The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-01

wept bitterly as he passed by, and ten
derly laid a bunch of violets on the glass.
A woman, who followed in the line about
an hour later, placed q modest bunch of
pinks beside the violets.
A little before o'clock the line was stop
ped and those. who could not get in were
compelled to turn back, and get out from
the police lines
A careful estimate of the number, who
could not get in is $1,000. This number is
equal to the number of those who passed
the casket.
Then another throng came-those, who
wished to hear the eminent clergyman
praise Henry George. During the last
hour an orchestra played Chopins funeral
march, Handeps Largo" and THE Lost
Chord"
The floral decorations were profuse. A
mass of wreathed flowers was sent by the
Chicago Single-tax Club. On card ac-
companyings the wreath was the following
verse:
''oh, We whose cheek the tear of pity
stains
Draw near with pious reverence and at
tend;
Here lie the loving husbands dear re-
qnains
The tender father and the generous
friend.
The plying heart that felt for human
woe.
The dauntless heart that feared no hu-
man pride,
The friend of man. to vice alone a foe;
For cen his failings leaned to virture's
side"
The casket itself was devoid of any
ornament, save the heavy silver handles
and the plate, which read:
Henry George.
Died Oct. 49, 1897
At the back of the platform, on a heavy
crepe background, was a portrait of Hen
ry George surrounded with American
flags. At the front of the platform stood
bust of the fallen leader modelled by his
son. Richard. At the foot of the pedestal
upon which the bronze rested were numer-
Gus floral tributes, including a cross, from
one arm of which hung wreath of white
and pink roses, from Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
L. johnson, a wreath of immortelles and
pink orchids, from Joseph Pulitzer; roses
and chrysanthemums in a wreath, from
John c. Milholland. On the card was
written:
"This to his memory-for I hold him
dear. He was honest, he was brave, and
he loved the people"
The police arrangements were a credit
TO the city. Chief McCullagh was in per-
sonal command. Under eight captains,
thirty-two sergeants and thirty-four
roundsmen, there were 655 policemen on
| duty in the neighborhood and in the pal
ace. In the hall itself were eighty men,
two sergeants and two roundsmen. The
system was simple one, and by the gen.
tlemanly conduct of every common patrol
man, it was possible to handle the great
crowd without any disagreeble circum-
| stances. Despite the fact that no one de-
| string to approach the palace was permit
tod 10 lcr1 ha nrfln aNran n1Af af
the appointed place, yet no one living in
! the blocked-off section suffered any incon-
venience, because the policemen seemed
to feel intuitively to those, who were hon.
est in their declarations. The crowd came
down the avenue five deep, and was pass
ed through the hall in twos. Those going
to the right passed across bridge into the
Grand Central station. Those, who went
to the left proceeded down a short flight
of stairs into Depew palace.
In the guard of honor were Arthur Nc
Even, Louis +. Post Daniel Beard, H.
Martin Williams. Cecil r. Atkinson, W.
J. Atkinson, ]. T. Mckenzie and Joseph
Dana Miller.
OF the ushers and guard of honor, Phil
adelphia sent these: w. H. Keevan, Ed
ward Ross. w. L. Ross, w. H. Albright
DR.. S. Soils Chopen, G. f. Stephens, w.
H. Tawresey, Herman w. Hetsol. w. v.
Hetsol, Frank McNulty, William D. Kelly
n. stephenson, Wlllldm 6rlC6,
Samuel Milliken, Rev. DIR. ]. H. Amies,
w. D. Callingham, Carson Davenport
Henry c. Lippincott Isaac Feinberg.
Jersey City-Theodore Werner, T. II.
Hunter and James McGregor.
Chicago-John z. White.
Delaware-Albert Brothers, Joseph Broth
ers, George Carpenter, and Harold Sudell
There was no delay in the starting /of
the procession with the body to Brooklyn.
1t was just o'clock when Chief Marshal
Warlng gave orders that the pageant
should move. and sergeant and twelve
mounted policemen wheeled into Lexington
avenue from Forty-third street. The cata-
falque was drawn by sixteen Percheron
horses, and arrived at Forty-fourth street
and Lexington avenue shortly after 6
o'clock. There had been a large crowd
| behind it, but the police allowed no one to
follow it down to the hall entrance. The
floral tributes were placed upon the eata-
falque. Begg's band played 'Flee As a
Bird TO the Mountain" a solemn funeral
dlrge. Undertakers assistants bore the
| caslket to the catafalque, placed it there
on and fastened it.
Headed by the police followed by the
band and Col. Waring on horseback the
procession moved into Forty-second
street and went west toward Madison av-
| enue. The catafalque was a magnificent
| creation of black broadcloth, and at the
| steps leading to the top. The horses of
! Jet black, were covered with black silk
netting, and were led by sixteen grooms
! The only emblem on the top of the cas-
! ket was a small white wreath
! Following Col Waring as aides, We're
John Brisbane Walker and Richard Wat
son Glider. When the funeral car swung
1 into Madison avenue, the carriages, six
! teen in number, were placed, the George
| family being in the carriages Immediately
| following the car Charles W. Dayton
was in the eighth carriage, and among
others in line and In carriages, were Su-
| perintendent of Police McKelvey of Brook
| lyn. and John Russell Young. The organ
| izations that paid honor to Mr.. George by
| following the funeral car fell into line
| from the side streets off Madison avenue,
and below Forty-second street. There
was some disappointment In the small
number Of followers, and it was conserva-
| lively estimated that when the party pass
| ed Thirty-fourth street on Madison avenue,
| there were less than $500 men in line.
There were marks of respect all along
the line Barred heads lined the route on
| bo+b sides of the street. and many men