Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-11
The East SAL Rites.

New York, Dec. 1.-The last sad rites
over the remains of VIM. Ii. Vanderbilt
began this afternoon when the body of
box in which it has rested since Tues
day to the coffin of cedar covered with
black broadcloth. The coffin was then
taken to the bedroom on the east side
OF the house, and the sun had barely
appeared upon the pinnacles
OF st. Patrick's cathedral before small
groups OF people began to gather OPP
posits the house. When the Rev. SAM
Cook, rector of ST. Barthoiemew's
Protestant Episcopal church, arrived
here, shortly after eight o'clock, the
groups had increased to small crowds.
AS thehour appointed for the begin
Mug of the house religious service ap-
preached carriage after carriage drove
to the entrance and deposited the
friends and pail bearers of the deceased
Each carriage bore a coachman and foot
man. Ali these were in mourning inv.
cry. Shortly before 8 o'clock the fam
i~ly,looked for the last time upon the
face of the deceased. The services
conducted by Rev. DIR. Cook were sim
pie and touching, consisting OF prayer,
a few words of remembrance and co.,
ISOLATION. The coffin was then closed
and Mrs. Vanderbilt retired to the
apartments which she has occupied since
the death of Mr.. Vanderbilt.
The coffin was then raised upon the
shoulders of the undertaker's assistants,
preceded by the olergymea and pail
bearers and borne down the broad stair
case and out through the corridor.
through the open door.
At 9:45 the funeral cortege started
for the church. There were no
crowds On the streets through which it
passed and the police along The line
almost numbered the sight9eers. AT
8 quarter past ten the door of st. Bar
tholeme~'s church was opened and the
porters, bearing on their shoulders the
coffin, passed down the center aisle.
Preceding the coffin walked the pail
bearers wearing white sashes.
These were Chauncey M. Depew, j.
Pierrepont Morgan, Charles Rapallo,
William TurnbuIl, William Bliss, Geo,
|. Magee, G.. Nj. Berger, Jhas, O. Clarke.
Judge Jno. X. Brady, W. l.. Scott, d. S.
Mills and s. w. Caldwell. The deep
tones of the organ sounding the opening
measures of Chopin's Funeral March,
was heard as the procession moved
down the now crowded church. Rev,
DR.. Samuel Cook, ACCOMPANIED by his
assistant, Rev. E. W.. Campett, clad in
the white robes of the Episcopal clergy,
walked in advance of the solemn pro
cession and read the we'll known lines
from the burial service; 81 am the res.
surrection and the life" etc. Follow.
Vanderbilt family, headed By Cornelius
Vanderbilt and wife. When the music
of the funeral march ended the choir
sang Lord Let me Know my End"
After the simple service for the dead
hal been read tho choir and congrega-
ton united in singing Nearer my God
to Thee"
1t was ten minutes of eleven wheE the
doors of the church swung backward
and the solemn procession returned to
the street. Here carriages were in wait,
ing to take the coffin and mourning fam.
lily and friends to the ferry boats at the
foot of 42nd street. Probably never in
the history of New York have so many
prominent financial men assembled to
do honor to the memory of a dead as
%soeiate.
No one was admitted to the church
except the friends of the family, repre-,
Isentatives of commercial, business an6
educational bodies, and as a result there
were less than 100 ladies. admitted te
listen to the service. Prominent among
the business men were the president
ana heads of departments OF all the
roads with which Vanderbilt had been
connected.