Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-01
WITH SAD HEARTS
Thousands Attend Funeral of
the Late Henry George.
Tens Of Thousands Had Previously
Taken Last View Of Departed.
Eminent Divnes Perform Ceremonies Flo
quent Tongues Tell Of His Virtues.

new YORK, Oct. S1.-Ine DOuy vi
Henry George, author Of Progress and
| Poverty and recent nominee Of the
| Democracy of Thomas Jefferson TO,
| first mayor Of Greater New York, lay
| in state at the Grand Central Palace
tiday, and was viewed by tens Of thous'
| ands of people. From 8 o'clock in the
morning until in the afternoon. q
steady stream of men, women and chill
| dren poured into the Grand Contra
Palace and with reverent gaze, took g
last look at the man who died while
| fighting for cause in which he be-
| lieved.
The immense throng was composed
of representatives of all classes. of al
shades of life, of all religious and nor
religious opinion. On every face was
stamped the unmistakable signs of sin
cere regret, while hundreds of face;
We're drawn with suffering and pain
To thousands of those passed by
Henry George was personally known
and it was these who fingered for a
moment to gaze again on the face OF
the man they loved and honored.
Many there were who were so af-
| fected that with an unshamed tear
| glistening they turned out of the line
| and pleaded with the guard of honor
for still one more last look at the fea-
lures of the fallen tribune. Nor were
they disappointed for the guard would
| place their arms about the mourning
ones and tenderly lead them back t.
the plain black casket in which Henry
George rested. The children, of whom
| Iafs
| by the guards and held while they
gazed at the features of man whose
| funeral and whose memory they will
remember and honor.
In the early light of dawn the body
was moved in plain hearse from the
| hotel to the Palace unattended save by
| the guards of honor and four police
| men. Behind the hearse came a single
carriage containing Anna George, the
youngest daughter, who insisted upon
accompanying the body to the Grand
Central Palace. No persuasion could
sway her from her purpose. Weeping
bitterly she stood at the head of the
stairs at the hotel and begged to be
permitted to go.
She wished to arrange the flowers
about the casket in which her fathers
remains reposed. Pleadings proving
vain. she became importunate and re-
fused to permit the body to be taken
away unless she accompanied it. The
other members of the family, their
grief emphasized by the child's utter
abandon of anguish. yielded, and
Richard George. her brother. accom-
panied her to the Palace. There with
loving hands she arranged the flowers
as she would have them and permitted
no one to lend the slightest aid.
1t was o'clock when the doors were
opened and Immediately several hun
bred who had been awaiting entered
the hall with barred heads. They saw
at the head of the hall an immense
bower of floral tributes and in the CEN
ter a plain heavy black cloth covered
casket resting on a dias. Through the
glass they saw the dead man reposing
calmly. his pale features unruffied, as
if in sleep the left arm resting lightly
on the breast, the other by the side.
The remains were clad in black broad
cloth, a rundown collar and a plain
black tie.
For the first half hour the throng
IlllilS up the Hall III uouDlc HE. pdSSeu
at the rate of 1900 an hour. but shortly
the numbers swelled and grew until, at
one time so passed in one minute. At
this rate 5000 an hour, the crowd passed
until the churches emptied their audi
ences into the vast cOncourse which
was vending it's way down from 10th
street to the Palace and which filled
46th street and Sd avenue for many
blocks. For the last two hours the
crowd came at the rate of 5000 an hour.
any greater celebrity would have meant
an undignified, irreverential rush.
In this thrOng were few celebrities.
There were noticed Abram Calm, au-
thor and Socialist leader; Maurice J.
Powers, John ]. Maher and Allen John
son, a brother of Tom Johnson; Au-
gust Lewis. single taxer. wept bitterly
as he passed by and tenderly laid
bunch of violets on the glass. A
woman who followed in the line about
an hour later, laid as her tribute
modest bunch of pinks alongside the
violets.
At O'clock or a few minutes before
the line was stopped and those who
could not get in were compelled to turn
back and get out from the police lines.
A careful estimate of the number who
could not get in places it at $4,000.
Then came another throng-those who
wished to hear the eminent divine's
deliver the Grafton over the remains.
During the last hour the orchestra
played Chopin's Funeral March,"
Handlers ''Largod" and the Lost
Chord
Floral decorations were profuse |
There was a mass of wreathed flowers
from the Chicago Single Tax Club. On |
the card accompanying the wreath was |
the following verse:
THE FRIEND OF MAN.
D We, whose cheek the tear of pity stains. |
Draw near with pious reverence and at |
tend;
Here lie the loving husbands dear re-
MAINS
The tender father and the generous friend
The plying heart that felt for human |
woe,
The dauntless heart that feared no human .
pride;
The friend of man, to vice alone a foe:
For cen his failings leaned to virtues
side.
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