Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-23

were dressed in black and wore broad white
| sashes. The army and navy delegation was
| in full uniform
The church seats $40 people and was filled
| to overfiowing Among the distinguished
| person present were James G. Blaine, who
entered the church Just before the ser
vice commenced, and was given q
seat about ten pews back of
President Cleveland; Henry Ward
| Beecher Roscoe Conkling; Gen. B.
+. Butler, Theodore ROuStan, French min
| ister; Senor Romero, Mexican minister
William Waldorf Astor, Thomas L. James
| Alonzo Taft, minister to Russia; John
Jacob Astor, Governor Hill and staff, Henry
| Bergh, Hamilton Frisby, Mayor Becker
of Buffalo, Chauncy Depew, Levi P. Morton,
Whitelaw Reid, Edwards Pierrepont, Pierre
| pont Morgan, and a hundred others more or
less prominent
The services We're conducted by Rev DR..
| D. Parker Morgan, rector of the church;
Rev f. w Babcock, his assistant; Rev. DR..
W. \ Leonard Of st. Johns church, Wash.
ingtoD, and Rev. nr. George Rainesford Of
st Georges church
Rev. DIR. Leonard opened the services by
| reading from the 18th chapter of the 1st
then sang the anthem "Iet Me Know NY
God" After the reading of the hymn
Nearer NV God to Thee" it was sung by
the choir, and was followed by the anthem
Il Heard a Voice from Heaven and the
hymn Thou Art Weary Rev DR. Morgan
read the burial service and the exercises
closed by the singing Of the professional
hymn Abide with Ne"
The coffin was then lifted from the cata-
falque and was followed by the pail bearers
the mourners, congressional and army and
navy delegations 10 the hearse in waiting.
The funeral escort of military and sailors at
once fell into line and the band played a
funeral dIrge while the coffin was borne from
the church to the hearSe. The procession
from the church to the Grand Central depot
then started. The route was up Fifth avenue
10 Forty fifth street TO the depot.
When the hearse arrived at the depot the
casket was removed, the guard being drawn
up At present arms. while the remains were
being transferred to the funeral ear
''Nonilawn' The funeral train consisted
of the funeral car. Mr. Vanderbilts palace
car the drawing room car Aroostok, and
one other car, making fonr cars i'll the train.
The train was not drarel The mouruers
and pall-tearers at once took their seats
while the president and ihe committees of
congress together with such of the pal-bear-
as rs could not 90 t. Albany drew up in
!l.le on the platform and awaited the depar-
ture Of tn train. At 1910 the train began
tO move slowly ont. In moment every
head was uncovered. and in a few minutes
the train bearing the body of the ex-presi-
dent was on its way to Albany.
After its departure the president and other
distinguished people entered the carriages
aud were driven off
The exact time being not generally known
when the train bearing the remains of ex-
President Arthur would reach Albany. there
was a comparatively small crowd at the de
pot when the train arrived at l:22 u. m
The remains were at once taken to the Rural
cemetery followed bv the members of the
common council. the Grant club, and
others
Arriving at the grave the Rt Rev. VIII
lam CroSSwel Duane, bishop of Albany, in
the full robes Of his office, stepped TO the
evergreen lined grave, and taking some
earth from th9t thrown up from the opsaning
dropped three handfui!s on the oaken beard
of the onter box and recited the beautiful
conlmlttal service of the Episcopal church.
At its conclusion the bishop offered prayer
aud pronounced the hencdiction. Earth was
thrown III the grave and prssei down. and
dett hands covered the new!v-Inade mound
with sheets of sod