Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-01
IFNRY GEORGE ARREST
%. po5y Inferred at Greenwood Cemetery
" Today.
:, ,so9ATE FUNERAL SERVICES SUNDAY.
,a.A All over the Country Pay Trib-
mute to the Memory OF the Great
Man Passed Away.

, ,D,I.n in tile battle for what he be-
~ IN be the right. Henry George,
.,ie OF the single tax. leader of the
.sw Jefrersonlan Democracy, stricken
me eve of election, was honored as
~ rr,vate citizen of America was ever
honored before.
public griefs have been many in the
-, metropolis of the western hem
there. many have been sincerely
-,aurped. but none save he who went
80 o,ernai rest after having served his
n,o as a leader of soldiers and as
,t,, executive of the land, had laid
Vie bier such evidences of public
. 80 widespread sorrow and sincere
I 10 as was laid at the bier of Henry
George. IT, ,,t, ro,,,i,,dar
,hat he had been II candidate for pub
vc Office and had been carrying on
hl,,or warfare on those he believed
srsre enemies of the public veal; no
Il ors recalled the strong words of de-
II v"nrlotlon that fell from his lips while
~ Inc public rostrum. he was remem-
S-red only as a man who so loved the
yCopIe that he gave his life for them.
AZ The lowest estimate 10000 people
saw the casket as 1t wended It's way
y that polnt where the public was
n s,mneIled TO stand aside in reverence
and sympathy while the family claimed
AZ early dawn today a plain hearse
h t,iioUed by a single carriage left the
Union Square Hotel for the Grand Cen
tai Palace. The former contained all
mat was mortal of Henry George, the
,,tter carrying Anna George. youngest
laughter of the dead philosopher, and
her brother Richard. When the guard
\ n honor came in to carry the casket
containing the body to the hearse An
rle George stood at the head of the
stairway weeping bitterly and begged
10 be permitted to go. She wished to
Il arrange the flowers upon the casket in
which her fathers remains reposed.
peadlngs proved in vain, and she be-
came Unfortunate and refused to per-
mil the body to be taken away unless
ne accompanied 1t. The other mem
bars Of the family, their grief empha-
sized by the cbild's utter abandon OF
anguish. yielded and Richard George,
her brother. accompanied her to the
palace. There she arranged the flowers
rs she would have them and permitted
no one to lend the slightest aid.
The casket which rested on dais at
me head Of the hall. was devoid of any
ornament save the heavy silver plate,
which read
HENRY GEORGE.
DIED OCTOBER 9TH, 1897"
At the back of the platform on
heavy crepe background was n por-
4 trait of Henry George surrounded with
American flags At the front of the
/ platform stood n bust of the fallen
/ leader modelled by his son Richard.
/ Al the foot of the pedestal upon which
The bronze rested were numerous floral
4 tributes, including cross, from one
| arm Of which hung wreath of white
and pink roses from Mr.. and Mrs, Tom
! l. Johnson; a wreath OF immortelles
md pink orchids, from Joseph Pulitzer;
roses and chrysanthemums in
wreath, from John c. Mulholland. on
A the card was written: This to his
memory. for I hold him dear. He was
honest: he was brave and he loved the
people,
A Thirty thousand people today passed
the Casket containing the body OF
Henry George, which lay in state In
the Grand Central Palace. and looked
on the face of the dead philosopher.
From O'Clock in the morning till 3
In the afternoon, a stream of men, WOO
men and children poured into the hall.
The immense throng was composed
Of representatives. of all classes, of all
shades Of life, and of all religious
the unmistakable signs of sincere re-
gret, while hundreds OF faces were
drawn with suffering and pain.
Before o'clock the people were per-
mitted TO occupy the seats in the hall,
The front six rows in the main part Of
The auditorium were reserved for the
[ family, the immediate friends of the
Il deceased. the pall-bearers and the
ushers, All the rest of the main floor
was open to the crowd and 1t took but
short time to fill the hall. The plat
iotm Of course, WINS reserved. and the
"A galleries, which hold comparatively
small number, We're likewise reserved
N ior the holders of tickets Every seat
Fl was taken, and in certain portions Il
considerable number of persons Were
Ii lflmltted TO stand. 1t is estimated
III may nearly 5000 people were in the
N nay during the services.
N Mrs. George was heavily yelled when
the entered the hall. but during the
"A leaklhg she raised her veil and fol-
n oWed the remarks of each speaker at
Nnuvey. While showing plainly the
sSIaln that she had passed through,
Mt%5eorge maintained her composure
II Nlh strong fortitude. To the right of
A's' George were seated the other
~gnDers of the family and relatives,
an, the exercises began at 1925 with the
~ Jnglng NJ the hymn, Lead Kindly
n,shV by the Plymouth church quar-
Wtte Rev. DR. Heber Newton, who
"ua Mr.GeOrge's warm personal friend
r. Wen as pastor, read the burial SER
W. Dr. Newton did not wear his
4 slltsty robes and he had no reading
sesk The service was, therefore, in a
III ~ entirely Informal, there being
N.Y. no responses, II was. however,
h ~ regular burial service of the
n tfpseupaI church. The only music
III nutted In connection with II was the
n s"alnunS or the Lords prayer. At the
II Vluslon of the burial service. DIR.
n rSlNn Abbott spoke briefly upon the
n Henr.. t S and public services OF
n following Dr. Abbott. came rabbi
Y i1I'nell Dr. Edward McGlynn and
sOhn $. Crosby. the latter being the
~ r. payman who spoke.
Y sheet iast addtess was concluded
II ir,. IVY after 5 o'clock. and the meet.
n n,S dismissed with directions fTou
II ns,lNpef CT the committee as 10 IN,
n NoamsT or dismissal from the hall
II tsr" AZ OF those present took advan.
u the the opportunity offered to view
"a moro,a ce or Henry George, and thu
. II ha past the coffin was continued a,
n SIN peen In progress during the day
M tape private services will be helt
ID fSr-UN Clock tomorrow morning at tn,
Ia.,iF ieaidepce. Mr.. George and Mr.
decSaeT OF Philadelphia, cousins of tn,
mon and both Episcopal clergy
carr} Wlll oiliciate. The body will bl
thc ~ 20 Greenwood to be Inferred II
o mt family lot on Ocean hill, looklni
'1' on the Atlantic.
II AT SAN FRANCISCO.
to,,.n francisco. Oct. 3I.-Metropolitai
tbWe was crowded at noon today n
llN fuuTlul II.