Future President Theodore Roosevelt, aged six viewed the Funeral procession at his Grandfather's home from a second floor window near Union Square in New York City. On 27 April former President Millard Fillmore and future President Grover Cleveland paid their respects at the procession in Buffalo.
There were many mourners at the funeral.
The mourners were parading into the church for the funeral.
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The funeral director would lead, followed by the coffin then followed by the chief mourners.
There were an estimated 150,000 mourners who attended the viewing.
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This is a funeral where the casket is open for viewing of the deceased by the mourners. It is a common type of funeral, but some families prefer that the casket be closed instead.
The people attending a funeral as friends or relatives of the deceased are called the mourners.
In the UK about £15 per person per funeral.
Funeral Director. a funeral oranizer Undertaker.
There were an estimated 300,000 viewers in 5 hours. An estimated 200,000 had waited in line but were not admitted.
There were several presidents that went to Nelson Mandela's funeral. President Obama from the US attended.