New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-19
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
SORROW AT Nh. ocNKLrSe's DEATH.

THE FAMILY.
ou,et absolute quiet reigned yesterday morn
,nc near the scene Of Roscoe Con<lings death, in
a.. Hoffman House. The hustle Of the night
,,.sore had made room for an oppressive silence
,rhich was almost over-awing In its solemnity.
The crowd Of anxious questioners, who had lined
the eurbstone before the house and in whispers
had sought information as to the patients con-
a,t;on had dispersed The score or more OF re-
norters, who for more than q week had watched
the progress of the fatal Illness had been scattered
No one looked anxiously for one Of the attendants
~ the sick room for an linking Of what had oo-
,urred during the night Death had left its mark
.na all. however interested, were compelled to be
resigned
Tn the rear room Of the second floor of No. 0
west Twenty-fourth-st., the room in which the
.Y.senator's nearest relatives had watched the
snproach of death Oh the couch on which he had
tossed in the agony of his pain, lay al that re-
NAMED of Roscoe ConlSling. The face Of the dead
statesman was calm, and showed no marked traces
n thu suffering which had distorted it during the
DAYS Of decline All in ALL the body was not re-
aueed from it's normal proportions to such degree
as "a detract from its well-known stature.
When the rays of the warm spring sun dispersed
sbe dewy haze which lowered over the city,
scores Of flags at half-mast betokened
tbe mourning which Mr.. Conklings untimely
seath had occasioned. On City Hall Square and
Newspaper Row, especially, the universal display
II the lowered National flag in honor of the dead
ttstemans memory was noticeable This marx
If respect was shown, among others, by The
TRIBUNE The STAR" The Herald The
World The Mail and Express" The Sunday
Mercury and Devlin 81 Co.
EMBALMING THE BODY.
Al ~ Hoo4 h hrOly NJ
about o'clock by the arrival of S H. Bevins, the
undertaken, and several assistants, who at once
proceeded to embaln the body. After they had
doue this they laid out the body in the same
room, where it will remain until this afternoon.
NJ Bevins consulted Judge Coke and Alderman
Conkling regarding the details of the funeral,
and shortly after noon gave his order for the
coffin, which will be completed this morning.
1t is being made of the finest red CEDAR and Will
be covered with plain black broadcloth On the
lid will be raised cross cut out of the wood. and
also covered with black. The coffin is q counter
part Of that In which Mr.. Conklings brother-in-
law, Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour, was buried.
A preliminary funeral service will be held IN
Trinity Chapel in Twenty ffth-st., near Broadway,
tomorrow morning at 20 o'clock The Rev. DR..
Morgan Dix viii oficiate. Immediately after the
exercises, the body win be taken to the Grand
train placed at the disposal of the family by
Chsuncey NJ Depew. In Utica it will lie in state
saturday morning, and in the afternoon, at
o'clock, the final ceremonies will be conducted
at Calvary Church by the Rev. Dr.. A. Il. Good
rich. The body will then be buried In the family
pot in Forest Hill Cemetery, The following
have been invited TO act as pallbearers: 5. L. NJ.
Barlow, Senator Cameron, Mayor Hewitt, Hamu-
ton Fish, Isaac IL. Bailey, Judge Shipman, Clar-
once A. Seward, Manton Marble, Senator John T.
William Il Wallace and Matter y.
Drs. Barker Sands, AndeIton and Hartley have
been specially invited TO the funeral
During the greater part Of the day Mrs. Conk-
ling and Mrs. Oalman her daughter, were alone,
Judge Coke and Alderman Conlxling being busy
with the funeral details. Dr. Barker called at
reporter: My successive bulletins of the condi..
the case. They show ~hat he died not from the
hAustion Of his vital forces. We have performed
no autopsy because il was unnecessary havo
nothing to add to my daily reports report CALLED durry
the day and to reporter stated that for severa .
months he had desired te get Mr. 0on't1g to SIT
oil painting, and, in fact the only picture o. him
extant is a photograph taken by Brady OF Wash;
ngOp more than s t~Mshy yeS ago agreed TO SIT
for Mr. Carpenter, who had been commissioned
30 make portrait by John Russell Young, The
painting was never begun, and the artist VIII now
attempt portrait from the portrait mentioned
and from memory.
SYMPATHY FROM HUNDREDS OF SOURCES.
During the day hundreds Of kilograms arrived
for Mrs. Conkling and other members of the
family. Among them were these:
Chicago, Ill, April 1s
Mrs Roscoe COnklng
As personal friend Of your husband, 1 sympathize
with you and yours in your great sorrow.
w o. GRESHAM.
Washington April 1s.
Mrs Roscoe Conkling.
As an old admirng friend of your amented husband,
rrieve at untely DEATH which is such loss to your
a.n and TO his country. NJ. ROMERO,
Minister from Mexico
Washington, April b.
Please express 70 Mrs Conklng and her daughter my
,eep heartfelt sympathy in their rreparaole loss and
my TO them that VIII attend the funeral OF Mr. conklng
J. DONALD CAMERON
Albany, April 49,
Mrs Roscoe oOnkling.
The people Of the State deeply the death of one
whom they highly hOnored both in his ocis position
personal sympathy DAVID B. HILL
Senate Chamber; Washington. April Is.
Mrs Roscoe Conklng.
i. is with profound sorrow the tdings of
The death Of your distinguished husband You mourn
not alona Your great will be felt by the Nation.
the State and his many personal friends
JOHN l. MCPHERSON.
Harrisburg, Penn, April Is.
Mrs. Roscoe Conklng.
beg 70 tender you for myself. and on behalf OF many
who suffer YOU deep and Encere sympathy on the
treat loss which has couded your e and brought gloom
Ind sorrow the whole country.
JAMES A. BEAVER
Governor OF Pennsylvania.
Poughkeepsie April 1s.
Judge A. c. Coke.
Please convey TO Mrs. Conkng and her daughter my
enderest syupahies II any facilities the NewYork
Central can be Of service, and you viii kindly notify
ne the proper directions will be given.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW.
Other kilograms Of coincidence were received from
the Rev Dr. A. T. Goodrich Utica; Joseph Is.
Carr, Albany; @ M Dennison, Utica BENJAMIN
Ehrman, CINCINNATI Cinelnnan Bar Ass2ca Hn
Utca b. +. Bulger, Utica; p J.
Wardner, Cleveland, Ohio; A, Pad
dock, Washington; Hugh Hastings Albany John