Evening journal., 1897-11-01


fourth street kept the crowds back.
leaving the intervening space compar-
ativelY clear so great was the pres-
sure TINT the guarding wall OF police
had to be re-enforded time and again.
The congestion in the streets thanking
the hail increased rapidly, and the over
iiow was forced back toward Third ave-
nue. Those who were TO occupy seats
on the stage entered by the small .t0ors
in Forty-thiid street.
The line awaiting admittanoe 20 the
building to view the remains before the
services commenced stretched away far
north In Lexington avenue. In steady
stream they were filtered between two
files OF police. Although the crowd was
being handled in a wonderfully rapid
manner. 1t refused to lessen.
II was 1890 O'clock when the Plymouth
church choir commenced the hymn
Lead. Kindly Light after which the
Rev. Heber Newton arose and read the
services OF the Protestant Episcopal
church ordered TO be used at the burial
of the dead. DR.. Newton then read the
twentieth chapter OF st. Paul's First
Epistle to the Romans.
Those who spoke at the services in
the palace We're Rev. Or. Lyman ABB
bott, Father McGlynn, Rabbi Gottheil
and John s. Crosby.
All Of these gentlemen paid a fitting
tribute TO the sterling worth 81 the dead
man. A solemn hush pervadcd the as
sembly as the immense audience lis
tened to the words Of praise. but It re-
NAMED for The oratory and eloquence
of Father McGlynn, long personal
friend of Mr.. George. to provoke a
burst of applause that even the solem-
nifty of the scene could not restrain.
The last address was concluded short
ly after s o'clock, and the meeting was
dismissed with directions from a mem-
Der Of the committee as TO the manner
OF dismissal from the hall. Nearly all
Of those present took advantage OF the
opportunity offered TO view the face OF
Henry George and the march past his
coffin was continued as It had been in
progress during the day.
The scene at the entrance to Grand
! Central palace to Z o'clock was a most
| interesting one. The catafalque, drawn
by 16 Percheron horses. arrived at For
ty-fourth street and Lexington avenue
shortly after 6 O'clock. There had been
a large crowd behind II, but the police
allowed no one to follow II down TO the
hall entrance When Colonel Warlng
arrived, he gave orders that the floral
tributes TO the dead should be placed
upon the catafalque. There was q
score OF beautiful emblems tackled 70
the sides of the catafalque, the most
prominent OF which was an emblem an
exact counterpart OF the dead mans
book Progress and Poverty"
II was barely o'clock when Beggs
band commenced TO play "F'lee as d
Bird TO the Mountain" which was 9
most solemn funeral dirge. When th'
strains had been heard at the end oi
the building. there appeared six attend
ants to the undertaken bearing upoi
their shoulders the casket containini
the remains OF the great author. i
took but a moment 70 ascend tn
steps leading TO the top of the cata
falque. which was about u feet from
the ground.
AS soon as the casket was placed OF
top It was fastened 10 prevent II fron
slipping. The order 10 march was the
given. Headed by the police, followe
by the band and Colonel Waring o
horseback the procession moved int
Forty-second street and went west to
I ward Madison avenue. At Depew stree
the carriage containing the mourneI
a and friends of the deceased swung int
e line
z The catafalque was magnlflcen
J creation Of black broadcloth and az IN
, base was u feet wide There were Nv
steps leading TO the top. The horse
OF jet black were covered with blac
! ! silk netting ana were led by 16 grOOmi
= The only emblem on the top OF the cas-
ket was a small white wreath.
? There was no delay In the starting q
= the procession With the body TO Brook
2 lyn. It was just o'clock when Chic
Y Marshal Waring gave orders that tn
q pageant should move, and sergear
e Cannon and ~ mounted policeme
r wheeled into Lexington avenue frof
$ Forty-third street.
>. Following Colonel Waring, as aides I
= look after the safety of the funeral ca
were John Brisben Walker. Richar
I Watson Glider, Reginald Woodruff an
! James r. Brown. The Organization
: that paid honor to Mr.. George by fo
r lowing the funeral car fell into lin
b from the side streets off Madison ave
l. nue. and below Forty-second stree
= When the party passed Thirty-fourt
n street on Madison avenue there were &
|, least $500 men in line
!. There was marked respect all alon
2 the line Barred heads We're the rule o
s both sides Of the street, and many me
and women We're noticed TO be crying
e The procession arrived at the city hn
a in Brooklyn at 9:45. where It dlsbande
= The coffin was then placed In a hear
b and driven slowly to Mr.. George
y former home at Fort Hamilton.