The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-03
THEIR LAST TRIBUTE.
Thousands Attended the obse-
quies of Henry George.
The Remains laid In State for Hours and
Then After Eloquent Orators Had Ex-
tolIed His Character a Monster
Procession Escorted the
Remains to His
Late Home.

New York, Nov. l. "A mourning |
city, grief-stricken people yesterday |
showed honor to the man who had
fallen in the battle for what he be-
lieved to be the right. Henry George,
apostle OF the single tax, leader of the
new Jeffersonian democtacy-stricken
on the eve of election--was honored as
no private citizen of America was ever
honored before. Public griefs have
been many in the great metropolis;
many have been sincerely mourned,
but none, save he who went to eternal
rest after having served his people as
leader of soldiers and as chief execu-
tive of the land, had laid at his bier
such evidences of public grief, wide
spread sorrow and sincere grief as
were laid at the bier of Henry George
The body Of Henry George laid in
state Sunday in the Grand Central
Palace, and $4,000 people reverently
passed the casl1et and looked upon the
face of the dead philosopher. From
o'clock in the morning till in the
a<ternoon stream Of men, women and
children poured into the hall. The
immense throng was composed OF all
classes and all religious opinions. On
every face was stamped the signs OF
most sincere regret, while hundreds
OF faces were drawn with suffering
and pain.
In the early dawn the body was
moved in hearse from the Union
Square hotel to the Grand Central Pal
nee, unattended save by the guards OF
honor and four policemen. Behind the
hearse came in single carriage Anna
George, the youngest daughter, who
insisted upon accompanying the body
to the Grand Central Palace. No per-
suasion could sway her from her pur-
pose.
At9 o'clock the doors opened. and
several hundred persons who were in
waiting without entered the hall.
They saw at the head of the hall in an
immense bower of floral tributes a
plain, heavy black cloth-covered casket
resting on dais. Through the glass
they saw the remains of the great man
reposing calmly, his features unruffied,
as il in sleep. The left arm rested
lightly on the breast, the other by the
side. The remains were clad in black
broadcloth, turn-down collar and q
plain black tie.
The casket itself was devoid of any
ornament save the heavy silver han
dies and the plate, which read:
. Henry George, died October 30
1897"
At the back Of the platform, on 6
heavy crepe background, was por
trait of Henry George surrounded witt
American flags. At the front of thu
. platform stood a bust Of the fallel
I leader modelled by his son Richard. A
: the foot-of the pedestal upon whicl
, these rested were numerous flora
tributes.
+ Before o'clock the people were pei
+ mitted to occupy the seats in the hal
. The six front rows in the main part c
a the auditorium were reserved :or tn
4 family, the immediate friends of tn
: deceased, the pall-bearers and tn
;, ushers. All the rest of the main floc
was open to the crowd and it took bu
a short time to fill the hall. Nearl
5000 people were in the hall durin
the services.
The family and intimate friends OF
cupied reserved seats on the righ
: hand facing the platform. The pal
bearers were: Tom L. Johnson, Al
= gustus Lewis, Andrew Mclean, Thoma
u G. Shearman, Arthur McEwen, Lou
F. Post, Jerome O'Neill and Charlie
Frederick Adams.
s. The exercises began at 1926 with tn
l. singing of the hymn Lead, Kindl
le Light" by the Plymouth church qua
y tette. Rev. Dr. Heber Newton, wh
I. was Mr.. Georges warm person;
friend as we'll as pastor, then read th
d Episcopal burial service. The onl
% music rendered in connection with
was the chanting of the Lords praye
$! At the conclusion of the burial ser
re ice Rev. Lyman Abbott spoke brief
as upon the character and public service
5? of Henry George. Rabbi Gothic
spoke next, and was followed by D
lie McGlynn and John s. Crosby.
ID The eulogies uttered, the day gon
s. the streets became filled with peop
IS. who wished to see the monster funeE
is cortege as it passed in solemn proce
no sion down New York's greatest street
Lo thence across Brooklyn bridge al
~ through Brooklyn's streets to Il
NC Brooklyn city hall.
IN There the public gave over the boo
NJ to the family and the casket was TAKE
to the modest home at Fort Hamilto
H. from which they will be borne to the
n final resting place in Greenwood
be day.