Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-02
BORNE TO THE TOMB
STREETS WERE CLOSE PACKED
With People. who ssse1 wssh Rs~.n
sad R~rcd Heads - the f.s-
orai frxin Pass>1.

Chfc>eo. Nov. l-With pcnp and en-
cumstsnos ssDd wealth 90 hnnor hs-
fitting the obsequies of king the -.
mains cf chicago's late mayer we're is.3
20 rect today sno left alone IN ths euirt
Of Grassland cemetery.
Not N the palmy days a HE erestsss
tfiumphs dad the great nass q the peo-
pie. whose applause waz 80 dear 10 IA.
heart pay him 50 hesrt-sonf . frlhnfs
~ they did today while he took kis la.f
journey through the busy streets. amia
The palaces Of trade. past the spl.1dld
Residences. over the broad b0ulevArsls II
that Chicago he loved - xsn. Mare
than So.oO men walked silh sdow stsn.
keeping step 10 the solemn nsuesufe 4
the funeral dirge and probably tea iin-s
that number of men and women sf..a
with barred and bowed heads willie LIS
bler went on ~ melancholy was pco-
pie throngoc 90 SO his remains - fhrx
lay IN state this morning. The line *.
tended down the steps on the Clark
street side 90 Washington. aioag WASH
ington street 10 Ia Sale. and a. The
great entrance 90 the hall Ga Ia Saiic.
from which those that had viewed tl.e
body were passing Ainaosi lG teaps :
minute past the bier during TIE early
hours OF the motning. ana phen lhe
police refused entrance 10 tbs people AZ
9.sD o clock the lire Ia the stfesi was "a
long a. before. The crowd Was insi like
thai IL Yesterday. made up - al cias-.,s
OF the people. yet all apparently deeply
grieying.
Streets and Roofs Packed.
At . o'clock the thoroughfares around
the city hall were - packcd Ullh rasrie
that vehicular trathc pas lmt,r.siise
Ten o'clock saw a vast multitude AZ f,r
as The eye could reach and lhr z8iacsat
buildings. from whirh a view ~ tie
street might he had. packed With fe.s.
pie livery window vac filed and hua-
dreds of persons Eat upon the copinrs q
the buildings FAR above the street There
Was an ample corps ~ policemen. bat
they were not thrONn out uf0n tie
street until the fhrong lad bccouie 80
great that % conid Hith dificnify fs
handled Captain Byrne. pho hsd
charge of The police. had 10 f.icked
men under him. twelve ccnp pzniss. atd
they managed % clear the straat urea
which The procession Was tp Yr,.ctfl
lhe people were not 40 trartabie ~
on yesterday when the remaius wee
brought % the city hail 10 lie "a STATE.
They were inclined 10 resent being
thrown back where fhcy could ese n.sfh-
ing. Many of them had been there fs,s
several hours waiting 10 the long linos
20 see the remains aad had reached the
Clark street entrance oniy Ia find that
further entrance had been shuf o.f.
They we're not inclined o. gite up their
last opportunity OF looking upon the
caslEet The officers vent quisfiy about
their duty. however. and uithont any
undue show 81 force they rianarod 20
clear the Ia Sale street ssoe. 7ils ssast
from the city hall uas not made al fhs
time set and many az these people hsa
10 stand In the crush for near.Y fno
houre There vEe no getting cut TIE
people 10 the background Refused fo fsi
back further. aud to penetrate sbe
heavy lines was an inpsssiiiilts. A
number ~ women fain'e1 and 90 -
lace officers could DO no1aing hrs carry
them 90 the steps a. the rity hall. uhira
had been kept clear. No one was srri
ousiy injured In the crush.
Funeral Car ArrfrsSi
AZ shout ie o'clock The magnificent
funeral car. drawn by four c1al black
horses. covered with heavy f,luerai dfa.
peries OF black silk. rolled NJ q tts er.
trance A more magnificent car ~
ieath can SCARCELY he Unsigned ~
heavy black wood. encioeiLg faalv
reuch plate giass, susDounted ~ lifs
Ike images ~ mourning. great goidaa
'arriage ismpe uugniiiccnt iragangs q
rich black. thn vooiWtHk faocfef un
-. !.
impressive object >ocr isehlnd it We
ed the late mayors fsxor.te asr-e. sd.
lied and hri6led "a thea..a p.itirr faf
q master The only ineiratiof iass ~
night appear Rud mount m,to ihe ssidIs
vas q single hlt q crHpel~ hieh fen from
he bride. The caEkri reffe.f ,n the city
YAH pntii l0:3o. when uederfaksr gof
Ian placed The black covering ~ fsa
,lRss plate. No voris vsrfe spsAen ~
{ wss placed in position. bat away in
he distsbce cane the notes - hyun
ron chorus ~ nfty rhildfea Rect"
sme the hDal rords - the soag
Casket Borne Fror, sst, HaH
StAiwart police bore away from the
her the gsrlande ~ fowers The sisht
aptaips of police tsok fbeir rlass-s in
ront of The essket end eight captains ~
he IRE departments fendsri1 isffe.i "A
rom the black bier aud staod i4ke
tstues holding q untG ths honorary
'aii besrere the city oaeisis snd tha
asyor's aseocisiee 10 be oHlcer hsa
skeu their places ~ Il IT, 'front.' q The
essdebce the Si,efmanic guafd -
loror vac dfsSn up In opfn order be-
ore the door ~ TIE fsBefs csf. Eiosly
be march sas taken ~. The honorary
al ssesrers. heaos ~ ths c.tf delarf
nents ard toe mefofis cen fsfiups
ned up on esiter ss3e - The ettfanrt.
he foesf sseckea cnekst csme iafo
be view - the fasttie Hsis aere
offei and = ni1ififnae at.ssd pneovsr,l
I'd in xsf,eetfol rlierct ckiie siorn ffe
ight ~ ftone yf~re ite nrrn.rr ksrs
liefr tordcn. u 4 nlesnsri u So ilid
en snone tise sfnpssisf - ts,s fuBrrti
~ and only The woro ~ e~rr fs.nnd rss
l-s-1ed fos tfie funernl ritrch - - takea
n Then csne . loar a@iey 1he
rowd ovsrfipwed 10 en.oasf ff,f sfitlhr
strisgss Wousen fsinteo 10 fbs rrusa
nd more thar oBe uss t-ofne tirasE
hs lines a the precresion g. flts siers
TIE cify hsd
fanr ~ usrrh Farrsea.
As ere fnBernl uss tsok ifs p;ar. IL
ss hne. ths sikht captains - ths ffs
spsffmett isok tisif pieces fois ae
srn fide = the car r. line xitk tiser
ns ~ eaghi cnptsins 81 F<slice HiGl
stefos tAllf fino strt nsoustei hassnse
he hnsnars tofk paritlun ir frafi end
J TIE rear - tbs hearse srffoanrdsfc