Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-01
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
In the Peaceful Grave. # Il &
The funeral Of ex-President Arthur at New
York Monday norning, was majestic h III
simplicity. Thsre was no display ef pomp
or ceremony, no military music or pToces-
son, but : mighty throng Of silent sorrow.
which earthly friendship may bestow. The
funarl arrangements were in charge OF
Clayton HcAichasl Of Philadelphia, q favor
ite friend Of the deceased, who was Narshal
q the District Columbia during the Arthur
administration. .ss[': u .
Tho pail bearers, With ono exception, wers
.eHSecretaries Lincoln and Chandler, ox-
Postmaster Generals Gresham and Hatton,
e1-Attoruey General Browsear and Mr..
Jesss Spaiding: The coffin was Of oak Gov
cred with black cloth, and with no orna-
mentation save the silver plate with . Gim-
and emaciated but not more 20 than was TO
be expected after months of pain and suf-
fering. President Cleveland and Post
master General Villas arrived at tho house
at $40, followed by other members of the
cabinet, Judge VIM. Miller and Gov. Hill
and they were followed BY the Senate Com
There was no service at the house, save
tho final parting with the dead BY the
'memhe1 Of his family. At 3 80 the black
4caskAt covered with palmetto lsaxss,
sprays Of violsts and wrsath of Wits
.;.t rSs.s ~ was a lifted BY the 9pdert.ker' e.
silent form OF Chester A. Arthur passed
through the door of his earthly tenement
for tho last time, and was reverenly placed
in the funeral drapsd hsazse. As tho
casket came in view of tho people in tho
street every head was bowed rsverently,
throng thus hushed in the presence of death.
Next came out Of the residence Chester A.
Arthur, jr., tho son of tho ex-president;
leaning on his arm, clad in garments Of
mourning, was his sister,. Miss Nellie
Arthur. They passed quietly to their
carriage accompanied BY Mr.. and Mrs..
Then came Mrs. Caws, Mn. Haynssworth
and Miss Arthur, tho sister Of tho express
ident; Postmaster Masten and his wife Of
Cohoes, N. Y, with their son and daughter; !;
President Cleveland, Postmaster General
Villas, Martin T. Mcmahon and Henry h.
Lamar, Lieutenant General Sheridan,
DR.. Agnew, Cornelius N. Bliss, Rob
Sharpe, Chas. L. Tiffany and Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Chief Justice Waite and JUS
tices Harlan and Batchford, Senators Ed
Merrill, Vest and Gorman and Gov. HG1
The mourners filed Is carriages, but over
100 carriages filed with fri6nds who had,
been unable to gain admission to the house
followed the procession to the church. E.
corted by six batteries of artillery, furnished
by Con: schofeld, the short procession COM
menced to move: All along the route heads
were barred az tho hsarss came into sight,
and many eyes were dim The exterior OF
the church had been drapsd with black. A
single American flag suspended over the
portico indicating the national character Of
tho Obsequies. The chancel, reading desk
and pulpit were also obscursd with drapery.
which about nine hundred were issued.
The board of aldermen met at the Wind
sor hotel at 80 and marched to tho church
in body, and committees from the cotton,
mercantile and other exchanges and public
bodies were present in their official capaci-
Rev. Dr.. Morgan, rector Of the church, and
Rev. w. A. Leonard, Of St. Johns church,
Washington, who, repeating the well- known
Episcopal service commencing, II am tho
resurrection and tho ife," headed tho pro-
cession up tho aisle to tho chancsl. The
SIMPLE FUNERAL sERvICBs
Of tho Episcopal church were then proceeded
with, the musical portion consisting Of pro-
cessional, offertory and rscessional hymns,
including ''Abide With Me- and 'Nearer,
My God, to Thee" A brief address
eulogistic of the deceased ~ presi-
dent and as private citizen was de-
ivered by the Rev. DR.. Parker Morgan.
At its conclusion tho audience rose to its
feet, and while tho organ rendered tho
weird mournful music Of tho ''Dead March
In Saul, tho casket with its few family
mOurners in the rear was borne down the
aisle to the hearse at the north door, the
vast crowd occupying every inch Of ground
within sight, again manifesting it, respect
by standing with barred heads. When tho
friends and relatives had entered the car
riages the procession at once started for the
Grand Central depot, while the crowd turn
ed its attention to the distinguished people
who slowly emerged from the edifce.
Special cars had been reserved on the 10 80
train for Albany for tho mourners and the
remains, and there was no delay in starting.
The train reached Albany 1T l 40 p. m,
and the funeral party was met by the
Common Council in q body, tho Grant
club and other delegations and escorted ia
Rural Cemetery, where the last ceremony
took place, Bishop Doans of Albany
officiating. In addition to the sarcophagul
of Mrs. Arthur and tho grave of a young
son that died in 1868, there also ie buried
tho father and mother and q sister Of th(
ex-Prssident, and the father Of Hn Arthur,