The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-05
SENATOR MORRIssEY's FUNERAL
From Ten TO Fineen thousand Friends I'm and
Aronnd the Church Edince.

TROY May i.-All night long groups of
men loitcrcd about tho house of Mrs. Smith,
the mother OF Mrs. John Morrssey whore the
remains OF the dead Senator lay awaiting the
last sad rites of to-day. Thoy whilcd away the
time in rchcarslng incidents OF Mr.. Morris
scys early life. to which many Of thcm wore
cyo witnesses. In the days when ho lived in this
city. Occasionally some would approach tho
house ana try to poer through the d0rkcncd
window into tho room whore the casket lny, and
frequently appeals were mado to the watchers
inside to open the doors and allow the watchers
outside to look at the dead man. II was notice.
able that the men who there watched the night
through at tho door OF tho house wcro not OF
the class known rs corner idlcrs. who had no.
thing else TO DO. They were mechanics and la
56rers. many of them mon who could not afford
to losc days work to attend the funeral. and
took this way OF trying to obtain last look at
the face Of the dead Senator and 10 testify their
respect for his memory. Said tho policeman
who was on duty there: II did not hear one
profanc word or any bad talk from them during
the whole night. They all seemed 10 fcol as
though they had lost friend"
with the first strcaks Of daylight the throng
began to increase and 10y eight o'clock there
could not have been less than 1000 persons in
the street in the vicinity Of the house. and at ten
o'clock. when Licut-Go Dorshoimcr and
the senators who noted with him as pail bear
ers and the committee from the Assembly ar
| rived. the street and sidewalks for blocks cnch
| side Of the house were completely lnmmcd with
| men. women. and childron. who stood In the
! drilling rain. waiting until the cofln should
! be brought out In tho house were Mrs. Nor
risscy. her mother Mr; smith, and Miss Ala
| Smith two of the dead Scnators sisters; Mr.;
| and Mrs. McC atlrey ot Saraio at whose hotel
MIR. Morri4sey died. Mrs: Perry Mrs. Rourkc
| Of New York. and uthur friends 81 tho family.
| Mr. Morriespy's friend. Harry Ford. and his
partners. Mrssrs Mccormack Reed and Spcn-
crr were there as were also hie lifelong friend.
| Stephen Dunn and the venerable H. NJ. y rib
| ner. whom every visitor ut the Saratoga Club
| house will rernomher aud many others whose
names was unable to ascertain. II was notice
! able that there were no i,wrrc about the coffin
or in the ouse; h4t thus ,wnS, ,nt lhs roIu'sl oi
| died. about "a ycHr ago. friends speni hundred.
| Of dollars for Il wcis. nnd MIR. Mortissey, lust
| before he left Troy Tor Saratoga. rcuucet tod mat
when he died here should hc no such cNprns"
! incurred by his friends. Thi, wish was IN the
main rcspc',el nui AT tLe chnr,, NE n.nu',iuI
| immorteil ilcs which have LAIN upon his desk
| since MoAn' sday, were placed upon the cdsket
aud also magnin ont harp made OF the Same
Whom the body WAS horne from the house to
| br taken To the church the throng inndc n rush
! To- grt a view of the cuskct and II Wis With the
! utmost difficulty that the police could Keep them
| back So ns 10 allow the mourncr- and the pail
| bearers tn enter the carriages. ~ II was. they
followed tho h"nra" and carriages g. tho church.
amo-, literally blocking the streets and max
"
| police being compelled almost literally to force
| a passagn the entire dstancc.
At the church there wa- another immense
| concoursc. which had been gathering Tor hours
In vain hope that they would be all" To grt IN
- ie and see and rar,lHpnlr IN tle rcrrm9hles.
Bot the police Kept ,hrm hlck, ana untl' M ar
rival of the coffin kept the best oi urd"r Then.
however tn crow! surgcl toward tho church,
and at ono time II locked us though they would
force an entrance. The police soon restored
order. and the procession filed into the cdifcc.
AZ lis head mar ,lrd LlI.4,I.S,oN norsh1imqr.
other eight Senators. who acted as plii bearers;
and about twenty Other Senalor- anu officers oi
Of the Assembly ond apoai nltN Ass.mbymen'
Next came i'aNld Z. hppil-oi' son oi inc unN%er- %
O.. ol Attorney nefai StN}onnllAf,.'' S".,ri
inirnl"ht ~ lu..i' lne'lu Nm Nllr'or'' ~
Other. promi1.nt 'ns. in'n cane % tnn
informed. ,u3kcd the privilege OF bearing thg
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IN thr Stue u'n We To- my ir'h hls uu'
irl'hd Au,t tho oaNTot e|l,a, NJ. "1i iliss'>
SulIvlV,H lN 4l'I "I".,,l' ,nl'' WI 'ui'i. ~ ~
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,hne up 70 l"lh IN ~" ihnt ulT3uu Yl r., ,ie.
10 we man "hoSp ,I"nann y"n an iTTtt'''nI @ @nu'' ,ni' IT.
~, w, y rt ,n,i.t h"yo rr,,i.r,,d 49, H"ri,
one hundred. Among those whose names vii
y" Irhilly ru'u~lilH'u NrI' eA - ph,or nvhn
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Graves. john Matthew's hcorG' Harmon, W m
Schmfer' Charts walsh, William Hnstims,
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