Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
As Many Turned Away-Men of Great
Prominence ~ the Funeral Ceremonies.
Rev. DIR. LYMAN Abbott and Father

last look at the dead philosopher.
The body of Henry George lay in
state all day Sunaay in the Grand
Central palace and 10000 people
reverently passed the casket and
looked upon the face of the dead phil
ospher. Thirty thousand more were
turned away. From 8 o'clock in the
morning till 3 in the afternoon
stream of men. women and children
poured into the hall. The immense
throng was composed of representatives
of all classes of people. Some ct them
wept.
In the early dawn the body was
moved in plain hearse from Union
square hotel to the Grand Central I'M
attended save by tho guards of honor
and four policemen. Behind the hearse
came single carriage, Anna George,
the youngest daughter. who insisted
upon accompanying the body to the
Grand Central palace. No persuasion
could sway her from her purpose. She
wanted to arrange the flowers. Her
brother, Richard, accompanied her.
The floral decorations were profuse.
The casket itself was devoid of any
ornament save the heavy silver ham
dies and the plate, which read:
HENRY GEORGE.
Died Oct. 20, 1897.
At the back of the platform, on a
heavy crepe background, was portrait
of Henry gorge surrounded with
American Tags. AT the front of the
platform stood a bust of the fallen
leader modelled by his son Robert.
Later, the people were permitted to
occupy the seats in the hall. The front
seats in the main part of the hall were
reserved for the immediate friends of
the deceased, the pallbearers and the
ushers. All the rest of the main floor
was open to the crowd. About c, 900
people were present.
The family and intimate friends occu-
pied the reserved seats on the right
hand facing the platform. The pail
bearers were
Tom l.. Johnson, August Lewis, An
drew Mclean, Thomas G.. Shearman.
Arthur McEwen, Louis F. Post, Jerome
O'Neill and Charles Frederic Adams.
The honorary pallbearers, some of
whom sat on the platform, included
Mayor William L. Strong of New York,
Mayor Frederick w. Wurster Of Brook
Ign, Willis J. Abbott. Albert l.. John
son, John P. Crawford, Charles w.
Dayton, George Cary Eggleston, Hor.
ace White, Edward McHugh, Bolton
Hall, John Millmer, Charles O'Oonnor
Hennessy, John Swinton, Lawson
Purdy, John H. Girdner, A. Van Deusen,
John r. Waters M. R. Leverson, Frank
Stephens and Robert Schalkenbach.
The committee which had charge of
the funeral arrangements, included
John Brisben Walker, Hamlin Garland,
James Clarence Harvey and others,
who also acted as pallbearers
Mayor Strong sat at the centre of the
platform, and he was surrounded by a
number of the more distinguished per
sons present Behind the mayor sat
Seth Low, with Col. George E. Waring
by his side. Among others present
were: John Jeroloman, president of
the board of aldermen Mayor Patrick
j. Gleason of Long Island City, E. M.
Circuit, Nathan Straus, Joseph La
ROGUE, Sheriff Tamsen and Oscar
Straus.
The exercises began with the singing
of the hymn, Lead. Kindly Light"
by the Plymouth church quartett9.
Rev. DR. Heber Newton, who was Mr..
Georges warm personal friend as we'll
as pastor, then read the burial service.
Then Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott spoke
briefly upon the character and public
oSA eiSCH VI AiOhIy 0OOlS0 NJOtb-
he'll then spoke.
After another hymn by the choir,
Rev Father dward McGlynn spoke.
Prior 30 his address the vast assemblage
had preserved Il church-like quiet, but
the ringing words of DIR. MeGlynn soon
evoked an outburst of applause which
could not be repressed.
John S. Crosby, who has been one OF
the most active campaigners for Henry
George. was the last speaker and the
only layman who spoke.
The meeting was then dismissed.
Nearly all Of those present took advant.
age OF the opportunity offered to view
the face of Henry George, and the
march past his coffin was continued as
it had been i'll progress during the day.
The eulogies uttered, the day gone.
the streets became filled with people
who wished to see the funeral cortege
as it passed in solemn procession down
New Yorks greatest streets. thence
across Brooklyn bridge and through
Brooklyn's streets to Brooklyn CITY
hail.
There the public gave over the body
% the family and the casket was taken
to the modest home in Fort Hamilton.
A. Low