The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1890-01-03
GRADY LAID TO REST.
THE MOST IMPOSING FUNERAL
ATLANTA EVER SAW.
Sixty Thousand Persons Along the Line
OF the PrOcessiOn--Simple Yet Impress
sive Services in Church.

Sixty Thousand Persons Along the Line
OF the ProcessiOn--SimpleY Yet Impress
sive Services in Church.
From the New York World
ATLANTA, Ga Dec. 25-The light of
doors of the Grant vault were closed upon
the remains OF Henry W Grady. Strong
men were weeping and women and chill
dren gave way to their feelings. The
work of draping the city began Oh Mon
day Immense folds of white and black
hung from whole streets, The florists
wit was exhausted in the effort to get up
designs expressive of grief. The dead ed
itOrS room in the Constitution Office was
draped by loving hands Folds of Grape
hang in festoons along the walls. held up
~ buttons Of black and white. The chair
IN which Mr.. Grady once sat was draped,
while the pad upon which he wrote was
placed carelessly upon it, just as though
the occupant had stepped out for mo-
ment The editorial table was just as Mr..
Grady had left it, with letters, kilograms,
pamphlets and books all in confusion.
While looking at this table The World cor
respondent was tempted to turn over sew
eral of the manuscripts. and in doing so
found the key to Mr. Grady's character.
The first letter, dated in November last,
was from town in Georgia, and began:
MIR. GRADY: You are great, grand man
in the city. | am poor little girl in the
country. | feel that you will listen to q
little girl. My father teaches school, but
cannot collect money. Could you help him
70 get place and will pray for you
The next letter bore date from North
Carolina and started thus:
You are friend of the poor and the
weak. l know a man he~e who is being
crushed by strong men. He has nothing,
and unless you speak up for him he has no
other friend.
The third letter was from neighboring
city. 1t began:
DEAR Mr.. GRADY: have never met you,
but your picture shows a good face and
your speeches show good heart. | am a
printer, marrieC with children, and poor
Can you help me to get a situation?
The postmark showed that Mr. Grady
had received it on the day of his depart
ure for Boston. On the back, written in
pencil, were the words:
HENDERSON: Please help this man for me-
| He needs 1t.
And thus the letters, picked up at ran
dom, read, showing his reputation for
/ helping the poor, and that he really did
! help them. These were the people who
mourned his death, and these We're the
reasons why he was mourned. on the
same table was found a printed subscrlp
| ton list for a monument to jefferson Da-
Wis. This was the last work in which Mr..
Grady was engaged. There was opposi
/ ton to the monument on the part of some
persons Jealous of the great editors inhu
ence, who fought to kill the movement by
suggesting that the monument TO Davis
/ should 60 to Richmond
mo. answered Mr.. Grady I'VE will
build it here and we will build it 50 high
-. l. g n
While Mr. Grady was in Boston he was
elected President Of the Davis Monument
al Fund. He came back to find the blanks
| ready. but his death stopped the work,
and yesterday, with the name of Grady
| substituted for that of Davis. the lists
were sent around, and inside of two hours
| 50, 900 was raised. which will go to 800
| 600 in Atlanta alone. Another work of
| the day was one showing the depth of the
peoples appreciation of the dead man. In
a group of ten gentlemen, among whom
were 5. NJ Inman, E. P. Howell, R. J
| Lowry and W A. Hemphill, it was stat ed
that mortgage of $1,000 lay upon Mr..
Grady's homestead
The going down of the sun must see
that house clear, said one of the gentle
| men. At once each of the ten drew a
check for $500 and one of the number was
sent down to the court house to see that
| the mortgage was cancelled.
The body was removed at 10 O'Clock to
the First Methodist Church, of which
he was a member, where, for hours
a stream of people passed by. While
the well dressed citizens were advancing
with the casket little ragged urchin with
dirty face and a faded hat pulled over his
eyes pressed forward until he stood in the
edge of the crowd and looked upon the
casket Not man dared to forbid him
pushing forward, although his clothes
were dirty and greasy, for on the lapel OF
his ragged coat, above the warm heart
that throb5ed beneath, was simple bow
of Grape, showing that he also claimed the
privilege of showing forth to all men his
love for the impnlsive, warm hearted
Grady.
The procession from the residence to the
church was headed by Rev. DR.. II. c.
Morrison and Mayor John T Glenn, fol
lowed by the honorary escort of prominent
citizens. Next came the committee from
the stewards of the First Methodist church
the Gate City Lodge of Masons followed
and then came the committee from the
Chamber of Commerce, Q delegation from
the Young Mems Democratic League, q
committee from the Piedmont Exposition
committees from the Knights of Honor
and the Veterans Association and the T
L. a. Association COMMITTEE. Inc On
Phi Fraternity Committee was followed by
the hearse, on either side of which walket
the pail bearers, Messrs. John a, Fitten
Z. J. Lowry, B. B. Crew, Charles North
ern, Grant Wilkins Louis Gholstin, 7. D
Meader D. NJ. Balm, W. L. Peel, L. j
Hill, B. H. Hill Frank O'Bryan.
The floral Offering were numerous.
long flat bed of magnolia leaves, whit,
iaponcas, hyaclnths, narcissuses, violet
! aud asparagus ferns inclosed the space
where the casket lay. Around the alta
railing were beautiful festoons of vines
and pyramids of ferns and rich foliag
plants were grouped about in the chancel
, Along the choir loft were palm leaves ant
ivy, and in the centre rested the crow
sent by Boston, suspended over a beauti
full star of white tuberOses. On eithe
side of the star were crosses of hyacinth
and tuberoses and wreath and two whit
scythes, tied with moire ribbons. On eth
er side of the altar were two lovely crow rs
, woven of sweet elysium and vlolets, on
being posed over fl At, white star of i'm
mortelles, into which was imbedded th
word Heaven" in vioiets. Anothe
, pretty tribute was a seraph harp of whit
hyacinths and Marechal Mel buds. Th
offering sent by the Constitution was tn
most magnificent floral design ever see
( in the city. The three columns were mad
of snow white japonicas, cala lilies, whit