The sun., 1888-04-19
CONKLING'S DEATH.
zHE FUNERAL OF THE DEAD STATES
MAN TO TAKE PLACE TO-MORROw

lipr from Gov. HtI and Mnny Others In
the Denthbed-A Talk with Dr. Barker.
The funeral services over the body Of the
late Roscoe Conklinp will take place in Trinity
Chapel, in West Twenty-flfth street, at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. The Rev. DR.. Nor
gan Dix will read the burial service according
to the form OF the Episcopal Church, and the
Rev. DR.. Swope Of Trinity Chapel will assist.
Tho remains Of the dead ex-senator will be
taken to Utica by n special train. leaving the
Grand Central Station at noon. and stopping
only ut Albany on the way. Tho body will be
taken to Mr.. Conkling's former home in Rut-
gers place. Utica. and on Saturday afternoon
funeral services will be held in Calvary Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, where the rector, tho
Rev. A. b. Goodrich, will preach q funeral SER
mon. Tho interment will take place in Forest
Hill Cemetery.
The gentlemen who have been asked to servo
as pail bearers. most OF whom have already
signifed their acceptance OF the invitation, are:
Hamilton Fish. ex-Judge Shipman. Mayor
Hewitt. s. L. NJ. Barlow Clarence A. Seward.
Manton Marble. Senator John P. Jones OF Ne
vuda. Senator J. Don Cameron Of Pennsyl-
vania. Judge William A. Wallace, Walter 8.
Church. and Isaac Ii. Bailey. A special invita-
tion hns been issued to the doctors who at
tended Mr.. Conkling to be present at the
funeral services.
Mr. Conkling's remains will not be placed in
a coffin until this evening. The coffin, which
will be precisely similar to the one In which
Horatio Seymour was buried, will be covered
with plain black cloth and be unornamented.
save for raised cross upon Its upper surface.
DR.. Barker, who attended Mr.. Conkling dur
ing his Illness said yesterday to a reporter OF
The Sun: There were three things which
caused Mr.. ConklinR's death. First, an in
fiammatien which grow till 1t attacked the
primary centre OF the brain: second. the en-
feebled physical system Of Mr.. ConklinC. duo
to his buffeting with the blizzard. and lastly.
the fact that for days and nights Mrs Conkling
could get no sleep and consequent relief from
the racking pain. He died directly from sx-
haustion which brought on heart failure. The
extravasation OF blood into his lungs at the
last was caused by the heart failure. and did
not result in Mr.. Conkling's death by suffoca-
tion as some have thought. OF course.
back Of oil this was the meningitis as /
have so often explained. For the last two
or three days do not think Mr.. Conkling SUI
fered any pain. Enfeebled as his constitution
was. 1t yet enabled him to mako fight for life.
and tided him over one or two bad spells. The
last intelligent words he spoke were on Mon
day, whom his wound WAS being dressed. and
he said: Doctor, why do you let them doitT I
wish you would correct an absurd rumor that
after Mr.. Conklings death we found an alb
scess in his abdomen caused BY constipation.
There is nothing in that story at all; There
Sensters S to H body' a'P'' pef''''o op'A 'A' N"N
Senator Conkling died very peacefully, After
ally. He was entirely unconscious. At O'clock
s SsIg whsa KNIT hss
her husbands bedside. Mrs. Oak man knelt.
s!i1s g. ~ saa r. ieos ftSsd
rose presently from her kneeling position and;
seating herself in chair near the bed, buried
ss e. hsf as
utterly, and sl5 Pr; Anderton said' in whisper:
Many persons called at the house in Twenty
sympathy for Mrs. Conkiing. and many tele-
grams Of condo!ence were received. Gov. Hill
"'A0N 80 .''' ALBANY. N. Y April la
deeply the death Of
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Chauncey NJ. Depew telegraphed from Pough-
kespsie ON his way homo from Albany:
Please convey to Mrs. contlng and her daugh.s. my
s.s Sa q service viii iii Kindly .o
me. the proper directions will be given.
This came from Chicago to Mrs. ConklinG:
sa
Among many kilograms from Washington
ana 9m sh
srspSsd sna to Mp s. e1I'f E. M Barlow low
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Among othsrs tssgrams we're J;s Esesiysd from
James Iuddsn, Hugh Hastings. Henry Il. Pier
SON. and Mr. John Swin6nrIns Il.I OF Albany; @ from from
Of Utica % peeels from John Il. Starin. and from
lawyers. politicians. and bar associations all
Flags H over public buildings and the uptown
honor Of the dead ex;Ssnators memory, and
the big flag OF the New York Club OF which Mr..
Conkling was member. was conspicuously in
ssHss c5sS Rs esS s
court to the death OF Roscoe Conkling and.
after few words Of eulogy, asked Judge Wal
sss. ERs % sns recalled cSH M
Coskings early Of thirty years ;S asS
STAT 1p to tot the time fhe sf IN
n our association with him" said Mr.. Root.
energy OF early life. It has been our privilege
death brings rings am monrning to the IL bar Which even
in the zsnh Of his and influence 1t
Mr. Harrison Hoyt also spoke and Judge
Wallace, in adjourning the court, said:
Speaking for myself. feel the death OF
Roscoe Conkliae to be the loss OF a personal
friend, who has filled larger place IN my af-
and am utterly untitled 70 proceed with the
prosperity and In adversely. and no one who
did not know him ip adversely can appreciate
the nobility OF his character"
Mayor Hewitt said: l knew Mr.. Conkling In
tmateiy from the time he entered IT Co1Ersss
mental and physical G,naliiieations, III He loved
for his country first He hated all mean mean and and
hourly almost during the critical days when the
Electoral Commission project was PENDING; Hs
did his utmost to avert tho now civil war which
we believed was imminent. He helped me to get
ever every snag that we struck. do not think
that he believed that Hayes was elected. Possi-
bly, ho did believe It, but do not think he did.
I do, not believe he thought that Hayes
mission bin. do not believe hs voted for that
in. but because he believed 1t was for the best
interests of the country. He was man who