The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-04-26

the room to the waiting hearse by the
undertaker's assistants. Walking on
either side were the palI-bearers, dress
cd In black and with broad, white
5carfs draping their bodies from the
shoulder to the waist. They were:
Judge Shipman, Mayor Abram s.
Hewitt, s. l.. NJ. Barlow, Clarence A.
Seward, Manton Marble, Senator John
z. Jones, Senator j. Don Cameron,
Judge william A. Wallace, walter S.
Church and Isaac III. Bailey. They
entered three carriages preceding the
hearse, and the carriages and hearse
slowly moved up the street,
while eleven other Carriages
as slowly drew up, one by
one, in front of the house.
They were witnessed by Mrs. Conkling,
supported by the arm of Col. Frederick
Conkhng, brother of the deceased
statesman; his daughter, Mrs. Oakman
and husband, Walter G.. Oakman; his
ling and Alderman Conkling; his
nephews, Judge Alfred Conkling,
Cora and Howard Conkling; Col. Fred
ID. Grant, Mrs. Jesse Grant and Mrs.
U. S. Grant and their husbands, and
a few other intimate friends. Imme-
diately after the last carriage door
had closed on its occupants, the fun
eral procession, simple an dunostenta-
tious as that of the humblest citizen,
began its short progress to the church
in an adjoining block, led by carriages
to Trinity chapel on Twenty-fifth
street, near Broadway. One
side of Twenty-fifth street
was already lined with carriages
that had conveyed to the church nu-
merous friends of Mr.. Conkling, who
were already settled in the church
awaiting the beginning of the funeral
services. Here, as in Twenty-fourth
street, the sidewalks were crowded
from the hearse and borne into the
church by undertakes and assistants.
1t was followed by the pail bearers and
in their turn slowly walked
wife, brother and other relatives
and friends of the dead senator.
slowly the solemn procession walked
through the centre aisle of the chapel.
The huge organ pealed out its soft
notes and the choir of boys chanted
20 Paradise, o Paradise" Every seat
in the chapel was filed and the aisles
were crowded. On the steps leading
up to the altar magnificent floral offer
ings were laid. The casket with its
simple black covering was placed on
the bier in front of the altar, on it
were placed wreaths of importelles
and lilies together with punches of
white and purple lilies. Every one in
the vast edifce remained standing till
the chant of choir boys was finished,
and then bowed their heads in prayer
with Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, who was
officiating clergyman. The services
were simple, and contrary to expec-
tation, no sermon was preached. The
entire assemblage rose after prayer
and joined in singing Rock of Ages.
This finished, the choir boys rose and
walked slowly down through the aisle
to the music of Felton's Chant. followed
by the pail bearers, mourners an6
| friends. The chant of choir boys whC
returned through the side aisles grew
fainter and fainter, until it seemed tt
die away into a soft whispering amen
the services in New York over the re
mains of great statesman were brought
to a close. The hearse followed b!
carriages bearing mourning relations
was driven directly to the grand cen
| trail depot where special train wa
waiting to carry the remains to Utica
where the final services will be held