The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-25
HE SLEEPS.
The Remains of Horatio Seymour Laid -
Rest.

Rest.
UTICA, \. y, Feb. 17.-At about nine
o'clock yesterday morning the doors OF the
Conkling mansion were thrown open TO the
public to permit last view of the face OF
the illustrious dead, Ex-Governor HOratio
Seymour For three hours crowds of people
from this city and all the surrounding
towns and country passed reverenty by the
casket taking their last look upon
the features of the dead statesman
and friend of many of them
A number of beautiful floral tributes from
Washington, New York, Albany and other
cities were placed on the end of and sur
rounding the casket. AT noon the doors
were closed and about one o'clock Rev. DR..
Goodrich, of Calvary Church, arrived at the
house. Mrs. Seymour was borne into the
chamber Of death and, surrounded by the
immediate relatives of the dead statesman,
she listened to the prayers for the dead
with her head bowed on her hand and tears
cOursing freely over her cheeks.
CARRIED OUT.
A few minutes before five o'clock the
hearse and the pail bearers arrived, and
slowly and sadly the mortal remains OF the
great dead were borne TO Trinity Church,
which was crowded with friends of the de-
ceased. The pail bearers occupied the front
seats in the center of the church, while the
members of the family and the Legislative
Committee were directly behind them. Gov
ernor Hill and his staff occupied the cham
eel seats on the right and visiting clergy
men those on the left Tie Congressional
Committee sat opposite the family on the
main aisle and the New York Exchange
committee next to them. The interior of
the church was very tastefully draped with
various emblems of mourning.
THE SERVICES.
The services consisted of the brief but
impressive services of the Episcopal church.
At the church door the cOrtege was met
by the TT. Rev. Bishop +. ID. Huntington,
the rector of the church. the Rev. c. II.
Gardner and other olergymen. The burial
service beginning IL am the resurrection
and the life'' was read by Bishop Huntington
after the members of the family were seated.
The anthem from the Thirty-ninth and
ROrteth Psalms was then song. Then fol-
lowed the lesson, Corinthians XIV. COM
ynencing at the Goth verse, read by DR.. s.
Ii. Cox DR.. Muhlenberg's celebrated
hymn, Il Would Not Live Always" was
luCH 1HC SAOOu anu SAO
special collects were read by the Bishop.
The beautiful hymn, ''1ow Firm a FOunda-
tion,' to the tune of Hinton" both hymn
and time having been favOrites with the de-
ceased, was sung, after which the cOmmittd
service was read. Then was sung, II
Heard Voice From Heaven" and benedic-
ton was pronounced by Bishop Huntington.
The occasional hymn was Jerusalem the
Golden"
TO THE CEMETERY.
The mortal remains of Utica's distin-
guished citizen were then borne to the For
est Hill cemetery and placed in the chapel
of roses where the casKet was opened and
a sculptor took cast of the face prepare
tory TO making a marble bust of the ex-
Governor. Among the persons of prom
inence present were Governor Hill,
ex-senator Conkling, the State of
ficers and delegations from Con-
gress and the State Legislature. After the
services at the church memorial meeting
was held in the opera house, which was
filled with people, including nearly all the
prominent persons from out of town. Gov
ernOr Hill was the first speaker. He eulO-
gized Mr.. SeymOur's public and private
character at some length. Addresses were
also made by the Hon. Francis Herman,
Ellis II. Roberts, o. Ii. Beardsley, K p.
Flower and others.