New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-08
FUNERAL OF BAYARD TAYLOR.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES IN BERLIN.

From special Berlin correspondence P"'''0'''
IN, london Times Of December 2G, is taken the fol-
lowing account Of the funeral services of Bayard
Tavlnr. held in Berlin on December 81: Al
O'clock the rooms of the Embassy in the BehIen-
s,ra.e were thrown open for tie reception OK those
WIN desired to pay the last honor To the departed
when a various and brilliant company assembled.
The Tmperor was represented by ms Adlutaht-
General. Count Lehndorff, the Crown Inhce ny
Major Paunewtz and the Government by Ooup
Doahotf Understanding of state and Won bu'""'
OF the Foreign Office. Among the deputies preSe",
were 10 he seen DR.. Lowe. George Won bunsen an,
Professor Gncst, the famous lnrist ana L'"'l"''
Men of letters were there too, IN plenty Oioso W
tho bi,r might be seen Berthold Auerbach, the
poet: Spielhagen. tho novelist; Julius hooe"ne'F
editor of the Raad,chn f; Paul Lindau, edltor oil
che G,s,,rgyf: and Professor Lepsius. the Egyp-
tol.o;st Most of the ambassadors, with their at
te,dont sccrcfa aries and military attaches were
preseut The coffin covered win inc N''''"'i
hammer and heapcd with immortellFs, eVeTHIe'"S'
and flowers On the company being all asse'hnieu,
Dr Jose,h T. Thompson. formerly of newborn, ana
now of Berlin, advanced TO the head OF the O'er
and spoke impressivey as follows:
FrIyNI,s AND FIILow MOI RNERs: u seems bu a''W
days since was called 10 sPTn t ~ William cullen
I5r,ant MIR TAYLOR presided OF that OCCASION aau
Will" entering most heartily into the tribute ptd 10 ih9
departed poet he asked me II thought any lN ir
c,t,zcD II sufficient Importance 10 mohcPolIIV Uui
tbourhts aud feelings on the day OF our Na'i1h, tuu
versary. To-day his question Is an5 G DtcaIe in
imsef-his name. his works, his lfe-the thonEnt anu
,eanr of The whole American people. Yes, there are
S,H5,. cit, lens of sufficient importance 10 snare al
Inc bopqrs OF the Republic and 10 receive from me ne
Ess IN end by her citzens Not birth, RANK, nor
office station honor, name but men-men Wor'a ~ ~
character worthy in action worthy III nc Uon
are her trophies AMI her monuments: Ana l ven
Ture 10 say that in the whole United STATES mere
not which possesses DOCK OF Lihts ~ ,
moi pioneers cabin the futhest outskirts oI the
prairie not miner hut N me ne%eS ~ in once
al We Plantations OF the South. that does hul urn ,,.S
With the nomo ~ Bayard TAYLOR For he wac t' hhSS
ard" of our democratic cOln"ah VIC COX mn fhe
without tear and without rtlTOlch' WI" ""h w 'V
jsbor the cause Of the slave. the cause OF Immunity
fook ~ every good ard noble cause ana mace IL me-
We'll may the whole American peopie mourn BIS l'I,
vmcly departure Not Aweric" aiHnei but VIE Ercs
Kindred ma un. 10 which he was welded bi the - u O.
anu the ,Iiors aud welded 10y the most lender
snd the most sacred domestic ues-this nation wrlch nc
IIpdert bod - wc aud well interpreted 10 me lpI-
today IN modrnJng the loss Of the poet tue scholar,
the statesman But tins Is Hot t.e p'IIt i I'iI
tho hou Ia think OF gehlu-, Once ia'', - 5cs ,
supreme moment in the .uSu't lre-chct OF GCaln'
witch levels all donors RANTS ara us,'uo,.%n W. ,e
grave. ink only Oi the man, oI 'ht th'I,'''! W"
Iirizrd of the spirit in O." man Nheh ue1th '"H.Ot
f5ucl v1cl our hearts rriusr - surrender 10 tLe
grave n is the man We miss and mourn to-day ~ nv
great public calamity VIII not Gwcll upon our ri'ld'e
cnCs o douo -tlc sorrow; vet or hearts VIII W JON IH
svmpatny with the veneer ME parents IN mar nome n
pass tN - ,,,, We iii,,s are lchprd of the
hriytrs- level Of their home last As TINS mad heen SCI
where could SHINE Wl Tue H'-Hlt't ''N'i'. l'',V
berp fac ace oi MS ATS aud the ion@cv ,' oi ~:
anrcfai, we + q that hIs a. I'm r.u'tuI. his ne
uufpls ned. ana vet ths cireun,tduc we L.
ev'ar., fof a life 20 vel sustained 80 EL.iy OriC"eG
S,.I,t ,rIe To- an rd-Dc true lite st.il lives. lie him
qc.I ms p.t thl- argument IN Tie p!p,uh'' go w.
"Denkal.o" IN. fr.t cole Of winch hold III NY hand
HIS iuuurus spIlj, lclng al Leshts ana uePtLs,
. Ic,ccud> INTO Hadc~. ANA there cNclai,ns;
.Tic atwosllore Of grand eNtinsusiad AIMS
suspended u pcs or "l t' dhIHit',n@- -lNN'
ti.,i IT, MY sal Tor thus ~ dc aih survives
Something that viii not de-
Ar,r r,counting the circumstances of Air. Tay-
lars early lie lls travels his first literary work,
and IN, later labors, DR.. Thompson continued as
follows:
Bat he was soon called to become himself peri
pnrrDs and SyI.rjrure 10 d,nuse knowledge Dy lee
'tureS. which called HIM from town to town ana Nlitse
iaTt ry+ eauriful voice pure ana effective
the extent accuracy OF NJ information, the noble
moss OF his Scrtmcts the holiness Of his principles,
gavc cbarm to these discourse and rendered hn one
Of the most useful teachers u the pnoc Wnom Anei
trcilucd hin, more and more t. Withdraw from pubic
lie TO liz home III New-Iorh Here his genial manners,
bis kindly euilit his loving heart drew around HIM
choice OF friends, while MS gh devotion 10 Pr-
cple md duty commanded the confidence OF the nOc.
IN every emergency he Mas a nan To De trusted lie
became leader OF an iug bend OF poets ana author
who had rarnt to believe ~ hm IL tl'lt p"puTt. Az
the same time, lie held his own place IL inc higher
raukS of literature lie gave nin'7t NOR az ~ to W
poetry hIs supreme calling. throwing on now d.u
ihsu romance Nv tie Way. Win uncommon asslGulty
while ~ ne same time his intelligence and aiabty
mad nm a general tavorite win cultivated men. H.
when il needed Tor mis- vacant post here ana the
choice ~ Government was certified by the unanimous
approval al the prers and people HIS couDtryun mere
took plc. and pride IN his appointment. lie pos
sUcf 80, ~, .uantv for his particular missOu-fdIu-
Iartv Win Inc language people and the institutions
of GrruaIv cXp,rence ~ diplomatic service W emma
and RUSSIA, vide knowledge OF men and affairs, good
,Tsctca Judgment breadth Of view combined win that
siiscic ou nIch diplomacy requires, fame that had
preceded FIN. name without s"in' te manners OF
gentleman. the heart OF friend Nlih wiat eoiGi&
grace he came 80 our homes WIZ wr"l IthE hUs ,
ity b. welcomed ne al the reception O Ntner ,Tdnt;
with what thoughtful ana graceful e0qeHec ne NJ once
represented "a Instructed us At out last uat0nai amt
Sersaiy JAe welcome glNtu nm pS W, ~, go
VeoplC Germany echoed The spllt 81 ihe 0VatiphS
" cb iaed his departure ir"la the ntct states
riiuu which wOithily crowned the IaDurs ana the
was fitted, WITH which he satisfied snail not Tor
oct the frank pleasure with when he told ne OF MS IN
cTcnurc with personal celebrities brought i0ge her
Sg 81 nSd rsurred" taking INN warmly by the
ePe the man whom have ~ long known" lie was par
,icuIarV pleased with idea Of here carrying out the
Srcat nicci OF his later years lie had arcady trans
iatrd Faust INTO English ver>ea marvel OF poetic
dction and the best annotated edition OF th' greatest
poem Of the greatest poet Of Germany But ne would
write lite Of Goethe task for watch now tha' ives
il gone, he OF oil men beet nlted anu Ior sueh
TASK here ne would have had cOuCenal surronudlngs
an b me of t,nethe is unwrten. 1t lies within th-
silent hrau. As long however as Goethe himself shall
And "A the while he unconSCiuusy malIng a
life OF fidelity life OF deyoon of integrity, Of manly
n1r b,,Ti and ,ali never cfaced. He who had tray
er.e1 y.v Ind every has 10 tiat undls-
coVetpd country whose bourne no traveller Re
TurS W. long his impression OF that land hyOnd;
vet ccut &c. report 20 H. what more could he say
man h. ,..a on hlf Of the earthly Jerusalem
For rrei moment Knew uat wa IL Palestine,
thai -av Mount Oiivcl and Mount ZION, aud know not
nov IL Mas NV sghL grew weak and All Objects tren-
bed and Waycrcd IN v0tcry Him.. But the Jtrsait III
thai j. hollow 6indiug VITA emotion, the Jerusalem that
is aoVe hndng with sUiend0r tesc are not talns l"i
travelled, tale, ana yet how often VIII he come back
70 MS ~tlnE win and children AZ the nrcsldc,
reading wuh us his books of travel ana Hinnhstlhg
rnrin wit large and loving Intelligence Like ever!
tLouen.llL mind he had s0nE1t U cAPoIe. tlnsc MI