New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
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FUNERAL OF HENRY GEORGE
TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY.
THOUSANDS LOOK UPON HIS FACE IN
THE GRAND CENTRAL PALACE.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE IN THE AFTERNOON IN rHn
GREAT HALL OF THE BUILpING-rHE
FUNERAL PROCESSION TO BROOK
LYN ALONG STREETS LINED
WITH SPECTATORS

FROM early morning TO early evening through
all the hours Of the Sabbath Day. the body OF
henry George, who was So suddenly and So ira xi-
caly stricken down when almost on the eve of
closing MS campaign for the Mayoralty OF the
Greater New-fork, lay III state at the Grand
central Palace yesterday, while many thou
SANDS. a multitude that included both believers
IN MS theories and admirers OF his sin cerity and
PERSONAL character fled past his bier 10 look
for the last time upor his lace. II is estimated
that between o'clock in the morning and IN
the evening thirty thousand people looked upon
the body OF the dead candidate At 8 O'clock
the stream of humanity was interrupted for two
hours and half while the formal funeral service
was conducted and the audience that packed the
big building in every corner was addressed by
clergymen OF the Protestant Episcopal. the Ro-
man Catholic. the Congregational and the
Hebraic faith and by the president of an or
ganization that stood for the principles for
which Henry George contended
ESCORT FOR THE BODY.
In the evening the body Of the dead leader
was escorted by procession. representing
many branches Of organized labor In the city.
from the Grand Central Palace downtown.
across the Brooklyn Bridge and to the City Hall
in Brooklyn, whence the body was taken for
the right to Mr. Georges old home near Fort
Hamilton, where it will lie until this morning
when the burial will take place in Greenwood
&c netery. The entire demonstration was one
rarely. II ever before. witnessed IN this country
Not only the character of the dead candidate.
but the exceptionally tragic circumstances In
which he died, contributed to the magnitude Of
the outpouring Of the thousands VINO wished to
pay tribute to his memory. The addresses de-
livereG by the clergymen who spoke at the fu-
neral testified TO the respect in which Mr.
George was held among all classes OF religious
denominations In the case of one OF the clergy
me1. DR.. McGlynn the eulogy took the form OF
a personal declaration OF belief in the dead
mans theories and John :. Crosby the presi-
dent of the Manhattan Single Tax Club, went
even further in this direction declaring that the
demonstration proved that the world admitted
the truth Of Mr.. Georges contentious.
REMOVED FROM THE HOTEL.
According 10 the plans completed Saturday
night the body OF the dead man was removed
from the Union Square Hotel. where he died
before light Yesterday morning. There were no
formalities connected with the removal, and tho
little procession moved rapidly the Grand
Central Palace, where It arrived az $40
O'Clock There were four carriages in the pro-
cesson. one Of which was laden with flowers.
Miss Anna George. Mr.. Georges daughter in
sisted upon accompanying the body - her
father from the hotel. and did So In spite Of all
attempts made to dissuade her. With her went
her uncle. Richard George. II had been the
plan OF those in charge Of the arrangements
not to awaken the members Of the family when
the removal WAS made bit Miss George in
sisted being allowed to accompany the little
procession. Henry George. jr, had watched
with the body through the night. and sought
little rest after the body OF his father was taken
away.
POSITION OF THE COFFIN.
II required only half hodr TO make the ar
rangements for the reception Of the thousands
who followed one another into the big hall hour
after hour from dawn 10 sunset. The coffin was
placed al the western end of the hall. with the
head facing the east. One hand was folded
lightly across the breast. Upon the simple silver