St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-06
THE SLEEPING SAGE.
Preparations for the Funeral of the Late
Samuel Jones Tilden About
Completed.
To-Day the Remains Will Lie in State
and be Viewed by sorrowing
Friends.
Tomorrow Morning the Obsequfes
Will Occur at the Dead
Mans House.
A Distinguished List of Pail Bearers
M essages and Resolutions of
Coincidence.
Funeral PREPARATIONS.

YoNKERs, n. Y, Aug. 5.-Greystone
was thronged this morning with friends of
the dead statesman, Samuel j. Tilden.
Last night the body was embalmed by
Franklin A. Higbee. the undertaken in
charge. The body now lies on catalfalque
in the southwest corner of the second story
of the building. The funeral services will
be held at Greystone on Saturday morning.
Tomorrow the remains will be placed in a
double casket now being made for the pur
pose. The outside casket will be made of
Spanish red cedar, covered with black silk
plush. The inside will he OF "copper" lined
with tufted satin, with full length glass
cover. The lid of the cedar casket will be
lined full length, the inside being tufted
satin. The handles and mOuntings will be
of solid silver oxydized. On the outside
lid will be solid silver plate bearing the
simple inscription in script:
SAMUEL j. TILDEN."
AtNew Lebanon the casket will be placed
in selt-locking water and burglar proof
steel grave vault, which will be incased in
marble grave vault.
The remains of eX-Gov. Tilden rest to-
night On the catafalque in his sleeping room.
The casket will be ready for use tomorrow
night. The body will be clothed in full
dress suit of black, with standing collar and
black tie. In the shirt bosom will be worn
three plain hammered gold studs, and cuff
buttons of the same metal will be worn in
the cuffs. After the body is placed in the
caSket it will be carried down stairs and
rested on a catafalque in the drawing room,
which is called the ''blue ROOM" The I'M
dertaker's assistants will drape the pictures,
mirrors chandeliers and lambrequins in
the room in black cashmere.
THE COUNTENANCE
of the deceased statesman has not changed
since death. The funeral arrangements
were completed tonight. The pall-bearers
have been selected and have notified the
family by telegraph of their acceptance.
Their names are Hon. John BigeIow, Dan
lei Manning. secretary of the treasury; Hon.
Samuel j. Randall, Hon. Smith NJ. Weed,
eX-ComptrOller Andrew II. Green, George
S. Miller, Charles A. Dana, DR.. Charles E.
Simmons, William Allen Butler, Aaron J.
Vanderpoel, Hon. Daniel Magone and John
B. Trever. The officiating clergyman will
be Rev. w. j. Tucker, of Andover theo-
logical seminary. who was formerly pastor
of the Madison Square Presbyterian church
of New York and where the family at
tended church when in the city. The house
give an opportunity to view the remains for
the last time. The funeral services will
begin at 9:45 a. m. They will be brief
using the simple burial services of the
Presbyterian church. No address OF eulo-
gies will be given.
AFTER THE SERVICES
the casket will be removed to special train
consisting of the funeral car and three
drawing-roo cars. The special train bear
ing the remains and the family and friends
will start at 11:20 a. IN. Rev. W. j.
Tucker will go to New Lebanon on the
train. The train is expected to reach New
Lebanon at $3.50 p. m. and funeral ser
vice will be held at the Presbyterian church
in the village, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Burrill. The interment will be
III the cemetery attached to the church.
The train will return to New York at the
conclusion of the burial service. Most of
the relatives will remain at the homestead,
at New Lebanon. Private Secretary Smith
denied tonight that the will would be read
Saturday night. Under the circumstances
he would not give any information on the
subject The house was closed at o'clock
tonight. Mounted Policeman Reynolds of
the Workers police was placed on guard
over the buildings of the estate.
The funeral car used will be square
glass hearse with the drapngs entirely re-
moved. The casket at the funeral will be
handled by employees of the deceased,
among whom will be Butler Gilbert, Coach
man Dennis O'Hara, Valet Lewis johann
sen and Capt. Healey of the yacht Viking.