Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-28
FUNERAL HoNoRS IN MEMORY OF GENERAL
JACKSON IN NEW YORK.

mory of Ex-President JACKSON took place at New
York on Tuesday We learn from the newspapers
of that city that, although the day was intensely
hot, the streets were thronged with an immense
concourse of people, including many strangers
from distant parts OF the State and other places
that the numbers and extent OF the procession were
unusually large; that the ceremonies were highly
appropriate and imposing and that no serious acci-
dent occurred to interfere with the proceedings of
the day.
Describing the gathering of the people in and
about the Park. and all along the route Of the pro-
cession, the Tribune remarks
The planting of electromagnetic wires about the flower
roots in garden would probably produce parallel effect to
the mbibng of excitement by the in New York,
causing the flowers and weeds Of kind and color 10 spring
up apace and garnsh the walks From eight o'clock in the
morning to the starting Of the proccssonoyer six burning
and brcilng hoursthe broad marble platform and steps
front of the City Hall looked like gigantic bouquet, each
flower and leaf made Of different coocd paraso with their
Haunting scoops and cool changeabc nts looking udcousy
fresh and dewy in the arid glare of the Under this sken
roof STOOD crowded closely together painful attitudes eight
hundred thousand holly dressed women, gasIng beneath
the weight of ounces multiplied into each other in indefinite
seriee and glowing like anger beneath The glare Of ferocous
coored ribands. There they STOOD those thousand women,
patiently waiting 10 the procession which length came,
sweteng in fiery dust reward the faith and hope Of these
trusting istersand they happy And only they,
but ten other thousands crouchng hest they might under
the wide legs Of the PLATFORM stretching their neeks over
the rusty points of the ironraing, cngng convusvely
awning and repugs, and whatever other solid and
mpregnabc fixtures remained in Chatham street and the
Bowey, stood immovaby their ground amid the surge OF
Broadway lntcspersed, toos with hundreds Of little child
rem, the ranks of these ong and soey cntrcated
women, while treang squadrons Of men, with endless
puted every inch of sidewalk with them and other thou
sands inloent but less idly curious looked down
with hooking pity from second third and fourthsory win
dows nay, from gables and rain oughs, where
they stretched length shingles cracking in the SUM-
Such the aspect Of the streets, which literally
blocked up, mile after mile, with human barrier, which
swayed to and fro like the ground SWELL and
ucanty asunde foot by foot the drove through
the living like wedge. Broadway and the other prn
cpa thoroughares prousey dressed in flags and ban
dropping also at hafmast from the City Hall and
other public buildings and from the vessels in port Many
buildings hung with black and the banners in the pro-
cesson all tied with Grape Wall street was locked up
early in the morning. and many Of the places of
throughout the city closed in the of the day."
OF the procession itself it is stated by the Courier
that " the military display was certainly one of the
finest and largest if not the very largest ever seen
y q.
though not as large at the funeral of Gen. HAIR
RIsoN and on several other similar occasions" II
moving at about two o'clock
The first division composed entirely of the military the
Light Guard and the officers and light companies Of the city
taking the lead followed by the first and sixth brgaes of ar
tilery and the first brigade of horse artillery.
In the second division the officiating CIcrgymcn ex
President VAS BuREs, the Hon. WV. L. NANCY Secretary
of War; Gov WRieHr, the members of the Court Of Errors
Gen. Scorr and Aids, Col B,SKHEAD and Aids Officers Of
the Army aHd Navy, preceding the funeral u he same
used in the funeral procession of lsf0 escorted by guard
of United States Marines and guarded by detachment Of
troops from Governors Island The Urn was borne on car
dressed in black drawn by four white horses also
in black, and groom followed with led horse also dressed
in mourning The pail bcacr twenty eigh, in number fol-
lowed in carriages forming double line In this division also
were the members of the Common Council New York.
Brooklyn, and Of Jersey City, with their officers also the
Civic Societies and Odd Fellows Of Jersey City.
The next division comprised civic igulries principally
escorted by the City Guard In this DIVISION among others
the Foreign Ministers and Consuls itch uniforms in
carriages, the United States Marshal and Deputies the Col
cctor of the Port aud Officers Of the Custom HOUSE, Members
the Bar, Sheriff and Deputies, Police Magistrates &c.
lso the President Faculty. and Students Of the University
f Columbia College, muHus aiis.
Among all tho societies, civic military, none presented
imposing appearance than the Fire Depart
nen, hocomposed the fourth DIVISION and great
occ, arrangements having been first made should
'ccur during the progress of the procession The remen
all dressed in dark cothesa their banners stroud
d in mourning, and the officers carried their ,rumpcts also
dressed in black.
The fifth division comprised the Tanmany Society," the De-
nocratic Republican Committee, the American Republican
General Committee, Ward Committees and Citizens escorted
BY the Independent Tompkins Blues. The Empire Club fol-
lowed in this division, csccrng large dressed in mourn
ing which a tomb in imitation Of white marble bear
ing the simple inscription Jackson, and this followed
by with led horses richly capasoncd, but all their
housings dressed in mourning
The sixth division allotted tho odd Fellows attached
the Grand and Subordinate Lodges Of New ok who turn
cd out III great numbers with their beautiful banners insignia
&c. dressed in deep mourning
The Military and Civic Associations of Broolyn followed
in the next DIVISION and attracted much attention.
The eighth division composed Of the Benevolent
Societies Of the city, with their and Insignia and Of
these there were very great number.
The remaining divisions There being hiticc in ally were
yarousy composed OF the civic and literary socctcs political
associations, the Order Of Rcchabites, &c.
Except scarcity OF music, there was nothing |
wanting 10 render the procession interesting and /
complete. The route designated was up Chatham
street and East Broadway TO the junction Of Grand |
street-thence TO the Bowery and up around Union
Park, and then down TO the City Hall, where they
dispersed.
The procession was formed six abreast, and oc-
cupied two hours and fifty-fve minutes in passing
given point; and before The last division had left
Grand street TO turn into the Bowery the first diyi-