New-York tribune., 1879-03-17
BAYARD TAYLOR'S FUNERAL.
LAST HoNoRs TO THE DEAD POET.

net Square, Penn, on Saturday last. The
little village was draped in mourning.
At Ccdarcroft, the poets old home,
were gathered his aged father and
mother, the widow and her daughter,
and many relatives and strong personal
friends. At the house. addresses were made
by the Rev. DR.. Furness and by DR.. Frank
lin TAYLOR brother of the dead poet. The
funeral procession was very large, and so great
was the throng at LongwOOd Cemetery that the
burial services were conducted in the open air.
Fully 5000 persons were gathered about the
open grave and listened to addresses by the
Rev. DIR. Furness and Edmund C. Stcdman,
and to the reading of the Burial Service.
The exercises were closed by the singing OF
al original burial ode.
IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT THE BURIAL.
TIE VILLAGE or KENNEL DRAPED IN MOURNING
AND ITS PEOPLE GRIEvING AS FOR A PERSONAL
PRIEND-SIMPHCITY OF TIE FUNERAL SER
VICES SCENES AT CEDARCIOFr AND AT Ihh
GEAyE-A BROTHER POETS TRIBUTE TO BAY
ARD rAYLOR's STRONG FAITH IN IMMoRTALIlI
IrEoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNt'I
KENNEL SQUARE March 15.-When the remains
of Bayard Taylor reached hore last evening the ar
was damp and chilling, the sky was clouded, and
MANY fears were expressed that the funeral
ceremonies to-day would be held amid severe
Storm But the morning light revealed an un-
cloudcd sky and every one was astlr early
The stores in the village renamed closed; some sign
of mourning was attached to all; flags toated at
halfmast over many of the buildings, and the
National colors lOOped Grape hung from the win
dows of several private houses. The house III
which Mr. Taylor was born was destroyed
by fire in August last. new build
ing has since been erected on the same
spot The front of this was draped in black. Mar
shall Swavne, a sculptor Of Kennel last year exc
cuted bust of the poet. 1t was placed. on COM
pletion. i'll tho Kennel Library. This morning II
was removed from a back room of that building,
and stood in the front window, heavily trimmed
with black.
The arrangements for the funeral provided that
only the relatives and intimate personal and liter
ary friends of Mr.. Taylor should meet at Cedar
croft and that the public services should be held
at the cemetery at LOngwOOd, about two miles
distant. The first train from Philadelphia arrived
about o o'clock Carriages were in waiting
ut the station, and a number of persons
were driven to the house A special train
left Philadelphia at $50 On this came
Governor Hoyt and the Joint Committee of the Leg
islature This committee consisted of Senators
Horatio Gates Jones, of Philadelphia. Gazzam, of
Pittsburg. and Schuatterly. of Fayette, and Rep
resentatives IIackett, of Northampton. Lands, of
Lancaster McCochran. Of Cumberland Nakcl of
LehiCh and Butler of Chester. George W. Childs,
and the Rev. DR.. ". II. Furness, with his son
Horace Howard Furness. accompanied the party.
CedarcrOft is little over a mile from the village
of Kennel. 1t is an estate of nearly 200 acres.
The mansion, erected nearly twenty years ago.
stands about a hundred yards from the public road
1t is built of brick with gray stone dressing and is
surmouuted by a tower near the centre of
the front Little patches Of ivy cluster on
the walls. in the corners and about the
caves and add mellow effect of age to the struc-
ture Cedar trees and evcrgrcens OF several varie-
ties are scattered the grounds, and closely
trimmed hedges of box line the terraces on the south
front, The rear of the house Is fanked by largo
conservatory The estate has suffered somewhat
from inattention owing the absence of Mr. Taylor
from home Much of the furniture has been stored
away, as we'll as many of the dead poets pictures
aud books.
The library in which the coffin stood, is a large
room with a bay-window opening out upon the
grounds i'll the rear of the house. Some book
cases stand In the acOves. Some water-color
sketches executed by the poet and some pic
lures in oil representing scenes i'll which Mr..
Taylor had participated during his travels, hung
upon the walls. over the mantelplcce Is
stuffed head Of buffalo, while upon shelf III one
corner of the apartment are two large stuffed BIRDS
Bus.s of Washington and of Plato occupy positions
on the bookcases. A picture of Bryant hangs near
the mantclpiece In the hall separating
the sitting-room from the library a
small engraving of Thackeray while op-
poste on brackets stand two statuettes, one of
Goethe and the other of Dante. Between them
hung an engraving representing the Babe OF Beth
lehem." On the coffin were the same wreaths and
floral decorations which rested upon 1t Whlie the
remains were in City Hall in New-York. But there
were many beautiful additions. 1t was found lm-
possible to pile these the coffin lid. and
q small circular table was placed IN
the ow-windOw for their accommodations a
basket of q choice collection OF roses was pre-
sented by Mrs. J. Taylor Cause, of Wilmington, Del.
A Amagmti,ent harp of tea-ros's, Gala lilies, white
pinks and tube-roses was sent by D. W. Glbough'
of Philadelphia, and pillow of white piiaks. en-
circled with English ivy, the gilt OF MIS- 1. Is
Lamborn, of Colorado. There were also many other
choice offerings of various designs
TOUCHING SCENE AT THE COFFIN.
few minutes before 10 o'clock the venerable
nareuts of Mr.. Taylor passed into the room and
seated themselves by the side of the coffin Soon
after tbe mother Of the poet heard Of tine death
of her son she began the cultivation OF some
byacinths, in the hope that they might bloom by
the time the body arrived As she tottered
into the room this morning it was noticed that she
carried Two little punches of hyacinths. Approach
ing the coffin. she leaned over it, and with trem-
bling hand placed her floral tribute in the centre OF
the wreath of laurel presented by the Empress OF
Germany As she did tears rolled down her
cheeks and fell upon her offering. The touching
scene caused many to turn away with moist eyes.
The widow and daughter of Mr.. Taylor entered the
library about half an hour after and took
seats 10y tho side of the father and mother.
An aunt of Mr.. Taylor, who had previously entered
sat on the opposite side of the room near the head