New-York tribune., 1879-03-14

troduccd the principal members of the party. Col
lecor Merritt stated the difficulties as TO time of
receiving the remains and conveying them TO the
City Hail. bespeaking such facility in removing the
remains from tho ship as the officers Of the Gellert
were able afford. The First Officer promised that no
pans would be spared by the officers of the shp and
led the way to Captain Kuhleweins cabin. 1t was
stated that the officers of the Steamship Company
in Hamburg had instructed the Captain of the Gel
lert TO show every possible favor to the friends OF
Bayard Taylor. Ii arranged that the sarcoph-
agus should be placed in state Oh deck at once. so
that the remains could be carried ashore
before the passengers were allowed TO disembark.
An officer of the ship stated that the delay of day
in their arrival was owing to days retardation on
tho voyage by fog near the Straits of Dover. The
Ciellcrt left Havre the day after the France. that
first seen by them steaming away from Quaran-
tine the Geert came into the Narrows.
Nearly an hour was consumed of Quarantine in
bringing the very large box containing the sar-
coplagus from between decks to the main deck
and placing il on bier arranged near by on the
port side A long table was brought from the cabin,
and over this was placed black pail, covering the
table to the deck. and tastefullv lOOped up ana
fastened with black rOsettes. This pail Captain
Kuhlewein, with kind forethOnght, had ordered TO
he made during the voyage. When the I'D OF the
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was revealed, covered with floral and laurel wreaths
and palm leaves, wei-preserved record of tile
grandeur of the obsequies i'll Berlin. which was
surprise to the friends of MIR. Taylor. ihere
were wreatbs of German holly mingled WIN
camellias, that had turned to duii yelIow'
and also with roses and several wreaths OF laurel:
1t was apparent that these weeaths were many OF
them the tributes of tho different foreign embassies
In Berlin to the dead American Minister very
large and beautiful wreath OF laurel ana
holly was. it thought, the one sent
by the Emperor of Germany. The tied
with the American c0lors, with Mr. Taylors
initials embroidered at the ends of the ribbons
thought to be the wreath from Berthold Auerbach,
the novelist One of the simplest and handsomest
laurel wreaths bearing bow OF Grape and tied with
red and white ribbons, was marked to indicate that
il was FROM the Legation of Peru. These and two
palm leaves placed at one side to be used to
decorate the coffin during the services here. The
other flowers preserved, aud Will be taken 10
Kennett Square. When the ship touched at Havre,
a lady some flowers on board the Geert, TO be
placed on Bayard Taylor coffin.
The sarcOphagns was lifted out OF the box ana
placed on the temporary bier on deck, It's artistic
shape and simple and appropriate adornments beng
greatly admired. 1t was seven feet SIX inches long,
and three feet two inches III width and height. -Four
large silver lions feet supported the sarcopbagus,
which was of German oak covered with the finest
black cloth, ornameuted on the Id with
black cord and tasSels. There were three heavy
silver handles on each side and one at each of the
ends The remains before being laid IN the oaken
caSket were placed in Theoretically sealed me-
tahlc coffin the effort to cmbalm the remains not
havn been successful. Major Diehl III decOratlngthe
sarcOphagus, placed an American flag, III folds,
obauely over the lid, on which were also laid the
above mentIoned wreaths On the bier bv the side
of the coffin were also placed six German ever
greens in pots brought from Berlin. They were
abont two feet high and to be planted about the
grave at LongwoOd Cemetery.
When the Gellert, in steaning mp the harbor,
passed Fort Columbus, on Governors Island, a sec
ton of Battery b, commanded by Captain john
Klein, which had been planted on the Battery sea
wall, began firing salute, which was continued
until the steamship had disappeared up the Hudson.
large crowd was collected on the Battery;
J he flag on the Post Office, the signal
at half-mast. steamship at Pier No 20 showed
the British Jack flying at haf-mast, and was
dressed in rainbow of signal flags from the bow
spirit over the masthead TO the stern. The flags of
the Bremen steamship Main and the flags on the
Bremen and Hamburg docks, aud on many build
ings i'll Jersey City, were at halt-mast