The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-12
TILDEN.
FINAL INTERMEN L OF THE
LATE INDUSTRIOUS
STATESMAN.
YoNKERS DRAPED IN MOURNING
INCIDENTS OF THE JOURNEY
TO THE GRAVE.


buildings we're closed. Badges OF mourning were ,I
displayed on house fronts. NeneratlOh lor the
dead was visible on the faces OF citizens, ana tue
very air seemed laden with aadness' ne elements
contributed to the general gloom; Damp heaVy
clouda hung loy and Obscured the sun, ana
a cheerless easterly wind blew over fhH IN agnln,
cent grounds of Greystone early trans poured
hundreds of notable citizens into the Town, all
bent In che direction 10 pay the lat hOnors 10 one
who has been high among them. The residents
Joined in the pilgrimage, and the host of mourn
ers that found their way 10 Greyetons nlled 10
OVERLOOKING 1.-THE ample mansion Of the late states,
man long before the fune al services began. Inc
casket that 10 contain the remains Of TIE Dody
reached the house this morning.
IRE caeket was made In two parts. Inc INFERIOR
il of copper with glass door of its entire length
The interior WAS decorated with white tufted sStln
The outer part was of red Spanish cedar plainly
,ornaInented with oxydiZed silver. The plate Was
of that material. II bears simply the name
SAMUEL !. TILDEN.
Undertaken RIgby had II carried into the house
about and taken TO the room on the south size OF
the second floor where the body was lying. me
remains we're placed in the caaket ana DfougDt
down 10 the b ne room the first floor. This was
not accomplished until $50, and 1t was not unu'
this hour that the general public we're first ADMIT,
ted % the mansion The remains we're placed
of the blue room. The drapery on
the catafanlque was black Grape and cashmere
In reality It was the blue room no longer Even
the curtains on the doors aud windows had this
FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
began TO arrive The first train from New York to
bring any number was the 7l5. From that time
the people came by scores. Among the first TO ar
rive at the house were Gen. Alexander Hamilton,
Chas. A. Dana, Daniel Morgan. ex-senator VIM. II
Barnum, sam j. Randall, Treasurer Jordon and
Andrew Green All were ushered into the parl0r
The body was dressed in suit, full dress, with
white pink in the button hole a white tie sur,
rounded the standing collar; the right hand crossed
nv
partly on the right side. The features while
showing some emaciatOn, did not suggest that the
dead had undergone amy extended or continued
physical suffering The flowers on the coffin were
composed of nothing but live collections. A
bouquet of Gala lilies and white roses lay near the
mead of the casket and at the foot was placed a
shRif of palm under smylax ard Victoria regina
BY o'clock several hundred pe0ple-men and
women, white and black, Christian and jew, rich
and pOGr-Ldd viewed the remains.
The revised list OF
PAIL BEARERS
was s. j. Randall John Bigelow, Daniel Manning,
Seth NJ, Weed Chas. I. Dana, DR.. George l.. Mil
Ter, VIM. Allen Butler, Daniel Mangon, Jas Ire
nor, DR.. Charles f. Simmons and Aaron Wander
pool
At $40 PRECEDENT Cleveland reached the man,
sion. He was accompanied by Secretary Endlc0tt-
and Private Secretary Lamont, CIV smith, Mr. Til
ems private secretary, took the presidents arm
and found place In the line of citizens Secretary
Endicou followed with Colonel Lamont On
a moment, took an earnest look at the fare and
passed into the hall and was escorted among the
family upstairs So also were EndcOtt and
Lamont. Ten minutes later the palbearers de- |
ecended the bread staircase into the center
Of the house, that leads to the room
where the remains were. Secretary Man
ming, leaning, on the arm of John Bigelow,
led the pall.bearers. Delegations frum various
bodies followed, The pall-bearers took their |
seats. The bar association, headed by Hon. vii.
jam Evarts, of New York, we're In the hall,
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
entered the room with Secretary Endicott, Secre
tary Whitney, aud Mr.. Lamont. Following came
members OF the family, Tilden's nephews and
MES were beginning. lie was seated near to
Mayor Grace, and hundreds of people collected in
the hall and blocked up the entire passage, and
extended out into the pOrches and grounds In front
AT the rear of the house Rev. DR.. William j.
Tucker, who had come on from Andover, Mass,
TO perform the ceremonies, read the funeral prayer
Of the Presbyterian church The choir OF the
Madison Avenue Presbyterian chufcn, sang
"Abide With Me-"
Rev DR. Tucker next delivered a short address
on the personal qualities Of the deceased, IhereY,
erend gentleman spoke with great feeling lie SAID
he would not undertake to speak of Tildens public
life and qualities. The press had done that with
Judgment and amplitude, but he could lot help
thinking of referring to Iilden's generous hospi.
TAIL to appreciate. Dr. Tucker continued that
death ia the withdrawal of affection and love in the
time that we need it. 1t is an irrepressi
bic Ds,.G waste tat %ina miami Sh"po' Re Fd
lie was simple, broal, clear believeE in our
faith, in that faith we surrender our death, The
eternal Is our refuge.
Alter his i.@@.css, Miss Antonio Ilenne sang
very effectively, zone Sweetly, Solemn Thought,
and DR.. Tucker made another brief speech. The
choir sang, "Beyond the Smiling and the Weep
ing" and the casket closed.
The body was borne out tn the hearse at lO:5O,
and carried to the train for New Lebanon. The
president, governor, mayor, cabinet officers, and
delegations followed with the pall-bearers, in
twenty five carriages.
As the casket was borne through the marble
hoored hall the choir sang crock OF Ages Eight
Of
TrLpES's EMPLOYEES
carried the body. Among them we're the captain
of the Yacht Viking, the gardner, valet and coach
man OF the dead statesman The president and his
secretary, Governor Hill, Mayor Grace, and dele
cations followed 10 carriages Dut neither ooaIueu
the funeral train.
sides OF tho roads were alive with people.
Just as the cortege started from the house brisk
rain set in but thir did not disturb the sp ctators
from the path. When the hearse passed between
the crowd, hats raised, and other signs OF re
spect continuously shown. " hen the depot was
reached, members of the family, Misses Illden,
Miss Gould, Me=srs Tilden and Charles Mclean,
with intimate friends and several delegates, enter
ed the car.
The train left Yonkers at i:i', due a. Hudson,
:35: Chatham, $50: New Lebanon, where the re-
mains we're to be inferred in the family vault, at
3:45 The train due at New York, on the return,
at 10:45 p. m.
Among the eminent persons present at the funer
al, not above mentioned, were Congressman Nor
rison Hewitt and Campbell MajOr-General Scho-
field, United States army, commandant OF the
Atlantic station; Commodore Chalder Brooklyn
navy par1s; ex-Congressman RUwell L. Flower
and j. Pulitzer and Ward ll"dgins, and W. ID
Purcell, of Rochester; Justice Charles j. ODono
hue, of the supreme court; JAS. Gallagher, chair
man of the , onnecticut democratic committee
Assistant Treasurer Chas. j. Janda, NJ. j. Freys
superintendent of the Washington postofhce build
ing; state Comptroller A. G. Chaplin, State Bank
Superintendent Maxwell, NJ. 5. Curtis Cf Governor
Hill staff; ex-senator Chas. ii. Hughes, and Cliff
ford Bartlett and Gen.J D. Pearall formerly of the
governors staff Such a congregation of leading
representative men is seen only once in life time
beside the bier of private citizen. Yonkers wa:
city Of mourning. Flag-poles everywhere foateC
the national emblem at half mast, and along
the route of the funeral procession
houses were closed, flags displayed draped will
crepe, and stores and shops were all closed.
RETURNING TO NEW YORK.
YoSKERs, August president Cleveland, &C
Whitney, and Mr.. Lamont, left here for New
York at i2:l5 p. IN. The party were cheered by
large crowd as they boarded the special train.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
WHY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
SIGNED THE INSTRU-