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THE DEAD AT GREYSTONE.
President CLETELAND AT1HE BKER
or HIS UNCR0WNED PREDECESSOR.

OF HIS UNCROWNRD PREDECESSOR.
Paying the Last Tribute OF Respect and
Love TO the Remains OF the Late
Samuel j. TiIden-Greyssone Crowd
ed with distinguished Mourners.
YoSKERs, Aug 7.-Emblems of mourn
ing are displayed on allthe buildings in the
village, and general suspension Of bust
ness marked the progress this morning of
the last religious rites ever the remains Of
the late President Samuel ]. Tilden.
Hundreds of notable citizens came into
town by all the trains. Among the frstto
arrive we're Gen. Alexander Hamilton,
Charles A. Dana, Daniel Magone, John B.
Trevor, ex-senator William d. Barnum,
Samuel J. Randall, Treasurer Jordan, ex-
Collector Murphy and ex-Assemblyman
Morrow. Mr.. Andrew Fl. Green received
sill and ushered them into the parlor.
When the public were admitted the body
Law on a catafalque heavily hung with Grape
and cashmere, In the centre of the blue
room It was in full dress, with a white
pins n The buttonhole; white tie sur
ronnael Il standing collar. The right hand
war rrss-ed over the breast, and the head
lay par,ts ON the right side. The features,
while showing some emaciation, did not
suggest that the dead had undergone any
extended or considerable physical suffer-
ing. The easket from Oneida was made in
two parts The interior is Of copper, with
glass doors its entire length. The interior
is decorated with white tufted satin; the
outer part is of red Spanish cedar, and Is
plainly ornamenfed with oxidized silver.
The plate bears simply the name Samuel
}. Tiiden. A bouquet of callas and white
roses rested near the head. At the foot were
a sheaf of palm under smilax and Victoria
Regina. The flowers were all from Mr..
Tilden's lighthouses, the last nam. one of
but three of the kind in this country.
The first formal delegation to arrive was
from the Jeffersonian Club of Newark,
N. j. At 8 40 President Cleveland reached
the house he was accompanied by Score
tary Endicott and Private Secretary La
mont. Mr.. George W. Smith, Mr.. TiIden's
private secretary, took the Presidents
arm, and found place in the line of citi-
zeus. On reaching tho head of the bier.
the President stopped moment or two,
took an earnest look at the face of the
dead, and was escorted to the family up
stairs. Ten minutes later the pail bearers
descended the bread staircase They
were: Samuel j. Randall, John Bigelow,
Daniel Manning, Smith M. Weed. Charles
A. Dana, DR. George L Miller, VIM. Allen
Butler, Daniel Magone, j. B. Trevor, DR..
Charles E. Simmons and Aaron j. Van
derpoel.
Secretary Manning, leaning on the arm
of Mr.. John Bigelow, led the bearers He
seemed rather feeble, his step being by no
means sure as he came down the stairs.
Mr.. Bigelowe assistance was not unneces-
sary. The delegations from various bodies
followed the pall-bearers and took seats in
the bI7e-room and the adjoining parlors-
the Bar Association, headed by William III.
Evarts; the New York Board of Aldermen,
Tammany Hall. Irving Hall, the County
Democracy and several others. President.
Cleveland entered the room with Secretary
Endicott, Secretary Whitney and Mr.. La
mont. Next came the members of tho
family, Mr.. Tilden's nephews and nieces.
Gov. Hill arrived just as the ceremonies
were beginning. he was seated next to
Mayor Grace. Then the Rev Wilii4m j..
Tucker, who had come on from Andover,
Mass, TO perform the ceremonies, read the
funeral service of the Presbyterian Church.
The choir of the Madison Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, wEe stood at the foot of
the main staircase, sang s'Abide with Me. -
Rev. Mr.. Tucker delivered the fuaeraE
GRAFTON. After the address Miss A2sonia
Henne sang ssOne sweetly solemn thought"
and DR.. Tucker made another address,
The choir sang Beyond the smiling and
the weeping" and the casket was closed.
The body was borne out to the hearse at
1850, ana carried to the train for New
Lebanon. The President, Governor, Mayor,
Cabinet Officers, and delegations followed
with the pall-bearers in twenty-five car.
| riages. When the bier arrived at the depot
in Yonkers, President Cleveland started
for New York city
The Fourth District Democratic Club
will hold meeting at VOLTS Hotel, to-
morrow evening, to take action upon the
death Of Samuel J. Tilden.