The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-06

/ The military Fansral Procession OF Gap.
tains Williams, Morris and Field.
The unsrsl procession the grand feature Of the
day, In the city yesterday The beautifully
and the delightful bracng air Of pleasant March
ing gave promise Of pleasant day, and the promise
fulfilled At early hour the flags from hundreds Of
AagIt ss all over the city, floating at halfmas
and reminded all who were not otherwise made to
remember the fact that the day set apart for the OBJ
Of rites in honor of the three brave whose
remains to pass through city, thei, way to
mourning friends During the forenoon members and
squads Of the various military companies.
vending their way towards their different rendezvous
Horses fully caprisoned with riders in the uniform of the
various mounted regiments seep Gallopng through
the Streets and n wearing the serious aspect Of
about to perform the sad rites which called them
together At ~ O'Clock tho artillery, under Col Yates
took their position the Battery, from whence they
fred minute guns during the passage of the procession
At about o'clock the principal thoroughfares began to
be thronged with persons hurryng towards the lower
part Of the city and long before the procession moved
the sidewalks Of Broadway from the Park to the Battery,
were crowded with dense Of human beings
No space gap from the walls Of the buildings to the
curb stoues-evsTy foot Of pavement was occupied.
The windows Of the buildings en- Broadway, and the
DOORS were also crowded, and HnaIly the throng
increase until the carriage way itself wasued by the
pedestrians. Yet for different from the mul'udes
that assemble ordinary occasions. The boistsrous
that usually chsrscerzes large gatherings in the
city. not feature OF this vast concourse Of peo
pie, but ell appeared to appreciate the OCCASION and
an appropriate solemnity porvaded the whole scene
except when the omnibuses got entanglsd among the
crowd and the drivers got cursng and Safeguarding
each other from their boxes. By the way these same
omnibus drivers by refusing TO comply with the request
of the committee and whdra their vehicles from the
streets through which the proce ssion ives pass msed
and received the of all who felt respect for the
occasion or its ceremonies The streets were in sad
condition for marching The snow, which lately fell had
just become fairly melted and the moisture not yet eva
porsted-a state they could hardly be in And,
owing this the citizens in the procession
were few in number II the streets had been dry very
large number Of citizens would undoubtedly have join
cd There large representation of the citizens Of
Buffalo who would have gladly taken this method Of
showing the esteem in which Captains williams and Field
were held by their townsmen. As it was there were
many in the who did not belong to the
military to department of the city government
But If the procession not a. long a. some which our
citizens have witnessed 1t was very respectable. The
military moved from Centre Market at ono O'clock and
proceeded to the Battery, where they received their
charge and took up their mounul march towards Cham
bers street First the military escort officers in full
uniform then the City Guards who the guard Of
honor for the occasions they preceded by Bloom
fields splendid United States Band which has lately
rived at Governors Island from Old Point Comfort Va
Their music far superior to that dscoursed by the
military bands about town the full solemn tones which
their instruments gave to the dead march, added greatly
to the effect Of the scene. Three hearses followed
covered each with the American aag and bearing, the
hrst one, the remains of Captain Morris, of
Albany with Colonies Benson, Warner, Tate,
Yates, Ewen Brenner Munford, and Jessup as pail
Bearers the second hearse containing the remains Of
Capt Field, was attended by Captains Subway Hay
ward, Tompkins, Kutzmeyer, Bro Wne Olney, Forsyth
Mumford, as pallbearsrs. The last hearse bore the
remains of Capt Williams and attended by Captains
Raynor, Clark, Vincent, Wilson, Prudhsmme, Roome,
Mayer Helms, and Messrs. J. H. Howard, and Chas g.
Miller the former in charge of the body of Capt Norris
and the latter those of Captains Field and Williams
Next came the officers Of the United States Army as
mourners and the officers Of the Navy The Mayor fol
lowed and after him the members of the Board OF Alder
men, preceded by their venerable sergeant atarms,
Jacob Hays who has walked in the funeral professions
Of all the Presidents of the United States filing in most
ofthem prominent place as chief of tho canstabu
larry force of the city, in the presant in.
men. The military companies Of the city generally
the military, fremen, AMI the Whitehall Guards, COM
posed Of the bcatmen at whitehall and commanded by
Capt Robert Silvey were out in force As the line
moved along Broadway the crowd in front Of st. Paus
and from there to the Park increased, until finally, when
had passed. there was to be seen in the square, at the
lower end of the Park, but one sea of human heads
There current 10 this immense crowd, no
moving in direction; but wished to get out
in, he obliged to do so at the expense OF great
outlay Of strength, which requisite in order to ell
bow road through OF this large number Of persons
great many respectfully dressed women not few
of whom wished themselves comfortably at home I,
where to say the TRUTH they would have shown to full
good advantage. The procession at last having
plstsd the march agreed upon by the committee of ar
angsments, approached st. Pauls Church. Tbs crowd
fell back either s1e the busy hum of the thousa nd
voices ceased and trsmp-tramp-tramp-o the sol.
diers could be distinctly heard ABOVE and
solemn notes OF the band. They assed down Full
ton street to the gate opposite to tia rear of tho
church, when the City Guards formed two lines,
one on each side OF the walk between the street
and the church, and between these the collins were
borne into the church and placed in tho centre aisle
The church was medately lled the galleries having
been occupied for time by ladies' The military
officers occupied the pcws either side of the main aisle
and thus the picture within the church imposing
and the organ moaned out its solemn dirge time was
afforded to contemplate it. The three collins, occupying
the centre OF the church. and surrounded by the uniform
ed officers who in the procession the guard leaning
upon their muskets the immense Of spectators
looking in mute solemniy all contributed to form
ofthe deepest interest The Rev Dr. Berrien reel
tor of Trinity Church. ocated and the services appro
pirate to the occasion were performed, and the re-
mains were again consigned to the care of the
military. There was considerable disappointment
svinced by many Of the audience, who had expected
that Dr. Berren would deliver a discourse but either
account Of tho laeness Of the hour, or for some
other reason, he did not do SO.
Leaving the church, the military escorted the bodies
to the City Hail. where they delivered into the
pecal charge Of tho City Guards" who mounted guard
over them for the night and to escort them to the
boat this morning.
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