The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-01
GE0RGESFUNERAL
Thirty Thousand View tho Body
of the Dead Leader.
As MANY TURNED AWAY.
Brilliant Tributes to the Momory Of
the Philosopher. 80.
DR. MGLYNN's ELOQUENT WORDS.


Tho Priestly Friend OF tho Great
Writer and Orator Arouses His Hear
ers to Applause - Splendid Police
II Arrangements Prevent Any Acct
dents, Despite tho Monster Crowds
That Assembled to Honor the De-
parted Candidate For Mayor OF
Greater New York.
New York. Nov. 1.-The body of
Henry George lay in state yesterday
In the Grand Central Palace, and 80
900 people reverently passed the casket
ana looked upon the face Of the dead
philosopher. From o'clock In the
morning until 8 in the afternoon a
steady stream of men. women and chill
dren poured into the hall.
The immense throng was composed of
representatives Of all classes, of all
shades of life. and of all religious opin-
Ion. On every face was stamped the
uninistakable signs Of sincere regret
while hundreds Of faces were drawn
with suffering and pain. To thousands
-Of those who passed by, Henry George
fWas personally known, and u was these
who fingered for a longer moment to
gaze again on the face Of the man
whom to know was to love. Some of
them wept.
{ The children. of whom there were
Aundreds. were raised aloft by the
guard and held while they gazed at he
features of the man who died fighting
10 brighten their lives.
In the early dawn the body was
moved in a plain hearse from the
Onion Square hotel to the Grand Cen
tral Palace, unattended. save by the
guards of honor and four policemen.
Behind the hearse came single car
riage. Anna George. the youngest
daughter, insisted upon accompanying
the body to the Grand Central Palace.
NO persuasion could sway her from
her purpose. Weeping bitterly, she
stood at the head Of the stairs at the
hotel and begged to be permitted to Co.
6he wished to arrange the flowers
about the casket In which her fathers
remains reposed. Pleadings proving in
vain. she became importunate. and re-
away unless she accompanied 1t. The
other msmbers Of the family, their
grief emphasized by the childs utter
abandon of anguish, yielded, and Rich
ard George, her brother accompanied
her to the Palace. There, with loving
hands, she arranged the flowers as
she would have them. and permitted
no one to lend the slightest aid.
Thirty Thousand View the Body.
Y At O'Clock the doors were opened,
ana Immediately several hundred per-
sons who had been waiting without
entered the hall with bowed heads.
They saw at the head of the hall in
an immense bower of floral tributes a
platn heavy black cloth covered cas-
ket resting on a dais. Through the
glass they saw the great man reposing
naamly. his features unruffied, as II In
sleep. The left arm rested lightly on
fhe breast, the other by the side. The
remains were clad In black broadcloth,
p rundown collar and plain black tie.
For the first half hour the throng
Hing up the hall In twos passed at the
xAte Of $500 an hour, but shortly the
Aumbers swelled and grew until at one
time so passed each minute. At this
rate, 5000 an hour, the crowd passed
until the churches emptied their con-
eregations into the vast concourse. For
The last two hours the crowd came at
The rate Of 5000 an hour. This Is the
highest rate obtainable under such cir
cumstances as these. Any greater ce-
lerity would have meant an undlgnit
aed, irreyerential rush,
A little before 3 o'clock the line was
stopped, and those who could not get
In were compelled to turn back and get
ont from the police lines. A careful es-
timate of the number who could not
get in places 1t at 100000 This num-
Der is equal to the number Of those
who passed the casket. Then another
khrong came-those who wished to hear
the eminent clergymen praise Henry
George.
The police arrangements were
credit to the city. Chief McCullagh
WAS In personal command. Under eight
captains, SO sergeants and "a rounds
men there were 665 policemen on duty
}n the netghborhood and In tho Palace
In the hall itself were 90 men, two SER
geants and two roundsmen. The sys-
tem was simple one. and by the gen
Elemanly conduct of every common pa
trolman 1t was possible to handle the
great crowd without any hisagrceable
circumstances.
The Funeral Services.
Before 8 o'clock the people were per-
pitted to occupy ths seats in the hall.
Qhs front seats Of the main part of
khA ho
Friends of the deceased. the pnllbearers
hnd the ushers. All the rest of tho
main floor was open to the crowd, and
u took but short time to f1ll the hall.
The platform. of course, was reserved,
ind the galleries. which hold q COM
paratively small number. were likewise
reserved for the holders of tickets.
Owing to the careful arrangement in |
The streets the crowd inside was not |
permitted to reach such proportions as
would, lead to unpleasant croWding,
such as might result In panic. Every
peat was taken, and in certain DOR.
tions considerable number of per-
pons were permitted to stand. 1t Is
Estimated that nearly 5000 people were
In the hall during the services
The family and intimate friends oc-
oupied the reserved seats on the right
hand, facing the platform. Young
Henry George occupied the chair next
TO the aisle in the front row. and his
mother was beside him. Mrs. George
was heavily yelled when she entered
the hall, but during the speaking she
raised her veil and followed the re-
marks of each speaker attentIvely.
While showing plaily the strain that