Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-11-05
BODY LYING IN STATE

Remains Of Henry George Viewed by
Thirty Thousand People. ~.
# New YORK, Nov. 1.-The body of
Henry George lay in state during the
day in the Grand Central Palace and
$50, O00 people reverently passed the
,casket and looked upon the face Of the
dead philosopher. From 9o'clock in
the morning Till 8 in the afternoon q
stream of people poured into the hall.
The immense throng was composed Of
representatives, of !. all classes Of all
shades Of life and all religious opinion.
.sOn every face was stamped the unmis.
taxable signs Of sincere regret. while
hundreds ofsfaces were drawn with
suffering and pain. TO thousands Of
those who passed by Henry George
was personally known, and it was
these who + 5},.%.sl, d .5s u
s8Ii.. il, fingered for Longer Momsnt -
to gaze again on the face of the man
whom to. know was to love. Some Of
them wept. The children, Of whom
there were hundreds, were raised along
by the guard and held up while they
.gazed at the features of the man who
died fighting to brighten their lives.
The crowd came down the avenue
five deep and was passed through the
hall in atwos. CHIEF McCullagh was in
personal command of the police ar.
rangements and had $50 policemen on
duty in the Palace and vicinity. rs&
The Funeral Services. ~, Is
Before O'Clock the people were per-
mitted to occupy the lin the hall.
The front six rows in the main part Of
the auditorium were reserved for the
family, the immediate friendsof the
deceased, the pallbearers and the ush-
ers. All the rest of the main floor was
open to- the crowd and it took but q
short time to fill the hall. 1t is esti-
mated that nearly 5000 people were
present during the services. Mayor
Strong sat at the center of the platform
and he was surrounded by number of
the more distinguished persons present.
Behind the mayor sat Seth Low with
Colonel George E. Waring by his side.
Words Of Praise for the Dead.
The exercises began at 1926 with the
singing of the hymn, LEAD, Kindly
Light" by the Plymouth church quar-
tet. Rev. DR.. Heber Newton, who was
Mr.. Georges warm personal friend as
well % pastor, read the burial service.
At its conclusion DR.: Lyman Abbott
spoke briefly upon the character and
public services Of Henry George. He
was followed by Rabbi Gottheil. After
another hymn BY the choir, Rev. DR..
Edward NcGlynn spoke. Dr.. McGlynn
showed great feeling, but biz evident
aricf at the loss Of his old friend did
not prevent the display Of some charac-
1sristic fights Of eloqusnce BY him.
The last address was concluded shortly
after s O'Clock, the meeting was dis
missod and the casketwas. talken 10 the
modest home In Fort Hamilton.
ne runsssl Prsssssssa. -
The PROCESSION which aocenpsnisd
che remains 10 Brooklyn was In many
respects tAs most rsmaSkahle svse W.T.
messed In Nsw York. The oata4alqus
vss Q xnagnincent crsatiea q bla6k
broadcloth and ct the base Was - test
wide. The horses, Of IT black, wses
covered with black silk nnk1tog md
were led b. Is grooms. The sEyasia.
taens that paid honor - Mr.. Geoeos ~
I1olloW4ng the funsalsar 1su inte line
from the side streets OF Madison ave-
nus sad below Torty.ssoond street. II
vss estimated that not less than 400
uaa were in line. There were marks
- .>.r>ck all along thu Hue. Barred