Frederick Douglass, the Orator - Monroe County Library System

Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Monographs Collection
256 LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
march. Then followed in order the honorary
bearers, the members of the family, and the persons
who accompanied the remains to the city.
Five hundred seats were reserved in the center
of the church for the family, pallbearers, friends,
city officials, and organizations. After these
were occupied the remaining seats in the great
audience room of the church were rapidly filled.
The seating arrangements were in charge of Mr.
Henry H. Pryor.
The active pallbearers were C. P Lee, William
Allen, A. H. Harris, R. J. Jeffrey, R. L. Kent,
Henry A. Spencer, F S. Cunningham, and C. B.
Lee; the honorary bearers, Hon. H. S. Greenleaf,
J. K. Post, Hon. John VanVoorhis, Ex-Mayor
Henry L. Fish, William Carroll, Richard Curran,
Charles W Briggs, George C. Clarkson, and N. C.
Bradstreet.
In the pulpit were seated Rev. Dr. H. H.
Stebbins of the Central Church, Rev. W C. Gannett
of the First Unitarian Church, the Rev. Dr.
W R. Taylor of the Brick Presbyterian Church,
Rev. Dr. W A. Ely of Zion African M. E.
Church, Rev. J. E. Mason of Zion A. M. E.
Church, Miss Mary S. Anthony, Superintendent
of Police Cleary, Mayor Lewis, Aldermen Ashton,
Cook, Green, McMillan, Dewey, Harris, Kelly,
Tracy, Calihan, Rauber, Fox, Ward, Pauckner,
Aikenhead, Simmelink, and Decker.