The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-15
AFTER W. VI. TWEED'S DEATH
FIXING PnEr.tR.iTI0NS FOR 4 I'ERI
f.NOSTENT fIIOIS FtNERIi.

~,rfyG pHIp tRITIONS FOR 4 IERr |
t.NOSTLNr fTIOCS FrNERIi.
.s,,,irc 10 he Conducted by the Aged Cicr-
symnn who Married NJ. aud Mr- Tweed
The Isndy ~. seen In MIR. Do"ai"ss
House The sermons that were Preached.
Many old friends Of William NJ. Tweed
cal,l at the house Of his son-in-aw. Mr. Doug
n,s In East Scvcnfy-scventh street. yesterday,
Nm, comparatively few were admitted. ono
romnn WAS particularly persistent. and
,oflsol to believe. when her card was
,c,urncd that she WINS denied Abundance.
Tho facr NJ tho dead man looked more liirlik"
,lnu II has On previous days The discOlora-
ZION ha- disappeared. and tine body is evidently
In state of excellent preservation. 1t is still in
tine old. fashioned lee box In which It was placed
Immediately after death by Undertaken Case
The body Is to be buried us soon Us Mr.
Twrcd's two daughters arrive from New
Orleans. which will probably be ON Tues lay.
The Rev. DR.. prico.who married Mr.. and Mrs.
Tweed. and who is now living In Hampstead.
|. l.. has been asked to oilicintc He Il very old
and feeble. and he may not be able to read the
service. unless he is in better health than usual.
Inauircs about the date OF the funeral are con-
linually made Mt the house and at Undertaken
Case's Office in Grand street, but definite nm
swcr il not promised until tomorrow evening.
The cxnmnlo of Tweed was not used by the
preachers of this city Yesterday. but in Brook
lyn expectation In that direction was not en-
nrcly disappointed. Tho Row DR.. Tamagc
said: ITO prove that this lfc is awful and full
Of peril point to- TINT wreck OF Friday ut Lud-
low street jail. showing that without Almighty
help n strong craft may crush AMI pnrt. Let
there be no eNhil"ralion over that mans fat"
ms; ad VI chu" ling and satisfaction. let there
b" in cVrry Christian soul deep sadness. 1hrre
nrs ton thousands Of men in this country who,
undsr tho same awful pressure of temptation,
would have fallen MS low. Tweed conquered
poverty. though he lacked education. He
achieved the aldcrmanc chair gained posi-,
ton in the Congress At WnshinEtoni and
ot power ut Albany. Young men. look
N the, contrast An elegant compnrtmicnt
clsequious attendants. On his WAY To the
Senatorial place in Albany Then look
wagon. at three o'cior, last Friday. Mt tho door
" Tho prison. Surrounded by millionairrs ut
,heDravan dying almost frirndlrss in prison.
throwing out his hand to- clutch that of Luke.
his black attendant Look at that wedding
party the air fragrant with crowns and stars
md hrrps OF tuheroses and lnponicns. Among
the welding presents, forty complete sets Of
silver. fifteen diamond sets tone set of diamonds
worth si5,OOOl, u wedding dress costing 81 600.
md trimmings worth another 1000. There
were two baskets OF silver ware, representing
,ehcrcs. to contain The ices. while polar bears
haskcls. The whole banquet was the triumph
Of Delmonico's lifetime 1t WIS n scene OF
IfWlUu' Iit''UA N'l't iHfu p'-
hold u low-ceiled room. looking out on n
dizzy T'rc"t, where poGvr' eNh"nNI'edr iori
lies diving" The Rev Dr. Daniel Reed, in thc
First Baptist Church. said: h." Tw"ed commenced
hs lie Is 4 young nnn in wickedncss and pro-
family. and later added the crimes of forgery
and perjury. II seemed Ms II society had put 4
premium on crime in his case; hut God has
shown His wrath ut last. Prosperity and wealth
don't pay Il gained by wickcdness. There is ne
mcnts. for the Bible Idea OF repentance is con.
= l.
nouncad as n member of \ church. II this is SO
We must deplore u NJ y dishonor, md disgrace
and religion itself. His life and dcnth arr
SSo con Of ,sach ether ana w. ear y
his own oy,'i'I pac@" The nv cv. j. j. Witt, il
tie Fourth Street Mcthodist Church, -ail
confederatrs. and raised the scum Of the city L
prominent positlons. and So won the love OF tn
lower classes. The day Of reckoning came
entirely deserted. even by his family" Tn
Rev. J; Hyatt smith. Of the Lee, Avenue Bartis
Church. said; The spirit Of the day is. Apol
ocy for ercnt criminals: woe Detido the sma
ones. Tweed could not have grown TO his posi-
and those who denounrc him tho most loudl,
then. IL. has now. however. rrrped as i,
sowrd. What might not Tweed have done will
his strong natural abilities, and what mn envih
he POSITION ne might nay Peg IN thn hearts Q
t,cnts and his influences" The Roy ". {
Steele, in the South Third Street Methodis
uuTcil shlu now ErtHl INC 'plliN-N N'N w.
Tweed and Hannninh. who sat in Jcrusal"I
tho ruler Of ts politics. His hisiory, 9nd cpl
taph are summed up in the words. He was
faithful man.. The TammHny chieitain was th
most popular politician ever known To nobci
wealthier city than Jcrusalem. His great mag
netic power gathered around him host OF I'd
miring friends. many Of whom, despite hi
downfall are mourning his loss to-day yet VIII
would hesitate In choOs Ing between the record
of these powerful men 2"
Bcccher rcnd the Biblical account OF the M
ha who. i'm the midst of his wealth and selfish
ness. drunkenness and clultony. died suddenl
md sail This lesson Is pertinent 10 on
times and Is illustrated by the cnreer of la
men who become great-one dying IN prise
and the others fuciiiVrs in the world. Thci
'raftness and dishonesty have made them vac
nbonds in society. Mon build upon uicksnn
II they build upon ANYTHING but truth an
nonor' Mr. B"rcher concluded: Godlines
V profitable in all things