The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-26
BURIAL OF THE BISHOP.
Phillips Brooks Taken to His Last
Resting Place To-day.
ALL BOSTON WAS IN MOURNING.
Services Held In Three Churches, and
Thousands Addressed Ina the Open AR
on Copley square by tho Rector Of
Trinity Church.

BOSTON, Jan. q .-ro-day Boston buried
her idol. The body Of Bishop Phillips
Brooks was laid away In Mt. Auburn
cemetery.
Early this morning thu body Of the
dead bishop was placed in state in the
portals of Trinity Church, on a black
cloth covered catafalque in the west
portal.
Before IL o'clock the church began to
fill, and shortly after that hour the casket
was borne up The aisle. 1t was placed
with the catafalque at the head OF the
broad center aisle just outside the laurel
wound chancel rail.
At the back of the chancel was an arch
of laurel and roses fifteen feet i'm height
and nine feet in width, hauked on either
side by two evergreen tr es eight feet In
heigh Ia frontof the arch at the head of
the casket rests a tall ana beautiful cross
of Custer lilies. The body was enclosed
in an oak casket. simple in its richness,
the face only being visible.
Above the shrouded casSet was a black
broad cloth canopy, while dependant
from the calling were sombre-hued dra-
peries.
1t Vas a few minutes past 8 o'clock
when all was in readiness to allow the
waiting people TO file through the yesti-
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simple bunch of Gala lilies. At the head
and foot of the catafalQue we're guards
from the Massachusetts, comgtandry Of
the Loyal legion.
A constant stream Of carriages began
depositing their occupants ia front o. the
church. and before o o'clock Coplev
| square was filled with people eager TO OBJ
tain a last look upon the features Of one
they loved so well.
At 1880 o'clock the big front door, OF
the church closed. The edifce was filled
l to the doors. aud out in the square were
fully 1900 people who had been unable To
gain an entrance.
A few moments past IL, the services
began, led by the bishop of New York.
DIR. Henry Goldman Potter, assisted by
Bishop Williams of Connecticut, Bishop
Clarke of Rhode Island, aud by several
clergy OF the Massachusetts, diocese, who
were present.
Ten Harvard students acted as pail
bearers, and the twelve honorary pail
bearers were as follows: Chief Justice
Horace Gray. President Elliott OF
Harvard College. the Rev. 9. A. l.. Rich
ards, d.. ID. of Providence, the Rev. Perry
Brown OF Roxbury. :the Rev. leighton
Parks d.. ID. of Boston. Robert Treat
Paine DIR. Weir Mitchell of PHILADELPHIA.
Charles J. Morrill, of Boston, Col. Charles
Goldman, the Hon. Robert e. Winthrop,
the Rev, DR.. A. G. Allen Of Cambridge.
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Philadelphia.
While the services were going OF over
flow services were being held by Rev. Mr..
Gordon at the New Old South Church,
and by DR.. Moxom at the First BaptisG
Church, Commonwealth avenue.
At the conclusion Of the services Rev.
Mr.. Donald. rector OF Trinity, took up a
position upon the steps Of the church,
and while those inside INDUCED In prayer
he briefly addressed the thousands who
thronged the square. Al the conclusion
of his remarks all joined in singing the
hymn. "Oh, God, Our Help in Ages
Past" some 1900 voices Joining in the
refrain.
Upwards of GOO carriages Joined in the
funeral cortege to the grave in Mount
Auburn, the short services at the grave
being witnessed by some Thousand peo-
pie.
1t is estimated that nearly 90, 900 people
viewed the body while it lay in state in
the church vestibule.
This afternoon the principal business
houses II the stock exchange are closed.
Two requiem services were held this
morning at the Church OF the Advent.
A special service was also held at 2
O'Clock in st. Augustine's Protestant
Episcopal Church, Phillips street.