Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-25
Seymour Rests.

At O'Clock on the morning OF the 10Th the
citizens of Utica, y. u, were admitted TO take
last view of the remains For hours they
passed by the casket, which was placed on a
trestle In the man hall The people were al
lowed to enter by the front entrance and pass
IN single file on either side of the casket 10
the rear entrance, where they passed out
The casl:et was of red cedar, covered with
black broadcloth. The cover was entirely of
glass, on which was plate with the following
Inscription: Horatio Seymour. Born May
81, 1910: died Feb. II, 1867
The deceased was clad in a plain black suit.
His hands were crossed on the breast and the
face wore II calm and peaceful expression. In
the handles of the casket " ere sprigs OF hem
lock and pine. A number of very beautiful
floral tributes received from prominent citizens
of Washington, New York, Albany and other
cities were placed in and about the casket.
Many of them were elegant, and In every
sense appropriate.
Nearly all classes, co.Ors and creeds were in
the line that viewed the lv.Lains, the lowly a
well as many OF the most dlstingu. he'd men of
the nation. On the arrival o. hov. Hill, the
congressional and legislative committees and
the delegations at the depot theJ immediately
entered garages anu were urlven TO the
Conkllng mansion, where they took a last
farewell OF the dead statesman and then pro-
ceeded To Bagg hotel for lunch Many
pathetic scenes were enacted at the final leave
taking.
The funeral was conducted very quietly and
privately. Al 80 7. III. the Rev. Dr. A. Is.
Goodricn, of The Calvary churcl arrived at the
residence of ex-senator Gonkling and with the
members of the iamtly o. the deceased offered
prayer. the body was subsequently taken
to the church, where the funeral services too :
place,
At the conclusion of the services the remains
were conveyed to the Forest Hill cemetery
and placed in the Chapel of Roses. Here a
cast of the face of the dead man was taken
preparatory to maAing marble bust
Gov. Hills message TO the Legislature an
nouncing the death OF ex-Gov. Seymour, con-
tanned tine following passages:
"Horatlo 1SyuiOlr Is dead. For over half a
century he .iI.s been prominent IN the affairs
OF our State, having been three times mem
Der of tbs Legislature, once speaker OF the
Assembly, Mayor of the City of Utica, Presi-
dental Elector, ana twice Governor OF the
State. In addition 10 these hOnors conferred
upon him by the people he has acceptably
served on several commissions appointed by
the Executive, and in lo6o he was a candidate
of great party for the Presidency of the
United States. and received therefor the
electoral vote of his native state.
"During his long career he has always dis
charged the duties of the high trusts commit
ted 10 him with conspicuous hdelity, most
signal ability, and conscientious devotion 10
the public good. As chief executive of the
state during the critical period in its history
he was earnest in his defense of the Union and
loyal 10 the cause Of the constitution, and at
the same time Was bod ana iearIess III the
protection of every just right OF the honorable
citizen and Jealous III the maintenance of the
sacred honor OF the state. The Christian
patriot, the friend of honest government the
defender clyl liberty, the conscientious
citizen has passed away