Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-21
,lMpLe WERE the SERVICES

Held Mt the Funeral Of the Great states.
man and Orator, Ex-senator Conkiing-
The Remains Tsksa to Utica-vsrbal
Messages of sympathy from President
Cleveland and Wife.
NEW YORK, April 2l.-Simple were the
funeral services over the remains OF the
great statesman. Roscoe Conkling, held in
this city yesterday.
The weather was damp and chilly, but il
did not deter thousands of people from sur
rounding the home Of the dead orator and
silently Watching the active ceremonies OF
the occasion and gazing upon the room IN
which he breathed his last.
On the coffin rested q large bunch OF
white roses lilies and immortelles, wh0ss
fragrance scented the air within the death
chamber. Below them was . large green
wreath. knotted with purple ribbons. The
lid which closed the face of the dead states
man from view had been fastened in its
place soon after the body was placed in the
casket, and was not removed.
The coffin was lifted from the stands en-
which it rested and was borne from the
room to the waiting hesrse by the under
takers assistants. Walking on either side
were the pall-bearers, dressed in black, and
with broad white s0arfs draping their
bodies from the shoulder to the waist. They
were Judge Shipman, Mayor Abram s.
Hewitt, 5. L. NJ Barlow, Clarence A. Sc
ward. Manton Marble, Senator John p.
Jones, Senator J. Don Cameron, Judge
William A. Wallace, Walter 8. Church and
Isaac II. Bailey.
Carriages followed containing Mrs Conk.
ling supported by the arm Of Colonel
Frederick A. Conkling, brother Of the de.
ceased statesman, his daughter, Mrs. Oak.
man, and her husband, Walter Oakman,
his neice and nephew, Miss Laura Conk-
ling, and Alderman Conkling; his nephews,
Judge Alfred Conkling Coke and Mr.. How
ard Conkling. Colonel Fred d. Grant and
his mother, Mrs. u. s. Grant, Mrs. Jesse
Grant and Mrs. U. s. Grant ir., and their
husbands, and few other immediate
friends.
The body was conveyed TO Trinity
Chapel on Twenty-fifth street. Every seat
in the chapel was filled and the aisles were
crowded On the steps leading up to the
altar, magnificent floral offering, were laid.
The casket, with its simple black covering,
was placed on the bier in front Of the altar.
Upon il were placed wreaths Of immortelles
and lilies, together with buDches OF white
and purple lilies Everyone in the vast
edifice 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 were simple and, contrary to
expectations, no sermon was preached. The
entire assemblage arose after prayer and
joined in singing Rock Of Ages"
After leaving the church the body was
taken to the Grand Central depot where .
train OF six Wagner palace cars stood await
ing The casket was placed in the buffet
car, which was almost filled with choice
6oral offerings
The train reached Utica at seven O'Clock,
and the remains were taken to the late resi-
dence of the deceased.
Secretary Fairehild was the bearer Of
warm verbal messages of sympathy and
coincidence to Mrs. Conkling from President
and Mrs. Cleveland. The Hon. A. C. Mil
Ter, of Utica, has charge of the arrange
ments there.