The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
THE sum, MONDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1897.

heading for the casket. Tho crowd on the plat
form started TO 60. out. Mr.. Seth Low got up
with the Others; He stepped forward In fun
turned and shook hands with Mayor Strong,
with Mr., Dayton. and with two or three others,
II was learned after he had Como that Mr.. Low
hau encountered q policeman on the way, ~.
Mere 1 Is what In.t happened 81 as the policeman told III
koS can't some tRiis s' Say, s f%'' My order, are
"But l am MI. Low" said Seth Low.
u cant help that said the policemen;
people took"
Mr.. Low looked cross and did as he was bid.
TREMENDOUS cRowD IN WAITING.
While the funeral services had been going on
Ind been getting bigger and bigger, and tho
police there we're having their hands full man.
word was sent that some Of the Mer reopio might
body would BE in state tor another hour.
through. These 5000 flied Lexington avenue
Guilty that tho police on duty at tho Palace held
them IN check and prevented a rush into the
few minutes. and the lines, that had been con.
tinuous before the funeral services began, be-
came continuous again.
up the. stairs. and by tho casket, each row being
three deep. Not a minute was lost, and It was
CoIlllhltu JIM III llhN uOuT nut LnNn 1L,NVV
persons passed through the hall. Then tho
order was. given 10 shut OIL the crowd again.
Finally a few more thousands were permitted
to go through, and then the police lines wero
made rigid for good. There we're at this time.
10000, persons above .Forty.sixth street who
wanted to go down TO the Palace.
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
Hamlin Garland told Capt. Delaney at half.
past 6 to clear the building Of all persons except
the ushcrs. Ho made the request himself from
tho platform that all persons should leave the
they we've Sna sone ak Een assistants iSa Sa'e OF Tie n nnd s1qa er
came in and carried out the floral pieces to tho
front entrance. There were SO many Of these
floral tributes that tho list cannot be printed
be hsr sa but b, 'G %sn, H5 sao T mSst M SSsSs'tal St sin ,hs
S"1 G s}nsI ss FAX az nsa ,%%ep he Rbi rlsisb tho 6s,a Tsfas
Sens!s t the ss eostisS i Land d. Re aHSis S1ns1 Tn taa
and the Highland Land League all sent, big
was a beautiful wreath OF chrysanthemums and
roses. Among he most attractive OF the floral
Henry Georges works in immor:elles; One Of
these was sent by Jerome ONeill, another by ].
The work of arranging the flowers on the
catafalgue occupied some fifteen or twenty min.
utes. The police kept the street absolutely clear
was finished Col. Warning. the, chief marshal Of
the parade, with John Brisben Walker and
entered the hall and walked down the aisle to
the casket. just at that moment Father Ducey
features. Then the undertaken closed the
casket, and his assistants lifted 1t on theii
shoulders and carried 1t down the aisle
Following it came Father Ducey. Col. Warning
and. John. Brisben Walker. Richard Watson
the pallbearers and some OF the honorary pail
bearers who had remained behind. They
falquc. It was lifted up and fastened there with
cleats. The catafalque was in the form of
pyramid Of five steps and was covered with
, black cloth. 1t was about twelve feet high
There was no canopy. 1t was drawn by sixteel
black stations, each draped in heavy black sill
netting.