The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-21
THE LAST SAD RITES.
Ex-senator Roscoe COnkling
Laid to Rest.
FUNERAL AT UTICA, FRIDAY
French Afairs-The Pacific Roads
Minister PendIetOn Stricken
The ST. Louis Fire.
THE Conkiing Funeral.

New YORK, April 20.-The funeral
services were held this morning in
Trinity Chapel, over the remains OF
Roscoe Conkling. From early morning
a dropping rain, sodden flags hanging
at half mast on the City Hall and nu-
merous public buildings, as well as prl-
Vste, reminded citizens OF the metrop-
oils that New York was to bid farewell
to-day 30 all that remained OF the dis
tinguished statesman and Jurist.
The hour fixed for the funeral
services was 10 o'clock. Long
before that hour, people began to gather
in West L Wenty fourth Street. Shortly
before o'clock, plain hearse and
eleven carriages drove up to the door.
From the carriages descended the pail
bearers and friends of Conkling's
family, who entered the house and
assembled to the room in which the body
Law. On the coffin rested large bunch
of white roses, lilies and immortelIes.
Below them was a large green wreath,
knotted with purple ribbons. At 8 45
O'Clock, the coffin was lifted from the
stands on which it rested, and was
borne from the room to the wait
ing hearSe by the undertaker's
assistants. Waiting on the other side
were the pall-bearers, dressed in black,
and with broad white scarfs draping
their bodies from shoulder to the
waist. They were Judge Shipman,
Mayor Abram s. Hewitt, s. L. NJ.
Barlow, Clarence a. Seward, Manton
Marble, Senator John P. Jones, Senator
J. Don Cameron, Judge William A.
Wallace, Walter Church and Isaac II.
BaiI5y. They entered the three CIR
riages preceding the hearSe and the
carriages and hearse slowly moved up
the street, while other carriages as
slowly drew up one by one in front Of
the house. In them entered Mrs.
ConklIng, supported by the arm of
Colonel Fred A. Conkling; his daughter,
Mrs. Oakman, and her husband,
Walter j. Oakman, Col. Fred d. Grant,
and his mother, Mrs. U. S. Grant, Mrs.
Jesse Grant and Mrs. U. s. Grant, and
their husbands, and few other imme
date friends. Immediately after the
last carriage door had closed on its &C
cupanrs, the funeral procession, simple
and unostentatious as that of the hum
blest citizen, began its short progress to
the church on the adjoining block. At
the church the coffin was taken from
the hearse. II was followed by the pail
bearers, and in their turn slowly walked
the vile, brother and other relations
and friends Of the dead Senator.
Arriving at the church, which was
crowded, the coffin, with its simple
bier in front of the altar. Upon it
were placed wreaths of immortelles,
together with punches of white and
purple lilies. No sermon was preached.
The entire assemblage arose after the
prayer and Joined in singing Rock Of
Ages" This finished, the choir boys
walked slowly down the aisle to the
music OF "Felton's Chant" followed by
the pail bearers and mourDers. The
hearSe, followed by carriages bearing
the relatives, was driven directly to the
Grand Central depot, where a special
was taken for Utica.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, April 20.-The
Conk!iug funeral train left the Grand
Central depot, New York, at 1915. A
large delegation, who accompanied the
remains from the chapel, stood with
uncovered heads as it slowly bore away
from the great city all that is mortal of
the distinguished man she delighted in
honoring. The sane quiet token of re-
spect and reverence marked the passage
of the train through the pOpulous and
pretty villages along the Hudson,
where people gathered to see it pass.
Poughkeepsie was reached at 2.30
o'clock.
UREA, N. Y, April 2O.-A special
train, bearing the remains of Roscoe
Conkling, arrived at Gas this evening.
A large concourse of people assembled
in the vicinity of the depot. The
weather was pleasant. The casket was
transferred from the funeral car to the
hearse and FIVE carriages made up the
simple procession to the family resi-
dencs in Rutger Street. At the house
the casket was opened and the remains
were viewed by few intimate friends
of the family.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
at pm, in the Calvary Protestant
Episcopal Church. -..-... -.
The city is profusely decorated with
mourning emblems. Ali business places
will be closed during the funeral. The
city is filed up with prominent people
from abroad. At the residence this
evening, a detail, from the Twenty
eighth regiment, acted as guard of
honor.
President Cleveland has sent box of
rare and beautiful flowers from the
White House conservatory.