The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-12
nIAensa Ramatna.

YoHKERs, n. 2. Ang. THE sorrow
that has shrocded the city for three dsys
reached the climax to-day. Grisf Is.
marked ca every hand. Public buildings
are closed and badges Of mourning are dis.
played on house fronts. Veneration for
the dead lie visible on the faces Of citizens
and the very air seemed laden with sad
meas that imbued sll elements TO contrib
ute TO the general glooEA. Damp and
heavy clouds hung low and obscuTed the
sun and 3 cherries easteriy wind blew
over the magnificent grounds OF Grey
stone. The early traina carried hundreds
OF notable citizens Into town ana All bent
the way in one direction TO pay the last
honors TO one who has been high among
them. Presidenis Joined in the pilgrim
age and host Of mourneTs that found the
way to Greyssone, filled 70 OVERLOOKING the
mansion Of the late statesman long before
the funeral services began.
The casket that was 70 contain Tllden's
body reached the house this morning
The casket is made In two parts; the in
terror is of copper with glass door Of Its
entire length. The interior is of red
Spanish cedar, plainly oEnAmented with
oXYdized silver. The plate is Of that ma
terial and bears simply the name samuel
j. TIlden' in script. Undertaken Rigby
had Il carried into the house about 8
O'Clock and taken 20 q room On the south
side of the second floor where the body
was lying. The remains was placed Ii the
casket and brought down 20 the blue
room on the first floor. This was not ac-
complished until g 80 O'Clock. and it was
not until this hour that the general public
were first admitted TO the mansion. Tine
remains were placed on catatalque and
placed in the center OF the blue room. The
drapeJy on the catafalQue was black Grape
and cashmere. In reality 1t was blue
room no longer. Even TO the curtains on
the doors and windows the coioring was
black. Meantime the friends of the
family began TO arriYe.
The frat train from New York TO bring
any number Wss the 7:15. From that time
people came by the score, Among the first
to arrive at the house We're General Alex
ander Hamilton, Charles Adams, Daniel
Morgan, ex-senator VIM. 81. Barnhem.
samuel j. Randall. Treasurer Jordan and
Andrew Green received them all and
ushered them into the parIor. BY O'Clock
several hundred persons-men and NO
men, white and black, Christian and Jew
ish, rich and poor, had viewed the re
mains. The revised list of pail bearers
Wo0e 00A44 OCA - 4bo111lls 0Oun 1O1kOIOWS
Daniel Manning, Smith N. Week, Chas.
A. Dana, DR.. Geo. L. Miller, VIM, Allen
Bitter, Daniel Morgan, James Trenor, DR..
ChAs. e. Simmons and Aaron ]. Wander
pool. at 8: 40 President Cleveland reached
the mansion and was accompanied by
Secretary of War Endicott, Private Score
tary Lamont, Geo. W. Smith Tilden'S
private secretary took the presidents arm
and found him place in the line of citi-
zens.
On reaching the head of the bier the
president stopped moment or two and
took an earnest look eE the face
and passed into the hall. Ten min.
utes later the pail bearers descended the
broad staircase and proceeded directly e
the room whEre the remains were. Various
bodies followed the pail bearers and took
seats. Among them the bar association
headed by Hon. VIM. N Evarts, the New
York board of aldermen, Tammany hall
Irving hall, the county democracy and
others. Hundreds OF people collected in
the hall on either side of the black draperY
| that hung In front of the blue room. block.
ing up the entire passage extending oul
onto the porches and grounds In front and
at the rear of the house.
Rev. D. William j. Tucker, who had
come from Andover, Massachusetts, 70
perform the ceremonleP, read the funeral
prayer of the Presbyterian church. The
choir of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
church sang abide With Me-" DR..
Tucker next delivered q short address on
the personal qualities of the deceased.
After this address Miss Antonio Henne
sang very effectively. zone Sweet1y
Solemn Thought" Doctor Manning
made another brief speech and the choir
sang Beyond the Smiling and the Weep
ing" and the casket was closed and the
body horne TO the hearse, and at 10 30 was
carried to the train for New Lebenan
The president, governor, mayor, cabinet
officers and delegations followed with the
pail bearers in twenty-five carriages.