The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-18
THE DEAD SEYMOUR R.
"DusT THOU ART, TO DUST THoL
SHALT RETURN"

The Remsins Of tho Dead Statesman Com.
mittsd to Their Final Hest In tho Chapel
Of RoSes-A Dark wintry Day-FIoral
TTibutss-The Funeral Services
UTICA, N, Y, Fob, l7-The funeral OF
Ex-Governor Seymour was coniu,ted very
quietly and privately At li3O p m. III,
Rev Dr. A, d, Goodrich, OF the Calvary
church, arrived at the residence OF or -Sona'
TOR Conkling, and with the members OF the
family OF the deceased offered prayer.
The body was subsequently taken 10 the
church whore the funeral services took
place At tho conclusion OF tho services tho
remains we're conveyed 10 the Forest Hill
cemetery aud placed In the Chapel OF
Roses
Here q east Il the faca OF tho dead man
was taken preparatory TO making q marble
bust Tho weather was unpropitlous, q
COLI winTy winl prevailing with now and
tnen alrriss Of NOV, At o o'clock tho pub
lIc vas WIS adm, ,tol 20 take lust view OF
the rem int For hours the citz,ns Of Utica
passed by tho oaike, which was placed on a
tres 20 IN tho main hall, The people were
allowed 10 tn,or by the front entrance aud
pass In slnglo flo on eithor side OF the
oasket 20 the rear entrance whore they
paslei ou Tho oaskst was OF rol cedar
covered with black broldclo.h Tho cover
wis entirely OF glass on which was plate
With the following ius rlptioli
"IIorato Seymour born May 0l, 1870 died
February ~. 1880 %
The decoaaoi was clad In plain black
suit HIS han Ia wero croSsl on the broast
and tho face wore calm aud peaceful OK.
preston,
In the handles Of the ciskel wera sprlga OF
homock AMI pins, A number OF very
beautiful floral tributes 70 ieiy ID from proml.
mont citizens OF Washington, NoR York,
Albany, AM other cities, wore placed In aud
about the casint, Many of them were elo-
CANT and In oyery s,nse appropriate,
One Of tho more noticeable was largo
croas OF Ivy leaves aud white roses, a tribute
10 the memorg OF the illuytrious dead from
Judge T. H. Bulgor, OF Utica
Noarly all classes, colora and orcols wore
IN tho line that viewed tho romalna Tho
lowly an well rs many OF the most diHtin-
Hultntl Htn pl lno nhllpns
On tho arrival OF Governor Hlll tho con-
greGaonal aud legislative committees and
tho delegations at tho depot thoy entered
carriages aud were driven 10 tho ConklIng
mansion, whore they took Last farewell Of
the dead statesman and then proceeded 70
Baggs hotNl for lunch.
Many pathetic scenes woro enacted at tho
final eavotaSlny, many who had boon uaso.
ciotod with M seymour In public - woll
on In private lif, breaking down aud sob.
bing over him, TO th,m no d,ar
Tho funeral cortoge passed. along Rutgor
place into John street ON the way 10 church.
At ono point on tho route about sixty orphan
girls and about tho samo numb,r OF boys
from ~, Vinccnt'S proteotory assembled on
eitbor side OF the street 10 Wow tho passage
Of the funeral, who TO them had long teon
staunch triond, They prcontol pretty
picture, the girls wearing whito hoods with
black rosottos aud black Jackets, while the
boys were dressed In bloo, aud wore bands
OF Grape around their loft arm.
Tho pallboarcrs woroi Col Frederick A.
Conkling, OF Now York; Walter \, Church,
OF Albany; George H. ComstOcl, OF Syra.
cuso; Charles d. Millor, OF Geneva; Senator
Francis Koruan, and Hon. William j. Bacon,
OF Utica.
Tho mourucn who accompanied tho 70.
mains from tho house 10 tho church, woro,
John r. Seymour Mrs Lcylard LncklvOn,
MIRA Stounnrd, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Conk.
ling, Mrs Morris s, Miller and Miss Miller,
Mr. and Mra Horato Seymour, Jr,, John
@. Crockor, A, IL, Greene, DE- aud Mra,
Ford.
All the business houses along tho limo OF
procession were closed and tho mournful
spectators stool with uncoyoroi hoads az
tho hoaso passed. by Cd Trinity church
was lllcd witha largo congregation long
before tho time appointed for tho beginning
OF the Borvicoe