Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-23

the side streets were nlled with them. BY
S o'clock vast throng, numbering many
thousands of people, had gathered on the
opposite side of the avenue, extending for q
block or more in every direction.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
President Cleveland and Postmaster Gen.
eral Villas arrived in carriage direct from
the train at $40 A. NJ, and entered the
house of mourning. Shortly after Gov.
ernor Hill and Judge William Muller ar
rived and entered the house, followed BY
the Senate committee. By this time there
was a mighty throng of people ON the
avenue and the windows of every house
were filed with sad faces. There were nc
services held at the house. The few friends
present looked upon the face of the deae
early in the morning, and the casket was
closed for the last time. AT $50 the black
casket, covered with palmetto leaves, sprays
of violets and wreath of 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 casket came in view
of the people in the street,
EVERY HEAD WAS BOWED REvEBENTLY,
And many eyes filled with tears. Next
came out of the residence Chester Alan
Arthur, Jr, son of the ex-President
Leaning on his arm, clad in garments OF
mourning, was his sister, Miss Nellie Ar
thur. They passed quietly to their car
riage, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Elroy. Then came Mrs. Caws, Mrs. Hayne-
worth and Miss Arthur, sister of the ex-
President, Postmaster Masten and his wife,
of Cohoes, n. Y, with their son and
daughter, President Cleveland, Postmaster
General Villas, General Martin T. McMa-
hon and John H. Draper, Secretaries Bay
ard, Whitney and Lamar, the pall-bearers,
EXP Postmaster General Gresham, ex-Secre-
Postmaster-General Hatton, ex-Attorney-
General Brewster, Lieutenant-G General Sher-
idan, DIR. Cornelius r. Agnew, Cornelius
N. Bliss, Robert G. Dun, General George
Sharpe, Charles L. Tiffany and Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Chief Justice Waite and JUS
tees Harlan and Blatchford, Senators Ed
Sherman, Logan, Evarts, Hawley,
Morrill,, Vest and German, General Stone
and Governor Hill.
The mourners filled twenty-five car
riages, but over one hundred, filled with
friends who had been unable to gain. ad-
mission to the house, followed the process
sion to the church. The procession passed
between long lines of police through Lex
ington avenue to Thirty street, to
Madison avenue, to Forty-seventh street, to
Fifth avenue, arriving at the church, cor
ner of Forty-ffth street and Fifth avenue,
at $50 A. NJ. The carriages passed noise
lessly by the line of artillerymen and ma
rines, 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 elabo-
rately 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 en-
tirely from view. Grape covered the ma
tional flag, hung in artistic folds over the
door, caught up by rosettes and small
brass eagle. The walls of the vestibule
were covered with black cloth, arranged in
plated folds, over which hung the national
colors, covered with Grape. The decora-
tons 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 pall-bearers. They were COW
eItu WIN GRAPE
THE INTERIOR OF THE CHANGED
Was cushioned with black cloth, with the
exception of the altar and reredos on the
altar proper. Resting on each side of the
cross were lighted candles. Below was
placed a purple altar cross and black drap-
ings. The outer chancel, organ loft, stalls,
lecturn and pulpit weressdraped with black
cloth. The baptismal font, on the right
side of the church in front of the stalls was
filled with lilies and ferns. In the center
was placed small palm tree, the branches
of which dropped gracefully over the flow
ers. The sides of the font were covered
with black cloth, over which hung long
strings of smilax and maiden's-hair ferns.
From the front of the gallery, in the rear of
the church. hung a festoon of black cloth
The hour set for the funeral was 8, but at
o'clock large number of people had
gathered in front of the church. AT that
time several workmen were engaged in put
ting the finishing touches on the drapery,
and placing labels in the pews, designating
where each organization would be sta,
toned. A few minutes before s o'clock the
doors were opened and those without ad-
mitted. Ushers were stationed at the doors
and showed the people to their seats. The
church has seating capacity of $50, but
there were nearly 800 present, large num-
Der being compelled to stand.
AT THE PORTALS OF THE CHURCH
The casket was met by surpliced choir,
followed by the clergy, wearing their col
legiate hoods. As the casket was borne
into the church, the choir formed in two
lines and the congregation passed between
them, heading the procession. intoning the
opening lines of the Episcopal burial serv-
ice. When the procession reached the
chancel, the choristers filed into their stalls
and the audience took ITS. The service
began by singing part of TIE Thirtieth and
Ninetieth Psalms" Lord, Let Me Know
Nine End the congregation standing.
Rev. Dr. Ramsford read a lesson, begin
ming with the words, Nov is Christ risen
from the dead" The hymn, Nearer. My
God, to Thee" was joined in by the large
congregation. The services were concluded
with benedietion by Rev. DR.. Morgan.
The choir then filed out and began re
cessional hymn, followed by the clergy.
LEAVING THE CHURCH.
After the services the undertakers assist
ants lifted the casket on their shoulders
and proceeded slowly out of the church,
followed by the pall-bearers, members of
the family, the President and his Cabinet,
Governor Hill and his staf and representa-
tives of the army and navy. Meanwhile
the throng outside the church had greatly
increased in number The arrangements
of the police were made on an elaborate
scale. Over 1000 men in full winter uni
form lined the route and occupied positions
where it was thought possible they might
be useful. After the casket was placed in
the heaTse, the cortege, TO Chopin's funeral
march, passed slowly between the long
lines of police through For.y-fifth street to
Vanderbilt avenue.
Among the hundreds of distinguished
gentlemen present at the church were :
Hon. James G. Blaine, Hon. John A
Logan, General B. f. Butler, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Senator Evarts, John Jacob Astor. General
Schofeld and staff. Senator John Sherman
and ex-President r. 3. Hayes.
THE BURIAL AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, November I'D. = The train
hearing the remains of ex-President Ar