ioral monument with 10
OF white flowers and immortelics. ON one Of these
huge mausoIeu'ns Of flowers the casketwi he placed
Al tho house, and duplicate bed viii
conln will be removed when IL reaches the sacred
cdlhcc. Mr. Stewards family have also ordered two
broken columns 1--WE feet h'gh two crosses SIX ;cct
height, two large crowns two standing stars
IN altitude; Two harms, each four feet in height; two
large wrcaths, TIVE anchors and several other orna-
eleven Tor the house The other eleven pieces beng
duplicates for the church The cost Of the floral
mcn's ordered by the family OF the deceased VIII
amount S. 0oO tho floral tributes iur-
nishcd by the employees OF the wholesale and retail
stores Chambers aud tenth streets Will also amount
a. $1,000 Besides these viii be the fulnln,rnt the
numerous lett at the different florists Throughout;
the city by the friends who viii be present this
Inc al Tho solcmn ceremony. Mr. Hamiil, the sexton
OF 81 MARKS Church and his assistants wiI begin to
decorate the church with the cmbe,ns OF sorrow
carly hour this morning, hut the display, u Il under
stood will he confined Principally 10 the chanccl and
20 The interior behind the reading desk. rs the iani'y
do desire any i,rid or Oscillations show 10 DO
made, in accordance with the wishes OF deceased.
rRirurYs EMPLOYER
On tho dcmi.c Of Mr.. stewart his employees In tho
wholesale department resolved 10 testify by some
tribute esteem their attachment Tor their deceased
empoycr twas some iimc before the nature o; their
onrr,ng was determined upon but soon some OF
thc gentlemen who are most pr"m'ncns W inc various
dcparsmcnts had consulted o,cthcr and xed upon the
character 4. the testimony of respect most bcntsing
them every ono cvnccd dcsrc 10 psric nate IN the
rrwvsmcns and to tender hts portion !" the general
irh1 tn. result the accumulation OF
critic sum OF money, which was de'otcd to
w purchase Of OF the most magnificent noral
offerings ever constructed The conception OF the ne
sigh ART tho symhcIicai meaning attached TO thus
tr,butc originated with the employees themselves ana
under hcr hsrcctnn florist OF tina city has created
qIiss masterpiece cf DoraI workmanship There arc
two aowery nonuments--orc 10 be sent 10 MI stew
srts Residences aud placed al the hca q" tue rcmsius
The other 10 remain by them during the course OF Tho
o1sr1uirs The fir,t - most happily conceived ana
vigorously executed IL consists OF layer 81 autumn
and lower rim OF wheat The border ~ pedcs
al formed Of violet leaves and covering space eight
Ice; ia length By four breadth. From this
rises shalt Of pure white nowcrs cicht feet high and
eighteen 1chcx broad nj the base which ,apcrs up 10
apex twelve inches IN breadth This iioral column