The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-23
THE 0BSEQUIES.
The Last Sad Rites for Ex-
President Arthur.
THE SOLEMN CEREMONIES.
.BImmense Turn-out OF Public Per-
sonages-The MOurDful Fam
lily Prooession-Etc.
The Funeral of Ex-President Arthur

The Funeral OF Ex-President Arthur.
Ngw YORK, November PA thousand
police officers have to-day been detailed
f,rseryice in connection with the Arthur
funeral tomorrow. They will be COM
handed by Inspector Steers, supported
bv f,s captains. Thirty OF the finest
sbpearing and tallest men in the entire
force will act as escort 70 the hearse. All
ihe men will wear full winter uniform
With belts. batons and white gloves.
NEW YoRK, November y. - Great
crowds began to assemble at an early
hour this morningin Lexington Avenue
IN fine vicinity of the Arthur residence,
where the dead body Of the eI-Presl-
dent of the United States laid in state.
THE day broke with a clear sky. pre-
saving a pleasant day. Shortly after Z
o'eIock. a picked body of police, num-
be-irIg 80. were posted along Lexlng-
ton Avenue with directions 70 allow no
vehicles to pass by the house. No peo-
pie were allowed on the east side OF the
avenue from TEenty-eighth to twenty
ninth Street, except those who had
tickets of admission to the house. Car
riages began to arrive from every direc-
t;a1. and sooc the side streets were
filed with them. By 8 o'clock
vast throng, numbering many
thousands of people, had gathered on
the opposite side of the Avenue. extend
ing for a block or more in every dlrec-
ton. President Cleveland and Post
rnaster-Genersl Was arrived in car
rage direct from the train at go m,
and entered the house OF mourning.
Shortly after, Governor Hill and Judge
William Muller arrived and entered the
- ha a
tee By this time t1ere was mighty
throng of people on the avenue and
windows in every house were filled with
sad faces. There was no service at the
house. A few friends present looked
upon the face of the dead early in the
morning and the casket was closed for
tie last time. At $50 the black
casket covered with palmetto leaves,
sprays of Tiolets, and a wreath
OF white roses, was lifted by
the undertaker's assistants and
borne from the room. The silent form
of Chester A. Arthur passed through
thes doors of his earthly tenement for
the last time, and was reverenty placed
in the funereal-draped hearse. AS the
Casket came in view of the people IN
the street. every head was bowed
reverentIy, aad many eyes nlled with
tears. Next came out OF the residence
Chester Allan Arthur, Jr., the son OF
fps ax-President Leaning on his atm,
clad in garments Of mourning was ms
sister Miss Nellie Arthur. They
ressed Quietly TO their carriage accom-
6snied by Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy. Then
fsme Nrs. CaWs, Mrs. Hayneworth
aud Miss Arthur, sister OF the ex,
President; Postmaster Masten and
mis- wits. of CohOes, N. Y, with their
son and daughter, President Cleveland,
Postnaster-Ge General Villas, General Mar
tin. 7. Mcmahon and John ID. Draper
Secretaries Bsvard, Whitney ano
Lamar, the pail bearers. ex-PostmaSter
General Gresham, ex-Secretarles :, In
,.oIu and Chandler, ex-AssiStant FOst
T,aster-General HattOn. eX-Attorney-
General Brewster. LleUteGant-Genera
Sheridan, Drs. Cornelius K. Agnew
Cornelius y. Bliss, Robert q. Dun
General George Sharpe, Charles i
TIFFANY and Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chief Justice Waite, and Justice
Harlan and BlatchfOrd; Senator'S Ed
Tnunds. Sherman, Logan, Evarts
Hswley. Morrill,, Vest and German
General Stone and Governor Hill. INT
mourneTs filed twenty-five oaIriageSS
6st nver 100 carriages, filled viii
F-;s,Ss vbo mad been unable to gain &C
mission TO the house, followed the pro
csssion to the church. The procession
0assed between the long lines OF polio
through Lexington Avenue to Thirty
fourtb Street. to Madison Avenue, Z
Fortv-seventh Street, TO Fifth Avenue
arriTing at the church, corner OF Forty
ifrh Stre.t and Fifth Avenue, a
$50 an. The carriages passed noise
Iesslv By the line OF artilleryme
and marines formed IN q line, an
fhe uOurners aGghted and entered 70
tho line were IN
Tanse tarongs of people, who waited
-asDectfuI silence while the funera
t-oin nassed. The exterior OF ~
rbnrrh was deliberately decorated; Tn
Do-tico over the entrance and the ma!
i've piIIars supporting II were coVere
ritb heavy black cloth, draped IN les
too1s hiding the stone entirely iroi
Geu A crape-covered national na
hing in artistic folds over the 900
Cengbt up BY rosettes and a small orai
ea0ie. The walls OF the vesabule we
covered with bl@ck cloth, arrange. !
TIeited [olis, over which hung %
P tss.S coIo-s, covered with crap
Tba decorations OF the interior We
very simple and tasty. =,
rrbe first SIX peWs on each SIDE OF q
centre aisle were reserved Tor the ial
ord the palI-bearers. They we
o6vered with Grape. The lnterlo.
the chanceI was cushioned Win Ola ni.
cloth, with the exception OF tne an
ond rersdos; on the altar proper, res
49, each side of the cross, were light
nag56ies: below was placed pnTI
altar. a cross and black dFapngSi ~, 4
outer chancel, organ loft, stalls ,s ie SIs
and pulpit we're sefsu 9I1 9ont. on the RIG
S SiSe Of the church, IN front of the sta
80 6iled with lilies and ferns IN !
centre CEN was placed small palm nt tree,
branches OF which drooPeq gIa ~ ,
Ove- lie flowers. The s'des OF
FONT we're covered with black ciI
oTeT Tblch hung long strings oil snlli
and raaidenshai-s ferns; from the t. trs
OF the gallery, in the rear OF me 1e. chuF :
- st Tor tie funeral was ocso
EDT at : o'clock = large nu1l;2er
1eopIe gathered in front OF the 'enor
At thar.time several Eprkn1e2 were