The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
MOURDED BY qn0USANDS
Funeral Services Of Ex-Gov-
ernor Russell President
Cleveland Attends.

BOSTON. July 90 1S96-The funeral
services over the remains of ex-Governor
William e. Russell were held today. At
10:s0 A. NJ. private services were conducts
ed at the late residence of the deceased
by the Rev DIR. Alexander Mckenzie OF
Shepard Memorial Church. the late Gov
ernors pastor. Prayer was offered and q
few appropriate words of coincidence and
encouragement were said by the ciergy-
man tc the stricken family and relatives.
The body was then placed in hearse
and the Eearsa, preceded by sixteen CAM
bridge patrolmen and followed by car
riages bearing many floral tributes and
escorted by the ushers, was slowly driven
to the City Hall where the remains lay IL
state from Il until 8 O'Clock. and were
viewed by thousands of people. The ush-
ers were Charles c. Read, SigourIey BUT
| Ter, Frank 0. Webster, Harry Dutton J.
| T. Wheelwright. Charles Warren, George
| c. Dickson, Eugene ". r. Thayer, Jonns
| C. Henshaw. Robert Grant, Williams
| Brewster, Francis Peabody, Jr., Henry
G. Nichols William Endicott, Sr., Will
lam Farnsworth. John W. Coreoran,,
Charles H. Taylor, Arthur Rerrin, Nathan
Matthews, Jr., Frank Pratt and James
| I'll. Carmichael
thousands lined the route CT the pro-
| cession to the City Hall. which was
reached at noon and the doors thrown
open one minute later.
& detachment fthe First corps Oh Sd-s
| dets guarded the remains.
4 The church. from which the final SER
vices took place, was beautifully decor
| atad with flowers, ferns and palms and
4 set pieces contributed by friends ana Or
| carnations. Shortly before the arrival
/ Of the body at City Hall, a & detail ls,,.t,l q
/ Of Cadets under command Of Lieut.
Thomas B. Tichnor, arrived at the he. Halt sla,d
Companies b, Fifth Regiment. ana 81
i First Regiment under command Of
/ Captains Mason and Lombard, reports5a
at the Hall. and the men were = Rla1eea 81 1t,ss
through the hall to the entrance on Mass
achusetts avenue The eataIaique y o1ls
i fifteen feet high covered with black
| broadcloth trimmed with satin and siilyy
fringe Heavy drapeTmisss m s are tbea arIanHisa aiSsa
| en- tassels hang from the sides ana centre
/ Two electric lights were arranged on the
top of the catafalque to that the rays
The singing at the church was, by an
/ augmented choir taken from the b0y
cho rs of St. PauPs Church, Boston, tine
| Appleton Chapel and Christ Churcn of
4 Cambridge, assisted by the Albion Male
4 Ouartette of Boston.
4 AZ the body was carried into the church
! the selections, Il Heard a Sound of
Voices" was sung by the order This was
| nastor. the Rev DIR. Alexander McKen-
| zie after which selection by the chorus
of ssForever With the Lord was rem
dered.
solo by Henry Donlan, the boy soprano
soloist. 81 Heard Voice from Heaven.
As the. body was taken from sne
church, the chorus FOB p AZ the ss5nsa' sl,,s
As the people were passing from 4 ae
etprrca, Organfst Locke played tne
Dead March in Saul
President Grover Cleveland, raS asso7 q
This city al 1850 o'clock this afternoon.
they were met at the Kneeland street
Tsas1en Haven and an Hartford Road by
Acting Governor Roger Wolcott and
Adiutant General Dalton. The party was
then driven direct to the Somerset Cup,
| where luncheon was served. after which
the party started for Cambridge IN car
riages A large crowd awaited the
Presidents arrival at the station.
AS soon as the President alighted from
the train the crowd began to applaud
the Chief Executive and s, somsbody : sfar5sa {,
the crowd seemed 70 realize the so,enlnity
of the occasion that had brought Mr..
clveland to Boston and refrained from
President Cleveland Aeting-Csovernor
Wolcott and Adjutant-G General Dalton en-
, | ~
Jefferson and Mr.. Tnurbsr entered an
other.
, The carriages were then surrounded by
| a large detail of mounted policemen an6
| the start was made for the club.
The display of mounted policemen sur
rounding the distinguished party wa:
enough to make passers-by on the routs
! ! taken by the vehicles to understand tina
President Cleveland was in ont
Of the carriages and everybody
| along the route tried to catch {
glimpse of the President AS th'
T PARTY was passing through the way t
: | the carriages some personal remark!
were directed toward the President, ont
citizen crying out. Hello, Grover" while
| another said Whats the matter witt
Grover?" Another answered, He's al
| right
:. The President was looking very well.
The State House closed today at nool
e out of respect to the memory OF tn
: late Ex-Governor Russell. The Governor
| Council met at two O'Clock, drew "
T suitable resolutions and then attends
S the funeral in body.
4 The City Hall was also closed thi
3 Afternoon. The Aldermen met at thre
\ O'Clock and Immediately adjourned.
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