The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-21
They Take Place In New York Be-
fore the Departure for Utica
People Gather in Great Numbers
About the Church.
The Procession beautifully Simple
and Unostentatlous.
The Ceremony ut the Church Very
Tender and Touching and Every
ono Felt the solemnity OF
tho Hour.

morning dropping, raiu-eoddcn flags hang
ing ut hali.mast ON the city hall and nu-
morous public buildings, ~ well M private,
reminded the citizens Of the metropolis
that New York was TO bid farewell today
TO all that remained OF the distinguished
statesman and jurist, whose presence hero
had been no welcome 10 the citizens.
Tho hour fixed for the funeral services
was 10 o'clock. Long before that hour
the people began TO gather ia West Twcn-
ty-iourth street, and standing on the side
walk opposite in which Mr. Conkling's
body lay in lis coffin, silently gaEed At tho
windows Of the room in which he died.
A detail Of police formed line on either
side OF the stoop leading TO the house, and
through the line there wcr permitted 10
pass only the relatives and friends OF MIR.
Conklng. shortly after o'clock a plain
hcarsc and eleven carriages drove up Ia
the door, and from that timc police sta
toned at either end OF tho block pro-
vented business wagons and other vehi-
clcs from driving through Prom thc ear
riagcs descended the ptll-hcafom aud
friends ui Mr. COnkliug's family, who en-
tered the house and asccndcd to the nom
in which the body Law. The lii which
closed the face oi the dcud statesman from
view had been fastened IN its place soon
after the body WIS received ia the casket,
and WIS not removed. TN the coffin r'stcd
n largo bunch Of white roses, lilies and Inn
moricllcs, whose fragrance scented the air
within tho death chamber iieloW them
was large green wreath knotlcd with
purple ribbons.
Al Glj o'clock the coffin WA liilod from
the stands on which II rested and Naf
borne from the room "a the waiting hcar-o
by the undprtnScr's assistants. Walking
ON either side were the pail bearers, dressed
In black AMI with broad white scarfs drap.
ing their bodies from the shoulder 10 tho
waist. They were Judv Shipnan Mayor
Ahram :. Hewitt :. 1. NJ. BARLOW,
Clarence A. seward, Manton Marble, sem
| alor John 4. Jones, senator !. Don. Cam
| cron, Judge Vim. A. Wallace, Walter y.
| Church and Isaac ". bailey. lhey cn-
| tcucd the three carriages ptcccdung the
hoarrc anl carriages and slowly moved up
the street, while eleven other carriages ~
slowly drrw up ono by one, IN front "a
the house. Ia them entered Mfs. COnk-
ling, supported by tho arm Of Col. Frd-
crick A. Conkling. the brother Of The de-
ceased statesman his daughter. ArA Oak
man. mud her husband. Walter q. OAK.
man his niece and nephew, Nil Laura
| Conkling and Alderman Conkliug; hia
ncphrws. Judge Alfred Conkling Coke
aud Mr. Howard C0nkling, Cot fWd. ~.
Grant and his mother, Mn. u. y. Grant;
Mis-. Jesse Grant and Mm. u. y. Grant
AMI their husbands, and few other int.
| mate friends
Immediately after the last carisgr door
had clo.ud 0n iis occupants, the funeral
procession. simple and unoSlentaiious ~
that 81 the hnmblcst citizen, began its
short progress 10 the chunh on tie adj
joining block. led by the carriages con-
tanning the pall.hcatcrs, Il passed To Trim
ity CHAPEL on Twcnty.fihh street, near
| RruadWny One sidcoi Twenty fifth slrcct
WIS already iillrd with carriages that had
conveyed ~ the church numerous friends
Oi MIR Conklut who worc already seated
| IN the church awaiting the beginning a
/ the funeral ceremonies. Here a. In
| Twenty fourth street, the sidewalks Wcro
crowded with people.
Slowly tie solemn prDrraainn walked
! through the ccn'rraislc Ut tic chapel. The
huge organ pralcl out n. soit notes and
| the choir bOys chlntcd 80 Paradise, ~
| Paradise" Every seat IN the cliupcl was
| filled, aud the ni,lCs wCrr crowded. On
| the steps leading Ia thc ulhu magnificent
nOril offerings wcrc laid. 1.iir caskct with
| ~ simple black covering eiis placed on
| the bier IN ffont ~ the altar Upon it
were PLACED wpuihs II iminouells aud
lilies. tnfrihrr with punches of white and
purple lilies.
Every one IN the vast ciillce rumained
standing till the chant 81 the choir
boys WIS finished and then bowed their
| heads In prayer with the Re, d. Morgan
| DiN, who wis tho oillrinilng clergyman.
| The services Wcrc simple amt contrary 10
expectations, no sermon WIS preached.
/ The rnlifo assmhlago arose after prayer
| aud Joined In singing "l,O,k Of Ages
\ This flushed, ihc choir BOYS r0so and
| walked slowly down through the aisle 10
/ the music of Fclton's chant followed by
| the undertakes assistants the pall-hcar-
| cfs and thc m0ufncn The friends iol-
I lowed, and the chants Ol The choir boys,
| who returned through thg side sislcH, grow
/ fainter aud fainter until u Aumcd 90 lilo
/ away into "a r1n whispering amen, and tho
| services In New York over thu remain, OF
tho great statesman were brought %
! close.
After leaving the church The route ~ tho
/ funeral cortcgc lay through lWcniy-hith
street 10 Filth avenue, 10 tory.ionrth
street, and thence In the depot The dun,
heavy laden misty rain was Ealing steadily
aud drove the greater portion OF the as
| srmblcd thrung Indoors. train Of ak
/ Wagner palace ears stood in waiting along
side the Western platform. AZ u o'clock.
the procession reached The Grand Central
depot. The iiml carriages contained mo
family aud intimate friends
The caskct WIS placed IN the buffet ear
which was almost filled with choice ilorh
offerings. Secretary faiichild was tho
bearer Of warm verbal mcsnrcs OF SYM
patty and coincidence g. hn.. Conkling
iron prrsidcnt aud Mns. Cleveland. The
Hon. 4. G. Miller. Of utica; las ch,aIgc o,
The ARRANGEMENTS thcrr The train VIII
n1rh utira AT d " O'Clock Tho Umains
Will be- iakcu 10 the late rcsidrnco Of tho
deceased gentleman, on lG'srJ street,
where the ROMANS viii lc unlil iomof-
row, when the hnal services Nil take
place al o'clock The l,c,. a u. h0Vd'
] titl Wiu ulligiatO.