Excerpt from Life, Adventures, Strange Career and Assassination of Col. James Fisk, Jr.: The Fist-Stokes Tragedy, All About Miss. MansfieldDespite the crowd and press of' people, everything passed o¿' q'uietly' and with decorum.When it became known that themmrdered man' s remains wouldnlied'n state at they Grand Opera House, the vestibule of the offices of the [erie Railway Company was soon crowded with sight'seers, representing every grade of society, anxious to (get a glimpse of all that remained'of a man whose history has been so remarkable. At his late residence a large concourse of people also gathered, in consequence of an impression that the service would take place there previouslto the1removal of the body to the Opera House, but on being informed by theipolice that suchrwould not be the case they quietly moved faway, leaving the house deserted, save by a few knowing ones who hoped to catch.a, sight of the body as it was brought out}, for in the hall of thevhouse atemporary bier had been erected, and there the coffin, which was covered with-beautiful ¿owers woven into beautiful emblems, was stationed till it was removed 1to the Opera House, and it was~there, the body was viewed by Coroner. Young and the Jury.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.