New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-14

and broken column from Henry Z. Davies. Most OF
these large and costly. Very many OF the floral
offerings taken 10 the church, and not seen at
the house.
TTTErsERvIcE.
At 10 O'clock Mrs. Stewart descended from the upper
story leaning the Of Judge Hilton and her rela
ves followed They entered the music room. Fifteen
minutes afterward the front doors closed aud the
persons present being gathered, far possible IN
the halls Bishop Potter, accompanied by the Rev. Dr.
stephen IT, Tying ir, took a position at the head OF the
casRet, and after reading q brief Episcopal service
closed with the Lords Prayer. 1t became
necessary to clear the front hall to admit
the employees who had formed in line outside.
They entered single e and passed around the casket
taking quick and final view OF the features OF their
former employer then moved rapidly ont Each
piece OF Grape the They Represented all
ages, from the smOOtaced and rosychceked boy TO the
bent old grown gray in the merchants service. The
employees were almost an hOur in viewing the remains
About two thousand were in line In the mean time the
dinngroom, the north and Thiity ST. sides OF
the house. crowded with people The furniture and
window decorations were OF maroon dull red.
rich buffet occupied each of the four corners. Camp
chairs filed the body of the room.
The shades Of the reception blue east OF the
entrance, and Of the dawingroOm red room, which
occupies the whole Fifth-avc sie drawn close and
the numerous occupants unable to gain egress felt the
excessive OF the unventiaed On the walls
Of the taStefully furnished blue pton room was
hanging Merlc's Hamlet and ophella," and In the
adjoining fresco panel OF figured ultramontane was
Bougercau's painting OF the girl and the lamb and the
bleating eve. Chinese vases stood on pedesiais
at the dOorways. tn rlOw Weed and many proIni-
nent politicians and merchants cOnvcrsed IN whispers III
the drawng-room. which furnished In modern
FRI nch TASTE with great magnifcence, the decorations
being Of crimson and gold and the ceiling frcscocd with
small fgure-scenes and red, gold and blue arabesques.
The window curtains and lambrcquins very rich.
No pictures ornamented the walls The mirrors reflected
almost the entire hight of the and the mancls bore
bronze stauettes Massive gold candelabra occupied
the four corners of the room, and seamless tapestry
carpet with red border and large central figure OF Ght
tints covered the marble floor
LEAVING THE HOUSE.
At11:2O A. H. 1t was deemed best not TO delay longer
the departure from house the funeral corege having
been announced TO leave the Louise for the chuchat ii
O'clock The line Of people entering from the street az
broken and after some difficulty passage was cleared
Bishop Potter and the Rev sephen H. Tying, r first LETT
the entrance preceding the pail bearers who were the
following:
Gov Tlden ext Gov. John A. Dix, eIGov. J.. ID. NOR
gan Gov Alexander H. Rice of Massachusetts, cN JuSo
Henry T. Davies, Chicf,Justce Noah DAVIS OF the Tu-
meme Court ChieJuslicc Charles T. Dlly oI me ou'
of Common Pleas Charles IL. Russ H. Robert L. stuart,
ROYAL Phelps, Jacob ID. Vcrmiye, William Abbey, W N
NJ Evarts, stephen Wray, rrancls COttehet' refer
Cooper. James Len0X and Hamilton FISH,
The casket was the shoulders Of six men, and
was followed by Mrs. Stewart supported by Judge Hi
ton Mr. and Mrs Smith, the sister Of Mrs stewart Mr.
Clnch Mrs Stewards brother; Judge Hhtons family,
and tic most intimate friends Of the family.