New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
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ITdna ana ROBERT flIeDrOWr, or BOSTON Louis
F. Post H. Marten William and John q. White
OF Chicago; Harold Sudel! of Wilmington, Del
and F. II. Stephens. of Philadelphia. There
were many others, too from far away cities
who had journeyed hundreds Of miles 20 pay
the last tribute to the dead.
ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS.
But the long procession contained all sorts
ard conditions Of mer and women. The number
Of women who underwent the fatigue incident
upon standing in line and moving at a snairs
pace for so long was astonishing, ard there
were many children too. who came with their
parents Some of them we're babes in arms
and those who were able 10 walk, but too small
to Sec were lifted for moment in the arms OF
their elders while they looked upon the dead
white face. II was sorroWtul and silent
procession Many Of those who came to look
had frequent recourse to handkerchieis, with
which they wiped away the unashamed tear
and some Of them sobbed as they looked ther
last But for the most part the throng was
utterly silent Some OF those who had known
the dead man returned after they had passed
the bier and asked the ushers for one more LOOK
ana ,heir request was invariably granted.
THE SERVICE BEGUN.
soon after o o'clock the procession was stopped
Temporarily to allow the necessary arrangements
tor the funeral service. All who came in after
that hour took seats in the hall and did not look
upon the dead until the eulogies and the bene-
diction had been pronounced. Ii took barely
half an hour for the hall to Ill in every nook
and corner and everything was done III the "os'
orderly fashion. Probably six thousand persons
were present when the police closed the doors
and the service began. The Rev. Dr.. r. Heoer
Newton. who read the Episcopal service for inc
dead the Rev Dr. Lyman Abbott; Raooi Eust
Gotthe and Father Edward McGlynn occuple1
seats at the front Of the platform. Behind them
sat also Navor Strong Colonel Waring. Edwin
NJ. Crout. Charles w. Dayton. MI Georges EEL
low-campaigner: Seth Low. John 5. Crosby
nres,dent Of the Manhattan Single Tax C!uo'
Patrick Jerome Gleason. and others There We're
addresses by DR.. Abbott, Rabbi Gottheli Father
McGlynn and John S. Crosby.
STIRRED % APPLAUSE AND CHEERS
Father McC,lynn several times stirred the
listeners to prolonged and earnest app .ause pE
his eulogy of Mr.. George. declaring that he was
a man sent Of God. like 81. John Of old MI
Crosby said that the great tribute 70 Hehry
George was an acknowledgment by the "orid
that the doctrines he taught were true MI
Crosby stirred the audience not only 10 ap-
plause. but to cheers and when he expressed
his regret at OBTAINING the audience thefe Were
cries of GO on, Go on While the audience
WAS taking seats there music from Halie's
Military Band and Orchestra which had vol
unteerel its services. aud which played Chopns
Funeral March" Handles Largo and Suih-
vans THE Lost Chord" A quartet Of mixed
voices sang several times in the course OF the
service.
PASSED IN TWO FILES
Al the close Of the service the audience formed
at the rear Of the hall and passed the bier IN
two files It was hour befor- the last man
had passed the coffin and the waiting CROWDS
outside were admitted. From trat hour until
: o'clock the stream of passing thousands was
constant. At o'clock the doors were again
closed ana the body was escorted by the pro-
ccssion, headed by platoon Of mounted police,
70 the CITY Hail in Brooklyn. TIT cofiln rested
upon black catafalque drawn by sixteen coal
black Percheron stations. Then came carriages
containing the family and their immediate
friends followed by the procession. The route
followed was through Forty -second-st 10 Madi-
son-ave 10 Twenty-sxth-st 10 Broadway. 10
Chambers-st., across the Bridge and so 10 the
Brooklyn City Hail. The burial will take place
This morning at Greenwood Cemetery
y There will be a brief and private s,rvice AZ
10 O'Clock this morning at the iamiF nome III
shore Road at Fort Hamilton
THE CROWDS OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
ESTIMATED THAT 10000 PEOPLE WERE IN IHE
NEARBY srREETS-sHoRT WORK WITH
MAN WHO TRIED TO MAKE \
VAN WICK SPEECH.
yybua the services were going in the hail the
stree.s In the vicinity of the Grand Central Faace
were packed with people. Forty-second-st' lniro-
ave and Forty-sixth-st between Lexington ana
third ayes were completely blocked. The police
estimated that fully forty thousand people were in
the streets outside Of the police lines.
The people were orderly and quiet In the crowd,
aud POLITICAL talk seemed entirely abandoned for
,ofp- 2 I.eYiD
vor,y-sixth-st man wearing Van Wych but
ton stationed himself on the curb and started 10
make a speech for the benefit OF the crowd that
was collected there. lie raised his voice SO that
he could be heard by large number. but he got
70 further than the mentioning of the fact that he
was for Van Wyck when tie crowd. as If i'm
peled by single thought moved in on him and
SS,wssf heard again but no was told in uncer
tain tones that IL neither the time nor place
'' The se larger part Of the crowd remained in the
streets after the meeting until the parade started
ACTION OF THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
THE BODY ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS AND ApJoCRNs
TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL.
The Central Labor Union held much shorter
wasting YESTERDAY than usual and adjourned al
early hour out of respect for the memory of Henry
c.orse Immediately after the meeting was called
10 order by Daniel Harris. The chairman g. j.
Hawkes. Of the Concord Labor Club, arose and
moved that all business oe SUSPENDED ana tnat
committee be appointed draft resolutions OF con-
aolsnce on the death Of Henry George The fol-
lowing committee was then appointed; B. j.
uawkcs j. J Ryan. Of tho Photo Engravers
yJnion: William j. O'Br!en. OF the Granite Cutters
Union: Samuel Prince Of the Cigar Packers Union
80 Joseph ~ Lawrence OF the Actors Protective
Union.
The resolutions drafted and unanimously adopted
were as follows
Whereas We. the Central Labor Union. learn
npA
nhilanthrop!sis OF iEe age has been suddenly taken
from our midst while fighting the battle for what
he helicyed be the iNalienable rights OF all who