The Dickinson press., 1897-11-06
TRIBUTE 70 GEORGE.
+. .Unparallsd Honors Paid 70 the Memofy Of
the l,oAd Single Txxer.

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|. .ppparallsd Honors Paid 70 the Memory Of
the i'ead Single Tsxer.
. New YORK, Nov, 1.-The body ol
Henry George lay in state during the
day in the Grand Central Palace and
10000 people reverently passed the
easket and looked upon the face of the
dead philosopher. From 8 o'clock in
the morning till 8 in the afternoon q
stream of people poured into the hall.
The immense throng was composed ot
representatives Of all classes Of all
shades of life and all religious opinion.
On every face was stamped the unmis.
taxable signs Of sincere regret, while
hundreds Of faces, were drawn. with
suffering and pain. To thousands ,o1
those who passed by Henry George
was personally known, and IL was
these who
fingered for : Longer Momsnt
to gaze again ON the face Of the man
whom to know was to love-. Some d
them wept. The children, Of whom
there were hundreds, were raised along
by the guard and held up while they
gazed at the features Of the man who
died fighting to brighten their lives.
The crowd came down the avenue
five deep and was passed through the
hall in. twos. Chief McCullagh was in
personal command Of the police ar.
rangements aud had 855 policemen on
duty in the Palace and vicinity. q
, The Funeral Services. a...,--
Before o'clock the people were per.
mitted to occupy the, seats in the hall.
The front six rows In the main part oi
the auditorium were reserved for the
family, the immediate friends of the
deceased, the pallbearers and the ush.
ers. All the rest Of the main floor was
open to the crowd and IL took, but'a
short time to FIJI the hall. IT 10, .esti.
mated that nearly 8,0O0 people were
present during. the seryices. Mayo,
Strong sat at the confer Of the platform
and he was surrounded by a number Of
the more distinguished persons present
Behind the mayor sat Seth Low with
Colonel George E. Waring BY his side
Words Of Praise for the Dead.
The exercises began at 8:25 with ths
sineing Of the hymn, 1T Lead, Kindly
Light" )" BY the Plymouth church. quas,
tet. Rev. DR.. Hebert Newton, who wa.
Mr.. Georges warm personal friend. 4,
well as pastor, read the burial service
At its conclusion DR.. Lyman Abbott
spoke briefly upon the character and
public services: Of Henry George. HI
was followed by Rabbi Gottheil., Alta,
another hymn by the choir, Rev. DR.
Edward MeGlynn spoke. Dr.. McGlynr
showed great feeling, but his evident
grief at the loss Of his old friend die
NOT prevent the dispI6X Of l9n1es charae
teriatie flights o Yloqufnos hy him
The last Address u as elhdss fshortlJ
after O'Clock, taemSetint was dis
missed and The qsaakat Val u faken 10th,
modest home in Hort Hamilton. ,19s ,ss,.
The Eunsrnl Prooession.
The procession which accompanied
the remains to Brooklyn was in man,
respects the most remarkable ever. wit
messed in New York. The catafalqu,
was q magnificent creation of blacl
broadcloth and at the base was - fee
wide. The horses, of jet black, wer
covered with black silk netting an,
were led by IS grooms. The oreaniza
tions that paid honor to Mr.. George b,
following the funeral car fell into lin
from the side streets of Madison ave
nue. and below Forty.second street.
was estimated that not less than *, ,00
men were in line.