Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-23
TR ARTHUR BURIED.
,,yD DISTINGUISHED NOURNERS AT
'A', rgr yy-PRESIDENTS FUNERAL.
a,I,s Tribute Of Rsspect-SimPls Csre-
q, IA, Churh--Ths Remains Laid BY
a, Si,oi His Wife At Albany
The Modest Grave.

y,RK. November 22.-The last
.S,ol the loving watch beside the bier
l.-', l-,I Chester Alan Arthur, eN-Presi-
" w. of the United States, has passed.
r,-' y. norninc dawned brightly and the
w. -,ys Of the rising sun stole quietly
A',, ,Er gn.et avenue in front of his late
"''' u. The closed shutters of the
e, and the black Grape at the door
,bs only signs at that early hour that
w. ..n,s sickle had been busy within. In
No. the family and friends of the
.". n,.,5,nt were waiting I'm subdued
N ,ar the hour when the remains of the
atbrr and friend were to be taken
,b,ir midst forever. Hundreds Of
,u,ng people began to gather at an
~, bnar. anxious TO testify by their
l.,,, the respect they bore to their de-
- sllow citizen and former Chief
Magistrate.
T,,r,Iv after : o'clock Police Inspector
-. With Captain Ryan and l25 police,
-, ~ ~, marched into Lexington avenue,
80, - nv Captain Garland and a picked
,o..J5,roigi men from the Broadway squad.
-, ,yD' r,Tee were posted along the avenue
--E ~ 4;r,rtjons to allow no vehicles to pass
-. ,br house. No people were allowed on
.,sr side of the avenue from Twenty
S%b - :, Twenty-ninth streets except those
,b,J tickets of admission to the hOuSe.
r,.-i,gf, began to arrive from every di-
IN and soon the side streets were
s,,I with them. BY : o'clock a vast
.5-,o, numbering many thousands OF
~ hal gathered on the opposite side
..t,bs avenue, extending for a block or
r.,rs IN every direction. The crowd was
g.rr hack by the police. On every face
,s.-.yls = deep expression OF sorrow and
r,,9r spoke only in low tones.
,RrlyAL or THE PRESIDENT.
President Cleveland and Postmaster Gen
s-,r Villas arrived i'm a carriage direct from
N. train at so 4. m. and entered the
mise of mourning. Many people uneOy-
nd their heads when the President
Stepped ont OF his carriage. Shortly after
,nyrrnor Hill and Judge VIM. Miller ar
ryrI and also alighted from their carriages
and entered the house. They were follow
,Ily the Senate Committee. BY this time
,5-rr w.,s a mighty thrOng of people on
,.. avenue and the windows OF every
ba~, we're filled with faces. There was
Bl urylrr at the house. The few friends
g->snt looked upon the face of the dead
rg.y Ia the morning, and the cIskct was
.,rd .or the last time. The mournerS
rl.,rd m silent grief for the last moment.
4, - the black C,lSket, covered with
r.nrtto leaves, sprays of yiOlets and a
g'a,h oi white roses, WAS lifted by the
.rirrLlkrrS' assistants, and horne from
b. rom. The silent form of Chester A.
lrhur passed through the door OF his
.nhIy tenement for the last time, and
AS rryrrrntly placed in the funeral
,rpcl hrirSe. A. the C;lSket tame in
.sg oi the people in the street every head
zls bowed rcverently and many eyes
rI with teals. There WAS no display
yonlp ar ceremony, no military music,
l, the thrOng of sOrrowing people bore
y.mr> to their love aud respect for the
trtlSed statesman.
THE FUNERAL Profession.
Next came cut OF the residence Chester
Nan Arthur, Jr., the son Of the late eN,
s@Ment. Leaning uR his arm, clad in
a-ncnt> of mourning, WAS his sister, Miss
Willie Arthur. They passed quietly "a
iUr carriage, accompanied by MIR. and
NJ, NcElroy. Then came Mrs. Caws,
IT.. HlyenSTOrth and Miss Arthur, the
s,cr Of the eN-PreSident; Postmaster
,LS,yn and his wife, OF COhOes, y.
l.. with their son and daughter;
President Cleveland, Postmaster General
:, las, General Martin T. Mcmahon and
.oiH H. Draper; Secretaries, Rayard,
Whitney and Lamar; the Pallbearers, ex-
.,>tm4strr General Gresham, cN-Secre-
Arr, Lincoln and Chandler, eN-ASsistant
',rmarStcr General IIattOn, eX-AttOrney
parrh Brewster, Lieut. General Sheri-
aa. Dr Cornelius L. Agnew, Cornelius
Bliss, Robert G.. Dun, Gen, George II.
Sharpe, ChaS l.. TIFFANY, and Cornelius
.4ndrrhuilt, Chief Justice Waite. and
Il,'Irrs Harlan and BlatchtOrd; Senators
.tmuudS, Sherman, Logan, Eyarts, Haw-
r,, Morrill,, West and CORN IN; General
Stone and Governor Hill.
The mournerS filled twenty-five car
.as> hut over lOO carriages filled with
rrnd>, who had been unable to gain al
u.~,Iou to the house, followed the pro-
>,ou To the church. The procession
a,>ed hrtween long lines of police through
-NInS,ou avenue to Thirty-lOurth street,
' Madison avenue, to FOrty-seyenty
lIrrt, to Fifth avenue, arriving at the
urrh, corner of Forty-iilth street and
I;a avenue, at SO am. The carriages
'''Net noi>eirSSly by the lines OF artillery
men, and the marines formed in line, and
,1t mournerS alighted and enter
I'll the church. Along the line
'Te immense throngS of people who
waited M respectful silence while the
''arF''i train passed.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS.
The exterior of the church was elabO-
a'eIy decorated. The pOrticO over the
'alrince and the massive pillars support
,as II were covered with heavy black cloth
'Aped IN trStoonS, hiding the stone en-
1'ey from view; crape-cOvered national
'~'S hung IN artistic folds over the door,
'4'Sht up by ruSetteS and small brass
SIe. The walls of the yeStibule were
.G'sTed with black cloth arranged in plait-
=, ioIdS, over which hung the National
.|'CfS .', covered with Grape. The hedecOratiOnS
" J: 'ne interior were very simple and taste
'Dl Ihe hrSt six pewS on each side of the
''I'er aisle were reserved for the family
llu pAllhearerS. They We're covered with
''AIt. The interior of the chancel was
:, .''a'oned with black cloth with the eXcep-
-, 'on OF the altar and reredOs. On the
-'~" proper resting each side of the cross,
" 'v'e the lighted candles. Below was
Z S-''eu the purple altar cross and black
,.,R sHP'nSS The outer chancel, organ loft,
IA IIIA''S lrctern and pulpit were draped with
-',I. - cloth. The haptismal font, on the
-, sI' >'de OF the church in front OF the
s-n ,I.lS Was filled with lilies, white chrys-
- 'le'numS and ferns. In the center was
E,t;eI ~: aSmall palm tree, the branches Of
ii. .Su = ,urOoped gracefully over the flowers
N, S'ueS OF the font were covered with
oI .,A W. cloth, over which hung long strings
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