Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-02

from London and all parts Of the coun-
try to attend the fnncrsl. Special
trains brought Lord Rothschild, Lord
Rosebcry, and many other distinguished
men from London, and the regular
trains on all lines leading to Ramsgate
were so crowded by would-be mourn
ers that some found II impossible to
obtain places. The guards vans, as
we'll as coaches Of all classes, we're
crowded before ] o'clock.
The roads leading into the Monte
fore grounds were surrounded by
crowds unable TO obtain admittance
into the place, and the road along which
the funeral procession passed for nearly
A mile was lined on both sides with
hundreds of people. At 2 even the
lawn was so crowded with personal
friends Of the deceased that great diff
ficulty was found in obtaining space to
form the procession.
Sir Moses Montefiore died calmly,
surrounded by relatives and friends,
and conscious to the last moment. The
Hebrew services were several times re-
peated to him, he giving answers cor
rectly. His great anxiety was lest he
should die leaving some good work un-
finished through inadvertence, and he
several times asked his secretary and
friend, DR.. Loewe, whether oil the work
was done, moving his fingers at the
same time to show he could still hold
his pen to sign checks. After death
his body was prepared according to the
usual Hebrew custom, including the
washing of the corpse by his Oldest
friends.
For the last twenty-four hours the
body lay in the coffin in Hebrew dress,
watched and surrounded constantly by
friends, and with two candles burning
at the head. No person was allowed
to view the body after it was placed in
the coffin. At 2 o'clock the crowd
was with great difficulty forced back
far enough from the porch to allow the
priests and mourners to leave the house.
-Four priests of the Spanish synagogues
in London, with candles, headed the
procession, chanting the Hebrew SER
vice.
The coffin was carried by old friends
of the deceased, who followed them,
and preceded the chief Inourners, Mr..
Ssbay and Dir. Cohen, nsphsws of Sir
Moses Montefiors. Lords Rothschild,
Rosebery, and DR.. Loewe followed.
Then came relations, friends, and
civic authorities of many towns,
with troops and coast-guards in the
rear. For nearly mile this procession
marched from the house to the syna-
gogue through lane lined by people Of
all classes and conditions, and having
but one thought, which was to pay re-
spect to the man so honored by his re-
ligion and their town. AS the coffin
and mourners passed the crowd scat
tered TO find places on hills overlooking
the grave and around the synagogue and
tomb.
So dense crowd had gathered be-
fore the arrival of the procession that
for time the advance was stopped.
The coffin was first taken to the Jewish
school founded by Sir Moses Monte
fore. After a short service it was
taken to the synagogue for a few min
utes, and thence to the tomb. The
services included addresses by Sir
Herman Adler and DR.. Loewe, with
chanting by boys Of the Orphan
age, which was particularly impressive.
The coffin was then lowered in its place
beside that Of Lady Montefore, and so
placed that the head rested upon a
stone brought from Jerusalem. In the
coffin had been placed many'relics of
Lady Montefiore and the Holy Land,
together with an account Of the good
works Of the deceased. Over the cof-
fin, as the relatives and friends passed,
each scattered handful Of earth from
Raehel's grave in the Holy Land.