St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-23
The Funeral of Ex-President Arthur Took
Place at New York Yesterday
Forenoon.
A Notable Gathering Of Distinguished
People Do Honor to the Memory
of the Dead.
The Services at the Church Appro-
pirate and Without
Ostentation.
The Interment in the Family Gem
etery at tAIbany--Scenes and
Incidents.

Alan Arthur, eX-president of the United
States, has past. The morning dawned
brightly and the first rays of the rising sun
stole into the quiet avenue of the late
residence. The closed shutters of the house
and the black crepe on the door were the
only signs at that early hour that deaths
sickle had been busy within. In the house,
the family and friends Of the ex-president
were waiting in subdued grief for the hour
when the remains of the loved father and
friend were to be taken from their midst
forever. Hundreds of sorrowing people
began to gather at an early hour, anxious to
testify by their presence the respect they
bore to their deceased fellOw-citiZen and
former chief magistrate. Shortly after II
o'clock Police Inspector Steers with Capt.
Ryan and 125 police silently marched into
Lexington avenue, followed by Capt Gar
land and picked body of thirty men from
the Broadway squad.
THE POLICE
were posted along the avenue with direc-
tions to allow no one to pass the house No
people were allowed OIL the east side of the
avenue, from Twenty-eighth street to
Twenty-ninth street, except those who had
tickets of admission to the house. Car
riages began to arrive from every direction,
and soon the side streets were filled with
them. By 8O'clock vast throng. number
ing many thousands of people, had gathered
on the opposite side of the avenue. extend
ing for block or more in every direction.
The crowd was kept back by the police. On
every face was deep expression of sorrow
and people spoke only in low tones. PreSi-
dent Cleveland and Postmaster General
Villas arrived in carriage direct from the
train at 500 a. M. and entered the house
of mourning. Many people uncovered their
heads when the president stepped out of
his carriage. Shortly after Gov. Hill and
Judge William Miller arrived and also
alighted from their carriages and entered
the house. They were followed by the
senate committee. By this time there
was
MIGHTY THRONG OF PEOPLE
on the avenue and the windows of the
house were filled with sad faces. There
was no service at the house. The few
friends present looked upon the face of the
dead early in the morning, and the casket
was closed for the last time. The mourn
erS waited in silent grief for the last mo-
ment. At $50 o'clock the black casket.
covered with palmetto leaves, sprays of
violetS and wreath of white roses, was
lifted by the undertaker's assistants and
borne from the room. The silent form of
Chester A. Arthur passed through the door
of his earthly tenement for the last time
and was reverently placed in the hearse.
AS the caSket came in view of the people
in the street every head was bowed rever-
entity, and many eyes were flied with tears
in the throng thus hushed in the presence
of death.
THERE WAS NO DISPLAY
of pomp or ceremony, no military music
or procession. but the mighty thrOng of sOr-
rowing people bore witness to their love
and respect for the deceased man. Next
came out of the residence Chester
A. Arthur, Jr.. the son Of the ex-
president; leaning on his arm. clad in
garments of mourning, was his sister. Miss
Nellie Arthur. They passed quietly to their
carriage accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Elroy. Then came Mrs. Caws Mrs.
Haynesworth and Miss Arthur, the sister
of the ex.presdent; Postmaster Masten and
his wife, of Cohees, N. Y, with their son
and daughter; President Cleveland. Post
master General Villas, Martin T. Mcmahon
and Henry H. Draper, Secretaries Bayard,
Whitney and Lamar, pail bearers. ev-Post-
master General Gresham. eX-Secretaries
Lincoln and Chandler, ex-Postmaster Cen
eral HattOn, ,eX-AttOrney General Brewster.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan. DR.. Agnew, Cornelius
N. Bliss, Robert G. Dunn. Gen. George Ii.
Sharpe, Charles l.. Tiffany and Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Chief Justice Waite. Justices
Harlan and Batchford, Senators Edmunds,
Sherman. Logan. Evarts, Hawley. Merrill,
Vest and German and Gov. Hill
THE MOURNERS
filled 25 carriages, but over 100 carriages
filled with friends. who had been unable to
gain admission to the house followed the
procession to the church. The procession
passed between long lines of police through
Lexington avenue and Thirty fourth street.
to Madison avenue, to Forty y-seventh street,
to Fifth. avenue, arriving at the church. cor
ner Forty-fifth street and Fifth avenue at
$50 a. IN. The carriages passed noiselessly
by the lines of artillerymen. the marines
formed in line and the mourners all alighted
and entered the church. All along the line
were immense throngs of people who
waited in respectful silence while the
funeral train passed.