Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-01

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any ornament save the heavy silver
handles and the plate which read;
Henry George, Died Oct. %, 1897"
At the back of the platform, on a
heavy crepe background was por-
trait Of Henry 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 pedal upon which
the bronze rested were these floral
tributes: Immortelles in the shape
Of book inscribed Progress and Pow
erty." from ]. Julio.
A cross from one arm Of which hung
a wreath of white and pink roses from
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom L. Johnson. A
wreath Of immortelles and pink orchids
from Joseph Pulitzer. A large pillar
Of white roses inscribed Rest" in
double immortelles from Michael and
Annie Dwyer A sheaf of wheat from
Mrs. Lucy Johnson Wade. keses and
chrysanthemums in a wreath from
John c. Millholland. On the card was
written: This to his memory, for /
hold him dear. He was honest, he was
brave and he loved the people"
The police arrangements were a
credit to the city. Compared to other
times the contrast was most striking.
Chief McCullagh was in personal COM
mand. With him were Deputy Chief
Cartwright and Inspectors Harley and
Thompson. Under s captains, 80 ser
geants and 81 roundsmen, there We're
655 policemen on duty in the neighbor-
hood and in the palace. Upon Captain
Delaney fell the honor of caring for the
hall itself. He had 50 men, sergeants
and 2 roundsmen. Captain Young had
I'D avenue from 34th to 10th street.
Captain Schmittberger was responsible
for Lexington avenue at 46th, through
which the crowd entered the police
lines. Captain Vredenburgh was in
command of AID street from Sd ave-
nue. to 9Th avenue. Captain Moyn-
han guarded the 45th street bridge and
Captain Steincamp Depew place. The
system was a simple one and it was
possible to handle the great crowd
without any disagreeable circumstan-
=, ces.
~ Despite the fact that no one desiring
to approach the palace was permitted
to pass through the Gordon except at
the appointed place, yet no one living
III Tic OioChC0 OlL ScSNlOH sui i GU dLy
Inconvenience. The crowds came down
the avenue five deep and were passed
through the hall in twos. Those goin;,
to the right were passed across a
bridge into the Grand Central station.
Those who went to the left proceeded
down short flight Of stairs into De-
pew place.
In the guard of honor were Arthur
McEwen, Louis F. Post, Dan Beard,
Chas. I. Roskoph, D. Frank Stephen,
DR.. s. Zelis Cohen, H. Martin Williams,
Cecil r. Atkinson, w. j., Atkinson, ].
+. McKechnie, Prof. James Beggs, Jo-
seph Dana Miller, John J. Foote, Ar
thur F. Stephefson. -sSl
The list OF ushers and the guards in
Guided well-known labor representa-
tives from all parts of the United
States.
At2 o'clock The people were permit
ted to occupy the seats in the hall.
The front six rows in the main part of
the auditorium were reserved for the
family, the immediate friends of the
deceased, the pail bearers and the
ushers All the rest of the main floor
was open to the crowd and it took
comparatively short time to fill the
hall The platform, Of course, was re-
served and the galleries, which hold d
comparatively small number, were
tickets. Owing to the careful arrange
i1ient In the streets the crowd inside
was not permitted to reach such pro-
portions as would lead to unpleasant
crowding, such as might result in a
panic. Every seat was taken and in
certain portions considerable number
OF persons were permitted to stand.
It was estimated that nearly G000 peo-
pie were in the hall during the service.
It had been announced that the exer-
cises would begin at 3 O'Clock, but
doubtless owing to the difficulty ex-
perienced in reaching the hall, the
mourners and friends of the family did
not arrive until about 20 minutes after
that hour. The family and intimate
friends occupied the reserved seats on
the right and facing the platform
Henry George, Jr., occupied the chair
next to the aisle in the front row and
his mother was seated next to him.
Mrs. George was heavily yelled when
she entered the hall, but during the
speaking she raised her veil and fol-
lowed the remarks of each speaker at
t0ntlV2iy. Wnlle SHOWING PLAINLY the
strain that she has passed through.
Mrs George maintained her composure
with great fortitude.
5On the right of Mrs. George were
seated the other members of the family
and relatives, including Richard
George. son of the deceased, and his
daughter, Miss Anna George, John Y.
George. q brother Of the deceased ard
other relatives, some of whom have
come quite a distance to attend tn"
funeral. were present.
The reserved seats on the left wer7
occupied by the pail bearers and the
ushers. The pail bearers had entered
the hall few minutes before the fam
lily came in. They We're Tom l.. John
son, August Lewis, Andrew Mclean
Thomas G. Sherman. Arthur McEwen
Charles Frederick Adams.
The honorary pail bearers, some Of
whom sat upon the platform, included
Mayor Strong. Mayor Wurster. Willis
J. Abbott, Albert J. Johnson. John P
Crawford, Charles w. Dayton, Georg,
c.. Eggleston, Horace w. White, Ed
ward McHugh, Bolton Hall. John viii
mer, Charles c. Hennessy, John Swim
ton, Lawson Purdy, John H. Girdner
John r. Waters, M. r. Leverson. Franz