The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-12
A LAST TRIBUTE.
Thousands Gather in Trinity Chapel, New
Yor'-, to Witness. the Brief but Impress

e. NEW YORK, April Z1.-Funeral services
were held in Trinity Chapel over the re-
mains of Roscoe Conkling From
curly morning dropping rain. sodden
flags, hanging at half-mast, on the
city hall and numerous public buildings
of the metropolis thai New York was to hid
farewell to- all that remained OF the .ls-
tinguished Statesman and jurist whose
presence here had been so welcome
TO- the citizens. The hour fixed for
the funeral services was 10 O'Clock.
Long before that hour people be-
gan to. gather in West Twenty
fourth street, and, standing on the side
walk opposite the house in which Mr.
Conkling's body lay in its coffin, silently
gazed at the windows OF the room in which
he died. A detail of police formed a line
on either side of the stoop leading 10 the
house, and through the line there were
permitted to pass only relatives and
friends of Mr.. Conkling Shortly after 3
o'clock a plain hearsc and eleven carriages
drove up to the door, and from that time
police stationed at 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. Conkl .ng's
cended to the room in which the body lay.
The lid which closed the face of the dead
! Statesman from view, had been fastened
III its place soon after the body was re-
celved in the casket and wes not removed.
On the coffin rested large bunch of White
roses, lilies and immortelies whose fra
GRANGE scented the air within the death
chamber Below them was a large green
wreath, knotted with purple ribbons.
At $40 O'Clock the coffin was lifted from
the stands on which it rested and was
borne from the room to the waiting hearse
by the undertaker's assistants Walking
on either side We're the pail bear
e1s, dressed in black, and with
broad, white scarfs draping their
bodies from the shoulder to the waist
They were Judge Shipman, Mayor Abram
S. Hewitt. S. L. NJ. Barlow, Clarence A
Seward, Manton Marble. Senator: John ?.
Jones, Senator ]. Don Cameron, Judge
William A. Wallace, Walter s.. Church
and Isaac H. Bailey They entered
the three carriages preceding the
hearse and carriages, and the hearse
slowly moved up the street, while
all 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. Conkl!ng the. brother of the de-
ceased statesman, his daughter, Mrs
Oakman. an dher husband, Walter G. Oak
man; his niece and nephew. Miss Laura
Conkling, and Alderman Conklinc: his
nephews Judge Alfred ConkIing Coke and
MIR. Howard CorkIing; Colonel tretl d.
Grant and his mother, Mrs: T. S. Grant;
Mrs. Jesse Grant and Mrs q. s. Grant Jr.
and their husbands, and a few other imme-
diate friends.
Immediately after the last carriage
door had closed on ia occupants, the
funeral procession, simple and unostentn-
tious as that OF the humbles5 citizen, be-
gan its short progress to the church on
the adjoining block. Led by the carriages
containing: the. pall-tearers, it passed TO
Trinity Chapel ON Twent y-ffth street,
near Broadway. One side OF Twenty-ftth
street Was already lined with carriages that
had conveyed to the church numerous
friends Of MI. Conkling, who We're already
seated in the church awaiting the Begin
ming of the funeral ceremonies Here, as
in Twen'y-fourCh street. the sidewalks were
crowded with people
The coffin was taken from the hearse
and borne into the church by toe Under
takers assistants. It was followed H.; the
pall-bearers, and in their turn slowly
walked the wife. The brother and other
relatives and friends of the dead SEN
atOr.
Slowly the solemn procession walked
through the center aisle OF the chapel The
huge organ pealed out its soft notes and
the choir boys chanted 80 Paradise.
Paradise" Every seat in the chapel
was filled and the asles were
crowded On the steps leading up to
hn al Tor.
laid. The caslze5 with it's simple black cov-
ering was placed on the liAr in front Of
the altar. Upon it were placed wreaths
OF immortelIes and lilies, together with
punches OF white and purple lilies
Every one in the vast editice remained
standing till the chant of the choir bows
was finished, and then bowed their heads
in prayer with Rev. Morgan Dix, who was
the officiating clergyman. The services
were simple, and, contrary to expectation,
no sermon was preached
The entire assemblage arose after PRAYER
and Joined in singing "Rock of Ages. :"
This finished, tie choir boys rose and
walked slowly down through the
aisle to the music of Fentons chant.
followed by the undertaker's as
sstants, the 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 it seemed to die away in a
soft whispering sAmen," and the services
in New York over the remains of the great
statesman were brought to- close
The hearse, followed by the carriages
bearing the mourning relatives, was driven
direct to the Grand Central depot, where a
special train was waiting to convey the re-
mains to Utica, where the final services
will be held
The casket was placed in the buffet car.
which was almost filed with choice floral
offerings Secretary Fairchild was the
bearer OF warm verbal messages Of sympa-
thy and coincidence to Mrs Conkling. from
President and Mrs Cleveland
SAN DlEGO'S BIG DAM COMPLETED.
II Is the Largest in This Country and Cost
49, Sill Nearly Million.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, April 21.-The compile
ton OF the great Sweetwater dam and Ma