River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-04-26
A LAsT IRIRuTE.
Thousands Gather In Trinity Chapel, New
YorI. to Witness the Brief but Impress
sivs Services Over the Remains of the
Late Roscoe COukIIng.


sive Services Over the Remains of the
Late Roscoe Coukling.
NEw YORK. Aprh 21-FuneTal services
we're held in Trinity Chapel over the re-
mains of Roscoe Conkling. From
early morning dropping rain. sodden
nags, hanging AT half n1ast, on the
city hall and numerous public Buildings
as well as private. reminded the citizens
OF the metropolis that New York was TO rid
farewell to all that remained of the 0is-
tingushei statesman and jnrist whose
presence here had been SO welcome
10 the citizens The hour fixed for
the funeral services was 10 o'clock
Long before that hour people be-
gan 10 gather in West Twenty
fourth stree and. standing on the side
" TX opposite the hous in which Mr.
Conkling's body lay in its coffin, silently
gazed at the windows of the room in which
he died detail OF police formed line
on either side OF the stoop leading 10 the
house, and through the Inc there were
permitted TO pass Only relatives and
friends of Mr. COnkling. shortly after
O'Clock PLATA hearse and eleven carriages
drove up TO the door. and from that time
police stationed ut either end of the
block prevented business wagons and
other vehicles from driving through.
FROM the carriages descended the pail
bearers and friends OF Mr. Conkllns's
family, who entered the house and as
cended 10 the room in which the body lay.
The lid which closed the face of the dead
statesman from view, had been fastened
in its place soon af .er the body was re-
ceived III the casket and W. not removed
On the coffin rested large bunch OF white
roses, lilies and immortelies whose fra
GRANGE scented the cir within the death
chamber Below them was n large green
wreath, knotted with purple ribbons
9.45 o'c Ock the coffin was lifted from
the stands on which it rested AMI was
borne from the room 10 the waiting hearss
by the undertaker's assistants Walking
on either side were the pail bear
ers. dressel in black, and with
broad, white carts draping their
bodies from the shoulder to the waist
They We're Judge Shipman, Mayor Abram
s Hewitt 4 l. NJ Barlow. Clarence 4
Seward, Mantou Marble. Senator John L.
Jones, Senator J. Don Cameron, Judge
William A Wallace, Walter = Church
and Isaac H. Bailey They entered
the three carriages preceding :he
hearse and carriages. and the hearse
slowly novel mp the street white
ali other carriages as slowly drew
up one by one in front of the
house Into one Of them entered Mrs Conk-
ling. supported by the arm Of Colonel
Fred A Conklng, the brother Of the de-
ceased statesman. mis- daughter, Hrs
Oakman. an diner husband, Walter &. Oak
man: his niece and nephew, Miss Laura
Conkling, AMI Alderman COnkling; his
nephews Judge Alfred Conkling Coke and
Mr. Howard Conkling; Colonel fred d.
Grant and his mother. Mrs L. : Grant;
Mrs. Jesse Grant and Mrs L. s. Grant, il.
and their husbands, and few other tmme-
diate friends
Immediately after the last carriage
door had closed ON its occupants. the
funeral process. on, simple and unostenta-
tious as that OF the hombiest citizen, be-
gan its short progress to Tire church on
the adjoinin. block Led by the carriages
containing the pall-be irers, it passed to
Trinity Chapel on Twenty-fifth street.
near Broadway One side OF Twenty-ffth
street was already lined with carriages that
had conveyed to the church numerous
IL ends of Mr. COnkling, who were already
seated in tn, church awaiting the begin
ming % the funeral ceremonies. Here. a.
in Twenty-fJdrth street. the sidewalks were
crowded wiki people.
The coffin was taken from the hearse
and Iorne into the chuIch by the urder-
takers assistGD.s 1t was followed BIZ the
pall-bearers, and in their turn slowly
walked the wife the brother and other
relatives ard friends of the dead SEN
ator.
Slowly the solemn procession walked
through the center aisle of the ehape-. The
huge organ peaIed out its soft notes and
the choir boys cbanted % Paradise.
o Paradise Every seat IN tie chapel
was fiI.eJ and the asies were
crowded On the steps leading up to
the altar magnificent iOrJ offerings were
laid The sket with its simple black COW
sring was piaCsl on the II in front OF
the aIt;t Upon it were placed wreaths
of immor;c,les and lilies, together with
lunches OF u lite and purple lilies.
Every one in the vast edifiCc remained
standing till the chant of the choir boys
was finished. and then bowed Their heads
in prayer O. Rev Morgan Dix. who was
the officiating clergyman. Ths services
were simple, aud, contrary TO expectation,
no sermon was preached
The entire assemblage arose 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 Fenton's chant
followed Ey the undertaker's as
sis.ants, thc pall-bearers and the
mourners The friends followed, and the
chants OF the choir boys who returned
through the side aisles grew fainter and
fainter. until il seemed TO die away in a
soft whispering 'Amsn, and the seryic s
in New York over the remains OF the great
statesman wsre brought 10 close
The heafsc, fp4owed by the carriages
bearing the mo.ruiug relatives, was driven
direct to the Grard Central depot. where a
special train was waiting to convey the re-
mains to Utica, where the hnal services
will be held.
The casket was pi7ced in the buffet car.
which was almost flltd with cho SO floral
offerings Secretary F-irc..nd was the
bearer of warm verbal messages OF sympa-
thy and coincidence 10 Mrs Conkling from
President and Mira Clevelan4.