The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-14
TIE. LATE WIN. NJ. TWEED.
ONLY MS MOST INTIMATE FRIENDS
ALLOWED TO SEE THE BODY
MI. Funeral Postponed Unti Its Daughters
Arrive from New Orleans n Reminiscences
ar III. Career Fireman-Bis six and
an. rival Communicative Oid-Time Fights.

Tho body of william NJ. Tweed lay In an
,,o hox in the back parlor Of tho house Of his
,on.in.law Mr.. Douglas. at GO East Seventy
seventh street. yesterday. The features are
much changed. The eyes are sunken and the
akin beneath them Is discoorod. Tho box Is
draped with black cloth. The room is hand
,omely furnished. The chairs and sofas are
upholstorod In blue satin. with gold trim
nings. On one OF the walls hangs largo
Mi painting OF Mr.. Tweeds residence at Green
sich The costly carpet is cheerful with light
,olors. and the walls are painted blush tint
Nhe house was visited by 80 many persons that
II was necessary to send for police officer
During the remainder Of the day only those
Sho declared that they were intimate friends Of
Tweed and the family or that they had neces-
lary business In tho house. were allowed to
)nter The house Is ono OF handsome brown
)tone row. Notwithstanding tho efforts to pre-
lont intrusion. the bell was rung at short inter-
tals during the entire day by friends and curious
persons. very few OF whom could gain admit
lance.
The coffln ordered for the remains Is OF q
kind termed by undertakers a " Centennial cas-
ket." II is rs broad at the foot as at the head.
md tho corners Of the everything lid are orna-
mented with hollow entering ourvatures. 1t is
ei rosewood. and II is to be covered with black
slOtn. III lS SIX leet lOuT ncHcb loHk anu tWtntJ-
Two inches wide. Ordinary collins Of that
length are not more than nineteen or twenty
Inches wide Mr.. Tweed's body was exactly
)lx feet in length. The result OF the measure
nent was a surprise to all except his intimate
friends.
Mr. Tweed's two daughters who married the
wo brothers McGnnis of New Orleans are
pn their way from that city. and will arrive on
tuesday. II is therefore thought that the re-
mains will be buried on Wednesday. Should
hey not arrive until Wednesday the funeral is
70 bo postponed until Thursday Tho funeral
Is TO be very quiet. Only Mr.. Tw6ed's relatives
Ind the most intimate friends of his family are
% be invited to attend. The remains are TO be
Inferred in tho lot which Mr. Tweed owned in
Greenwood Cemetery. where his father and
mother were buried This lot IL nearly in the
sentro Of the cemetery. not far from the large
barrison vault
Tho friends Of tho family deny the probable
existence Of WILL Sheriff Reilly says that 1t
would be- absurd for Tweed to make a will when
be stands ready to seize any property which he
might bequeath. Lawyers however. say that
Tweed may havo made q will without specify
Ing tho property bequcathod, and that such
El would be valid, and for certain purposes
might bo very useful. II a will has been left. II
Is thought that il will not be offered for probate
pntl the return Of Mrs. Tweed and her sons
XII criminal proceedings against Tweed
topped with his death. Warden Watson held
his ppssession from n tlTe c, cgonsider9nly pre-,
document called q detaner. which authorized
him, in case Tweed should pc released from
confinement as a result OF tho civil actions
against him. 10 detain him on tho criminal
Ii could not be ascertained yesterday that any
political body will take any action in reference
70 Tweed's DEATH Tweed's personal effects
sere removed from Ludlow street jail, ,yester-
40 off T., la gf
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Gallaudet. rector Of ST.
AIMS Protestant Episcopal Church. is tho only
In the last days Of his life. He went To- Ludlow
sewsd III 10 V see Mr. Tweed T He % said that he was VAS
lmpelled to call upon him TO oner prayer at
his bedside and he felt that he would like to
ll him in preparing for death.
The only person 10 raise the American fag nj
b., mast in meIRory aeIPoy q Tweed was J9h1
Biz Six and ran TO fires with Tweed. When he
heri Of his death he quit work. and hastened
y his home NJ 3OI Front street, TO hoist the pag
from his roof 1t was still flying there yesterday
morning.
Lindsay is iic-long resident Of tho Seventh
Ward and political opponent ot Tweed. He
hos only kind words 10 speak OF him now that
b. Is dead. He says that Tweed was made
foreman Of Big six because Of the pluck he ex-
hibied in q fight with the members OF Engine
Company Number 5. whle returning from a
lre in Attorney street. in 1850. John II, Brown.
the present Custom House labor contractor was
foreman Of Number :, which was rival to
NumIar G. In the fight George Demit. the
foreman q Number left his ass istant Tweed;
10 stand the brunt. Tweed fought hard. and
was finally knocked insensiblo with brick.
The next day Demilt was renewed. and Tweed
burgh' ex-Alderman McGinnis of Harlem, and
ex-Allorman W. ii. Burns Of the Fifth Ward.
Served under Tweed in the same company.
Town.end's Letter to the Attorney-Generai.
John b. Townsend submitted an appeal
for the release Of Tweed TO Attorney General
Shoemaker month ago. The document be-
gins with an account Of the writer's dealings
with Mr.. O'Conor, who appeared in the part
o. public prosecutor. in tho fall OF 1876, In
regard 10 both Woodward and Tweed. As to
1he prol siton Of Tweed to confess. broached
about that time, Mr.. Townsend quotes Mr..
0C9nor as saying that IN mis- opinion such n
Confession would have greater moral effect
Elan the restoration Of all the money he had
taken,
In letter to Mr.. OConor. Tweed is quoted as
Iay,ne
utterly Inadequate. would not make the fu-
the ou"r i had not some assurance through
your published statement that the Wind icaton
oiprun'ile and the prospect Of permanently
IhVe IN view hs being more desirable than the
tenG tten9GYcIy o. money" In this letter. Mr. Town
Hnke slrh restitution MS is in his power, sub
KVng himself to the most searching scrutiny
't"'i- ~ 4NAllllhlfu III lllls ltlttT HDOul MS
torIoporating everything he confessed to. and
Ial that been demanded Of him then he would
LhVe seen how futile his proposition really was
IN me 23l o. February called on Mr.. Tweed
~ We JAIL IN company N.th the Attorney-Gen-
nIa ana Mr.. Peokham. Tho Attorney General
men IMPRESSED upon MT Tweed the absolute
ngcesslty Of making full confession Of his
SIlhss wdi,as ana aecomplices and nothing less
~ vas not until April however. that Mr.. Fair
Ullr hhhounced that only on making "A full |
T3blesslln md restoration OF property he then |
,ri mai would Tweed be released. In accordance |
WIN ms announcement what Is known as |
.,lhs confession was placed in Mr. Fair |
ennls hands on April H. but nothing was said |
pI uiouglt OF furnishing corroborative evidence |
h MnW INC confession contained Nevertheless, |
or, tweed appeared and testified in the Ma |
,4Irp water metre suit and before the Board Of |
Huerlhen, thus showing his good faith and in |
Mnt1h 10 make a clean breast OF everything.
Er' townsend Ia this connection claims that |
bNtehys desire 10 compromise and shield |
HIm5eli M any price, even at the expense OF n |
tVau IF"lhera memory, arose from Twoed5 |
iyr"ar4lng bis confession h. Mr.. Farchild. Al |
TI III ll.pning the good faith with which |
4wNe was thus acting
Mt Townsend continues:
a. nave lrirl 90 Impress YOU thus far with the |
H. n lh0i Nl. Tweed is cquitably entitled 10 be |
G9 urged put there is another matter which |
T.plli not De overlooked. ] know that Mr.. |
weed can give important evidence In several |
0, III Nhi'h this city is Interested, growing |