Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-09


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A bouquet of Gala lilies and white roses
lay near the head of the casket, and at the
foot was placed sheaf of palm, under
smilaX and q Victoria regina. All the
flowers came from Tilden's hot houses.
At $50 the public were first admitted to
the mansion. The remains were placed on
a catafalque situated in the center OF the
blue room. The drapery of the catalalque
was black Grape and cashmere. Meantime
the friends of the family began to arrive
The first train from New York to bring any
number was the 7;l5 o'clock. From that
time people came by the score. Among
the first to arrive at the house were General
Alexander Hamilton, Charles \. Dana,
William II. Barnum, Samuel j. Randall,
Treasurer Jordan and ex-Collector Murphy
James II. Green received all and ushered
them into the parlor. When the people
generally were admitted 10 view the re-
mains, they entered the east door and
passed through the first parlor on the right
to the blue room, and thence through the
hall to the west or rear entrance.
Bye o'clock several hundred persons had
viewed the remains. The pall-bearers are
to be: Samuel j, Randall, John Bigelow,
Daniel Manning, Smith II. Wood, Charles
A. Dana, DIR. George L. Miller, VIM Allen
Butler, Daniel Magone, j. r. Trevor, DR..
Charles L. Simmons and Aaron J. Wander
pool. The first delegation to arrive was
from the Jeifersonian Club of Newark, y.
J. Soon after them Mayor Bell Of Yonkers
and the Yonkers Aldermen passed through,
and then the ten servants of Mr.. lilden'
house-five men and five women-pald
their last tribute. The women, without
exception, shed tears as they gazed for the
last time upon their late master.
At $40 A. N. President Cleveland entered
the mansion, accompanied by Secretary of
War Endicott and Private Secretary La
mont. George \. Smith, Tilden's Private
Secretary, took the Presidents arm and
| found place in the line of citizens. Sec
rotary Endicott followed with Lamont. On
reaching the head Of the bier the President
stopped a moment or two, took an earnest
look at the face of the dead and passed on
| to the hall and was then escorted upstairs,
as were also Secretary EndicOtt and La
mont.
Ten minutes later the pall-bearers de-
scended the broad staircase in the center
| of the house that leads directly into the
room where the remains WERE Secretary
! Manning leaning upon the arm of John
| BigeloW in the lead of the bearers.
Manning seemed rather feeble, his steps
| being by no means sure as he came down
stairs. Delegations from the various bodies
| followed the pall-bearers and took seats in
| the blue room and adjoining parlors. The
| Bar Association, headed by Hon. William
| NJ. Evarts of the New York Board of AL
dermen, Tammany Hall, Irving Hall,
! County Democracy and others. President
Cleveland entered the room with Secretary
Endicott, Secretary Whitney and Lamont
following. Next came relatives of the
family, Mr.. Tilden's nephews and nieces.
Gov. Hill arrived just as the ceremonies
were beginning. He was seated next 10
Mavor Grace. Hundreds of people col
lected IN the hall, on either side of the
black drapery that hung in front of the
blue room, blocking up the entire passage,
extending out on the porches and grounds
in front and at the rear of the house.
Then Rev DIR. VIM. J. Tucker, who had
come on from Andoyer, Mass, TO perform
the ceremonies, read the funeral PRAYER of
the Presbyterian Church. The choir of
the Madison-avenue Presbyterian Church,
which had taken up position at the foot
of the main starr case, sang Abide with
Me-" Rev. Mr.. Tucker next delivered a
short address on the personal qualities of
the deceased. After this address, Miss An
! tonic Henne sang very effectively "One
Sweetiy Solemn Thought, and DR.. Tucker
made another brief speech. The choir
sang Beyond the Smiling and the Weep
ing and the casket was closed.
As the casket was borne through the
marble-hoored hall, the choir sang Rock
of Ages" Eight of Tilden's employees car
ried the body. Among them were the cap
tain of the yacht Viking the gardener,
valet and coaehman of the dead statesman.
| The President and his Secretary and dele
cations followed in carriages, but neither
| boarded the funeral train. Along the
three-mile route 10 Yonkers, the sides of the
road were lined with people. Just as the cor
| egestarted from the house brisk rain set in
| but this did not drive the spectators from the
paths and many sought shelter under the
| trees and carriages. Some raised UNI
| brellaS and some were uncovered. When
the hearSe passed between the crowd hats
were raised and other signs of respect
were continually shown. When the depot
was reached the members of the family,
the Misses Tilden, Miss Gould, Messrs.
| Tilden and C. +. Mclean, with their init
mate friend, Rev. Mr.. Tucker, and several
of the delegations entered the cars. The
! train left at HIS. 1t is due at New
Lebanon, where the remains will be
inferred in the family 10, at 3.45. The
services at the grave will be of the simplest
kind 1t is unsettled whether or not they
will be read tonight. It is rumored that
they will be read at the old family home
stead at New Lebanon.
The body was borne out 10 the hearse at
1905 and carried to the train for New
Lebanon The President, Governor. Mayor
and Cabinet officers and delegations fol-
lowed with the pall-bearers i'll twenty-five
carriages.