Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-07
TILDEN'S FUNERAL.
All Arrangements Made for the Burial
Ceremonies from GreystOne To.
Day of the Great Democrat.
OieVeland to be Present-He Looks ms IL in
Peaceful slumber-The Bar WIN
be Represented.
THE pALL-BEARERs

ioNhhRsi NJ Y. Aug. 6.--rhe remains
Oh eX-Gov. Tilden rested last night on a
catalogue In his sleeping room. The cas-
ket VIII be ready for use tonight. The
ooGy WIN be clothed In full dress suit
Oh oisck, with standing collar and black
tle. In his shirt bosom will be worn
tnree plain hammered gold studs. Cuff
buttons OF the same material will be worn
IN tne GUNS After the body Is placed Ia
the casket 1t will be carried down stairs
ana rested on catalogue in the draw
lng-room, which Is called the blue room.
Inc countenance of the deceased states
man mas not changed since death. The
iuneral arrangements were completed
last night. The pall-bearers have been
selected and have notified the family by
Celegraph OF their acceptance. Their
HON. JOHN BIGELow,
treasury,
HON. SAMUEL j RANDALL,
Hon. SETH WEED, ex.comptroller,
II. GREEN
GEORGE s. MILLER,
CHARLES A. DANA,
DIR. CHACE SIMMONS,
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER,
AARON j. NANDEPooI.,
Hon. DANIEL MAGoUE and
HON. b, TREVOR.
THE PROGRAMME NOT COMPLETE.
NEW YORK, Aug. G-The casket in
winch the remains OF S. J. Tilden are to
De placed Is not to be finished until this
evening Meanwhile the body will re-
main on the temporary bier upon which
IL was placed yesterday. As soon as fin
iGnQn tba al To- 1.
Greystone, and the body, which has been
embalmed, will be dressed for the grave
and placed in 1t.
THE PALL-BEARERs
have not all been chosen and the list will
not be positively announced until some
time this afternoon.
Many changes will be made in the
funeral programme as announced yester-
day. proposition has been submitted
to the relatives TO let the body lie in state
at the city ball, to give the people an OPP
port1nity to view the remains, but con-
sent has been so far withheld and there Is
no probability that such an arrangement
will be entertained
Capt Mangin has placed an extra guard
OF police around the mansion to keep the
curious at a respectable distance. Only
friends and acquaintance of the family
are, at the request Of the family, per
mitted to visit the house of the dead.
PREPARING FOR THE FUNERAL.
foNKERs, N. Y, Aug, G.--rhe morning
opened rainy. All Is quiet at Greystone.
Preparations for Tilden's funeral to.mor-
row morning are about completed. The
embalming of the body was quite success
| ful, Tilden's face looks as natural and
peaceful as II he were in q refreshing
slumber. The business men of Yonkers
have concluded to close the stores to-
morrow from 10 to l2, which will be the
time occupied by the funeral services
and the solemn procession in going from
Greystone to the Hudson River depot. 1t
is proposed that the mayor and common
council attend the funeral in body,
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND WILL ATTEND.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. The president
will leave Washington this evening for
New York to attend the funeral of Tilden
morrow.
LAWYERS WILL ATTEND
| NEW YORK, Aug. The executive
committee of the Bar association OF this
! city met to-day to take action on the
death of CX-Gov. Tilden. Frederick x.
Conderl was president. 1t was resolved
TO appoint committee to attend the
funeral AZ Greystone to-morrow,a Tilden
was one of the founders and the firstvlce'
president, and continued member until
his death.
The following were appointed on the
committee:
Hon, William M. Evarts, James @.
Carter, Stephen II. Nash, Benjamin ID,
Sillman, Edward S. Pierrepont, William
! NJ. Pritchard, S NJ. Barlow, Frederick Il.
Conderl, +, f. Marburg, Joseph NJ. Van
cett John f. Parsons, Wheeler II. Prell-
ham, Edward Patterson, Albert Stanley
and Hubert b. Turner.