Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-08
AT REST.
The Last Sad Rites Over All that IL
Mortal Of the Sage Of GrEmercy.
Refuge In the Eternal.
Many OF the Public Men OF she Day Fol.
low Their Old Loeder 20 Ills Last
Earthly Homo.
rnE oHsEouIns.

buildings were closed and badges o.
mourning displayed on the house fronts
Venoration for the dead was visible on thS
faces o. the citizens and the very all
seemed laden with sadness. The ele-
ments contributed TO the general gloom
Damp heavy clouds hung low and OBJ
secured the sun, and cheerlcss easterly
wind blew over the magnificent grounds
OF Greystone.
Early trains poured hundreds OF nota.
BILE citizens into town, all bent In one
i directlon--to pay
THE Last HONORs
TO one who had been high among them
Residents Joined In the pilgrimage and
the host OF mouners who found their
way 10 Greystone filled 10 Overlooking
: the ample mansion OF the late Statesman
long before the funeral services begun.
| The casket that was TO contain Mr..
THden's body reached the house this
morning. The casket Is made in two
parts. The interior is of copper with a
glass door OF It's entire length. The in
terror Is decorated with white tufted sat-
in, quilted. The part of red Spanish &C
dar Is plainly ofnamonted with oxydized
silver. The plate, OF that material, hes
simply the name, "Samuel j, Tilden,"
inscribed.
Undertaken Rlgby had 1t carried into
the house about O'Clock and taken 10
the room on the south side OF the second
floor, where the body was lying.
THE REMAINS
were placed In the casket and brought
down to the blue room on the lirst floor
This was not accomplished until $3.50,
and 1t was not until this hour that the
general public were h-st admitted To- the
mansion. The remains were placed on
catafalque aud placel In the center OF the
blue room. The drapery ON the catafalque
was black Grape and cashmere. In real
lty II was the blue room no longer, even
the curtains on the doors and the win
dows were oolored black,
In the meantime the friends OF the
family began TO arrive. The first train
from New York, TO bring any number,
was the 7;l5 II. m, From that time the
people
CAME ny SCORES.
Among the first to arrive at this house
were Gen. Alexander Hamilton, Charles A. |
Dana, Daniel Morgan, ex-senator William
y. Barnum, Samuel j. Randall, Treasurer
Jordan and Andrew Green. All were ush-
cred into the parlor.
The body was dressed in q suit OF full |
dress. a white tie surrounded stand |
Ing collar. The right hand was crossed |
over the heart, and the other lay partly |
on the right eide. The features, while |
some cancellation, did not sug- |
gest that the dead had undergone any
extended or continued physical suffering. |
The
FLOWERS ON THE COFFIN
were composed OF but live collections A |
bouquet OF Gala lilies and white roses lay |
near the head OF the casket, and az the |
foot was placed sheaf OF palm, under |
smllaX and victoria regina.
by . O'Clock several hundred people. |
men and women, white and black, Chris !
lian and Jewish, rich and poor, had |
viewed the remains.
The revised list OF pall-bearers was.
SAMUEL j. RANDALL,
JOHN BIGELow,
DANIEL MANNING,
SMITH NJ. WEED,
CHARLES A. DANA,
DR.. GEORGE L.. MILLER,
VIM. ALLEN BUTLER,
DANIEL MANGoN,
JAMES TRENoR.
DIR. CHARLES Il. SIMMONS,
AARON j. VANDERPooI.
AZ $40 O'Clock President Cleveland
reached the mansion. lie was accom-
panied by Secretary OF War Endlcott and
Private Secretary Lamont, George Smith,
rilden's private secretary, took the presi-
dents arm and found place in the line
Of citizens, Secretary Endicott followed
with Lamont
ON reaching the head OF the bier, the
stopped moment and took
AN EARNEST LOOK
ut the face. He then passed into the hall |
and was escorted among the family up !
stars. SO also were Messrs. Endicott |
and Lamont. Ten minutes latur the pail
bearers descended the broad staircase In
the center OF the house that leads directly |
TO the room where the remains were,
Secretary Manning, leaning upon the arm
OF John Blgelow leading the bearers
Delegations from various bodies followed. |
The pall-bearers took their seats.
The Bar association was headed by !
Hon. William Eyurts OF New York, and |
was followed by the hoard OF Tammany |
Han, the Irving Han, County. Democracy
amt others.
President Cleveland entered the room /
with Secretary Endicott, Secretary Whit |
ney and Mr.. Lamont. Following thom |
came the members of tho family, Ttljen's |
nephews and his nieces.
Gov nm arrived Just as the ceremonies |
were beginning and was seated next To I
Mayor Grace, Hundreds Of people col. I
leotod In the hall, blocked up the entire |
passage and extended out into the purcnes 1
ana grounds Ia front aud near tile house. 4
THE FUNERAL ADDRESS
Rev DR.. William j. Tucker, who had |
come from Andover Mass, to perform
the ceremonies, read the funeral prsyer
Of the Pres6y terlan church. The choir
OF Madison Avenue Presbyterian church
sang "Abldo With Men Rev, DIR.
Tucker next delivered short address ON
the personal qualities Of the deceased
The reverend gentleman spoke with
great feeling and said nc would not un.
dertake 90 speak OF Mr.. Tlldon's public 1
life aud great public qualities,
The press had done that with /
Judgment and amplitude, hut he !
could not help referring TO MIR. Til |
denis generous hospitality None who |
had ever partaken OF II would fall to an /
preclato II, Dr. Tucker continued, I
'Death Is the Withdrawal OF affection /
aud love In time when we need It. h I
Is an irreparable waste. A great mind {
cannot be replaced by what the mind has \
grasped from books from which It hiss |
learned. The fact embraced will remain. !
but the process OF the reasoning power I
70 foresee and appreciate Is gone. II Is 1
like the destruction OF a line library or I
the loss OF a precious jewel. Few men .