Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-09

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Grace. The hundreds of people collected
in the hall, on either side of the plack
drapery that hung in front OF the Blue
room, blocking up the entire passage ana
extending out on the porches and GROUNDS
in front and at the rear Of the house. linen
the Reverend Dr. VIM. j. Tucker, VINO
had come on from Andover, Mass, to per-
form the ceremonies, read
THE FUNERAL PRAYER
of the Presbyterian church. The choir OF
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian church,
which had taken up position at the foot
of the main stair case, sang 'Abide With
Me-" Rev. DR.. Tucker next delivered q
short address on the per-
sonal qualities of the deceased.
The reverend gentleman spoke with
great feeling, that several times evinced
itself in choking his utterances. He said
he would not undertake to speak of Mr..
Tilden's public life and great public quail
ties. The press had done that with Judg-
ment and amplitude, but he could not
help thinking of and referring to Mr.. I'll
denis generous hospitality. None who had
ever partaken of it would fail to appreciate
it. DR.. Tucker continued: "A friend
wrote to me not long ago referring to the
death of an eminent physician that moth
ing was so plain in an attempt to give the
meaning of death as that we suddenly fail
to communicate with those who have been
all in all to us. Death is the withdrawal OF
affection and love in the time we need 1t.
1t is an irreparable waste. A great mind
cannot be replaced, what the mind grasped,
the books from which it learned, and the
facts embraced will remain; but the pro-
cess of reasoning, the power to foresee, and
appreciate is gone. 1t is like the destruc-
ton of fine library, or the loss of a pre-
ciOus Jewel. Few men have been Ofsuch
greatness of mind in this generation as our
deceased brother. Whether he considered
men for plans, he was
ALWAYS WISE, sAGACIOUS AND HoNORA-
BILE,
whom all loved to listen to and to honor.
There was fine cOnStructiveneSS of ideas
in his reasoning that made his great
mind. 1t is a great light that has gone
out. That is the meaning of death. Some
thing is wasted. Does death mean any
more than an interruption OF his communi-
cation with us? No; according to his SIM
pie faith this mortal must put on immOr-
tality. There are obligations to live again
as there are to die. He was a simple, broad
and clear believer in our faith. In that
faith we surrender our death. The eternal
is thy refuge"
After this address, Miss Antonio Henne
sang very effectively, Zone Sweetly Solemn
and DR.. Tucker made another
brief speech. The choir sang, Beyond
the smiling and the Weeping" and the
casket was closed. The body was
BORNE OUT To THE HEARsE
at 1850 and carried to the train for New
Lebanon. The President, Governor, Mayor,
Cabinet officers and delegation followed
with the pail bearers in carriages.
As the casket was borne through the
marble flOOred hall the choir sang Rock of
Ages" Eight OF Mr.. Tilden's employees
carried the body Among them We're the
captain of the yacht Viking, the gardner,
the valet and the coachmen of the dead
statesman. The President and his Secre-
tary, Governor Hill, Mayor Grace and the
delegations followed to the carriages but
neither boarded the funeral train. Along
THE THREE MILE ROUTE To YoNKERS,
The sides of the road were alive with pco-
pie. Just as the cOrtcge started from the
house, brisk rain set in, but this did not
lriye the spectators from the paths. Many
sought shelter under the trees and avn
ngS, some raised umbrellas, and some re-
NAMED uncovered. When the hcarsc
passed between the crowd, hats were
aiSed and other signs of respect were con-
inuously shown. When the depot was
cached the members OF the family, the .
Misses Tilden, Miss Gould, the McSSrS. f.
Tildcn and Mr. Charles +. Mclean, with +.
heir intimate friends, Rev. DR.. Tucker /
md several Of the delegations entered the
airs. The train left YOnkcrS ut HIS, and I
hrcc minutes behind time.