The evening world., 1889-09-13

THE SCENE IN TWELFTH STREET.
Twelfth street house in a superb cnsket. The
still face seemed TO hive the vestige Of
smile c~linging 10 the pallid lips. and around
his head clustered the gentle lily of the
valley, while the lower half of the open
casket was n mass of warmly glowing roses.
In the front room Rev. DR.. Talmage
talked in n subdued tone with Rev. Mr.. Mil
burn, tho blind Chaplain of the House of
Representatives. Gen. w. L. Sherman.
courtly and digniticd, greeted ice-President
Levi ?. Morton and ex-President Grover
Rev. Mr.. Deems, of the Church of the
Strangers. was there. and Gen. Tom Ewing,
Col. John A, Cockerill, of The WORLD. s.. l.
Kimbail. Superintendent Of the Life-Saving
Service. who was n sort of master OF cere-
monies, job L. Aguew and several others.
Outside u long line of carriages we're strung
along Twelfth street, the patient cahbles sit
ting stolidly in their boxes and glistening
macklntoshes. and the stoops of all the
houses between University place and Fifth
avenue having each it's contingent of half
reverential, ha,f curious, lockers on.
At 10 the remains were removed to the First
Presbyterian Church, Fifth avenue. near
Twelfth street.
Capt. Anthony Allaire, with a body of
policemen, guarded the sacred edifce.
First to enter the church were the honor
airy pallbearerF, in the following order: Vice
President Morton, ex-President Grover
Cleveland. E. J. Kimball. Superintendent of
the Life Saving Service and Admiral Frank
lin, U. S. N: Judge DAILY and Gen. W. 7.
Sherman; ex-Gov. George Hoadley Of Ohio
and Supreme Justice Fuller; Gen. Thomas
Ewing and John p. Agnew: Col. John A.
Cockerill and Edward Cahill. esq.
Then came the silver-hnndled casket. up
horne on the shoulders of the body-bearers.
They we're Nicholas j. Kenney. W. J. Hirsch-
field, Michael j. Whalen, John u. O'Con-
nor, James Breslin and James j.. Norris.
Immediately behind the remains was the
relict Of the deceased, clinging TO the arm of
his brother. His niece and nephew followed.
and the other relatives of the deceased and of
Mrs. Cox.
They were Gen. Meigs, ex-Goy: Beck. of
Kentucky Mr.. Newsom. 5. H. Kauffmann,
NJ. H. Northrup. Congressman Joseph II.
Cultivate, Col. Lewis Baker, of MINNESOTA !;
Washington Mclean and Douglas Taylor.
Then came eight letter carriers, represent
ing the gratitude Of a Woodworking body of
public servants, who had been the recipients
of the dead mans generous zeal.
A perfect screen of the most elaborate
floral tributes graced the sanctuary front.
Among them was an offering from the Letter.
Carriers Association, of Boston.
There were addresses by Revs. Milburn,
Talmage aud DIR. Deems,
Tn Ohio Society. representatives, of the
letter. Carriers Association of New York
City aud of the National Letter Carriers As
ISOLATION, Steinwehr Post 1872. G. A. r.. the
Steckler Association and several other So
~cieties.
Among those present were: Mayor Grant,
Recorder Smyth. .ex-Mayor Hewitt. Cham
berlain Croker, Gen. Fitz-John Porter, Gen.
Martin Mcmahon. Police Justice German.
ex-Congressman Gen. Floyd King. Orlando
b. Potter. e~x-Judge Peabody, ex-Alderman
Gillon. ex-Commissioner John j. Morris.
Gen. Swnyne. Gen. Spinola. Wilson
&. Hunt. Cunning =. Bedford, Electric
COMMISSIONS Glbbens. u. S. District Attor-
ney Gross, Hosea Perkins, ex-Deputy Sheriff
Stevens. ex-Surrogate Calvin, George
Francis Train. Maurice F. Hoolahan, Nevdon
NJ. P~rouajian opd msny, others. .
After the services the body was removed to
Greenwood Cemetery, followed by q cortege
of carriages.