New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
about The head OF the poet the crossed palms. roses
and carnations. Upon the card was this verse:
/ know not where His Islands lft
There fronded palms In air;
| only know | cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.

Beyond His love and care.
coax Knoll The acove behind the coffin was
filled with flowers, large St Andrews cross OF ex-
quste white upon bed OF Ivy, the whole stand
ing four feet high. 1t from a near and dear
friend Of Mr.. Whlttiers at Lexington, whose name Is
withheld. There n ladder OF hydranseas, gladi-
OIL carnations and snowballs from MIS- Albert Clarke,
Of Amesbury an ivy wreath from sara ore Jcwett ;
a sheaf OF wheat from Mrs. Lizzie Cheney and the
Misses Cofln, Of Lynn; broken shaft OF white carna-
tons from Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry Hail. OF Amesbury.
This came from Ir, Colberth, Of Oakland, Cal. :
Lay flowers for upon the bier OF the beloved
friend who rests. No purer soul ever passed IRON
earth to heaven bore with it greater love aud bless
Ing than does his There was a telegram from
James g. Blaine, and this from Frederick Douglass:
The death Of John c. Whittier touched deeply, but
the sense OF loss IS sOftcned with thankfulness that
he lived to witness the triumph OF the cause he loved
and served so well. Emancpatcd millions will hold
his memory sacrtd.'
Grace Greenwood sent from her NewJersey home
touching letter. in which she said Il can't believe
that beyond his own circle Of relatives and family
friends there will be nourner at Ame-nry next sat
urday grief stricken than Il or with heart more
full Of tender, beautiful memories Oh, dear riend
how empty the world seemed when woke this morn.
Ing and realized that he was gone. grieye SO that
cannot be with you saturday, but illness 0bigcs
me, it often obliged him, TO make many sacrifices
| am not able TO leave my room. l want, dear Mrs
tOftIunu, 10 ASH sOlHtluHlB VI 1Ou WIN y"u Pi,h
some little ers, or a sprg of geranium. rom the
dear cid yard or garden in AmesbSry and place i in
the caslet for me lie would accept IL. bod DesS
you. God comfort Us all
There were also tender tributes from Ex-Governor
Long Robert T. Davis, Of Fall Rver;F. ii. Love, Of
Philadelphia Arson Titus OF Natick General william
Cogswcli and others.
strict accord with the custom Of the Friends. The
pallbearer, selected were For the Friends, Albert
representing the Salem quarterly meeting; q the
citizens, George Frederick Bagley and h. Ripley
Sy ssa4 Ae'eTyw III s HysG ch%rs Dade
Warner, and Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, Mrs. Mary b.
Clanln, Mrs. Elizabeth stuart Pheps"ard and Mira
cndsd Ex-Governor Ciahln. Dr. oliver Wendell Holiness
4. G. ocdman Mrs. Elizabeth stuart Phelps Ward, Il
A. loaghton. Mr.. Garrison, Dr. Douglass Horace b.
scudncr, General o. o. Howard, JOHN W. liutchinson
Abby Hutchinson Tappan. Edna Dean Proctor Mrs:
Harriet Mc>nen Klmball and these members OF the
Loyal Legion Henry L.. Higginson, John NJ Forbes
William Endco jr, ~ J. Hollis, John e Ropes g. J.
Among the Others present were Attorney General
the Rev. samuel MAY OF boston; Parker pillsbury
OF the Gafrisonan band Of aboduonlsts Dr. Francis
II. Underwood. who has just returned from Glasgow cow
after an absence OF seven years, and who wrote 'e
life OF whittier samuel Plllsbury; OF Boston Mrs:
c GnDeH H S H.o Of London Major Robert
tout Of salem; Henry o. lllldreth, o. Dedi nam
well. OF salem the Rev Charles D. Rice, Of Danvers
f. Moody Boynon, Edna Dean Proctor Professor
M "Gss I Gi Sa'a Of san eh'I Fsndi;co
Hnsincss was entirely suspended IN Amesbury.
a memorial service was held In Danvers tiho alter
noon Tho Town Hall was crowded as the bells
hrgan 10 toll Tie services begun By DR.: Eaton,
who presided. Reading from the Scriptures followed
by the Rev q. W. Hyde OF Danveras prayer C was
cord Mass, and Whltuers hymn. ION Love, On
Light was sung by n select chorus from the local
churches. Miss Gertrude Casken read our Oiicrlhg,
composed for tho occasion by Starritt r. Fowler ,
River PAIN" read by Carrie kimball' ana
Winters last lines oliver Wendell Holmes were
read By Miss Alice Roberts After tho singing Oh
hymn No. 400. beginning 80 Oh. some Time Mies.a
upon our sight" A. f. White, OF Danvers, delivered
OH address snowbound," the poem which gained
Whittier fame and fortune, was read by Myra bSr
beck She was followed by Miss stanley VINO De
livercd The Last Eve" A brief address followed
by the Rev W. II. Trckey, and the exercises ciosea
nv tie Children SINGING "Amerca