Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-23
ARTHUR'S FUNERAL.
The Whole Country Deeply Impressed
by It's Simplicity and
Observation-Disclosures.
seldom, II Ever, Have 80 Many Repre-
sentative Men been Brought To.
gether with SO Little Ado.
NO Military muaic, No Long Parade, this
ohssquiss ThoAe OF simple Amer.
team Citizen.
rnK LAST Rrrns

NhW lOhhi NOV. ~ Inc last nl9ht OF
the loving watch beside the bier Of Gen.
Chester A. Arthur, ex.presidcnt OF the
United States, has passed. The morning
dawned brightly. Hundreds OF sorrow.
ing people began 10 gather at an early
hour, anxious TO testify by their presence
the respect they bore 10 their fellow citi.
zen and former chief magistrate, short
ly after O'Clock, Police Inspector Steers,
with Capt. Ryan aud 1875 police, 81.
lently marched into Lexington ave-
nue., followed by Capt. Garland and
picked body Of thirty men from the
Broadway squad The police were posted
along the avenue with directions 10 allow
no vehicles TO pass by the house. No
people were allowed on the east side OF
the avenue from Twenty eighth to TWEEN
ty.ninth streets except those who had
tickets OF admission TO the house Car
rlages began to arrive from every direc.
tion, and soon the side streets were filed
with them. BY o'clock a vast throng,
numbering many thousand people, had
gathered on the opposite side
of the avenue. President Cleveland
and Postmaster. General Villas arrived In q
carriage direct from the train at 30 and
entered the house Of mourning shortly
after Gov, Bill aud Judge William Muller
arrived. THEY also alighted from their
carriage and entered the house, They
we're followed by the senate committee.
By this time there was mighty throng
OF PEOPLE on the avenue aud the windows
were everywhere illlod With sad laces
There were no services AZ the hGuse,
The few friends present looked upon the
face Of the dead ana The earthly caslet
was closed for the last time AZ $50 the
black casket, covered with palmetto
leaves, sprays Of violets aud wreath OF
white roseR,was lifted by the underi akers,
borne from the room and p,0ccd IN the
fuuera-draped hearsc. AS the caskot
came ~ view the people in the streets
bowed In reverence. Many eyes were
filled with tears and the throug
was hushed In the presence OF
death. There was no display OF
pomp or ceremony, no military music or
procession Next came out OF the resi-.
deuce Chester Allen Arthur, IT., son oi
the ex-presideni. Leaning ON his arm,
clad IN the garments OF mourning, wai
his sister, Miss Nellie They passed
| quietly ~ carriage accompanied BY
Mr.. and Mes. McElroy. Then came Mrs
Caves, Mrs. Haynesworth, Miss Arthur
sister of the ex-presldent, Postmaster
Masten and his wife OF Cohoes
New York, with their son and daughter,
President Cleveland, Postmaster General
Villas, Gen. Martin 4. Mcmahon, John r.
! Draper, Secretaries BayaTd, Whitney aud
Lamar; the pail bearers, ex-PostmasteT
General Gresham, ex-Secfetaries Lincoln
and Chandler, ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Hatton, ex-Attorney General
Breweter, Lieut,-Gon Sheridan, Dr.
Cornelius Il. Andrew, Cornelius N. Bliss
Robert G. Dun, Gen George II
Sharp, Charles l.. Tiffany aud
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chief Justice
Waite aud justices Ilsilau aud
Blatchiord, Senators Edmunds, Sherman,
Logan, Eyarts, Hawley, NORTH, Vestaud
| German, Gen. Stone and Coy. Hi, Tho
mourners filled twenty-five carriages, nut
toore were oyer 100 carriages illled With
iiends who, being unable 70 gain admls-
slon TO the house, followed The process,
sion TO the church The procession
passed between long lines Of police to
Fifth avenue Arriving a. the church the
carriages passed n0lseltssly ~ lines Of
artiilerymeu end mariues formed IN line,
and tile mourners al,ghte1 and entered
the chnrch All along she streets were
long linesol people who waited N ~.
sreciiul silence while the fu1eral train
passed The e&toiior Of die clurcl WAS
deliberately decorated. Tie decora,l0ns
OF the Interior wero very simple aud
tasteful, Tie FIRST Fix pewe each SIDE Of
the center aisle were reserved for the
family aud psll bearers. Immediately
behind them sat Che president aud
his cabinet ard TIE most dislin.
gulshet porsonagrs Roy &c. Par.
ker Morgan, pastor OF tho church,
conducted the Episcopal iulefsl rylcep,
after which the uudertakers lifted tho
casket Oh their shoulders Hni slowly pro-.
cceded out Of the church, followed by the
pall-beerers, members Of the family, the
president and his cabinet, AMI the repre-
sentaiiges u the army and navy over
1900 policemen lined the route uf the
procession and a gnard Of honor con
slstlng Of six batteries OF Marine Guards.
The gnerd OF honor consisted Of ak
batteries, the marine corps and sailors
from tho Brooklyn nayy-yaTd and TIE
United States steamer Tennessee, drawn
up. facing the church. When the funeral |
service Was ended the troops wheeled |
into column, followed by the sailors and |
marinesi Who escorted the remains 10
the Grand Central depot, whore a tram |
was In waiting 10 convey its burden 20 |
Albany. The e0hin was placed In the |
Woodlawn. The family and
friends seated themselves In the coaches,
and At i0io9 the train slowly pulled out
an The journey to Albany was com
scENR AT ThE CHURCH.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 The hour set Tor
the funeral was o O'Clock but at O'Clock
A large number OF peonle bad gathered IN
'front.' Of the church. few minutes be-
lore o'clock the doors were opened and
hose without we're admitted. Ushere
stationed at the doors showed the people
% their seats, The ushefa were Nal. o
D, Faseet, John H. Draper, Gen. Martin
McMahop, Cen Henry a Barnnm,
Zen. Arson q McCook and ERstus
J. Ransom. The church has capacity
4 700. There were nearly 900
A l. u a..