Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-03
The Late Senator Chandler.
FUNERAL HoNoRs AT CHICAGO.


Funeral honors for Senator Chandler vera
a II 1n at an early hour yesterday morning
sI .he Grand Pacific hotel. Chicago Rev David
,,y, oii,oated and the services were necsssa-
Lils very pflel, consisting simply OF PRAYER and
as.iuiis ironl the scriptures. Immediately there
ater guard, consisting OF a detail of The tirSt
regiment, formed, two men before and fourteen
after the caSket which was horne ont nf ths
hotel. John b. Drake George r. Davis JeSso
Sraulding, VIM. Aldrich, Hiram Barber. GEN.
Martin BEEN and s. Collier oificiated as nall
bearers As the procession marched thmmgh
the spacious corridor some 200 veterans formed
in twoS behind, and with mutiled drums bat
ing. the coffin was deposited in hearSe. Three
companies of the fist regiment and a detail OF
cadets under Col. Swain and part OF the I'd bat
TALON under Col. Thompson were drawn up In
lire on either side of the entrance OF Jackson ST.
The procession then formed In the following
order:-DIum corps with muffled drums beat
ing the long roll; the first regiment in col
umns OF tours: sixth battalion band and cadets;
Haverley's band; hearse thanked by pail bearers;
carriages containing members of the committee
appointed Yesterday to escort the body to the
depot: Union Veteran club employees OF the
sherin's Office and the Young Mems Auxiliary
club, The line was over two blocks long march,
Ing In close order and In fOurs, and but for the
un1aNorable weather and early hour 1t would
undoubtedly have been very much larger The
day was raw and chilly, and about two inches
OF snow had fallen, making the streets wet and
slippery. The bands played the dead march in
Saul and funeral strains from old dirgeS. Con-
spicuous In the procession were Gov Cullum,
Gov. Oglesby, Emery Storrs and Robert T.
CARNATIONS deployed, allowing the caSket to DO
borne through their ranks The Detroit dele
CATION. headed by eN-Gov. Bagley, had arrived
at the depot sometime before and taken break
last in the vicinity. They received the process
sion, and, together with an escort from Chicago,
accompanied TO the baggage car W the special
train the remains which were carefully depoS-
tied therein. The two committees then diStrb-
uted themselves through the three coaches
making up the train, and at 9:2o 1t pulled out OF
the depot
THE REMAINS IN DETROIT.
The special train from Chicago over the Mich
igan Central railroad with the remains of the
late Senator Chandler arrived at Detroit at p.
NJ The remains and escort were met at the
Michigan Central depot by the Light Infantry,
Light Guard, National Guard, Montgomery
RlfleS and vast concourSe OF citiLeas, i ID -
corted to the dead Senator's late residence on
Fort street west Gov. Croswen has issued a
proclamation abiding in feeling terms to the
death of Senator Chandler, and directing the
state Offices to be closed and flags displayed at
halt-maSt on the day OF his funeral He also
sent a telegram of coincidence to Mrs. Chandler
Mayor Langdon has called a meeting OF citizens
for tomorrow. to take appropriate action. The
funeral Will take place at p. IN. Wednesday.