The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-08
rho Remains of Samuel j.
Tilden Buried
WITH REVERENCE AND HONOR
n,,+,nruished Parucipants at this
s~sryiees-The Floral
OF Respoct-Etc-
~, s,ate.man's FUNERAL

- its climax to-day. The grief Of
-.g,sct was marked on every
Public buildings were closed
-5L.5,as Of mourning displayed on
snuo 9ronts. Early trains poured
houSsds of notable citizens into town
huII1V Lort their way in n direction,
Ie- he last honor 10 n who has
bjsb among them. Residents
- ;1 the pilgrimage and the host OF
!NS,s thar found its way
Gravstoge filed 70 Overioving
aTnle mansion OF the late
~,sssnsn long before the funeral
1-;.a hsgsn. The casket that was to
sa.+s;, Tilden's body reached the
800 his morning. IL is made in two
-. he interior IS Of copper, with q
- door. It's entire length of interior
Jscorated with white tufted satin;
he oTter nsrtis Of red Spanish cedar.
md i Mainly ornamented with oxidlzed
silver. The plate is of that material.
aud bears simply the name, Samuel
!. TiIden," in script.
At 80 the public were first admitted
70 the mansion. The remains were
pIsoed on a catafalque situated in the
center of the Blue Room. The drapery
Of the catafalque was black Grape and
cashmere. Meantime, friends OF the
lsnily began to arrive The frsttrain
from New York to bring any number
vas the us. From that time people
came by the core. Among the first TO
arrive at the house were General Alex
snder Hamilton, Charles A. Dana, VIM.
4. Barnum, Samuel J. Randall, Treas
urer Jordan and eX-COllector Murphy.
Andrew II. Green received all and ush-
cred them into the parlor. When the
people generally were admitted TO view
The remains they entered the east door,
passed through the first parlor on the
right to the Blue Room and thence
entrance.
A bouquet of Gala lilies and white
roses lay nea- the head OF the ,casket
and at the foot was placed q shest of
palm, under SmilaI and Victoria Re
ginas. All the flowers came from Til
dsu's hot-hOuse. The last named was
nom a plant of which there are but
three in America. By O'Clock several
hundred persons had viewed the re-
mains. The pallbearers are to be SAM
csl :. Randall, John BigelOw, Daniel
Manning. Smith A. Wood. Charles
A. Dana, DR.. George L. Miller, VIII
Allen Butler, Daniel MagOne,
J. B. Trevor, DR.. Charles Z. Simmons.
and Baron J.. VanderpOol. The first
formal delegation to arrive was from.
the Hferson Club. OF Newark, y. J..
soon after them Mayor Bell, of Yonk-
e-s. and the Yonkers aldermen passed
through, aud then the ten servants of
Nr. TIlden's house, V men and i've
women, paid their last tribute. The
women, without exception. shed tears
As they gazed for the last time upon
their late master. At 9.46 a. M. PreSi-
dent Cleveland entered the mansion, ac-
companied by Secretary OF War Endi-
cot and Private Secretary Lamont.
GEORGE W. Smith, Tilden's private secre-
fsry, tOcktAe Presidents arm ndfound
q place in the line of citizens. Secretary
Endicott followed with Lamont. On
reaching the head of the bier the Presi-
dent stopped a moment or two. took
Al esrneStlsOk al the face OF the dead
and passed on TO the hall, and wss
escorted among the family up stairs, as
also were Secretaries Enaicott and
lamont.
Ten minutes hter the pall-bearers
descended the broad staircase in the
centre Of the house that leads directly
INTO the room where the remains we're.
Secretary Manning, leaning upon the
ann Of Mr.. John BigeloE, lead
the bearers. Manning seemed rather
feeble. his steps being by no means sure
ashe came down stars.
delegations from various bodies fol-
owed me pall-besrers, and took seats
- tne blue rsCm and adjoining parlors;
re oar association, beaded by Hon.
nm- N. Evarts, the New York Board
- Alderman, Tammany Hall, Irving
14I county Democracy and Others
L.ssl1ent Cleveland entered the room
~ Secretary Endicott, Secretary
whitney and Lamont: following next
S-Le members Of the family, TIlden's
1sbneEs and nisces. Governor
Ill arrived Just as the GER
snonleS were begRning. He was
Se2ted next to Msyer Grsce. The
hundreds OF people collected in the hall
yn either side ef the black draperv that
Iung IN front Of the Blue Room, block
-g up the entire passage and extending
81 on the porches and grouRds IN
-g9l and az the rear Of the house.
. Kew. DR.. William J. Tucker. who
"a oome on from Andover, n. y, to
IloFm the ceremonies, read tie
Church.
he choir Of Madison Avenue
IIeaoyterian Church, which had taken
a position st the feot of the main
case, sang, Abide with me-"
1eV. Tucker next delivered q short
-ureSS on the personal qualities of the
ceased. After this address Miss an
Salo Henne sang very effectively "one
ssuTi solemn Thought" and DR..
-eher made another brief speech. The
sang "Beyoad the Sailing and
weeping" and the casket vas
sso- The BODY was borne ont to the
Sse 1880 and carried to the Sain
New Lebanon. The President.
'trnor, Mayor Cabinet officers and
1ilon followed With the paH bearers
~enty-hve carriages.
me casket was borne through the
be-hoored hail, the choir sang
gek Of Ages Eight Of Tildes,s EN-
earned the body; among them
ns ne captain Of the Yacht TTkin0.
a. gardener, valet and coachman of
Neou statesman. The President