The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-17


Ex-Governor Seymour was conducted very
quietly and privately Tuesday. At Lao p
m the Rev. DR.. A. b Goodrich, of the Cav
airy church, arrived at the residence of ex-
Senator Conkling and with the members of
the family of the deceased offered
prayer The body was subsequently taken
to the church where the funeral
services took place At the conclusion of
the services the remains were conveyed
to the Forest Hill cemetery and placed in
the Chapel of Roses Here a cast of the
face of the dead man was taken, prepara-
tory to making a marble bust The weather
was unpropitious, a cold wintry wind pre-
vaiing with now and then tiurries Of snow.
At 9 O'Clock Tuesday morning the public
was admitted to take last view of the re
mains For hours the citizens of Utica
passed by the casket, which was
placed on trestle in the main
hall The people were allowed to
enter by the front entrance and pass in SIN
Gle file on either side of the casket to the
rear entrance, where they passed out The
casket was of red cedar, covered with black
broadcloth The cover was entirely of g,ass
on which was plate with the following in
stlilllch ilpI utlp iicuI bOl II 'idl 'is
1910, Giet Feb Il, 1SSG'
The deceased was clad in plain black
suit. Hi hands were crossed on the breast
and the ia e ore calm and peaceful eX-
preston In the handles of the casket were
sprigs of henlock and pine. A number OF
very beautiful floral tributes received from
prominent citizens of Washington, New
York, Albany and other cities We're placed
in and about the casket Many Of them
were elegant and in every sense appropriate
One of the more noticeable was large cross
of ivy leaves and white roses.
Nearly all classes colors and creeds were
in the line that viewed the remains. the
lowly as well as many of the most dis
tinguished men of the nation. On arrival
of Governor Hill, the congressional and leg
islative committees, ard the delegations at
the depot, they Immediately entered car
riages and were driven to the Conkling man
sion, where they took last farewell of the
dead statesman and thsn proceeded to Bagg S
hotel for lunch Some pathetic scenes were
enacted at the final leave-taking, many who
had teen eloseiy associated in public as well
as in private life breaking down and sobbing
over him, to them so dear
The funeral cortege passed along Rutgcr
place into John street, on the way to
the church At one point on the
route about sixty orphan girls
| and about the same number OF
| boys from ST Nincent's protectory as
semdei ON either side of the street to viev
the passage of the funeral of the man who
to them, had long been a staunch friend
| They presented n pretty picture, the girl:
wearing white hoods with black rosettes and
black jackets, while the boys were dressed il
black and wore bands of Grape around then
| left arms.
| The pallbearers were: Col Frederick 4.
| Conkling, of New York; Walter S. Church
of Albany: George F. Comstock, of Syra-
cuse Charles D. Miller, of Geneva: Senator
| Francis Herman and Hon William c
Bacon, of Utica. The mourners who ac
| companed the remains from the house &c
the church were: John F. Seymour, Mrs
Ledyar Lincleven, Mrs. Staunard, Mr. and
Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, Mrs Morris S Millel
and Miss Miller, Mrs. Horati'
Seymour, Jr., John Crocker, A H
Greene, Dr. and Mrs. Ford.
All the places Of business along the lin
of pro eSaion were closed and the mournfu
spectators stood with uncovered heads a
the hearse passed by. Old Trinity churcl
was filled with "a large congregation lon.
before the time appointed for the beginning
of the services.
The interior Of the church was very taste
fully draped with various emblems o
mourning The services consisted of tn
Lrief but impressive services of the Episcopa
clur h. At the ,church-door the cortag
was met ~ the Right Rev. Bishop f. u
Huntington, the rector of the church Rev
c. Il. Gar,snor, ond other clergymen DI
Nuhlenl er s celebrated hymn, Il Would No
Live A!w5, . was sun - an t1'o the beauti
ful yIl "H1w Firm Foundation" to tn
tune Of hinton, 10th hymn and tune bein
favorites with the deceased, after whic
came the committal service The benediC
tion was pronounced by the bishop and tn
moita! remains of Utifa's most distinguishe
citizen were then borne to Fore It cemetery