Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-23
DUST TO DUST.
Funeral OF the Late Ex.President Ches.
ter A. Arthur-NO Military or Civic
Dlspiay-Admission to the House Only
by Ticket Many People OF Distinc-
non Follow in the Procession.

Va '"e nou~e anu tte Diack Grape al the door
were the only signs at that hour that death
had been busy within.
Hundreds of people began TO gather in the
avenue at an early hour. Shortly after
o'clock Inspector Steers with Capt. Ryan
and l25 police marched into the street, fol
lowed by Capt. Garland and picked body
OF ~ men from the Broadway squad. The
police were posted along the avenue with d.
rections TO allow no vehicle to pass by the
house. No people were allowed on the east
side of the street from 28th to 29th streets
except those who had tickets of admission to
the house.
arriages began to arrive from every d.
rection ana soon the side streets were filled
with them. By 8 o'clock vast throng, num-
bering many thousands of people, bad gath
cred on the opposite side of the avenue, ex-
tending for block or more. The crowd
was kept back by TIE police.
President Cleveland and Postmaster Gen
eral Villas arrived in a clrriage direct from
the train at 40 and entered the house of
mourning Many people uncovered their
heads when the President stepped out of his
carrirge.
Shortly after Governor Hill and Judge
VIM. Muller arrived and also entered the
house. they were followed by the Senate
committee.
Bv this time there was mighty throng of
people on the avenue and the windows of
every house in the vicinity were filled with
faces. There was no service at the house.
The few friends present looked on the face of
the dead early in the morning and the casket
was closed for the last time.
At $50 the black casket. covered with
palmetto leaves sprigs of violets and white
roses, was lifted by the undertakers' assist
ants and borne from the room, out of the
house and placed in the healse As the casket
came in view of the people on the street,every
head was bowed reverently and many eyes
filled with tears.
There was no pomp or ceremony, no mill
tary, music OF procession, but the throhg of
people bore witness to the respect for the
deceased statesman.
Next came out of the residence Chester
Allan Arthur, Jr son of the ex-President.
Leaning on his arm was his sister, Miss Mel
lie Arthur. They passed quietly to their
carriage, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Elroy. Then came Mrs. Caws, Mrs. HAYNES
worth and Miss Arthur, sister of the EXPIRES
ident, President Cleveland, Postmaster Gen
eral Villas, Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon, John
H. Draper, and Secretaries Bayard, Whitney
and Lamar.
The pail bearers were ex Postmaster Gen
eral Gresham, ex-Secretaries Lincoln and
Chandler, exAssistant Postmaster General
Hatton, ex-Attorney General Brewster, Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan, DR.. Cornelius r. Agnew.
Cornelius N. Bliss, Robert G. Dun, Gen.
George II. Sharpe, Charles l.. Tiffany and
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Then followed Chief Justice Waite and
Justices Harland and BIatchford, Senators
Edmunds. Sherman, Logan, Evarts, Hawley,
Morrill, Vast and (,armap Gpparal Stppa
Governor Hill, Judge William Miller. Surro-
gate Rollins, Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Ransom,
Elhu Root, William Dowd, John J. Daven-
port, Judge Horace Russell, Butler II. Bxby,
G.. w LYON and Stephen b. French
The mourners filled 25 carriages, but over
100 carriages filled with friends, who had been
unable to gain admission to the house, fol-
lowed the procession to the church. The
procession passed between long lines of police
to the church of Heavenly Rest at $50. The
carriages passed noiselessly artilleryme1
and marines formed in lne and the mourners
alighted and entered the church. All along
the line were immense throngs of people.
Every window was filled with faces. The
sorrow UNIVERSAL
The exterior of the church was elaborately
draped. The portico over the entrance and
the massive pillars supporting it were covered
hiding the stone entirely. Grape covered the
national flag hung in artistic folds over the
door.
The decorations of the interior were very
simple and tasteful. The first six pews on
each eide of the centre aisle were saved for
the family and pail bearers. They were COW
cred with Grape. The interior of the chancel
was enshrouded with black CLOTH with the
exception of the altar. The outer chancel,
organ loft, stalls and pulpit were draped with
black. The font, on the right side of the
church in front of the stalls, was filled with
lilies, white chrysanthemums and ferns. In
the centre was placed a small palm tree, the
branches of which dropped gracefully over
the flowers.
At the portals of the church the casket was
met by the choir, followed by the clergy.
They were Rev DIR Parker Morgan, pastor
of the church, Rev. E w. Babcock, assistant
pastor, Rev. DR. Rainsford. rector of st
Georges, Rev. DIR. Leonard Rev De KAY
Smith of St Thomas, Rev. DIR. Humphreys.
pastor of the cathedral at Garden City.
A. the casket was borne into the church the
choir formed in two files and the clergymen
passed between them, heading the procession.
The ca.ket was borne up the aisle on the
shoulders of the four undertaker's assistants
and followed by the pail bearers, the family
and immediate friends. The service began
by singing part of the 30th Psalm, Lord, let
me know mine end" the congregation stand
ing. Rev. DR.. Rainsford read from the 18th
chapter of the First Episte to the Corinthi-
ans Nearer my God to Thee" was joined
in by the large congregation. The Apostles
Creed followed, and then the choir sang the
anthem, Il heard voice from Heaven
Rev. DR.. Leonard offered prayer, aud the
congregation joined in singing, Art thou
languid." Rev. DR.. Parker Morgan then
pray ed for the blessing of God upon the fam
lily thus bereaved. The services were con-
eluded with the benediction by Rev. DIR
Morgan
The choir then filed out of their stalls and
began the recessional hymn "Abde with me +"
They marched down the middle aisle and
back by the south aisle to the vestrv folio ed
hy the clergy.
Meanwhile the throng outside the church
had greatly increased in numbers. The ar
rangements of the police were made on an
elaborate scale. Over 1900 men in full uni
form lined the route and occupied positions
where it was thought possible they might be
useful. All travel on Madison Avenue was
suspended for over an hour while the services
were progressing. A guard of honor consist
ing of six batteries from Governors Island,
the marine corps and sailors from the navy
ward and United States ship Tennessee, were
drawn up in line on the west side of the ave-
nue.. Facing the church, the line rested on
45th street.
Whan tho fnnaral aervice ended the froops