Telegram-herald., 1888-04-21
CONKLING ODSEQU|ESI
SIMPLE SERVICES AND NO SERMON
Large Crowds wttasss the Psoesssion-
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AEs IoEK. April O.-Tse funeral ser
vices were held tbs morning. in tbs Trinlty
chapel over the remains OF Roscoe Conkling.
Prom early norning there Was drlzzlins
rain. The s0dden fiAss. hanging ~ hall
mast on the city hall and numerous public
buildings a. vel ss Oh private houses. re-
minded the citizens Of New York that they
were 10 bid farewell today to all that re-
mAinsd Of the distinguished statesman and
jaflsls whose presence here had been so
welcsme 10 the citizens.
The hoer nxod for the funeral services
was 10 oel3ck. Long before thai hour
Fsopls began % gather ia Vest Twenty
fOufih-st., ana were standing on tie
Sidewalk opposite the house IN which
Conkilag's body Jay Ia tbs c0ffin. They
silently gszed AZ the windows of the room
within which be died. detail of police
formed line on either side OF the steps
leading 10 the house. aud through this line
there we're permitted 70 pass only the rela
tives and friends Of COnkling.
Shortly after plain heArse and eleven
carriages drove up 20 the door and from
that time the police stationed al either end
of the block prevented business wagons
From the carriages descended the pail
bearers. and tAe friends OF the ConkliDg
family, who entered the house and went 10
the room ia which the body lay.
The I'D which NH the face OF the dead
statesman IRON view had been fastened in
place soon after the body was received in
the casket and was not removed. On he
coffin rested large bunch of white roses,
lilies and inmortelles.
Al 9.i5 the coffin was lifted from the
stands and borne FROM the room to the
waiting hearse by the undsrtakers assist
auts. Walking on either side were the pail
bearers. dressed IN bisck and with broad
white scaris drsping their bodies from.
shoulder TO waist They were Judge Ship
msn, Mayor Hewitt, T. l.. Barlow, Clarence
A seward. MantOn Marble, Senator Jones,
Senator Don Cameron. Judge VIM. A. Wal
lace, Walter S. Church and Isaac IL. Bailey.
They entered the three carriages preceding
the hearse. The carriages and hearse slow-
liz moved up the street while eleven other
carriages as slowly drew up, one by one. in
front OF the house. In them entered Mrs.
Conkline. supported on the arm of Col
Frederick A. ConkliDg, brother of the de-
ceased statesman; his daughter, Mrs Oak
man, and her husband, Walter G. Oskman;
his neice and nephew, Miss Laura Conk-
ling and Alderman Conkling; his nephsws,
Judge Alfred Conkling Cox and Howard
Conkiing; Col. Fred ID. Grant aud his moth
er Mrs L. D. Grant; Mrs. Jesse Grant and
her husband. and q few other immediate
friends.
Immediately after the last carriage door
had closed on IL occupants, the funeral pro-
cession, simple and unostentatious as that
of the humblest citizen, began its short pro-
grsss TO the church on the adjoining block.
Upon arriving at the church the casket was
taken from the hearse and placed on bier
in front of the altar. Every one in the vast
ejitcs repsinsd standing until the chant
of the choir boys was finished, and then
bowed their heads in prayer with Rev. DR..
Morgan Dix who was the officiating clergy
man. The services were simple, and. con-
trarv TO expectation, no sermon was
preached. The entire assemblage arose site-
the prayer and joined in singing Rock of
Ages" This finished, the choir boys arose
and walked down through the aisle 10 mu-
sic, followed by the undertsker's assistants,
psll-bearers. rnourners and friends, and the
services in New York were over.
The hsarse followed by the carriages bear
| ing the mourning relatives was driven di-
rec,ly to Grand Central Depot whore u spec
| ial train was in waiting TO convey the re-
mains 20 Utica, where the final services will
| be held.
Among those present were Postmaster
| General Dickinson. Senator Evsrts, Elihu
| Root, Judge Donohue, Colonel McCook
| Gen. Horsce Porter Joseph II. Choste
| Judge Edwards Pierpont, Roswell L. Flower
| Senator Warner Miller, Senator Spooner
| Col. Tom Ochiltree David Dudley Field
| Rufus Field and Asa Bigelow Kellogg.
! delegation of forty-three citizens of Utica
| committees from the State Legislature. Con
| gIess and the New York Bar Association
I and delegations representing the New York
| Club and the Manhattan Club were present
! Tomorrow the remains will be exposed
| 10 public view at Utica from II to o'clock
| before thev are taken TO Calvary church
| where Rev. DR. Goodrich will preach the
| sermon at clock in the afternoon.