The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

nJlli " ktpt luCTONNtnH. Tnofo WAS no IOnRcr
any time for amy one TO stop beside the casEet.
At the first Sign Of a stop the nshers would take
hold Of the persons arm and hurry him along.
either side OF tho brass rail. The people np.
pearod to DO going by as fast as It was possible
estimates showed that tn there 9e" had 10 ins Sc eour moro sTe
than 5000.
n CROWD cHANoEs.
The crowd changed somewhat aftor IL O'Clock.
This was true OF the women in. particular. and
among the me there. were some exceptionally
well drcsscd-men who looked Ike bankers or
brokers or prosperous business men. Many of
them wore. bits OF crepe on their arms or on the
lapels OF their coats; some Of them wore tho
n man or woman who wore n black satin band
around the sleeve on which was printed in gilt
wore distinctive marks that thoy had agreed
to wear in honor Of the man who had originated
singlc.tax men who passed by between Ii aud
IL o'clock wore Harold SuddeIl Of Wilmington,
Del. William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Louis
Prang of Boston, james II. Garrett Of boston,
Robert Fillebrown of Boston, Louis Il. Post OF
Cleveland, II. Martin Williams of 81. Louis,
Philadelphia, Frank stevens OF Phil .dciphis,
and Albert johnson, the b, other Of Congress.
S %4m TSm' n, iSsnsG on Henry ihs goGS. e"rso. friend Inn ,S Sna
at 10 O'clock indicated that in the hour fully
$500 people had passed the casket.
became nee essary for the police to hold up the
people at Forty-sixth street now and then.
was @sof aiied, and the Ss street from The a entrance ana' to I
Forty.sixth street was also filled, the platoon OF
police at Forty sixth street swung around. block
By holding them for eight or ten minutes
at a time, 1t was possible to clear a block
Spe SO m again 'h and I'n the ae eqow vnSn w ths iiees MerG
to come on, The same thing was done at the
Palace, When the crowd inside became too big
unsoeinly pushing or showing, the police on the
stairway barred the progress OF those in the
this wSy ali II confusion nfHiS en'V Was avoideS and u"1v exer IN
thing went OFF as smoothly as II there had been
but a few people about.
in the crowd. that passed by the casket shortly
after noon. Later Austen G.. Fox, candidate for
and also 't on Thy On COUNTY ,nS ot tieket Of Sh t6e H HsRes
Board of Aldermen John J. Jerolomun, Police
Police McCullaEh were also in the crowd. In
the hour before ! o'clock the estimate showed
that moro than 5000 persons had passed, and in
the hour before 2 there were more than $1,000.
f found saiI i, l1 nsee assr the he B BoIs y a dozen fSs e ,imSs
inv by the thousands and %jamming the street
from curb to curb. Word OF this was sent down
hustled along the lines Of men and women and
chi drcn., Before a quarter OF tho hour was
passed they were almost driving, them into a
in that crowd was to get but a fieeting glimpse
the face Of Mr.. George as they were hustled
by and out. In tho whole hour there was not q
single instant of delay, and all tho time the
crowd kept pressing in and up to the floor where
the body was.
PREPARING FOR THE SERVICES.
At 2 o'clock tho police estimated that there
were gathered above Forty.sixth street, waiting
until the street below could DO cleared, fully
$4,000 people, and at that hour the managers
OF the funeral services decided that the doors
should be closed and the preparations should go
on for the services. which were down for half
:. All those persons who were inside the police
lines at FortE.sixth street were permitted to
pass into the Palace and around and out. and
friends Of MIR. George and members Of single tax
clubs who had received notice to meet in tho
the lines and into the hall. After. they
we're seated the police, at Forty-sixth street,
again opened the ranks and let down several Of
packed. between S:5oo and ZOO, people ~
1t was packed tfteen minutes before It was
time for the services to begin, and then the
crowd began TO gather on the platform. There
were some seventy-tive seats there. reserved for
arrangements in charge. Among them were
nGi, Who we Was S to Be GGI rana Marshal n9mi
BROOKLYN; ex.Postmester charles w. Day on.
Wurster, and Mayor Gleason Of Long Island
ton, William Hepburn Russell. yohn Crosby
Brown, Rsbbi Gottheil. Henry, Younge. Dr.
date for President OF the Council on the Jeffer.
,onian Democratic ticket; the Rev. DR.. Nc
lynn, the Rev: DR.. Lyman Abbott, and repre-
In the front Of the body of the hall there had
been reserved seven rows OF seats for the MOURN
personal friends and relatives. There
had also been seats reserved for the pail bearers.
The pail bearers, headed by, Congressman Tom
Ia Jnhngpn mnrchad In m fatv - .
O'Clock; They were August Lewis. Andrew
Mclean. ThomasG shearman, Arthur cEwen.
They were followed by honorary pail bearers,
Wills J. a AaS 6as t. A Mibrt l. Johnson, Johp P.
Finer. Charles o'Conor Hen nuessH F q LaI Sean
Purdy, John II. Girdner, A. Van Deusen. John
RoS @ate ssb Mi k R; bheyers9 %Ei Frank AXIS Stevens. and
other friends of Mr.. George.
SETH Low ARRIVES.
These men had all taken their seats. There
was silence in the hall. Occasionally q man or
a woman would tiptoe over to the casket and
the platform. Everybody on the platform
over their features, Up the steps walked Seth
He walked along the rear of the platform
and down the mid die aisle 70 the second row OF
w. Dayton sat there. The end seat was vacant.
1t was within fifteen feet of the head of tho
be plainly seen the face of MIR. George. Mr..
Low sat down in that seat.
His presence was noted in a moment. There
was a rustic in the audience, u buzz of sup
conversation where the moment before
all had been quiet. There was a craning Of
necks, a general gasp. Here and there men and
half arose and gaped at MIR. Low. The
astonishment that his appearance created was
1t was not only the appearance of Mr.. Low
that created establishment. He was dressed in
deep mourning, as II the dead man had been his
warm personal friend. He wore black from
head to foot. a black necktie, and black kid
gloves that were conspicuously new. Though
CARRIED as a mourner. Mr.; Low greeted Col. War
ing with a smile, as he did also Patrick J. Glea-
son, Mayor OF Long Island City. While tho
people gaped at him he leaned across Mr.. War
Ing 8 lap and carried on q conversation with
Charles W. Dayton.
Astonishment over his appearance had hardly
subsided when from the right OF the hall came
Joseph Larocque. the man who within q few
hours after Mr.. Georges death went to tho
hotel where the body was lying, accompanied
by lieplenants, prepared to decker for the sup
port that Mr.. Low wanted. Tho man who later,
with u committee, went TO the hotel where Mr..
Georges boIy was and wanted TO have a delega-
tion from the Citizens Union placed at the right
of the line of march in tho funeral procession.
Larocque was accompanied by Oscar Straus and
another man whose identity was not disclosed.
MIR. Larocque, like Seth Low. was attired in
black from head TO foot, and his gloves, like Mr..
u, were cOnADipuoIIsly new