Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-09
THE FUNERAL AT xoNKERs.
8 amuel J. T1Iden Laid To Rest In
Presence Of a Large And SOrrow1ns
Multitude.

8 amueI J. TiIden Laid To Rest In
Presence of a Large And Sorrow1nE
Multitude.
NEW York, Aug 8.-The funeral services
over the remains of the late Samuel j. Til
den were held yesterday at Greystone. After
the remains had been viewed by the relatives
and the prominent men in attendance from
all parts of the country, including President
Cleveland, Secretary Endicott, Secretary
Manning and Colonel Lamont, the pallbear-
ers followed President Cleveland into the
room in the following order: John Bigelow,
Daniel Manning, Samuel j. Randall, Charles
A. Dana, George S. Miller, Daniel Magone,
William Allen Butler, John B. Trevor, Aaron
j. Vanderpool, Charles E. Simmons, Smith
Weed, Andrew FL. Green. The delegates
from various bodies followed the pallbearers
and took seats in the blue room and adjoin-
ing parlors-the bar association, headed by
William M. Evarts; the New York board of
aldermen, Tammany Hall. Irving Hall, the
County Democracy and several others. Presi
dent Cleveland entered the room with Secre-
tary Endicott, Secretary Whitney and Mr..
Lamont. Next came the members of the
family, Mr.. Tilden's nephews and
nieces Governor Hill arrived just as the
ceremonies were beginning. He was seat
ed next to Mayor Grace. Then the Rev.
DR.. William J. Tucker, who had come on
from Andover, Mass, to perform the cere-
monies, read the funeral service of the Pres
byterian church. The choir of the Madison
avenue Presbyterian church, who stood at
the foot of the main staircase, sang "Abide
With Me-" Rev. DR.. Tucker then delivered
a short address of eulogy, after which Miss
Antonio Henne sang Gone Sweetly Solemn
Thought" DIR. Tucker offered prayer and
the casket was closed. The body was borne
to the hearse and taken to the train for New
Lebanon, followed by the President, Govern
or Hill and the other distinguished mourn
ers.
Yonkers never saw SO many distinguished
persons as were in the black multitude which
rolled out of the noble mansion at Grey
stone. There was Comptroller Chaplin and
Attorney General O'Brien, Superintendent of
Insurance, Robert A. MAXWELL, John w.
Hogan, Congressman Campbell, who was one
of Gov. Tilden's boys fifteen years ago;Stahl- |
necker, Ben Lefebre of Ohio, who declines a
election; Gen. Tom Ewing, Mr.. Joseph
Pulitzer, former Congressman; Alfred Ely
of Rochester, who went down to see the first
Bull Run with other Congressman and was
captured by the Confederates; Treasurer
Conrad N. Jordan, Assistant G. J. Canada, |
both of whom owe their positions to day,
to Mr.. Tilden's influence; Congressman ]. |
Thomas Spriggs of Utica, Abram S. Hewitt,
Bank Examiner Willis S. Paine, Mayor |
Grace, President R. B. Mooney of the Board |
of Aldermen, Aqueduct Commissioners
Ridgeway and Spencer, Assistant District |
Attorneys John R. Fellows and Fitzgerald, |
Pvyo ohoirr of a nQnn1rQfIn
State committee; Tom Dunlap, who knew |
Mr.. Tilden forty-five years ago; George Fl.
Purser, who entered politics with him; Law
son N Fuller, Erastus c. Benedict, E. w. |
Page. Roswell H1,,. P. F sRsEa Nichols la
". Niles, g. F. Britton, Commissioner Of
Charities and Correction; State Senators
Traphagen and Murphy, Assembly1nen
James Haggerty and Dickey, of Nyack;
William Fl. Barnum, of Connecticut. who
was one of Mr.. Tilden's political intimates;
Judge Maurice Power, Surveyor Beattie,
General Alexander Hamilton, F. G. Harri
3tt, former Mayor Edward Murphy and May
u Gleason, of Troy; Park Commissioners
Beekman and Crimmins, Police Commission
ST. John R. Voorhis, Gilbert M. Speir,
r., John T. Waring, Alonzo B. Cornell, Al
in, clerk of the Court of Appeals, Mayor j.
Harry Bell of Yonkers and board of alder
nen, Colonel William F. Moller, General
John B. Woodward, William U. Hensel,
of the Pennsylvania State Demo-
ratio committee, General D. G. Buell., John
". Hall, L. S. Andrews, General James R.
)Beirne, Judge William L. Muller, Henry
+. Sibley, G. Hilton Scribner, DR.. Samuel |
swift and the directors of the Yonkers Gas
light company, Edward Kearney, Thomas
Jostigan and James Mccartney.
When the funeral train rolled into the
title heavily draped station at New Lebanon
It 3:45 pm. the sward back OF the depot was
llled with people. An ample supply of con-
ties the cortege moved on toward
he church. The population of New Leb
non and the surrounding towns had seem
ngly turned out en- masse. The Rev. Mr..
Sun ill, pastor of the Congregational church, |
ssisted the Rev. w. J. Tucker in the ser
ices at the church. The remains were per-
nitted to lie in state in the church for an
our. The bier was then carried to the
earse by Mr.. Tilden's personal attend
nts and the silent procession moved
lowly up through the village and beyond
he town quarter of a mile to the ceme-
cry Brief services at the grave terminated
he last sad rites of the funeral ceremony, and
special train for New York whirled away to
heir homes the relatives and friends of the
llustrious dead.
WASHINGTON, August S.-The President
rrived in Washington from New York about
0 O'Clock last night and proceeded direct to
he White House. Secretaries Whitney, En- |
icott and Private Secretary Lamont are ex-
,ected to return from New York in a few
ays Acting Secretary Fairchild returned |
oday.
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