New-York tribune., 1878-04-18
THE BURIAL OF TWEED.

| TnRoNGS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE HOUsE-MANY OLD
| POLITICAL FRIENDS IN ATTENDANCE.
| William N. Tweed was buried yesterday in Green
wood Cemetery. The services at the house and the
grave simple. He was buried with Masonic
ceremonies. number of personal friends and
politicians of Tweeds time were present at the fu-
neral. but there were few men of much prominence
in attendance. A thousand people, drawn by curl
osty occupied the street before the house, and
many of them were admitted TO see the face of the
dead man.
SCENES AT THE HOUSE AND THE GRAVE.
EPISCOPAL AND MASONIC sERvICEs--THE DESIRE
TO LOOK AT THE DEAD MANS FACE GRATIFIED.,
An hour before the time appointed for the
funeral OF william NJ. Tweed yesterday the street in
front OF the residence OF his soninaw, Frederick W.
Douglas, at No. 90 East Seventy-seyentst., filed
witn people, eager to get glimpse of the dead
man who had filed a large place in the
cItys history. 1t orderly crowd, COM
posed mainly OF working people, many OF whom
spoke Of Tweed friend and showed sorrow for his
DEATH The throng increased every minute, and at 10
o'clock when the funeral services began there at
least thousand people in the street. They occupied
the stcs OF the remaining houses in the block and some
stood afar off in Fourth-aye patiently waiting for the
funeral procession to start In the windows OF the
houses opposite were the heads Of curious observ
Policemen stationed at the steps refused admission
to all except friends OF the family
Carriages drove up rapidly shortly before 10 O'clock
and many friends entered the house In the darkened,
plainly furnished parlOrs under the arch between the
rooms, the large Oaken coffin. IL was covered
with black cloth, trimmed with velvet the T1ch silver
handles alOnc relieving its sOmbre appearance. The
broad silver plate on the cover bore the inscription
william NJ Tweed, died April H. 1873, aged ffty-fye
years" The cover was partly Open showing the
dead mans head and the upper part OF bis body The
body clothed in dress suit with white cravat The
bore look of pain aud the features in per
repOse only tile hollow eyes and slightly sunken
cheeks showed that what seemed to be sleep DEATH
The large right hand which rested upon the breast
very much enaciaed Upon the coffin a pillow
cross aud anchor OF caa lilies tuberoses and mignon.
etes The first bore, in letters Of volets the word
Our father"
In the back parlOr the head OF the c0D sat the
relatives and close personal friends OF the deceased man.
Here were Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnis, who arrived
from Orleans the day before the other daughter
being too i'll attempt the long journey Frederick W.
Douglas aud wife, Richard NJ. Tweed, the dead mans
son Richard Tweed the brother, his wife and his two
sons Alfred and Francis Among the friends in the front
paror Sheridan Shook, Edward Gilmore, Inspector
McDermou ex-Judge Timothy j. Campbell cs-Water-
Puryeyor Noah Chids Alfred Taylor John jay Barker,
owen W. Brennan, Coroner WOltman. George MounUoy,
OF Phi adelphia John d. Newman, exSuperintendent OF
Police KelsO. John T. TOa. eXlderman John {. keat-
ing City Marshal Daniel OBrien, John ID. Townsend j.
d. Wcisman, George F. Stephens. exFirc Marshal Nc
SpeddOn, CIyil Justice Anthony Hartman, Order-of-
Arrest Clerk Quincy and many old members Of tho
9 gorge Gs eT G@o Pacr nS
Close and ex-Assemby man John j; Reilly.
eb"Tles D,yin" % exJndge John scott exAderman
Charles H. Hall, George ". Butt. William Edelstcn, 9;
Foster Dewey Charles @. Cornell, David Nil er. Bernard
Kelley, cx-FIre-C0mmIssiOner John j. Blair. eXAder
man Alexander Brandon, and ex-Alderman Thomas W.
The services at the house were very simple. The Rev.
DR.. Joseph H. Price, of Hampstead who performed the
marriage ceremony for Tweed more than quarter OF
century ago, read the Episcopal service for the dead
He stood the head OF the starwaya venerable figure
with long white beard flowing over ms ecceslas.eai
robes. His voice, though broken with age. cond DO
heard distinctly in an parts OF the rooms and the n-
tOuatiOn was so perfect as TO be remarked by many
of the hearers. On completing the service Dr. Price
said accordance with the request or those who
had charge Of the arrangements he would make adj
dress He deemed 1t not conflicting, however. to say
! were here in their Joys, he sympathized with
them in the bitter afiictIon THAT had bctaen them.
who had gone lie trusted that lie who looked in
pity on Lazarus would not ta 10 nave mercy on nin.
consolation the widow, who mourning ia for
elgu land and for the chldenSho had been Dereft OF
/ their natural protector.
After the services those who wished were given OF
por;upy To look upon the face OF the dead man. Then
Andrew j. Case, the undertaken announced from tho
door that for few minutes the people IN tue street
| would be allowed to enter rush was made for the
door ana procession largely made up Of working peo
PIE lcd through the ball, by The cofn and passed out
through the basement door. For quarter of an hour
tie stream poured steadily through. The multitude out
side would all have been admitted but was found that
! longer delay would prevent tue Kcv. Dr. Price
! from keeping an important engagement. 80 the
closed the crowd while many clainOfed 10
get m Quiet was restored and then the procession
moved down IN the following order: In the first
carriage the Rev. Dr. Price, then came the paDear.
ers III SIX the hedrse followed, and DCmnd lG
were three carriages containing the mouInes and eighJ
filled with friends. TIC route was down MadlsOnaYe 10
FOrty-sevenths, To tlftlaye, 10 FOnlteenth-st' 10
BROADWAY, and down Broadway TO Hamilton Ferry
The carriages wound up the hill 10 Greenwood Come
" at ten minutes after O'Clock. Here tne funeral
party was joined by delegation OF ten members rom
| Tweed belonged, , tdcd by Buel ID. Penheld, Past
Master l.. +. Raymond, Senior Warden, and Joseph c.
| Roworth, Junior Warden. and also by seven mem
bcrs Of Amity Chapter No. 100 AbOut tue
| many persons when the procession arrived,
| and it said that five times as many
ms those present were wandering through the labyrinth
OF walks Vany seeking the place OF burial. The CONN
lain monument that marks the resting place OF iam
| NJ Tweeds parents, Richard and Eliza Tweed. Inc
pabearers gathered about the grave ana nj ts fOOt
Stood the mourning relatives. The burial service was
Masonic delegation, each wearing tine apron OF
tine order, and sprig OF evergreen IN the
buttonhoe The Masonic ritual for burial was
read by Past Master Pened. The spri2s OF evergreen
the Masonic emblems OF faith IN the immortality OF the
sOu-wcre cast into the grave, the members saying, IN
chorus Alas. my brother!" Then followed tho con-
Guiding wOl,ls-the Masonic amen" 20 mote II be-"
The grave was then hled aud when the earth was
heaped into mound upon thls the two daughters his
Douglas and Mrs McGinnis weeping bitterly placed
the floral offerings, and then led away Toe cloud
which had lowered all the morning, parted for moment
and faint streak sunlight rested upon the newmade
grave.
THE JAIL PHYSICIANS VIEWS
DIR. Thomas f. O'Brien, of No. 23 Rutgers-st.,
tne physciau Of Ludlowst. JAIL said Saturday last
that he had not been called upon 20 at.