The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21
THE CONKLING OBsEQUIEs.
Religious Services in New York Over the Re-
mains Of the Dead Statesman.

NEW YORK April 20.-Funeral services were
held to-day in Trinity Chapel over the remains
of Roscoe Conkling. From early morning,
dropping, rain-sodden flags, hanging at half
mast on the City Hall and numerous public
buildings, as well as private, reminded the citi
zens Of the metropolis that New Y ork was to
bid farewell to-day to sll that remained of the
distinguished Statesman and jurist whose
presence here had been so welcome to the citi-
zens. 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 Oh the sidewalk opposite the house
in which Mr. Conkling's body lay in its coffin.
silently gazed at the windows of the
room within 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 permitted to pass only tho
relatives and friends of Mr.. Conkiing. Shortly
after o'clock plain hearse and eleven carria-
ges drove up to the door, and from that time the
police stationed at either end of the block pre-
vented business wagons and other vehicles from
driving through. From the carriages descended
the pail bearers and friends of Mr.. Conkling's
family, who entered me house and assembled TO
the room in which the body lay. The lid which
closed the face of the dead statesman from view
had been fastened in its place soon after the
body placed in the casket. and was not re-
moved. On the coffin rested large bunch of
white roses, lilies and immortelles, whose fra
r.
Below them was large green wreath, knotted
with purple ribbons. AT 9:A5 o'clock the
coffin was lifted from the stands
which it rested and was borne
from the room to the waiting hearse by the
dertaker's assistants Walking on either side
were the pall-bearors, dressed in black. with
broad white scarfs draping their bodies from
the shoulder to the waist. They We're: Judge
Shipman, Mayor Abram S. Hewitt S. l.. NJ.
Barlow, Clarence A Seward, Manton Marble,
Senator John T. Jones, Senator D. Don Cameron.
Judge VIM. A. Wallace, Walter S. Church and
Isaac Ell Bailey. They entered the three
riages preceding the hearse. and carriages and
the hea rse slowly moved mp the street. while
the eleven other carriages slowly drew up.
one by one, in front of the house. In them en-
tered Mrs. Conkling, supported by the arm of
Col. Frederick A Conkling, the brother Of the
deceased statesman, his daughter, Mrs. Oak
man. and her husband, Walter G. Oakman; his
niece and nephew, Miss Laura Conkline and
Alderman Conkling; his nephews, Judge Alfred
Conkling Coke and Mr.. Howard Conkling;
Col. Fred Grant and his mother, Mrs. U. s.
Grant; Mrs. Jesse Grant and Mrs. y. S. Grant,
jr., and their husbands. and few other intimate
friends Immediately after the last carriage
door had closed on it's occupants, the funeral
procession simple ard transformations as that of
the humblest citizen, began it's short progress
to the church on the adjoining block. Led by
the carriages containing the pall-bearers, it
passed to Trinity Chapel on Twsnty-ffth street,
near Broadway. One side of Twenty fifth street
already lined with carriages that had con-
veyed to the church numerous friends of Mr..
Conkllng, who were already seated in the church
awaiting the beginning of the funeral
monies. Here, as in Twenty-fourth street. the
sidewalks were crowded with people. The coffin
church by the undertaker's assistants.
1t was followed by the pall-bearers.
and in their turn slowly walked
the wife. the brother and other relatives and
friends of the dead Senator. 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 20 Paradise,
o Paradise"
Every seat in the chapel was filed and the
aises were crowded. On the steps leading up to
the altar magnificent floral offerings laid
The casket. with its simple black covering. was
placed on the bier in front of the altar. Upon it
were placed wreathes of immortelles and lilies.
together with bunches of white and purple violets
Every one in the vast edfice remained standing
till the chant of the choir boys was finished and
then bowed their heads in prayer with the Rev.
Morgan Dix, who was the officiating clergyman.
The services were simple. and, contrary to ex-
pectation, no sermon was preached. The entire
assemblage after prayer and joined in
singing 9Rock of Ages" This finished. the
choir boys and walked slowly down through
the aisle to the music of Feiton's chant, followed
by the undertakers assistants, the pall-bearers
and the mourners. The friends followed, and
the chant of the choir boys, who returned
through the side aises, grew fainter and fainter
until 1t seemed to die away into a soft, whisper
ing amen, 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 di-
rectly TO the Grand Central Depot. where
special train was waiting to convey the remains
TO Utica, where the final services will be held.
Utica, n. Y. April 20.-The special train
bearing the remains of Roscoe Conkling arrived
IN this city at 6:45 this evening. large con-
course OF people had assembled III the vicinity
OF the depot The casket was transferred frem
the funeral car 10 the hearse, and it and five
carriages made up q simple procession to the
family residence. AT the house the casket was
opened. and the remains were viewed by q few
iutimats friends of the family The funeral
will take place tomorrow, at P. NJ in the Cal
vary Protestant Episcopal Church Rev A B.
Goodrich. ID. D., officiating The city is pro-
fusely decorated with mourning emblems, and
the sentiment of sorrow is as sincere as it is
general All business places will be closed
during the funeral The city is filing up with
prominent people from abroad. At the resi-
1ence this evening, detail from the Twenty
eighth Separate Company Capt Joaeph II. Rem
ner. acted as a guard of honoe. President
Cleveland has sent box Of rare and beautiful
flowers from the White House conservatory.