Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-26
rig coNkLINo o5sEouIEs.

Simple. But impressive Funeral Csremon-
Is. at Trinity Chapel, New York-The
Remains Taken TO Utica, Where They
win Finally Rest.
NEw YoRK, April 2o.-The cassrt con.
tanning the remains Of Roscoe Conkling
was Oo.Hs nut ~ his apartments at No.
West Twenty fourth street At 9;iS
n. m, to-day and taken to Trinity Chapel
in West Twenty-hfth street where the
funeral services we're held at eleven
o'clock. The family and few OF the
more ihtitua'~ friends took a look az the
face Of the dead before the ~askct vas taken
from the house. No one else vas allowed
30 see the fa.s> A platoon ~ police. under
command % 'aptain Reilly, was sta
toned on the -id~~alk. At nine O'Clock
the crowd began 20 gather sbcr's the
residence, and at the church there vas a
positive jam At precisely q a m. the
casket was borne out % the house. The
pall-besrers followed. led by Senator
John =. Jones and Manton Marble.
The others were Isaac II. Bailey,
Mayor Hewitt, Clarence Seward,
ex-Judge Shipman, &. w. T.. Barlow.
Hon. ". J. allace, Walter =. Church
and Senator Cameron. The pail bearers,
together with Drs. Sands and Barker, oc-
cupied the first three carriages. The
mourners entered che carriages In the
following order: Colonel Conkling with
Mrs. Conklinr and Mr.. and Mrs Oakman
in the first carriage Alderman Conkling.
Miss Conkling, Judge Coke and Mrs. Link
leyn in the second carriage; Herbert
Conkliny, Mrs. Coleman. Fred Grant
and Mrs. U. $. Grant in the third;
Secretary Fairchild and Mrs. Conkline's
sister and George &. Gorham with Mrs
Fred Grant, In the fourth carriage. The
procession moved directly to the chapel
OF Trinity Church, which was already
crowded.
The grand tones OF tho church organ
struck up a funeral march rs the process
sion entered the church. The caskct was
placed in the center Of the middle aisle
The pail bearers took front seats on either
side and the mourners directly in the rear
Three magnificent floral pillows wore
directly behind the casket. The service
Of the Episcopal Church was read by Rev
Morgan Dix. No sermon was preached.
The music as presented by the regular
choir Of the church was: The process
sional-''o Paradise''; >. "Rock OF Ages":
a-processional hymn ''Abidc with
Me-. The last was sung by the choir OF
h'1H HAtu hhWH tut
aisle and the oasket was being placed in
the hearse. Among those present were
Postmaster General Dickinson, Senator
Evarts, General Stewart l.. woodford.
General Donohue, General Horace Porter,
Judge Edward Pierrepont, Roswell 2.
Flower, Senator Warner Miller. Senator
Spooner. Colonel Tom Ochiltrce, David
Dudley Field, Rufus Hatch, Commission
er Shields. Henry l.. Clinton, T. c. Acton,
Colonel I. A. Hamilton and Asa Il. Kel-
logg. A delegation OF citizens from
Utica, committees from the State Legis-
lature, Congress, the New York Bar Asso-
citation, the New York Club and the Man
haitian Club were present. From the
chapel the procession was driven to the
Grand Central depot after the brief cere.
mOny which lasted less than an hour.
The certege arrived at the Grand Cen.
tral depot Mt IL :0j IA. m. The ci.skct was
borne i'll the first Wagner car next to the
engine. where twas placed in an oak ease
prepared to receive il. This oak case had
ON its cover brass plate, on which was
engraved