Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

Whlch may be hxed for the funeral, as / |
shall endeav0r to attend.n
THE EVIDENCES OF MOURNING IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 5.--To-day the flags
OF the city buildings and some of the |
newspaper offices as we'll az many private |
| establishments have flags at half.mast out |
of respect for the late Samuel j. Tilden. |
He was at all times the fayorite of the |
Maryland Democracy.
THE ARRANGEMENTS ron BURIAL.
YoNKERs, N. Y, Aug, 5.-Greystone ia |
thronged this morning with friends of
the dead statesman, Samuel j. Tilden.
The body was embalmed by franklin A.
| Higbee, the undertaken in charge, and
now lies on catafalque in the southwest
corner of the second story of the building.
The parlor is being heavily draped with
mourning.
The funeral services will be held at
Greystone on Saturday morning, at 10
O'Clock, after which the remains will be
taken to New Lebanon, Columbia county,
for burial. The officiating clergy and
pall-bearers have not yet been definitely
decided upon. The remains will appear
in full dress and tomorrow they will be
| placed in double casket now being made
for the purpose. The outside casket will
be of Spanish red cedar covered with
black silk plush. The inside casket will
be of copper. lined with tufted satin with
a full length glass cover.
i The lid of the cedar caslSet will be
lined full length, the inside being tufted
satin. The handles and mountings will
be of solid silver, oxidized. On the out
side lid will be u solid silver plate bearing
the simple inscription, In script, samuel
j. Tilden." At New Lebanon the casket
will be placed in elf-locking water and
burglar proof steel grave vault which will
be incased in marble grave vault.
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED.
YoNKERs, N. Y, Aug. 5.-The remains
of Ex-Governor Tilden rest TO night on
the catafalque in his sleeping room on
the second floor in the southwestern part
of tho building. The casket will be
ready for use by tomorrow night. The
body will be clothed in full suit
of black, with standing collar and black
tic. In the shirt bosom will be worn
three plain hammered gold studs. Cuff
buttons OF the same material will be worn
in the cuffs. After the body is placed in
the casket il will be carried down stairs
| huu Ebbteu On " chttlttiiuo III tAic uihWhtH-
room, which is called the "Blue Room"
The undertaker's assistants will to.mor-
row drape the pictures, mirrors, chande-
liers and lambrequins in the room in black
cashmere. The countenance of the
deceased statesman has not changed since
death. The funeral arrangements were
completed tonight.
The officiating clergymen will I've the
Rev. w. j. Tucker Of Andover Theolog-
cal Seminary, who was formerly pastor Of
the Madison square Presbyterian Church
of New York, and where the family at
tended church when in the city. The
house will be opened TO the public at $50
on Saturday morning to give opportunity
to view the remains for the last time.
The funeral services will begin at 9.45
n. m. They will be brief, using the simple
burial service of the Presbyterian church.
After the simple services are concluded
the casket will be removed to special
train at Yonkers, consisting of the funeral
car Woodlawn and three drawing-room
cars. The special train bearing the re-
mains of Governor Tilden and the family
and friends will start at 11.20 a. III. from
Yonkers. The Rev. Mr.. Tucker will &c
on the train TO New Lebanon. No stops
will bo made except at Hudson and Chat.
, ham. The train Is expected to arrive al
New Lebanon at $50 p. M, and funeral
! service will be hold at the Presby terial
church in the village, conduced by the
+, pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Burrill. The inter
ment will be made in the cemetery at
J, tached to the church.
THE FUNERAL.
/. YoNKERs, N. Y, Aug. THE day
i opened with damp and heavy oloudi
q brooding over Greystone where the BODY
!. of the dead statesman was lying in III
9 funeral robes awaiting burial. ln thl
d city the public buildings were closed ant
% emblems of mourning were displayed o.
It almost every house. The early tran
!. brought largo crowds to attend the obse
e uuies, and the roads leading to the Lat
+. home of the deceased were thronged witt
IL monrners, among whom were many nota
a BILE citizens. Long before the service
If were begun the house and spacion
n grounds of Greystone were filled to over
a flowing.
Early in tho morning the casket arrived
N and the body was reverently placed there
"a in and was removed from the room II
II the second story in which it was hrs
Iy placed TO the "blue room" on the mrs
"a door, This was not accomplished unit
"a 4. 20 O'Clock, and il was not until tha
a. hour that the general public WAS admitte
r. TO the mansion. The remains were place
N ON n eatafaldue in the centre OF the room
"a The drapery of the catAfalque was blac
al crane and cashmere, and the entire rooi
he was draped in sable. by this time IN
ii fr;nnde of the family hsd heann to ar'tv'
nr The frat train from New York to brln
Iy any number was the 7.l5, but from thi
90 time on the people came by the score
ST. Among the first to arrive at the hoIi
n. were Gen. Alexander Hamilton, Oharl'
lie A. Dana, Daniel Magore John B' ifeyo
he ay Senator William II. Barnum, Shmu
II Randall. ex-Collector Murphy and Q,
M Aaaemblyman Marrow. MIR. Andrew !
,as (,reen received oil, and ushered them III
,re When the people generally were a.
IL mitted to view the remains tney entel'
,at the east door passed through the nr
mi narlor on the right to tue blue room M
ite tbenee through the hall to the west
icb rear entrance. The body was seen 10
,d- atiired in a full dress suit with WIN
"a nink in the buttonhole. A white tie su
re- rounded a standing collar. Inc 5ig
ver hand was crossed over the breast ana ~ y
ms head Law partly on the right side; ~
md features, while showing some emacift,o ~
lie. did not suggest that the dead man a u
Ian nnderpone apy extended or conslderaI
,ral physicial suffering. Among those W
oth passed in the long line TO take u
4 ionk Mt the remains were Surveyor Beau
i'm. AIgernon s. Sullivan, Congressman eleN
nod of Ohio. Congressman Stahlnecker
~, h;s j;etrict n. O, Perrin, clerk OF !
on, conrt of appeals; Park Commissioi
faw John d. Crinimins, John D. Traphage
;tr Joh, RigeIow. Smith M. Weed, DIR. "
@ ;ras 7, Miller of the Omaha Republican, "
M. liam Allen Butler, DR.. Charles w. oi
,om mons and Col. John L. Feilows'
There were only two horal pieces
Mr.. the coffin. A bouquet Of Gaia iiiies =
nee white roses lay near the heaa -
bip casket, and at the foot was piacel y.
nan of palm under smilax and Vietorlale5i ~, y
nna All the flowers came from Mr: lih.o
iaed hot houses. The Victoria regiha un m
han from n plant of which there are put III
,srb Rv o o'clock several hundred pers
I of both sexes white and black, ohris'
eort and lew. rich and poor had vieWeu
remains The pall-bearers were 5a,, y,
srst i Randall, John Bigelow, Daniel M NJ
ala. ming. smith M. Weed, Charles a, ~ a,
n ia Dr George l.. Miller, William T. AZ
are Rutler. Daniel Magone, John Us. lro'
a ba nr Cbarles e. Simmons and Aaroi
NJ n vanderpoel Tho first formal deiegan,
wa 30 arrive was from the Jehersonlan
,oitb of Newark. N, j. Soon after them ma
pant MI of Yonkers and the Yonkers al'
con1 con- man @ nassed through, and then the