St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-08
Samuel J. Tilden Laid to Rest in the
Peaceful Cemetery at New Leb-
anon, N. Y.
The 0bsequies at Yonkers Attended By
a Large and Distinguished
Gathering.
The President of the United States
and Members of His Cabinet
Present.
A Touching and Appropriate Sermon
Delivered By the Officiating
Minister.
Gone to His Rest.

NEW YORK, Aug. Tone year ago to-
day, with noisy pomp and snowy pageant,
the body of Gen. Grant was consigned to
the tomb at Riverside park. To-day. with
the simplicity that was the outgrowth of
the principles which in life he staunchy
advocated, the mortal remains of Samue
Jones Tilden were laid to rest in a humble
cemetery in New Lebanon. 1t was the
wish of the great statesman that his funeral
should be that of private citizen, and that
his body should repose in the churchyard
of his native place. His desires were re-
ligiously carried out. The dead sage was
carried to his last resting place, followed by
the leaders of the party, without ostenta-
ton. The dawn broke YEARLY for the
watchers at the bier in
THE GLOOMY sPLENDoR
of the dusky Greystone mansion. The
servants were first about. and they hastily
went to work putting everything in order for
the ceremonies OF the day. The members
OF the family were up as soon as the serv-
ants. and almost directly stole into the
room where the remains of their relative and
friend lay. The caSket was to have az
rived last night. but was delayed until this
morning. 1t reached Yonkers at $50
o'clock. 1t reached the house about s
o'clock and was attended by Undertaken
Rigby and his assistants. They drove up to
the front entrance and carried the caskeJ
into the blue room and set it on the cata-
falQue prepared to receive it. They then
went upstairs. and with the assistance of
some of the servants gently
| CARRIED THE DEAD TO THE CASKET.
The members of the family again looked
upon the remains, and after placing a few
| choice flowers on the glass returned to
their homes. The first train from the city
brought many visitors to Greystone. At
o'clock the doors were thrown omen to the
public, who were allowed to view the re-
mains. By that time quite large crowd
had assembled on the lawn in front of the
house entrance. They Immediately fell into
line and slowly passed through the house.
Everyone in Yonkers and the vicinity knew
| the kindly-faced old man, who always had
good word for all, All the lower part of
| the house was draped in black. The
hall is very large one, and
looked magnificent with its plain
black drapercs. The door is massive oak
one, and the side posts are beautifully carved
and decorated with silver. Black cashmere
was tastefully draped on the panels. In
side the hall all was gloom.
THE FUNERAL.
that has shrouded this city for three days
reached its climax to-day. The public
buildings were closed, and badges of mourn
ing were displayed on house fronts. Ven
Grafton for the dead was visible OIL the faces
of citizens. and the very air seemed
laden with sadness. The elements contrib
uted to the general gloom. Damp and
heavy clouds hung low in the heavens and
Obscured the sun. and a cherries easterly
wind blew over the magnificent grounds of
| GreyStone. The early trains poured hun
dreds of notable citizens into the town, and
all went their way in one direction to pay
the last honors to one who had been high
among them. Residents joined in the pill
grimage, and the host of mOurnerS that
found its way to Greystone filled to over
| flowing the ample mansion of the late
statesman long before the funeral services
began.
that was to contain Mr.. Tilden's body
reached the house this morning.
1t came from Oneida. n. Y. The casket
is made in two parts; the interior is of
copper with glass door it's entire
| length. The interior is decorated with
white tufted satin. The outer part is OF
red Spanish cedar. and is plainly orna-
mented with oxydized silver. The
plate is of that material and bears simply
the name Samuel j. Tilden'' in script I'm
dertaker Rigby had it carried into the house
| about o'clock. and taken to the room on
the south side of the second floor. where the
body was lying. There the remains were
placed in the casket and brought down tC
the blue room on the first floor. 1t was
not accomplished until $50 o'clock, and il
was not until this hour that the general
public was first admitted to the mansion.
| The remains were
PLACED ON A CATAFALQUE
situated in the center of the blue room.
The drapery of the catafalque was black
Grape and cashmere. In reality it was q
blue room no longer. Even to the curtains
on the doors and windows the coloring
was black. Meantime the friends of the
family began to arrive. 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 al
the house were Gen. Alexander Hamilton,
Charles A. Dana. Daniel Magone. John B.
Trevor. ex-senator Will am II. Barnum,
Samuel j. Randall, Treasurer Jordan. ex-
Collector Murphy and ex-Assemblyman
Morrow. Mr.. Andrew Fl. Green received
all and ushered them into the parlor.
When the people generally 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 west of the rear entrance.
The body was dressed in suit of full dress,
with white pink in the button hole. A
white tie surrounded standing collar.
The right hand was crossed over the breast,
and the head lay partly on the right side.
The features while showing some ENACT
alton. did not suggest that the dead had
undergone any extended or considerable
physical suffering. Some of
THOSE WHO PAS SEQ IN THE LONG LINZ
to take last look at the remains were
Surveyor Beattie, Algernon S. Sullivan.
Gen. LIE Fevre, of Ohio; Congressman
Stahlnecker, congressman of this district
F. 0. Perrin. clerk of court of appeals
Park Commissioner John D. Crimmings
John Traphagen, John Bigelow, Smith M
Weed, Dr.. George l.. Miller of the Omaha
Herald, William Allen Butler, Dr.. Charles
E. Simmons and Col. John r. Fellows.
The flowers upon the coffin were composed
of but five collections. A bouquet of Gala
lilies and white roses lay near the head
of the casket, and at the foot was
placed sheaf of palm. under smilax and
Victoria Regina. All the flowers came from
Mr. Tilden's hot houses. The last named
was from plant of which there are but
three in America. By 9 o'clock several
hundred persons. men and women, white
and black, Christian and Jewish, rich anC
poor, had visited the remains. The revised
list of pall-bearers are: Samuel j. Randall
John Bigelow, Daniel Manning. Smith M
Weed, Charles A. Dana, Dr. George +,
Miller, William Allen Butler, Dan.
lei Magone, j. B. Trevor, Charlie.
E. Simmons and Aaron j. VanderpoeI
The first formal delegation to arrive
was from the Jeffersonian club of Newark
N. J. Soon after them Mayor Bell o.
Yonkers and the Yonkers aldermen passed