Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-21
In TRINITY CHAPEL.
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER THE REMAINS
OP ROSCOE CONKLING.
Simple Ceremonies at the HOuss-hOunfal Progress
to ths Ohurch-HhOusandS Fill the Building
and ThrOng the Sdswalks-Ths
Body Removed 10 Utica.

New YORK, April 20.-Funeral services
were held this morning in Trinity Chapel
over the remains Of Roscoe Conklipg.
From early morning dropping, rain-sod-
den flags, hanging at halfmast on the City
Hall, and numerous public buildings as
well as private, reminded the citizens Of
the metropolis that New York was to bid
farewell to-day to all that remains OF the
distinguished statesman whose presence
here had been 80 welcome to the citizens
The hour fixed for the funeral services
was 10 o'clock. Long before that hour
people began to gather in West Twenty
fourth street, and, standing ON the side
walk opposite the house in which Mr.
Conkling's body lay in it's coffin, silently
gszed at the windows of the room in which
he died. A detail of police formed line
on either side OF the stoop leading to the
house, and through the line there were per-
lO pd-S WHY thO ANAohA'NS sNAN
friends of Mr.. Conkling.
Shortly after 8 o'clock a plain hearse
and eleven carriages drove up to the door,
and from that time the police stationed at
either end of the block prevented business
wagons and other vehicles from driving
through. From the carriages descended
the pail bearers aud friends Of Mr.. Conk-
ling's family, who entered the house and
assembled to the room in which the body
Law. The lid which closed the face of the
dead statesman from view had been fasten-
ed in its place soon after the body was
placed in the casket AID was not removed.
On the coffin rested large bunch Of white
roses, lilies and imnOrtelles, whose
fragrance scented the air within the death
chamber. Below them was a large green
wreath, knOtted with purple rihbcns.
At 9:l5 O'Clock the cotlia was lifted from
the stands ON which it rested and borne
from the room
To THE WAITING ROOM
by the undertaker's assistants. Walking
on either side were the pall-besreTs, dressed
in black, and with broad white scarfs
draping their bodies from the shoulder to
the wrist. They were Judge Shipman,
Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, & l. NJ. Barlow,
Clarence A. Seward, MantOn Marble, Ssn-
ator John Z. Jones, Senator j. Don Cam
eron, Judge VIM. A. Wallace, Walter s.
Church and Isaac II. Bailey. They en-
tered the three carriages preceding the
hearse, and carriages and henrse slowly
moved up the street, while
the other carriages as slowly drew
up one by one in front of the house. In
to them entered Mrs. COnkling, supported
by Col. Frederick A. Conkling, the brother
of the deceased statesman; his daughter,
Mrs. Oakman, and her husband, Walter G.
Oakman; his niece and nephew, Miss
Laura Conkling and Alderman Conkling;
his nephews, Judge Alfred Conkling Coke
and Mr. Howard Conkliug; Col. Fred d.
Grant and his mother, Mrs L. S. Grant,
Mrs. jesse Grant and Mrs. u. S. Grant,
and their husbands and few other im-
mediate friends.
Immediately after the last carriage door
had closed on its occupants, the innelal
procession, simple and unostentatiOus ~
that of the hunblest citizen, - :. its i;s
short --
PROGRESS TO THE CHURCH
on the adjoining block. Led by carriages
containing the pnllbesrers, it passed 10
Trinity Chapel, on Twenty fth street, near
Broadway. One side of Twenty-fiith
street was already lined with carriages that
had conveyed TO the church numerous
friends Of Mr.. Conkling, who were already
seated in the church awaiting the begin
ming of the funeral ceremonies. Here, as
in Twenty y-iourth street, the sidewalks
we're crowded with people. The coffin was
taken from the hearse and borne into the
church by the undertaker's assistants 1t
was followed by the pallbearers and in
their turn slowly walked the wife, the
brother and other relatives and friends of
the dead Senator.
through the centre aisle of the chapel. The
huge organ pealed out its soft notes, and
the choir boys chanted 20, Paradise, o,
Paradise" Every seat in the chapel WIS
filed, and the aisles were crowded. On
the steps leading mp 10 the altar magnih'
cent floral offerings we're laid. The casket,
with its simple black covering, was placed
on the bier IN front OF the altar. Upon ii
were placed wreaths of immortelles and
lilies, together with punches Of white and
purple lilies.
Every one in the vast edifce remained
standing till the chant of the choir boys
was finished, and then bowed their heads
in prayer with the Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix,
who was the officiating clergyman.
THE SERVICES WE'RE SIMPLE,
and, contrary to expectation, no sermon
preached. The entire assemblage arose
after prayer and Joined in singing Rock
of Ages" This fiuishcd, TIE choir boys
rose and walked slowly down through the
aisle 10 the music of Fenton's chant, fol-
lowed by the undertaker's assistants, the
pallbearers and mourners. The friends
followed and the chants Of the choir boys,
who returned through the aisles, grew
fainter and fainter, until it seemed to die
away in soft whispering amen" and the
services in New York over the remains OF
the great statesman were brought 10 clOse.
The hearse, followed by the carriages
bearing the mourning relatives was driven
directly to the Grand Central Depot, where
a special train was in waiting TO convey the
remains to Utica.
Arrived at Utica.
UTICA, N. Y, April 2O.-The special
train bearing the remains of Roscoe Conk-
ling arrived in this city at 6:i5 this even
ing. The funeral will take place to-mor-
row at , p. IN.
President Dinsmnre Dying.