The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-23

1891 Al putting INC AhlSuluB IOuCu5S
on the drspery and putting labels in
the pevs, designating where each or
gan;zation would be stationed. a few
minutes before 8 O'Clock the doors were
opened and those without were admit
ted. Ushers were stationed st the doors
and showed the people TO their seats.
The church has q seating capacity Of
700, but there were nearly 800 present,
large number being compelled TO
stand
At the portals of the church the casket
was met by surpliced choir, followed
by the clergy wearing their collegiate
hoods. As the casket was borne into
the church the choir formed in two
nles and the clergymen passed between
them, heading the procession, intoning
the opening lines OF the Episcopal burial
service. When the procession reached
the chancel, the choristers filed into |
their stalls, and the audience took their
seats. The service began By singing a
part OF the 30th and Goth psalms,
Lord, let me know thy end" the con.
gregation standing. Rev. DR.. Ramsfor
read the lesson. beginning with the
words, Now is Christ risen from the
dead" The hymn, Near my God TO
Thee, was Joined in by the large CON
gregation. The services were couclued
with benediction BY Rev. DR.. Morgan
The choir then filed out and began the
occasional hymn, followed by the
clergy.
After the services the underiaker's as
sistants lifted the Casket on their
shoulders and proceeded slowly out OF
the church. followed by the pail bear
ers, members of the family, President
and his Cabinet, Governor Hill and bls
staff. and representatives of the army
and navy. Meanwhile the throng out
side the church had greatly increased
in number. The arrangements OF the
police were made on an elaborate scale.
Over ]. 200 men in full winter uniform
lined the route and occupied positions
where it was thought possible they
might be useful. All travel on Madison
Avenue was suspended for over an hour
| while the services we've progressing; and
the avenue was filled above and below
the route with long lines Of horse cars
and vehicles of all kinds. During the
services, the guard of honor, consisting
of six batteries from Governors Island,
the marine corps and sailors from
Brooklyn navy yard and the United
States steamer Tennessee were drawn up
in line on the west side of Fifth Avenue,
facing the church, the right of the line
resting on Forty-fifth Street. On each
side Of the church for two blocks, the
police were formed 20 block the side
streets and avenue in double file. When
the funeral services ended, .he troops
wheeled by companies into columns,
followed by the sailors and marines.
After the casket was placed in the
hearse. the cortege, to Chopin s
funeral march, passed slowly between
long lines of police through Forty
: fifth street to Vanderbilt Aven lie.
At the Grand Central depot the Chicago
limited train was ready 70 start when
the sound of the uuffied drums was
heard. and troops appeared marching
. in columns OF four. They drew up IN
, line facing the depot and presented
arms. 1t took but few moments TO
transfer the coffin from the hearse 70
, the funeral car "Woodlawn-" Tne
family and, friends then took seats IN
three draY wing room coaches. compos-
! ing the special train. at 1908 the train
, slowly pulled out and the journey &c
: Albany was commenced.
! WASHINGTON, November 2.-ln &C
, cardance with the Presidents orders
the executive departments were al
l closed to day. Emblems OF mourning
: were profuseiy exhibited on all publ,
build ngs, on hotels and On other build
. ings of a semi public character. Flag
were hOated at half-maSt, as token II
I memory of the dead ex-President. A
: salute of thirteen guns was fired at TIT
navy ward at daybreak, and a solitary
: cannon doomed. at intervals OF hall al
: hour, throughout the day, at the nav!
i yaru and at the arsenal. Ire barracks
: cannuneers were paraded, and the presi
! Dental proclamation was read to them
= / after which they were excused iron
!. active duty for The remainder of tn
: day.
The President left Washington 70
New York at 10 O'Clock, over the Penn
:. syIyania Railroad he was accom-
. panied by Secretary Bayard and Post
master General Villas and Priyat
n Secretary Lamont.
: ALBANY, November 22.-The trai
bearing the remains OF ex-Presiden
|, Arthur reached Albany at LIZ o'cloc
. this afternoon. Owing to the fact tina
there was no public announcement Q
> the arrival, no crowd gathered at tn
. station. The remains were at ono
- taken to the rural cemetery. where the
= were followed by the common counc
= in a bJdy, the Grant Club and -othe
m delegations.
- a NEW YORK, November 22.-Amon
"a the hundreds of distinguished gen u'
: men present at the church were: Hor
i, ]. G. Blaine, Hon. ]. A. Logan, Gener'
~ b. f. Butler, Rev. Henry War
70 Beecher, Hon. Chauncey NJ. DePe'
~ Senator EYarts, John Jacob Astor, Sci
ator John Sherman, and ex-Presidei
al r. 3. Hayes. -
- ALBANY, November 22.-At the gra'
:, the Right Rev. Doane. bishop OF "A
- bany, recited the beautiful commit
% service of the episcopal church. III
- bishop offered prayer and pronounce
- the benediction. If
in To Good Use. '-. r. ar
=. LOUISVILLE, November 22.-To-day
re Fairview, on the line between Chrishi