Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-21
Another Account.
TBy telegraph

No funeral of late years in this city, with
the possible exception of that of Senator
Miller, has been attended by as large a
crowd as that OF Charles Crocker to-day.
Nothing but good words respecting him
was heard in the immense throng that sur
rounded the approaches to the church
during the funeral services, and these from
a crowd composed Of persons in every con
dition Of life-from the toiler on the streets
to the millionaire who, having arrived late,
was denied the privilege of entering the
church.
Those who appeared 10 grieve most, how
ever, were the employees of the Southern
Pacific Company, and among these the
colored servitors were loudest in their ex-
pressions of sorrow for themselves and
coincidence for the bereaved family.
MANY AND VARIOUS
Were the subtertuges used 10 enter the
church, and had the occasion been anything
else but funeral, the police would IN
doubtedly have had hard time repelling
those who had set their heads upon being
spectators of the scene. Women sought
admission on the ground that their has
bands were in the employ of the railroad
company, or they were acquainted with
some members Of the family, while large
number of the stronger sex claimed to be
employees of some of the different branches
Of the railroad, and others attempted to gain
al entrance by representing themselves as
members of the staff Of some of the city
dailies. To all, however, the same answer
was returned-that the church contained
all it could conveniently hold, and that in
gress was impossible Some few managed,
during the services, TO elude the vigilance of
the officers and enter, and appeared per-
fectly contented to stand in the outer cor
rldors and crane their necks in vain at
tempts to look over the heads of those who
| preceded them. To these seeing was inpos-
sible, and the voices of the speakers were
inaudible, while even the notes of the organ
and of the singers were subdued. Those
who remained outside waited patiently for
| TIE coBTEeE
To emerge from the church, and passed
the time in pointing out notables on
the sidewalks and in carriages. The
two who appeared to have the most
charms for the crowd were Judge
Hoffman and ex-senator Fair. The lat
ter sat during the church service in
an open carriage on Mason street. In the
church one thing was particularly notice
| hat vuoo hot 1c
the psll-bearers with the coffin the con-
gregaheR maintained perfect silence and
refrained from turning round to watch the
procession move up the aisle. As Mrs.
Crocker appeared, leaning on the arm of
Colonel Fred Crocker, there was subdued
hum, but it died away as quickly as it
commenced. Mrs. Crocker was heavily
yeiled, and although it could be seen that
she was deeply affected, still she main
tanned semblance of composure that was
truly wonderful under the circumstances.
At the close of the services, and after the
coffin had been
BORNE FROM THE CHURCH
And the mourners and the majority of
those who had been spectators had left,
quite number of the crowd that had
waited so patiently, assembled the steps and
viewed the few funeral decorations and
floral pieces which were being placed in ex-
press wagons for transportation to the
cemetery. Some of these floral designs
were SO large that it was impossible to take
them into the church BY the side door, and
they had to be carried in and out of the
main entrance. The loose flowers and
scraps of vines that fell from designs were
picked up By those in the church and
carried away as momentoes of the occasion,