Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-23

l the cemetery at 12:55 p. m. The common | council were to accompany them, but weretoo l late and had to stay at home. In the front compartment of the combination car of the funeral train were detachment of marines and infantry in charge of the body. The Presidents car was occupied by the pail bearers, the New York by mourners and rel
 atiyes and the Aroostook by distinguished friends.
 At 1:35 the funeral train drew up at the
 cemetery. Simplicity marked every feature
 of the ceremonies. The pallbearers took up
 their station on both sides of the road, the
 guard of honor consisting of detachment of
 four men and lieutenant of the Fifth Unit
 ed States infantry from Governors Island
 and lieutenant and feur sailors from the
 United States steamer Vermont formed be-
 side the car door and the plain cloth covered
 casket was drawn forth and placed within
 the hearse. The pallbearers entered
 their carriages, Judge Gresham with
 ex-Secretary of War Lincoln, ex-
 Attorney General Brewster, ex-Sscretary
 of the Navy Chandler, Lieutenant General
 Sheridan and ex- Postmaster General Hatton
 and among the last Cornelius Vanderbilt.
 The procession formed with squad of po-
 lice under Sergeant Gelden of the First pre- einct at the head followed by the hearse, then the carriages of the mourners in the first of which were seat. d Chester A. Arthur, jr., his sister Miss Nellie with Mir. and Mrs. McElroy. At the time the cortege began it's march to the grave scarcely five hundred people were on the grouud ds, and so silent were they that there seemed but fifty At the grave the utmost care had been taken to conceal the upturned earth. The grave itself was lined with hemlock and spruce boughs, while over the bank of earth were strewn green boughs and many floral tributes, among which were large unrolled scroll of roses and immor- telles having in purple the'word" "Finis"and a hand and quill sent hy the Japa- nese minister at Washington, a pill low with s'Oid Guard'' in purple flowers: an ivy cross base of white roses bearing the inscription "Requiescat in pace'' and sev- eral wreaths of varied coiors. Ths carriages reached the grave at ten minutes past two and their occupants alight1ng took their places about the grave in the following order: At the head the venerable Bishop Doane in his robes, near him Chester A. Arthur, jr., and his sister Nellie, MT. and Mrs. Haynes worth of Philadelphia MT. and Mrs. John E. McElroy, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Masten, Miss An nie Arthur and other relatives. At the left of the grave were General Sheridan, Robert T. Lincoln, ,ex-Attorney General Brewster, Judge Gresham and other pail bearers, while at the foot, stood Governor Hill. Back of these on the western side of the lot were gathered $. w. Kneyals, R. s. Ransom, General Bliss, Eihu Root, Schuyler Crosby, James c. Read, William E. Curtis, Mayor Thacher, ex-Mayor Banks. J. H. Starin and others of the funeral party. As Bishop Doane reached the solemn passage "Ashes to ashes" and the earth dropped upon the coffin young MT. Arthur, who had been wonder fully composed, was seen to quiver with suppressed emotion. His sister by his side bore up with surprising fortitude until the final amen having been said the attendants cast the first shovelful of earth into the grave, when she turned away and burst into tears. Her brother turned with her and to- gether they sought the carriage. The grave was filled up, the roll of sod replaced, the ivy cross placed at the head and the scroll at the foot, the mourners departed and the mortal remains of Chester A. Arthur, ex- President of the United States, had been laid to rest.