Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-11-12
The Burial of the Dead Senator

The Burial Of the Dead Senator.
DETROIT, Nov. 5.-Pursuant to pre-
vious arrangement the remains OF Sen
ator Chandler were conveyed under
escort of detachment of Metropolitan
police, this morning at 8 o'clock, from
the mansion on Fort street to City
Hall. where the Committee Of Arrange
ments and detachment of the Light
Guard received the body and placed it
in the centre of the hall, at the foot of
the main staircase, where it laid in
state until l P. NJ. AT 8.l5 the Fort
street entrance to City Hall opened,
when an avalanche of people poured
into the corridor, they were separated
into pairs, and as the casket was
reached the pairs were separated and a
continuous line of humanity passed on
each side, every person bending and
looking at the face of the deceased.
The casket was of black walnut,
lined with white satin. The exterior
cover was black silk velvet, relieved
with drapery of gros grain silk. AT
the head of the coffin was a white
floral cross and crown and base of
evergreen, which rested on column
draped with Grape. On either side was
a centre cross of red formed of scarlet
double geraniums. At the foot of the
casket was another column draped in
black, on which was placed a sheaf OF
wheat with white floral sickle, FORM
ing a beautiful and touching symbolism
of the rare usefulness of deceased
before being cut down by the great
reaper, Death. On the top of the
coffin was floral star, given by the
Chicago Veteran Club. AT each end
and facing the remains stood a soldier
of the Detroit Light Guard with rifle
and fixed bayonet, at parade rest, each
guard as immoveable as statue. Over
the head of the remains was canopy
of red, white and blue strcamers, inter-
mingled with folds Of costly Grape
descending in graceful lines to the
four corners of the intersection of the
corridors. The remains were clothed
in the usual black broadcloth suit.
The upper half of the body could be
seen through a French plate glass COW
ering, the arms peacefully folded across
the breast. The determined face ssemed
as natural as life.
The ceaseless stream of people, which
poured through the building in two
continuous lines, lasted from SIS A. NJ.
to p. NJ, and it is estimated that dur
ing the time intervening not less than
$4,000 persons viewed the remains.
The body was removed to the Fort
street mansion little after l P. NJ,
where religious exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Pierson.
The address was followed by brief
and eloquent prayer, in which the
Divine Being was fervently thanked
for those qualities of brain and heart
possessed by the deceased, which
enabled him to direct public opinion
and mould the sentiments of the peo-
pie for truth and right. The pail
bearers were twenty-five in number.
The funeral procession then started for
the cemetery, headed by detachment
of thirty picked Metropolitan police.
The entire route was densely lined on
either side with citizens, who viewed
the procession as it passed, although
binding snow storm prevailed at the
time. All public buildings, stores and
dwellings along the line of procession
were profusely draped in black. While
the procession was passing City Hall
the immense bell was tolled.