Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-12-02
ARTHUR'S FUNERAL.
The President and His Cabinet
Attend the Services.
The Ceremonies Simple and Transformations.

arthur LOOK place In NEW lOrk on tne "a
inst, with ceremonies of the most simple
nature. Excepting the crowd that blocked
the streets in the vicinity of the family
residence and along the route to the
church, there was little to indicate that
the man who had been the ruler of the ma
tion was being laid away to his final rest
ing place.
II had been the purpose Of the family to
adorn the casket with a single wreath, as
a token of affection, but tribute from
President Cleveland, and that together
with cross OF laurel, floral pillow in
scribed "Requiescat in pace" and some
palm leaves were placed about and on the
coffin. The body had been attired in
black, the coat being frock. The face was
placid and wasted.
AS the coffin was carried down the flight
of stairs leading TO the front hall, the pail
bearers walked down the steps TO the
street and proceeded to carriages that
were waiting ahead of the hearse. They
walked two abreast and were led by
Observation-Disclosures secretaries, Walter =.
Gresham and Robert T. Lincoln. The
others were ex-Secretaries William T..
Chandler and Benz. II. Brewster, ex-Post-
master Gen. Frank Hatton, Gen. Phillip
II. Sheridan, Gen. George IL. Sharpe, DR..
Cornelius K. Agnew, Cornelius n. Bliss,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert G. Dun and
Charles l.. Tiffany. All wore scarfs Of
black and white extending over the
shoulders and down to the waist
After the casket had been placed in the
hearse-a plnmeless vehicle drawn by two
black horse3-the chief mourners came.
In the first carriage were young Chester
A. Arthur and his sister, Nellie Follow
ing them came Mrs McEiroy, Gen.
Arthur's sister, with an escort, and after
her came Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Haynes
worth, who are also sisters of the de-
ceased. All were escorted down the steps
by ex-Marshall McMichael, who had charge
of the arrangements.
Atter the hearse had moved II a few
PAGES President Cleveland took ! is place
| in the first carriage behind it. Hn was ac-
companied by Postmaster General Villas
and Secretaries Bayard and Whitney fol-
| lowed. Secretary Lamar and Gen. w. T..
| Sherman were next. The chief justice,
Morrison r. Waite, and Justice Harlan and
| Blatchford took seats in the next carriage,
and Senators Edmunds, Logan and Evarts
followed. Senators Hawley and German
wero next in the line, and after them Gov.
| Hill. In other carriages were Surrogate
| Rollins, President Arthur's law partner,
| Mr.. Knevals Elihu Root, VIM. Dowd,
| Horace Russell and a few others.
Throughout the entire route people
| were massed in countless numbers. None
but those who held cards were admitted
| to the church. The soldiers and sailors
! who were to escort the body from the
church to the railroad station, were
ranged along the west side of the avenue,
from Forty seventh to Forty-fifth streets.
| They stood in the position of salute as the
hearse was driven past them, and their
| bright uniforms of blue and red presented
all imposing appearance.
When the hearse drew up in front of the
church the pall-bearers alighted and
marched as before, ahead of the casket, as
! IL was carried up the low steps of the
| church to the entrance. Seldom was there
such distinguished congregation as was
| assembled within the sacred edifice. The
| church itself was most tastefully draped
! with black and purple cloth, while the
portico Of the edifice, which fronts on
Fifth avenue, was hung with two Ameri-
can flags knotted with Grape. The door
\ posts OF the vestibule were entwined with
folds of black cloth. The casket was met
at the door by the surpliced choir and
clergymen, singing the professional hymn
| asleep in Jesus.n The casket was cover
| ed with heavy black cloth, on which rest
ed two palm branches and simple wreath
OF roses; The pall-bearers followed i'm
| mediately after
The casket was placed upon the cata-
| talque in front of the alter, near which
stood palm tree surrounded by a bank
OF roses and lilies. Following the pail
bearers came the mourners. Then came
the intimate friends and the presidential
party. This included President Cleveland,
who cam in with ex- President Rutherford
b. Hayes. The president and ex-president
attracted great attention as they walked
down the aisle side by side, and were
| showE ~ a pew directly in the rear OF
those reserved for the family. The presi-
dent was followed by the members of the
cabinet, judges of the supreme bench, the
senatorial committee, consisting of Messrs
| ron, Voorhees,, Miller Vest, German.
Hawley and Jones; the congressional dele
cation, comprising Messrs. Hewitt, His.
cock, Ermentrout, Kelley, Springer, Hit,
Reed, Wellborn, Phelps, Matson, Long,
wilkins and Heard.
The church seats $40 people and was
filed to overlooking. Among the dis.
tinguished persons present were James G..
Blaine, Henry Ward Beecher, Roscoe
Conkling Gen. b. +. Butler, Theodore
Mexican minister, and other prominent
people.
The services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. ID. Parker Morgan, rector of the
church; Rev. E.,,W. Babcock, his assistant;
Rev DR.. w. A. Leonard of st. Johns
church, Washington, and Rev. DIR. Geo.
Rainsford of ST. Georges church. Rev.
DIR. Leonard opened the services by read
ing from the fifth chapter of the first
epistle of Paul TO the Corinthians. The
choir then sang the anthem Let me know
my end.n After the reading of the hymn
Nearer my God to Thee" it was sung by
the choir and was followed by the anthem
~ heard voice from heaven" and the
hymn Thou art weary Rev. DR.. Nor
gan read tile burial service and the exer-
cises closed by the singing of the process
sional hymn "Abide with me.n
The coffir, was then lifted from the cata-
falque and was followed by the Dall-bear-
ers, the mourners, and the congressional
army and navy delegations to the hearse
in waiting. The funeral escort of military
and sailors at once fell into line and the
band played n funerel dirge while the
coffin was born from the church to
the hearse. The procession from the
church to the Grand Central depot then
started.
Upon the arrival Of the funeral train at
Albany the remains were at once taken to
the rural cemetery, where they were fol-
lowed by the common council in body,
the Grant club, and other delegations. At
the grave the Right Rev. VIM. Croswell
Doane bishop Of Albany, in the full robes
of his Office, stepped to the evergreen1ined
grave, and taking some earth from that
thrown up from the opening dropped
three handfuls on the oaken board OF the
outer box, reciting the beautiful commit
tai service Of the Episcopal church
The bishop offered prayer and pro-
nounced the benediction. Earth was
thrown in the grave and pressed down,
and when the dusk of evening began to
settle on forest and hill deft hands covered
the newly made mound with sheets Of sod.
Death ola Veteran Journalist.
Erastus Brooks, the veteran Journalist
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