Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-27
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
Unostentatious Funeral of the Ex-
President.
The High Ofi1cials of the Satiddn Attend
the Last Sad Rites.

New YoRK, Nov 22.-At $50 this morn
ing the casket containing the remains of
Chester \. Arthur was borne from tue
room in his late residence and carried to
the hearse. Next came his children Ches.
ter Allan and Nellie They passed to their
carri ge, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
McElrOy. Then came Mrs CawS, Mrs.
Haynesworth and Miss Arthur, the sister
of the eX-Prcsident, Postmaster Masten
end his wife, Of Cohoes, n. Y, with their
sou ana daughter; President Cleveland,
Postmaster-General Villas, General Martin
I. McMaEOn and John II. Draper, Secre-
taries Bayard, Whitney and Lamar; the
pail bearers, ex Postmaster General
Gresham, eS Secretaries Lincoln and
Chandler, ex-Assistant Postmaster General
Hatton, ex-Attorney-General Brewster,
Lieutenant General Sheridan, Dr.. Cor
nelius y. Bliss, General George
H. Sharpe, Charles L, Tiffany and
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chief Justice Waite
and Justices Harlan and Blatchford, Sen
ators Edmunds Sherman, Logan, Evarts,
Hawley, Morrill,, Vest and German, Gen
eral Stone and Governor Hill. The process
sion arrived ut the church at $50 a. m,
Both the exterior and interior Of the church
were deliberately decorated. Among the
hundreds Of distinguished gentlemen pres
ent at the church beside those already
mentioned were James q. Blaine, John A.
Logan, Benjamin +. Butler Henry Ward
Beecher, Chauncy N. Depew, Senator Ev
arts, John Jacob Astor, General Schotield
and staff Senator John Sherman and EX.
President II. B. Hayes. Tho service began
by singing part Of the Bhrtieth and Ninth
Psalms, Lord, let me KNOW my end Rev.
Dr.. Rainsford read the lesson from the
18th chapter Of the First Epistle of St Paul
to the Corinthians. The familiar hymn,
"NeaTer, my God to Thee was joined in
by the large congregation. The Apostles
Creed followed and then the choir sang
the sweet anthem, u Heard Voice From
Heaven Rev. DR.. Leonard offered prayer,
and the congregation joined in singing,
cart Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid -
Rev Dr. Parker Morgan then prayed for
the blessing Of God upon the family. The
services we're concluded with the bencdic-
| tion. The funeral service ended. the troops
wheeled by companies into column, fol
lowed by the sailors and marines, After
| the casket was placed in the hearso the
| cortege, TO the aorrowful dirgc Chopin
."Funeral March, passed slowly between
the long lines of police through Forty-iftt
street to Vanderbilt avenue. At tht
Grand Central depot the troops dew W
in line facing the depot and presented
arms. 1t took but few minutes t,
transfer the coffin from the hearse t,
the tuncralcur "Woodlawn." The family
and friends took seats in the three draw
ingroom coaches, and at 1880 a. III. tn
journey to Albany was commenced. Th
| train reached Albany at j; ~ O'Clock. Tn
remains were at once taken 10 the Rura
Cemetery, where they were followed b,
the Common Council in a body, the Gran
Club and other delegations The service
at the grave we, short, and when the dusl
Of evening began to settle on forest anC
bill deft hands covered the newly mad,
mound with saeets of sod.