Telegram-herald., 1889-09-14
HONORED IN DEATH.
Fnasral AZ New York OF TIE Late
Congressman Cox
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NE3 lokK. sept is LonE before lc
oclo.k ul TIE koUrsssE sef he funersl
~ tie 4gs samuel Sullivan Cox. tAs
Erst Presbyterian Church. eorEeT o
fif.h avenue sud Twelfth street. be
san 70 r. VIII ilnstri0us uocfnefs
ana admirers Of ths dead staEss-
ul4a from ne humber ~4lks q LIE Tie
rsin p0are1 ir torrents tas whole morning
al 4 nasty WIND prevailed, bat as nOt
keep ths crowds away. Before the services
ssE&n tie church Wss niled and Il ~4s
psoSsszTy - close tns cS0Is leaving many
people O. The 01tslce-
Tie roral tributes g the departed were
unusually magnificent covering Tie entire
length OF tie altar With fTsgT aace and
beauty, and concsaling tie choir ard
usnsopt Among the most noticesbls
pieces was cross SIX feef hs1
Or stepaano-s, EOse-buas, tabs-resos
white Carnations. ~ eLI4s and lilies.
Inscribed oar Friend the gifs Of
the Bostoa Letter Carriers AssOeis-
ton The order q klks sen, an urn
composed of red ana white roses and
piLks The largest piece came from tho
lestor-carriers ot New York II Was Ia the
form or = huge envelope superscTtbed
Our Champion The Uaitec States life
saving service sent u large wreath The
Philadelphia letter-carriers sent large
floral pillow.
Atl0.eO a n the funeral oortegs ar
rived The line was; Grover Cleveland
and Vice President Morton. General w
T. Sherman and Judge Daley, M Ii
Northup ard John 4 Agnew, George
Hoadley and Douglas \ Taylor 5 J.
kimbell and George Francis Train. I'm
InediGtely behind came the bier borne by
John d OConnor. Mr. Hirshheld, NJ II.
Whalen. John Henry Mccarthy. j. J. Nor
ris. j. II Besshng. n. J. Kosrney and Henry
Bischoff
Sergeant-at-Arms J. p. Leedom, OF the
House OF Representatives, took charge OF
the ceremonies. Chaplin " h. Milburn,
OF tho House OF Representatives, ofacisted,
assisted by Rev T. Dewitt Talmage and
Rev DR.. DeonS Eight letter-car-
riers In full uniform occupied the
third seat from the front 10 the
left OF the casket and directly
In front of tae house servants and colored
valet OF Dir. Cox Following the voluntary,
the quartet choir sang: The Lord Is Ny
Shepherd" Then Rev. w. II, Milburn,
chaplain of the House OF Representa-
tires, recited selection from the 18th
Christ risen from the dead" The quartet
then sang the hymn: ''dow Firm Founda-
tion, Ye Saints OF tho Lord" At the end
OF tho hymn Rev. Milburn delivered an ad-
dress eulogistic OF the deceased. Rev De
Witt Talmage then spoke at length.
Among other things. he said:
"A wide. deep ohasm Is left when such a
man as tais dies. We sh all not see his like
again. Within the last few hours the lfe-sav-
ing service has saved the lives OF half hundred
drowning seamen. Here is the remains Of the
champion and promoter OF that grand enter
prise. Firm as q rock, artless as a child pure
as q woman, God endowed him with a wit,
a faculty OF mimicry seldom seen. There
IN our friends mirth no inuendoes. no sneers.
nothing inappropriate II he had died the next
minute. Goodbye, old friend OF many years,
Will rejoice together in the next world. OH
come down and meet Us 1T the shining gates
when our time comes 10 enter.
Dr. Deems then advanced to the casket
and read the burial service This was fol
lowed by the Lords prayer and the bene-
diction At twenty minutes after ii
o'clock the casket was borne out, preceded
by Sergeant-at-Arlns Leeds the Congress
sional Representatives, the Ietter-carriers
and pa'i-bearers. Thousands OF people
crowded the streets in front and around
the church. and when the casket was
borne out 10 the hearse. every head was
barred regardless Of the pouring rain May
prominent men, Geneaais Fitz John Porter
Sherman, Ewing, ex-President Cleveland, i,
Judge Daily, John J. Herman. Congressm an
Nc Carthy and others formed a double line
between which the relatives and friends of
the deceased passed from the church to the
carriage and FOL owed the remains to the
vault in Greenwood