The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-14

M 'r6 Tceign stood nearly nine feet high.
At one side was harp of wnhe l,iies' Nun
Strings of interoOven Viulois, anu NJ the 9tnef
nm anchor nf lilics roses, aud cvererecus, lean.
Ing n tainst the pulpit. In 'front.' ot thc chhngel
were a SIN II harp. similarly construcied, and |
stsr ON an evergreen pedestal. with n base Of |
roses. lilies. and forms. by the sido OF the read
evergreens about four feet high At tho pull
plt sido Of the chancel was the largest
gI.ee Of niI, cross ,l,sn i,andins sn;,,ins nine
VI roses lilies, eyergreons, violejs. and various
other flowers. The arms were about I'VE feet
across and on the too OF the design was 4 crown
surmounted hv white dove Just spreading her
wings NY from ilotsl branch, and bearing
Nv the cross Win the w"fds. @Fre,n The I'm.
rlolces ~ Broadway and Tenth street" and al
the base, wrought out in volets, the single word
a catatalquo covered with tube, tea, End Scotch
roses, lines, aud evotgteens. A floral cross and
crown rested on It, and on the side facing the
sis!e the ewstt monoeran; y. T. - Wss
worked In Niolcts Tacre wsre alao many smaller,
chiefly of the floral pieces in the house. AT ten
minutes past twelve o'clock a great shout went
up from the vast multitude outside as the pro,
cesson turned into Stuyvcsant place and moved
toward 81. Marks. DIR. Rylince entered by the
centre door. and walked slowly toward the
chancel, reading the opening lines OF the Episco-
pal service for tho burial Of tho dead. DR..
Stephen II: Tying; yr.. walked by his side, aud
Dr.. Ryiance and fynF kneit inside the rail. and
the Blshop stood before the congregation as IL
SLOWLY surgcd In. The pail bearers followed the
was taken 10y Gov Tildeu. ex Gov. Dix william
NJ. Evarts, and Peter Cooper. The coffin was borne
IN behind the pail bearers, and placed on the
nower-coyered cntafalque, the norai crown on
the I'D. Mrs. Stewart ner face heavily veiled;
was led to the second pew by Judge Hilton, aud
following her walked Mrs. Libboy and Mr..
Clinch. While the chief mournsrs were moving
up the centre aisle the choir chanted " Lord, let
me know my end" and after all the friends Of
the family had been seated the doors were all
thrown open, and the general ticket holders
drowned the voice OF DR.. Rylance, who at the
conclusion OF the opening chant had begun TO
episte TO the Corinthians. Ihe tickets, how
ever, had been judicionsly distributed, aud the
church was at no time inconyeniently crowded,
though every seat was occupied
REPRESENTATIVES, OF AMERICAN TRADE
Among tho ticket holders In the body Of the
house were James NJ. Constable. samuel b. Rug
tiffany, william ~ vermilyc. Richard Butter,
John Crosby Brown, Salem ii. Wales, Henry q.
Stebbins, Charles Il. Bee6e. BENJAMIN q. Arnold.
william T.. Dodge, ID. Van Nustrant, Nathan
Chandler franklin II. Deano Gen. Chester A.
Arthur, ls a. II Bailey, joan W. Biee ov. Elisha
f. 4. Whltlemore, n. sullivan. J. L lin. :. II.
u ma, P.Yan YalNenburgh, D.Van;N alkenbursh.
Eth Allen. Charles H. Haswell, George VI. Van
Mort. Gen. George n. sharpe, Ponce Commis-
sioneIs Noorhees and Wheeler. Ihurlow Weed
Tho Hon. Hamilton Fish and WIN. VI. Evarts
having been ADDED to the pail bearers: the list
was as follows Gov. rillen, ex-Gov. john 4.
DIX. ex GOV Il. ID. Morgan, Gov. Alexander III.
rice Of VI ,ssac lusetis, lex uiee lIeuy l.. Da-
vis, Hamilton Fish, Chict Justice Noah Davis,
Cnief Justice Charles i. DAILY, william NJ Evarts,
Peter Cooper, Charles Il. Russell. Robert l.
stuart, Royal Phelps. jacob ID. Nernilye, WIN.
lLooey, stephen Nray, Francis Cottenet and
James Lenox.
Miss Beets sang " know that my Redeemer
lNeth.' and bishop Potter advancing to tho
side Of the colin, read part CT the funeral ser
vice. Miss F.neh. Mss Beebs, Nlr. Nllsen and
hr. Aitken sang the quartette, and the Bishop
proceeded For, lnasmuch as IL hath pleased
| Almighty God In His wise providence to take
out OF ths world the soul Of this our deceased
| brother" and when lie came 10 the WORDS,
Earth to earth. ashes to ashes, dust to dust"
| tho sexton. Ia the usual order Of tho Episcopal
| service, sprinklsd little mould on the lid Of
. heard a voice from heaven" was sung as a
,.n, solo and Glartette. d.: S;sphen II Tyns; Jr;'
Lehman, and Aitken sang Our days on earth
are shadow" Rock of Ages" was sung
by the congregation, ana the pail bearers slowly
| walked down the aisle of the church and en-
tered the grave yard. where the open vault. with
| the earth heaped up about It, indicated the
| place I'm which the remains OF the great mcr-
| On ant were to rest. The conn was lrried out
| by SIX men, and the mourners followed. linen a
rush w-s made for the door. every one show
| iu2 tho greatest anxiety to Wow the last
and half an hour passed before the church was
cleared. Meanwhile Inspector Dilks had placed
a Gordon Of police oClcers around the plot n
which the vault Is situated. and alter the pail
bearers aud ths immediate relatives and friends
OF the family had entered, all Others were kept
back. The best view seemed 70 be obtained
from the roofs OF the neis ishboring houses, every
one OF which was covered with spectators.
stood at the side Of the open vault, and the
BISHOP read the closing prayers OF the Epscopsl
Church for the burial Of the dead. Mrs. Stewart,
leaning upon Judge Htlton's arm, rema aimed on
the ground until The coffin had heen lowered
into the vault, and then she was led ~ her car
rage, weeping.
At the close Of the brief service at the vault
Bishop Potter and the other ministers tried 10
withdraw, but the crowd was great that II
was almost impossible TO penetrate H. The
police tried TO drive the people back but SO
large a proportion OF them were women that II
| by no m ans easy 10 clear a passage, an
the clergvmen were unable to roach their car
riages for quarter OF an nour. The crowd
stood around the graveyard until late In the
afternoon. Many OF them were allowed to en-
ter St. Marks to see the flowers, TO which they
| helped themselves with liberal hands and
gloomy faces, but the great III fjority preferred
to stand and look at the family vault contain.
ing now two occupants, and marked on ths
stone above