The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
Thousands Pay the Last Trib-
ute to Henry George.
THRONGS VIEW the BODY,
All Day They File Through tho
Grand Central Palace.

I'm tho EveninE Theusnnds believed the Body
Through the Silent Streets. Aoross the Briare
TO Broekiyn-The Most Tremendous sponta-
nsous Demonstration or Hts Mind New York
Has Ever Repeatedly Inter.
rupt the Services at the Palace-A Great
Crowd Unable to Got . Last Look at the
Dead Leader-supsrb Police Arrangement.
For nine hours yesterday the body of Henry
George lay in state at tho Grand Central Palace,
Lexington avenue and Forty.fourth street. In
that time fully $4,000 persons viewed 1t, and
no fewer than 100000 persons took part in the
demonstration connected with this event and
with the funeral which followed it.
Next to the funeral of Gen. Grant 1t was prob
ably the greatest that New York has seen.
Beginning before daybreak in tho morning, IL
lasted until late in the evening. Besides the
thousands who passed through the Grand Gen.
trail Palace and by the body of Mr.. George there
were other thousands that could not get into
the building. either to view the body or to take
part in the services. The services were followed
last night by q parade from the Grand Central
Palace downtown, across tho Brooklyn Bridge
to Brooklyn. and in that borough there was
another great demonstration.
The most notable thing about the crowd that
viewed Mr.. Georges body during the day
was its composition. 1t was made up all
most exclusively of workingmen, mon who
had looked upon Mr.. George 40 their per-
sonal friend, mon who stood for the political
principles for which he stood in this cam
paign and who were his firm support
ers. Their affection for him was sincere. Hun
dreds Of them, as they passed his body. could
not restrain their grief and wept. Many of
Thorn pledged anow their allegiance to his prin-
ciples as they talked together over the sacrifice
he had made for them. He had lost his life
fighting their battle. They could not desert
him now.
With the funeral service itself strange incl
dents were connected. some of tho speakers
were applauded when they spoke of the nobility
Of Mr.. Georges character and of his theories.
Strange az this was, stranger still was tho ap-
pearance at these services of Seth Low, the man
who. before Henry Georges body was cold.
made q buzzard-like grab for tho political
support that Mr.. Georges candidacy had had.
And not only was Mr.. Low there, but Joseph
Larocque was there-Larocque. the man who had
endeavored to make of tho funeral. of Henry
George a political demonstration for Seth Lows
candidacy. The comments on the appearance
Of these two were bitter. Tho indecency Of
their act was resented.
The parade which took place after the funeral
services was one of the largest funeral parades
that there has been In the city since the funeral
Of Gen. Sherman. OF course 1t did not compare
with Gen. Sherman's funeral in numbers. 1t was
not intended that it should. Though this parade
took place at night. there were more than 4, 200
men In line. Every labor organization in the city
was represented by a delegation. In addition
there were delegations from many clubs which
Mr.. George had organized or which advocated
his theories OF government. II 1t had not been
for the quick work of the police. 1t is altogether
likely that in point OF numbers this parade
would have been one Of the greatest that New
York had ever seen. Thousands upon thousands
Of men wanted TO participate in 1t, and had in
tended falling in line Immediately after the
representative of the organizations The police
stopped that by keeping a solid line of uniformed
men from curb to curb Immediately behind the
last organization. and behind them another line
OF men whose duty II was to keep back and pre-
vent the following Of the crowd. Mr.. George'0
body will no buried to-day in Greenwood Come
terry,