The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
HENRY GEORGES FUNERAL
4 GREAT MULTITUDE TO PAY HIM
TIL LAST HoEoRS TO-DAY.

ttnte nt the Grand Central Ehince-fFo"
Sramme OF the Funeral Excrcises-ArranEe-
nsnts and Route or the Processiops-Thsu-
sands OF Messages rreun All Parts srthe " orid
without martial display, but with all the
honor and respect that the living can show to
the dead, the funeral services will DO hold over
Henry George to-day. The committee In charge
OF the funeral arrangements was overwhelmed
yesterday with the applications OF thousands Of
organizations and individuals who desired TO
participate In tho ceremonies. and 1t was with
great difficulty that the arrangements were
completed.
1t was estimated last evening that 100,0 C0
men would be in the funeral procession. Almost
all the labor organizations in this city, Brook
Ign, Jersey City, and the suburbs. comprising in
tho aggregate some 200. 900 or moro members,
will send delegations to represent them. Be-
sides these there will be thousands of mon rep
resenting various civic organizations. Judging
from the reports received yesterday the funeral
will DO tho largest civic demonstration that has
ever been held in the United States. Men con-
spicuous in all walks of life will be present, and
1t will be a thoroughly representative American
procession. in which men in all stations in life
and OF every shade of belief and opinion will
Join. e..
Tho funeral committee, consisting of John
Brisben Walker. Hamlin Garland. August
Lewis, Tom l.. johnson. Louis +. Post, Arthur
McEwen, and j. Clarence Harvey, visited the
Grand Central Palace, at Forty-third street and
Lexington avenue, yesterday to make the final
arrangements for tho lying in state OF the body
and the funeral exercises. The committee also
had a conference with Chief McCullagh regard
ing the police arrangements. Tho arrangements
finally agreed upon are as follows:
Mr.. Georges body was placed In the casket
l,at ptrht nj p,idptpht A. kn'c1onu thto ,,,nrn-
ing it will DO taken from the Union Square
Hotel to the Grand Central Palace. Five hun.
dred policemen under the personal command
OF Chief McCullagh will be on duty about the
building. The police will clear Forty.third,
Forty-fourth. Forty.ffth. and Forty.sixth
streets from Lexington to Third avenue.
The throngs desiring to view the remains and
pay their last respects to the dead leader will DO
directed down Lexington avenue from Forty
sixth street. The line will begin to form north
of Forty.sixth street. People will pass in at
the main entrance OF the Grand Central Palace
on Lexington avenue, go up to the second floor.
whore the body will lie. and pass to the
right and left Of the coffin. Those passing to
the right will leave the building on Forty.third
street, and through Depew place will reach
Forty-second street. Those passing to the left
will go out over the bridge to the Grand Central
Station, and through the station into Forty
second street. The seats on the floor OF the
building were removed yesterday SO as to make
broad aisles for the passage of the throngs.
Tho building will be opened to the public at z
o'clock this morning. Tho doors will remain
open until . o'clock. Then the building will DO
cleared preparatory to tho funeral exercises
and the seats will be replaced to accommodate
those who will attend the ceremonies. Persons
holding tickets for the funeral exercises will
first be seated. The seats remaining will be open
to the public. There will be no reserved seats.
The exercises will begin at 8 o'clock and II 10
expected that they will DO concluded within an
hour. The programme Of exercises 10 as follows:
Music. organ voluntary.
Hymn. "Lesi. Kindly Light" Sung BY the Piym-
Reading Of the funeral service by the Rev. R.
Heber Newton.
A AssTs:. By By 1as seC q. Or soi 1s%nn Abbott
Grafton by the Rev. DR.. Edward Mcdiyun.
DoxoloEy by the choir and organ.
Immediately after the exercises the floor
of the building will be cleared of seats
again and the body will lie in state until $50
o'clock. The ushers in charge of the hall will
DO eighty Of the speakers and workers Of tho
Democracy Of Thomas Jefferson. Forty Of these
will 60 on duty at $3.50 o'clock this morning and
will be relieved at 1890 o'clock by the other
forty.
These are the pallbearers selected by tho Flu
neral Committee: Tom l. johnson. August
Lewis. Andrew Mclean. Thomas g. shesrmaI.
Charles Frederic Adams.
The honorary pallbearers will be Mayor w, l.
S@srong Of 4, S New York Il ,I Mayor = Ab hssae TiSsrt ":
johnson. John F. Crawford Charles w. Dayton,
George Cary EGglestonp' Horace ISn White. E Gh ard
O'Connor Hennessy, John Swinton, 4. Lawson
Rurdy, John =. Girdner. A. Van Deusen. John
Robert schalkenbach.
e1 Ths GENERAL General P Psrsee ss : q o!c TO stAf CT fre Geo Ias
Z. Wsrine, Jr., viii Be- chief, marshal and will
attend to The military formation. John Bris6en
,Ss Isser w C4Ra be sIs nss VIII ass,s Th pls ssesi IN finn fne
ss,dsy 6eIsrs : S:s5SsE It so ~ q shs S sdsrs Ss:s
ssked to act as aides: Henry 4. Hicks, Master
Workman Of District Assembly No. 25S, eol
Kelly. Secretary Of District Assembly No. 40.
rs Third avenue. New York; Patrick J. Col
bly, No. rs. 1874 Broadway,, Brooklyn
Essss S 6!Rsi, il Il S. S:Et WG sIsss; Nj i 6, yS5si
ssS50oElSia; Samuel s. Mf;{i.I \ ! LI Henry RRi% oIpsTJ
Watson Glider, Arthur Brisbane, William, Mer.
Eill. Papl Dana; William e. RsiGk, Benjamin
Murat Halstead, st. Clair McKelway, William
Cullen Bryant, o. J. Smith, Thomas Ewing
The societies and organizations participating
will fall In from the side streets east and west OF
Madison avenue down to Twenty-sixth street
The right Of the line will DO at Madison avenue
mounted police, in charge Of Sergeant Gan
non. will head the procession. The limo Of
march will be down Lexington avenue to Forty
second street, to Madison avenue, to Twenty
Sixth atreet, TO Fifth avenue. to Broadway, tC
Chamber, street. to Centre street and the
bridge. The mounted police will ride ahead u
the Brooklyn side OF the river. whore the Brook
Ign police will meet tho procession and take
charge.
There will be music in the procession. though
1t 10 Sunday. Tho question came up. and 1t wal
at first thought that the law would prevent
playing by banda. The law forbids music o.
Sunday funerals unless the funeral 10 conducted
TX . military. q veteran. or . secret society
was an Odd Fellow. The bands will nave K
stop playing one block before they reach 4
church or place OF worship. and keep silent un
~ they are a block beyondit
The casket Will rest on a black-covered cata
falque. The funeral car will be drawn by six
teen black Percheion stations. with a member
of the guard of honor at tho head of each. BE
hind the funeral car will follow the carriages O
first carriage will be Mrs. Henry George. III,