New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-08

shoud uoss ont TO the carriages while the rest of the au
deuce remained seated The undertacrs assistants pore
the coffin to the hearse their shoulders MrS' Nahu
bilt and Mrs Crawford did not 20 10 the tomb win ne
procession nut Immediately taken 10 the N"u'r-
bilt mansion, Washington-place.
TO THE TOMB.
The cold discomforts of the January thaw
prevented great crowd from assembling IN The siie'ts
70 watch the funeral procession on its way to the Ferry
As early as 10 o'clock. however, McTeeist' III thc
vicinity Of the Church Of the StanSers was pushing
with men and women and carriages ana pS hco"' "0
hour when the procession started about Z'"Vo p's"h
were collected opposite the church standing In gr"u
nv the bitches and lanes of water made In the
melting snow. The crowd noticeably respccuu III
its demearor, and with = the exception "
few boys, who and then shouted aecoi"'nE
TO their wont, made no noise III was very
paticnt crowd. bearing quietly the ehui OF the
damn air and the intensely cold sidewalks although
mn souud from the interior of the church bet06eneu the
progress OF tho ceremonies within. In aud about the
various in the neighborhood OF Tue chuiVh Tue
many carriages waited seemingly in endless confusion
But they were evidently directed by an ehpcricheeu
skill and formed line at tie proper time with no jar
or !lscord within few minutes OF noon there was
stir nj the doors of the church. the simple dark cnn
WAS placel in the transformations heaTse, the mourning
filed into their respective carriages e iiohS
and sympahizers OF the fan lily followed TO Theirs 10
eether with portion OF the attending railroad employees
in SIZE started toward its destination The route was
down Mciccr-st. East hington-pace, thence TO
Broadway, down Broadway. taking the right hand size
OF Bowling Green Park, Safest. and through state
ST. 10 the Staten Island Railroad Ferry No Indications
of anything unusual appeared in Broadway beyond the
long procession and InircqucI5 groups OF interested
spectators VINO watched it Till it had passed and then
pursued their several ways. few iaeN were at ha-i-
mast, hut other signs of mourning were diSpH5eu'
At the ferry the hearse and carriages OF the monres
and members Of the press passed through the gS anu
upon the boats. the rest Of the carriages turning back
Tie farry-boat NOr;hfeld waiting at the SID.
The hearse driven upon the boat ana the carriages
of tine relatives and others followed until ali tie room
Oh the was occupied. The boat then steamed away
giving place the Weshcid which transported the rest
OF the carriages to Staten Island The haEDor was III"
of ice and the boats made slow progress. When
the landing Clifton :. H. was reached INC rf'coS7o
was formed and started for the cemetery aoou'
four miles distant large crowd had gathered AT the
landing hut it was kept back by the ponce ana
no delay was OccasOned. Many carriages ana
seigls conveying the COmmodOfcs staten lSIand
friends and acquaintance joined in the 1o"iht
tn rue luTit ground The clouds had been cleared away
by strong northwest wind and the sun sh"ne olEh'y
upon beautifu sccne as the procession slowly wonhG
its way mo the old MOraylm cemetery 1His - on hEI
ground and the view embraces the dark blue ocean ana
the broad Lower Bay, dotted with sails SANDY HOOK. ne
Highlands of Nayesink, and the outer islands are plainly
large granite monument over the Vanderbilt vault was
the al irct 10 which oil eyes turned. 1t stands upon
tie lg CHEST portion Of tC burial ground Ihc coihh -
OF large blocks of dark granite ami tests upon square
base at each OF which is pillar win toilH'
capta UpOn tie cast west, and south faces are hIDo
tablets on which De chiscod he names OF nose
| buried beneath. On tho northern side Is marble
staue OF Grief ana beneath is cut in plain capitals III
the granite word Vanderbilt" ON ,hiH size also Is
the door leading to the vaults The vaults are ABOUT
below the surface and arc reached by rough SAIf
way. The which lay deep III tie cemetery ht'
been cleared away about The eurancc TO the vanderbilt
! tomb and paths had been made 10 The church
The coffin was borne into the lite wooden church ana
placed upon stools front of the desk lbs chulcH Is
plain frame building painted White II is one q" the
oldest in this State having been bull by Tie M'raF"HS
! in 1863 In front is porch, and near tn middle
tablet with the inscription protestant Episcopal
Church Of the United Brethren founded l763; renewed
! 1874 peace he within thy walls Ps. cxXii., T."
! short distance from this church IS the quaint
! old parsonage The interior OF the church was
/ decorated with ITS Christmas cyer,r'cu7. VIII
| ont winch the walls would have appeared bare and
lnouV The church was crowded with people, and was
surrounded with the multitude OF persons VINO were u-
able to gain admission. TIE Rev. william Voger pastor
Of the church prayed, and the Rev d. Deems READ me
Episcopal burial service. Those who dFsei theh hti
pa,t the coffin aud took their last look ut The face
within The coffin cioscd and borne down the
Dath 10 the tomb As the n0urnurs gathered near the
entrance to the vault the metallic coihn was Maced N
the box Ileparcd for its reception and lowered mo us
resting place Tho Rev. Dr. Deems uttered "fn'dic-
tiou the assembage receiving IL with bowed and an
covered heads The sinking shot it, most b1iifhi
rays against the column causing il TO stand forth windy
fran among the other monuments under which rest the
rr,naios Of the Guyons, DE wits LcalcS, Boomers,
Carrcsun Clvmers Van Peiis Osranders, Corteiycus'
Bodincs Brin>tcds, and others
The Rev Dr. Deems said after the funeral mat the
| Commodore had not been member Of any church or
sect His wife is member OF the Church Of the SuHn-
gers and Dr. Deems administered the communion to hn
before ne died The mother OF tic Commodore attended
the little Moravan Cnurch near which lac Was buried
Yesterday and the remains Of his ancestors were III
| tered in the cemetery Hence The Commodore took
interest in this place and had Ms family vault con
structed there To This 0nIb were removed the h"es
Of the other members OF his family who had died before
its construction, and his first wife was buried there.
Several years ago gave the Moraan society 10 acres
! Of land and this was added 10 the cemetery
| MP T. To NOiT\G MEN,