New-York tribune., 1879-04-25
FUNERIL or GENERAL DIX.

J.
MANY PROMINENT RESIDENTS AND wELL-K>owN
PUBLIC MEN PRTsENT-THE CHURCH THRoNGED
WITH A GREAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE SERVICES AND THE ARIA GRMENTs.
The funeral services of General John A. Dix were
| held at Trinity Church yesterday afternoon. and
| large number Of men eminent in all branches OF
business and professional life gathered to honor the
| mcmory of the dead soldier and statesman. The
flags on all the public buildings and scores OF flags
| on other buildings were at halfmast Most Of the
ships in the harbor displayed their cOlors in the
same way. Long before the services at the church
began the seats leading from the side aises, when
were thrown open TO the public. were filled. and
during the exercises the aisles, well as the seats,
were crowded The seats on the middle aisle were
reserved The first four on the right were occupied
by the family and relatives Of the dead man. Be-
hind these sat the physicians who attended General
Dix and members of his staff While he was Governor
Of New York and General in the Army. Officers Of
the Army members of the State Legislature, Post
master James and Judges Of the Courts occupied
the next ten seats On the other side OF the aisle the
pall-bearers sat in the first three seats and behind
them the vestry of Trinity Church. General Alex
snder Shaler and his stafl, together with other
members Of the state militia, a committee from the
Army aud Navy Club and members Of the Common
Council, were assigned to seats IN the order named
Seats were also reserved for the Chamber of Com
mercc Ex-Governor lllden and tlic personal friends
of General DIX.
Among those present were Naior-General Daniel
E. sickles Ex-Governor lildcl. Henry Bergh. Will
lam T.. Dodge. Samuel ID. BaJcOck, Elliot Z. Cow
din Samuel B. Rugglcs, Oliver llaInmIn. James
NJ. brown. Solon Humphreys. General Lloyd Aspn-
wall ex-senator james W. Gerard, Gordon w. Burn
ham, Postmaster James, Park Colnmlssloner smith
f. Lane the Hon. Abram s. Hewitt. Health q lccr
Vanderpoel President barnard ard Professor Henry
Driser. of Columbia College, President Mo'd. of
the Board of Education; President Smith, OF the
Police Board. and ex-Commis'oIer S'dneS +. Nich
OILS BENJAMIN H. Field the Hon. Robert C.Winthrop
and Frederick Depeyster representing the Histor-
zeal Societies Of Massachusetts, and New-iOrk, re-
spectively; Sinclair Tousey, cS-Mayor Ely, ex-Col-
lector Arthur, Professor 1arles +. Chandler, of
Columbia College Collect Merritt, Judge Brady.
Dove and Solor y : lownsond, OF Albany; ex.
Abrsm Dnryee. GeI ral Elijah Wand, General Ed,
ward JardIne. General +. =. Niele and General
John Is. Wood ward, AdjntantIeneral Of the State.
and chief of Gro, nor Robinson's staff. The State
Senate was represented by Lieutenant-GOvernOr
Dorshemer and Senators POmeroy, Harris. Sessions
Goodwin and Jacobs; Speaker Alyord and Assem-
b,ymen Baker, Brooks. Carman, Dcsne. Bennau,
Langbein Travis, Youngs. and Hamilton Fish, jr..
represented the Assembly.
Carter while the people were being seated were the
March from BeethOveu's Twelfth sonata and
ES Es !s Ss4SR WA.
Frst came the sections, followed by the clergymen
Of Trinity Parish. Bishop Potter, preceded the
coffin. which was covered with black cloth and
velvet, and draped with the American flag. The
handles were of silver, and on the plate we're the
words John 4. DIX. Born July "a, 1893. Died
were a. follows: Chlef-Jusice Charles 7. Daily. the
Hon. John Jay, the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, ex-
haiop ri w. WSt Gen"
Cuum. DIR. Rufus Ii. Gilbert. A. A. Low and Cyrus
W. Field.
Mrs &. +. Blake. General Dlx's daughter. T.. f.
Blake and his two daughters Kate ana DAISY. aud
bis little son Morgan, were followed by other fsla-
calf aud Polk. OF the staf officers OF Governor DIX
while he in the Army aud Governor, OF the
State. there %tre present. Geme.al R1 I%hn f.. bath
General J. \ Knapp, General X IA. King, General
Henry Heath. General Hampden. General j. B
Fish IT,, Il. c. Prime, Colonel W. VI. Stewart Sid
ney DE Ray, military secretary 70 General DIX while
he was Governor, and Generals Mcmahon and Joline
The following VrstTymCn OF Trinity Church wer
also present: GOyeIncur NJ. Ogden, Nicholas
Palmer. John J. Astor. stephen r Nash, All N
OstrahdeT. Henry Biaem. Henry Driser, Cha les
II. Contoit, John II. Caswell RICHARD Auchmit ity,
George W. Dresser Samuel V. Hoffman, Tb Jmls
Evleston and W alter II. Lewis
General Alexander Sbaler was present wit the
following members Of his staff Colonies Carl JUS
SEN E. " yas @nks, C. Mitese saer1 an .ro: a. C.
Major H ii. b. Masters.
cession began to move up the aisle, BIZ mop Potter
Ieadlug the opening sentences OF tn Eplscopal
burial service The coffin was place before the
steps leading TO the chanccl, and .e choir sang
" Lord let me know my end " To lions burial
chant. The lesson from !. CorInti aus xv.. was
read by tbe Rev. DIR. Weston after -. the choir
sang liise NY soul, aud stretch It wins set TO
the chorale from BcethOyen's Il NH = nphony.
bishop Potter then advanced and &c, ,ud,d step
or two from the chancel. with H. Weston Oh his
right and Dr. Swope on hls left. where they stood
while Mr. Carter played Hahdc " Dead March III
saul" The choir then left theli places and grouped
themselves around the coffin, ere tlcy sang - Maj
that Is born of wOmau,' th' congregation rising.
Bishop Potter then read the nmittal scrvicc after
which ' heard "A voice from Heaven" b. DR.. Cut
ler was sung. The Lords / aver and collect were
read by Dr. SwOpe after winch the receshOnal,
Jesus LIVES" WAS sung.
Tho Morgan vault, to which the body was then
carried, the sOuthwe stern part Of the chuIch-
yard. The clergy. relati .es, pal -beGrer Governor
Dixs staff aud the choir grouped themselves around