Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-02
rnrsrDEsr ARrHuR,s FUNERAL.
No 0stentatious Ceremonies, but Simple Services.
In which the People Join VITA Sincere Sor.

No 0stentatious Ceremonies, but Simple Services.
In which the People Join VITA Sincere sor.
row.
The funeral OF ex- President Arthur occur
red in New York On Monday, the 22 inst.
President Cleveland aud Postmaster Gen.
eral Villas arrived in q carriage direct rom
the train at $50 a. M, ard entered the
house OF mourning.
Shortly after GOV. Hill and Judge Will
lam Miller arrived and also alighted from
their carriages and entered the house. They
were followed by the senate committee.
By this time there was a mighty throng oi
people on the avenue, and the windows oil
the houses were filed with sad faces. There
was no service at the house
As the casket came in view OF the peo-
pie in the street every head was bowed rev.
erently, and many eyes were filled with
tears in the throng thus hushed in the
presence OF death. There was no display
OF pomp or ceremony, no military music
or procession, but the mighty throng
of sorrowing people bore witness to
their love and respect for the deceased
statesman. Next came out OF the residencs
Chestee A. Arthur, Jr., the son oi the ex
president; leaning on his arm, clad in gar
ments OF mourning, was his sister, Miss
Nellie Arthur. They passed quietly u
their carriage, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. MeElroy. Then came the following
Mrs. Caws, Mrs. Haynesworth and Miss
Arthur, the sister Of the ex- president; Post
master Mastea and his vile. OF Cohoes, "
", with their son and daughter; President
Cleveland, Postmaster General Villas, Mar
tin p Mcmahon and Henry II. Draper
Secretaries Bayard, Whitney and Lamar
pail bearers. ex-Postmaster General Ores
ham, ex-Secretaries Lincoln and Chan
ez-Attorney General Brewster, Gen
eral Sheridan, DR.. Agnew, Corneliu.
n Bliss, Robert G. Duan, Gen. George II
Sharpe Charles l.. Tiffany, Cornelius Van
derbilt, Chief Justices Waite, Justices Har
Ian and Biatchiord, Senators Edmunds
Sherman, Logan, Evarts, Hawley, Morrill,
Vest and German and Gov. Hill.
The mourners filled twenty-five carriages
Over one hundred carriages filed with
friends who had been unable to gain ad
mission to the house followed the process
sion to the church.
The church on Fifth avenue has q seat
ing capacity of 700, but there were nearly
900 present, 3 large number being com
PEELED to stand. Behind the pail bearers
on the left, were the president and mem
bers OF his cabinet, ex-President Hayes
judges OF the supreme court, senatorial
committee, governor and staff, mayor
and aldermen OF New York, mayor anc
aldermen OF Boston, Ancient and Honor
able Artillery, Boston, and the Republican
central committee.
As the casket was borne into the church
the choir formed into two files and tn,
clergymen passed between them, heading
the procession, intoning the opening linel
OF the beautiful Episcopal burial service
Rev. DIR. Parker Morgan then prayed fol
the blessing OF God upon the family, ant
that thegrief OF the children, thus bereaveC
OF their parent, might be assuaged. tn,
services were concluded with n benedictior
by Rev. DIR. Morgan.
The casket was then borne to the street
Over twelve hundred police-nenin full uni
form lined the route and occupied positions
where it was thought possible they might
be useful. During the services ths
guard OF honor, consisting OF six bat
teries from Governors island, marin,
corps and sailors IRON the Brooklyn navy
yard and the United States steamer Ten
nessee, we're drawn up in line on the wes
side OF Fifth avenue, facing the church
the right OF the line resting on Forty fifth
street. 1t took but few moments Il
transfer the coffin from the hearse to the fu
neral car Woodlswn. The family and friend
then took seats in three drawing-roon
coaches composing the special train, ant
at 1000 a. m. the train slowly pulled Out
and the journey to Albany was com
meneed. Among the hundreds OF distin
guishea gentlemen present at the churcl
were Hon. James G. Blaine, Hon. John A
Logan, Gen. b. i. Butler, Rev. Henry Ware
Beccher Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Johr
Jacob Aston Gen. Schotield and staff anC
Senator John Sherman.
The remains were taken to the rEra
cemetery OF Albany, and now rest in th'
Arthur tomb, surrounded by the dust o
his father, vile. etc.