Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-13
MR.. TILDEN'S OBSEQUIES
The Remains of the Sage of Greystone
Consigned to the Tomb Satur-
day Afternoon.
President Cleveland and His Cabinet
and Other Prominent Public Men
Attending the Funeral.


Samuel J. Tilden died at his home,
| Gramercy Park, New York, Wednesday
morning, August 4th.
Samuel Jones Tilden was born in New
Lebanon, Columbia county, n. Y, Feb
ruary 9th, 1914, consequently was in his
seventy-third year. His father and moth
er were of English decent. In 1882 he
entered Yale college, but after a short
time was obliged to abandon his studies
on account of his falling health. In 1884
he entered the university of New York,
from which he graduated, and after his
admission to the bar opened a law Office
in the city of New York. In 1916 he
was elected to the state assembly.
After this. until 1857, he devoted
himself entirely to his profession in
which he soon became distinguished. He
entered early into politics, and for thir-
teen years was chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee of New York. was
a member of two constitutional conven-
tions lin 1916 and in 1867 and also serv-
ed two terms in the state legislature. He
took prominent part in the overthrow
of the Tammany Ring and in 1874 was
elected by the democratic party governor
of New York. June 30. 1876 he was NOM
mated as candidate for the presidency by
the democrats in convention at st. Louis,
Mo-, with Thos. A Hendricks for second
place. He was reputed to be worth sew
eral millions of dollars, and had the rep
utation of being a muniticient giver to
charities and other deserving objects.
President Cleveland and party arrived
at YOnkers, n. Y, on Saturday morning
at 9:20. The arrangements of the rail
road people were kept so quiet that no
one knew of the time they would arrive
except the inmates of Greystone. When
the president stepped from the car plat
form the depot was almost wholly desert
ed, Mr.. Daniel Lamont was the first to
alight. He was met and greeted by Pri-
vate Secretary Smith, who had been de-
tailed to receive the distinguished party.
The president wore his customary black
suit and carried a loose silk umbrella un
der his arm. He shook hands with the
representative of the Greystone mansion
and walked through the depot to the
street. There a line of carriages were
drawn up to receive them. Secretaries
Whitney and Lamar followed the presi
dent across the platform. The presi-
dents intimate friend and law partner,
Lawyer Bissell, of Buffalo then jumped
from the car and entered one of the car
riages. The party was at once driven to
GreystOne. The early trains poured hun
dreds of notable citizens into the town,
and all bent their way in one direction, to
pay the last honors to one who had been
high among them. Residents Joined in
the pilgrimage, and the host of
mOurners who found their way to Grey
stone filled to overflow the ample mansion
of the late statesman. The first train
from New York to bring any number was
the 7:15. From that time the people
came by the score. Among the first to
arrive at the house were Gen. Alexander
Hamilton, Charles A. Dana, Daniel Ma
gone, John B. TrainOr, ex-senator Will
lam H. Barnum, Samuel j. Randall, Treas
urer Jordan, eX-Collector Murphy, and
ex Assemblyman Morrow. Mr.. Andrew
II. Green received all and ushered them
into the parlor. When the people gen
orally were admitted to view the remains
they entered the east door, passed through
the first parlor on the right to the blue
room, and thence through the hall to the
west or rear entrance.
Long before the service began the cas-
ket that was to contain Mr.. Tilden's body
reached the house. 1t is made of two
parts. The interior is of copper. with a
glass door of its entire length. The in
terror is decorated with white tufted
satin. The outer parts of red Spanish
cedar, and is plainly ornamented with
oxidized silver. The plate is of that ma
terial, and bears simply the name: