The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-18

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street, pnHiing 10 tho west OF Bowling Green
and thence up Broadway to the church
There was no music aud only the footballs
ot tho polio, aud military ~ they fell upon
the pavement broke tho impressive silence,
though from away across the water came
the dull booming OF tho minute guns, like
tho sobs Of griof from nature grleylny over
the loss OF tayorito son,
II was precisely 10 O'clock when Trinity
church was reached, No ono was admitted
10 Trinity church before tho arrival OF tho
funeral procession, A fow mom,nti before
10 o'clock tho body of tho church was filled
excepting the pewS reserved, 1ho frat a..
teen pows on tho side OF tho centor aisle
were reserved for members OF The family
and the pallbearera Tho frat throD pewa on
tho right OF tho left aisle were occupied by
reporters Tho boy choir filed into their
places few minutes before tho funeral cor.
tego arrived.
The hearso drow up In front OF the main
entrance an1 tho casSet was borne Into tho
sacred edllce on tho shoulders OF soldiers
from tho island-thO pallbearors immedl.
ately following, The Rev, Morgan Dix, tho
rector, ana Rsv II, Goodwin, OF Governors
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procession up tho aisle 10 tho obanocl rail
was begur
At 10 o'clock, the hour appointed, tho pro.
cossion entered Fist camA tho rOvor0nd
gontlomon above namol, followed by tho
caaket horno by eight Veterans In blue, noxt
tho pallhOarera and tnon the friends OF tho
dead. MonwhlO tho largo organ poaloi
forth Chopin's "FauOra March. Tho
oasget was deposited outside tho chancol
railing, The pallboarOrs occupied tho flrAt
pews 10 tho lott OF tho contor aisle In tho
third pow wer, Lieut. Griffin an Mra. Grit.
IN, tho noico Of Mrs Hancock, with tho
generals grandson, Other friends occupied
pews In tho rear, After tie sluging OF tho
burial service by tho a Rsv. Mr., Good.
win road the ilftecntu chapter Of tho flrat
opistle OF tho Corinthians,
Thon followed hymn 68l, after which tho
choir surrounded tho caskot aud ROv, Mr.
Goodwin road tho burial servica Aftor
another hymn by tho choir Roy, Dr. Dix
standing at tho foot of the colin, rocItod tho
Lords prayer, aud concluded tho service at
lOi5, nj which hour tho romans worO rs-
moved from tho church, followed by tho
pallboarors and family and escorts In tho
samo ordor In which thoy had entered,
Meanwhile tho bells tolling SOLEMN ro-
qui,m.
The floral tsibuto prOsonts were numerous
and beautiful To tho right OF the ohancol
entrance rested pillow OF whto nowors
bearing tho generals namo, tribute from
tho old guards, Farther 10 tho right stood
an immense star OF white roses, Gala lillioa,
hyaclnths and carnations Above tho star
hAuAHaH IaWfa ..tlil Nal l..I II.
Tha was from tho Hancock logIon OF Brook.
lyu. Besides tho aoral designs mentioned,
thcro was sword Of purple immortolloa
on n bank OF whito lowers, from Eugene
Griffin, Horny r Lomley, John A. Dapray,
aidcs'do'ccampi also pillow OF whitO rosos
from the ollloera OF tho ordnance depart.
mont at San y Hook; Ivy and laurel
wrcaths from Mrs Samuel Smith and Miss
Chnpin; q small cross bearing the namO w.
y, Hancoci, q mp No, i; and an anchor
OF purple immortolles, from Mrs Hancock.
Thoro woro many other tributes prosenb
from soldier and civilian frionds, Among
Tho notable persons prosoni, besides those
above named, were John Jacob Astor, ex-
Justice Diy, Con Aqpinwall, George w.
Childs, Algornon s. Sullivan, Maj George
W. Mclean, Of tho old guard; d. W. Mo-
William, R,v, DR. J, II, Newman, Nal p.
II. Havorly, Joso solIgmap, Senator win.
lam M. Bvarta, Fordham Morris, Hon.
Hamilton Fish, Cen Perry, Col Hodges
Judge Advocate Con Horatlo O. King,
Mayo Wbitnoy OF Brooklyn; Col A. 7.
Lynch, GJn, Daniel u. Sioales, Col John J.
Kecnan, delegation from tho Hancock
Legion, Con Rufus ingalls,, Commodore
Chandler, U, y, N ex-senator Michael
Norton and Cen, Charles p. Stone,
Az tho conclusion Of tho services there
was somo delay at the door by reason OF the
crushing, oager crowd present, but the
funeral cortego got under way In about q
quarter OF an hour.
Tho return journey 10 tho battery was
begun At l0;D a. m, and al lli20 a. m tho
steamer "Chester A. Arthur started ON hcr
way 10 tho dock OF tho Pennsylvania Rail.
road company at Jersey City. Hero tho
funeral party disombarkod and boarded the
special train In waiting 10 take tho remains
10 Norrlstown.
Al il,a5 a. m. the body was taken aboard
at tho depot A largo crowd had gathered
10 got glimpse Of tho casket aud Wow tho
departure Of tho train but strong police
foroe kept them al distance.
Tho special train oonsistei OF four cars,
all Of which wore han isomoly drapod. Tho
caskot was placed on tho forward car 10.
gothor with ia guard. Tho second car
was occupied by tho pallbearors and NOM
bom Of the family, and was IN charge Of
Lieut.. Lumloy. The third oar was occupied
by tho members OF tho staff and invited
guests, In charge Of Capt Young, while tho
fourth Wna occupIed by othar ptieatq and
was In charge OF Lieut. FAINT II proceeded
without stops to Philadelphia, whore the
train was switched on TO tho Schuylkil VAL
10y railroad II will reach Norrstown latc
In the afternoon, when tho body will be laid
10 rest In tho Hqncocs family tomb.
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