Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03
LAID TO REST.

Interment of the Remains OF tho Late
Secretary Folger at Geneva, n. Y.-Na-
tional and state Di.nitarics in Attend
ance.
GENEVA, N. Y, Sept. 10.-Secretary
Folger was laid at rest in Geneva yeSter-
day. The weather was very warm, and
thousands of people who focked INTO the
village to be present at the funeral service
sweltered under the shade trees about
Geneva. At noon there were 10000 visit
ors in Geneva. Every hotel and boarding
house was full, and hundreds proughs
lunch baskets with them. President Arthuf
and Secretaries F~relinghuysen and Gresham
arrived at 10:30 a. M. Secretaries leller
and Chandler arrived early in the morn.
ing. Governor Cleveland and his stall
arrived from Albany at about noon. Hun
dreds of distinguished citizens were present
at the funeral. Admission to the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, where services were
held, was granted only to those who had
secured tickets from the Committee of Ar
rangements. Many hundreds OF people
were unable to enter the church. AT one p.
IN. the heat became intense, and several
persons in the crowd tainted. About four
thousand people gathered in the small
parks opposite the church doors, where
relief was sought from the heat under the
trees. At 1880 p. III. the church was crowded
and the organ playing. Scores OF the old
friends and %neighbors Of the dead Secretary
were unable to get inside of the church
building. The front of the church was
draped with mourning. Inside the building
the clloir-stand and gallery were drapeQ in
heavy black. Around the base of the pulpit
were numerous floral pieces contributed by
friends. President Arthur contributed a
pillow of white roses and lilies. Judge and
Mrs. Andrews sent a floral cross and Secre'
tary Frelinghuysen a wreath.
The family of the late Secretary occupied
front seats, with the President and Cabinet
at their right. Governor Cleveland and
staff and the Judges of the Court of APP
peals sat Immediately behind, and behind
them were Congressman and Treasury Off
Gals. At the last moment it was decided
that Misses Susan and Jennie Folger, the
only daughters of the Secretary, were too
unwell to attend the funeral. The only
representatives Of the Secretary's family at
the services were his brother, Joseph Fol-
ger; his son, Captain Charles w. Folger;
his brother-in.law and sister, and Rev. d.
! Hart and wife, of Auburn.
At 2:15 the coffin containing the body
was borne down the aisle Of the church by
| eight negroes, while the organ played the
dead march from Saul" Then followed
Rev. DR.. Arson j.. Upson and President
Potter, of Hobart College. Behind them
cam eight honorary pall-bearers selected
from among the most intimate of the Sec
retary's friends in Geneva.
Rev. Arson j. Upson delivered the
sermon, and commented at length upon the
late Secretary's long public services, his
high sense of honor, his public and private
rectitude, and especially upon his fidelity in
the discharge of every public trust accepted
by him. Once or twice President Arthur
was affected by the speakers eloquent
remarks and wiped his eyes. The greater
part Of the audience was visibly affected.
The casket was then again taken up by
the negro bearers and borne to the hearse
at the main entrance to the church. Thu
procession proceeded to the Folger family
burial lot in Glenwood Cemetery, followed
by seven thousand people. The services at
the grave caused thousands Of people to
shed tears. President Arthur and other
distinguished attendants left tile city i'm
mediately after the funeral.
Among the last words of the dying Sec
rotary to his physicians were these: 81 can
not give up my work. l have great re-
sponsibility, and the people expect Inc to do
my duty.o