The funeral of George Peabody
1966; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 44; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01619566609537382
ISSN1532-7930
Autores Tópico(s)Canadian Identity and History
ResumoTHE GEORGE PEABODY funeral was unusual. It took ninety-six days, involved two countries, extended to two continents, and touched many lives. It reverberated at 10 Downing Street, resounded in the United States Congress, was discussed at Buckingham Palace and talked about in the White House. It echoed in the legislative halls of state capitols. It involved the British and American navies. It affected royalty and commoner, Whig and Tory, Republican and Democrat, northerner and southerner. Hundreds participated in it, thousands watched it, hundreds of thousands read about it. The sequence of events was spectacular. George Peabody died. His body was interred for a month at Westminster Abbey. A British warship transported the body to America. The British Navy turned the remains over to Admiral Farragut at Portland, Maine. A funeral service was held at Peabody, Massachusetts. Final burial took place in Salem at Harmony Grove Cemetery. All this was accompanied by vast publicity. One unfamiliar with the man and the time is bound to wonder why? The answer lies in Peabody's wealth, in his philanthropies, in Anglo-American rivalry, and in the human desire for spectacle. Who was George Peabody?
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