Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-24
COMMITTED TO EARTH.
Funeral Ceremonies Of Ex.President
Arthur-M McC Cafrey Golden
Fight.
DUST TO DUST.

DUST TO DUST.
Funeral Services in New York Of thu
Late Ex-President Arthur.
New YoRK. November 22.-Great crowds
began to assemble at an early hour thii
morning qn Lexington avenue in the
VICINITY OF THE ARTHUR RESIDENCE,
where the dead body of the Ex-President o.
the United States lay in state. Day broke
with a clear sky presaging pleasant day
Shortly after o'clock a picked body oi
police, numbering $50, were posted along
Lexington Avenue, with directions to al
low no vehicles to pass by the house. Nc
people were allowed on the east side of the
avenue from Twenty-eighth to Twenty.
ninth stre. except those who had tickets
OF admission to the house. Carriages be.
gan arriving from every direction, and soon
the side streets were filled with them. By
O'Clock vast throng, numbering many
thousands of people, gathered on the op-
poetic side OF the avenue, extending for q
block or more in every direction. Presi-
dent Cleveland and Postmaster General
Villas arrived in a carriage direct from the
train at S:23 q. m. and entered the house
of moarnisg. Shortly after Governor Hill
and Judge William Miller arrived and en-
tered, followed by the Senate Committee.
By this time there was a mighty throng oi
people on the avenue, and the windows of
every house were filled with sad faces.
There were
NO SERVICES IN THE HOUSE.
A few friends present looked upon the face
of the dead early in the morning, and the
casket was closed for the last time at $50
o'clock. The black casket, covered with
palmetto leaves, violets, and a wreath oil
white roses, was lifted by the undertaker's
assistants and borne from the room. The
silent form OF Chester A. Arthur passed
through the door of his earthly tenement
for the last time, and was reverently placed
in the funeral-draped hearse. As the cas-.
ket came in view of the people in thestreet,
every head was bowed reverently, and
many eyes filed with tears. Next came
out of the residence Chtster Allan Arthur,
Jr., son of the dead ex-President: Leaning
on his arm, clad in garments ofsmourning,
was his sister, Miss Nellie Arthur. They
passed quietly to their carriage, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy. Then
came Mrs. Caws, Mrs. Hayneworth,
and Miss Arthur, sister of the ex-
President, President Cleveland, Postmas-
ter General Villas, General Martin T. Nc
Mahan and John H. Draper, Secretaries
Bayard, Whitney and Lamar, the pail
bearers, ex-Postmaster General Gresham,
ex.Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler, ex-
Assistant Postmaster General Hatton, ex.
Attorney General Brewster, Lieut.-General
Sheridan, DR.. Cornelius r. Agnew, Cornelius
N. Bliss Robert G. Dun, Gen. George
Sharpe Charles Tiffany, Cornelius Wander
bilt, Chief-J ustice Harlan, Senators Ed.
munds, Sherman, Logan, Hewley, Morrill,,
Vest, German, Gen. Stone and Gov. Hill.
THE PROCESSION.
The mourners filled twenty five carriages,
but over 100 carriages, filled with friends,
who had been unable to gain admission to
the house, followed the procession to the
church. The procession passed between
long lines OF police through Lexington ave-
nue. to Forty-seventh street, to Fifth ave-
nue., arriving at the church, corner OF
Forty=fifsh street and Fifth avenue, at
$50 a. m. The carriages passed nOiselessly
by the line OF artillerymen and marines
formed in line. and the mourners alighted
and entered the church. All along the line
were immense throngs of people, who
waited in respectful silence while the funeral
train passed
CHURCH DECORATIONS.
The exterior of the church was elabor-
ately decorated. The portico over the en-
trance and the massive pillars supporting
it were covered with heavy black cloth,
draped in festoons, hiding the stone entirely
from view. Grape covered the national
flag, hung in artistic folds over the door,
caught up by rosettes and a small brass
eagle. The walls of the vestibule were
covered with black cloth arranged in
plated folds, over which hung the national
OF the interior were very simple and
tasteful.
The first six pews on each side of the
center aisle were reserved for the family
and pail bearers. These pews were covered
with Grape. The interior of the chance
was cushioned with black cloth with the
exception of the altar and reredas on the
altar proper. Resting on each side of the
cross were lighted candles. Below was
placed purple altar cross, and black
drapings. The outer chancel, organ lott
stalls. Iectern. and pulpit were draped with
bla OK cloth. The baptismal front on the
right side of the church in front of tht
stalls was filled with lilies and ferns. II
the center was placed small palm tree
the branches of which drooped gracefully
were covered with black cloth over which
hung long strings OF smilax and maiden'
hair ferns. From the front of the gallery
in the rear OF the church, hung festoon o
black cloth.
FUNERAL SERVICE.
At the portals of the church the caske
was met by surpliced choir, followed b.
the clergy, wearing their collegiate hoods
| As the casket was borne into the churc
| the choir formed in two files and the clergy
| men passed between them, heading the pro
cessien, intoning the opening lines OF tn
| Episcopal burial service. When the pre-
cession reached the chancel the choir file
| into their stalls, and the audience too
| their seats. The services began by singh
a portion of the Thirtieth and Ninetiet
Psalm-"Lord, Let Me Know Thy End"-
the congregation standing. Rev. DR.. Rams
ford then read the lesson, with the word:
"Now Is Christ Risen from the Dead" Th
hymn. Nearer Ny God to Thee" wa
Joined in by the large congregation. Th
by the Rev. DR.. Morgan. The choir the
filed out and began the occasional hymn
followed by the clergy.
During the services
| GUARD OF HONOR,
consisting of six batteries from Governor
Island, the marine corps, and sailors froI
the Brooklyn Navy Yard and United Stat
steamship, Tennessee, were drawn up
line on the west side OF Fifth avenue faci.
the church, the right side Of the line restil
on Forty fifth street. On each side OF tt
church for two blocks two hundred poll
were formed to block the sides streets an
avenues in double line. When the funer
service ended the troops wheeled by COZ
panies into columns, followed by the sa
ors and marines. After the casket Wi
placed in the hearse, the cortege, to Cho
J in's funeral march passed slowly betwe
the long lines of police through Forty-ff
street to Vanderbilt avenue.
AT THE TRAIN.
, At the Grand Central depot the Chica
limited train was ready to start, wien t
sound of muffled drums was heard, and t
troops appeared marching in columns
: fours. They drew up in line, facing t
depot, and presented arms. 1t took but
, few moments to transfer the coffin from t
funeral car "WoodIawn." The family a.
friends then took seats in three drawn
room coaches, composing a special tra
r At 1000 a. m. the train slowly pulled o,
+ and the journey to Albany was commence
+ THE INTERA1ENT.
n ALBANY, November 22.-The train bes
, ing the remains OF Ex-President Arth
reached Albany at 1922 O'Clock this aft