The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-07
GENERAL TAYLGR'S BURIAL


death of General Richard, Taylor,
seems not out of place in the DEMO
GRAFT, therefore, from the New York
World of the l4th, we Gull an &C
count of the transformations funeral
of our deceased friend:
All throughout Saturday and yester-
day the house of Mr.. s. l.. NJ. Barlow
i'm which as a guest he had died
was visited By his many sorroWing
friends. and during Easter morning
many people called at the honse to
take q last hook ut the face which III
life they had always been so glad to
meet. Most Of them were Military
men who either fought with General
TAYLOR or against him in the civil war.
The remains lay inelosed III a very
plain, cloth covered caskef, and the
only floral tribute to be seen was
beautiful crescent shaped figure, made
of violets and immortelles, which had
been ordered by telegraph by some of
General Tavlor's relatives in New Or
leans, the Crescent City"
1t appears that General Taylor was
averse to having any display whatevcr
at his funeral, and expressed desire
before he died that everything should
be doue in the simplest -ifiaiifer apessi-
BILE. This fully agreed with the wish
of his sister, Mrs. cambridge. Nn-
morous floral offerings were sent to
Mr. Barlaw's house he@eyer, bnt they
were alfkeptoat of sight in the room
up stairs where the body was first laid
out, with the exception of the cres-
cent. That alone was allowed tossbe
placed on the coffin, and even that was
left behind when the, remains were re-
moved from the house and 5takensto
the church THE only bit of ornament
on the plain black easketwas afsilyer
plate tackled to the li,l and bearing the
inscription Orchard Taylor, died
April l2, 1879, aged So years.. !
Madison avenue, between Twenty
third and Twenty fourth streets, was
filed with carriages ,ibont 2:3O O'Clock,
bat as there was not to be any service
at the bouss most ot the people re-
manned in their carriages sand waited
to Join the procession Fifteen kihin-
utes later the coffin WITS brought out
and placed in the hearse. Secretary
William NJ. Evarts, ex. Secretary Ham
ilton Fish, Mr.. Charles 0'Connors Mr..
August Belmont, Mr.. George Ticknor
Curtis, Ms D. D. Withers, Senator
Bayard, Mr.. Wnla euistable,I Mayor
Cooper, MI. Alifam s. HeSittshf w.
r. Trayers, Rss. Rortlycs sBarksr and
Austin Flint, Jr acted as pail bearers.
The procession made mp OF fifteen Or
twenty carriages, then moved slowly
up Madison avenue to Twenty ninth
street, wheze itstnruea anl came to
stop in Tfent, 81 the CHarch OF the
Transfg&ratioh,s DO fahiiIiafly and so
agreeably known as the "Little Church
Around the Corner. "'dHAa 10 aIAq
The chief mourner was Mrs. Dan
dridge-better known to the nation as
Betty Bliss-General Taylor's surviv.
ing sister, who lives at Winchester,
Virginia. On leaving the carriage she
walked with Mr.. Barlow and was fol-
lowed by her Bop4ih -la@, MI. Holmes
Boyd, Mrs. Bitrlow, Miss Elsie Barlow
and members of the families of Mayor
Cooper and Abram S. Hewitt asl
mourners. Passing through the yard
in 'front.' of the CHURCH the headNof the
procession was met at Tie entrance By
the rector, the Rev. DE-. Houghton;
who, walking before tire remains, be-
gan to read from, the, burial service. ~
am the resurrection ami tlie life," while
solemn dirge came from the organ.
The caskes was set III the middle Of
the central aisle, just before the chan
eel, and the pall-bearers took the front
pews which had been reserved for
them. SELF aEk&F II ~
The church was tlecked in its Easter
ornaments Of flowers. There was a
wonderfully rich display of lilies about
the altar, but care was taken by the
rector to have the whole burial servi-
ces performed outside tito chancel
away from the floral decorations. The
assembly wasremarkabs for the large
proportion of we'll known men,
Among many others were noticed
William II. Appleton, Mr.. Peter Coop
er, General Gustavus Smith, Mr..
Charles A. Dana, ex- Mayor Wickham,
Mayor Cooper, Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden,
Mr.. Royal Phelps, Mr.. Hugh J. Jewett,
Mr.. Thomas Allen Clark, of New Or
leans, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheim-
or, General W;lliam F. Smith, Judge
Peabody, Mr.. and Mrs. John SLer-
wood, Mr.. Charles Dag, Congressman
Hester Clymer, Mr., Thomas Hitch.
cock, Miss Virginia Ward, daughter of
General Ward, General Patrick, Gen
eral Cutting, Mr.. Edward Kemeys,
Mr.. Sidney Webster, Mr.. Samuel
Ward, Mr.. James K. Keene, Mr.. Will
liam G. Prime, Mr.. Frederick Clay,
Mr.. E. p. Smith, MIR. &C. Wright
ard Mrs. Williams, wife of General
WifiiamssrF p Fgrffhy...,.
No sermon was preached. DR..
Houghton, who was assisted by. his.
son, the Rev E. C. Houghton. stood at
tho head of the coffin throughout and
read the service very impressiveiy.
After the passage "We brought moth
ing into this world and it is certain we
can take nothing out" the choir sang.
the anthem "Just as | am, without
one plea1 1.-THE alesson was from CO.
rinthians, wv, 20. At the passage,
"Earth to earth, Aaslles to ashes, dust
to dust" the minister took handful
of earth and scattered It over the coffin.
The burial anthem was sung by the
choir and the hymn Crock of Ages
cleft for me" and the baritone sang in
solo s'I'heard. Q voice from Heaven"
As the coflin was being removed from
the church. the CHOIR sang lord, thou
lettest now thy servant depart in
peace"
The coffin was. not opened after
leaving Mr.. BatIowfs house. After