The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-09
THE MELANCHOLY PAGEANT.
THE RECEPTION OF THE REMAINS
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Great Funeral Procession,
So SC sc.


The Great funeral Procession,
Sc. SC SC.
Yesterday having been fixed upon for the reception In
New York Of the remains of ex.Presdsnt Adams, our
were all prepared to DO honor to the memory
the man who once filed the nations Chair Of State
There were upwards of two hundred thousand human
beings 10 the Streets to pay the last sad rites to the re-
mains Of tho great No word was whispered ABOUT
the party to which he belonged; auson was made 70
his political life enough that he was once the
peoples choioe; and all delighted to honor whom the
nation not only, but the world acknowledged sage.
We have often been called enthusiastic people
perhaps We are 50. We know how to receive living
here and We certainly know how to show respect to the
renowned dead Washington, Lafayette Jackson, Har-
riscn Adams and Others who have been honored whom
alive and mournsd when dead, prosfs Of this We
do everything with WILL the sailors say, be to
t1ss hero or to bury statesman
At about noon yesterday, the military and oitssns
seen In thousands moving from the upper part OF
the city towards the Battery and Whitehall; regiment
after regiment Of horseen aud oomen, passed down,
with measured tread and took up their appointed posi-
tions. Beautiful music was diseourssd by eompetent
bands the rich sounding horn, the shr ME, the rat
Ting drum, were all called into use. There were gay
shadowy pail the soldiery had Is martial bearing -
ever but their soors we're shrOuded in black the
sword hits the ocers bright ever, but they
we're knottsd with black Grape; tbs high mettlsd
chargers cbApsd their bits impatienty as ovsr but
their brides bsdssked with Grape. Marshss with
beautiful chapsaus Fastening along the lines but
they long sears Of black satin and GRAPE aud their
golden headed batons were all yelled with the same
OUT but they too were In Grape In faot
the whole city might be said to hsve put mourning
weeds most appropriateness, with all this,
observable In the atmosphere The sun shons down
upon tbs bay and harbor in great beauty but withsl
through kind Of msllowing mist, not damp enough to
be dsagrsesbls but like that Of morning or eve
ming during the Iadian summer. Sadness seemed to
peryaSs the very atmosphere The vessels At
anchor and Ct wharve had their coors at half mast
MANY Of the ordinary avooatons Of the industrious
about the wharvss ceased for the time; and was Is
though the great metropolis Of the western world had
for the time partially Suspended action, to for
the loss ef great statesman Of the Essts felt that
1t was funeral day.
A the hours passed on troop after troop Acd along
the pathways in the Battery and took positions a. d.
rooted by their Bands Of policemen were
seen marching down in orderly companies, and taking
up their stand wherever their services were required
FURNISHED stars which the day before glittered in all
bre or.pe tast coaded every thing Al moved In com.
psraive silence; military police, members OF civic So
cistss al performed their respective parts noiseessy
and silently They not Of themselves bat
the OCCASION seemed to make 1t appropriate that II
should so and therefore whatever said spo
Ken IN undsr tones As II the very words spoken came
"a ID frcm the tongue and as the lders had been
periormr funeral rites for departed compan
lon Such was the effect Of surrounding circumstances
While they awaited the arrival OF the boat the military
leaned upon their suus in musins mood and II th,y
"A N nhonU ticui "A N NAT
without musio Fsnsral was written upon everything
Ssane,s was spread over TIE whole scene
At half past o'clock the Grand Marshal and seve
raj Of acs mounted came down to the wharf Of the
United barge ONCE to supsrintsnd the landing OF
partook Of aud added to the mournul appearance of
already observed The Marshals were dressed In
black and wore long black scars While their horses
Their orders given In under tons and the arrange
msnts having bssn eompsted, the guard Of honor,
"Vinosnts Light Gusrd," accompanied by Bloom.
fields sxcsleHt United States Band from Governors
Islspd took their place the platform where IL
Intended the landing should take place To prevent all
and from the pressure of the
crowd the Chief Of Police aided by Capt Wiley Of the
let ward had stationed police officers
IN ali The avenues leading to the wharf And nothing
could bs complete than we're the preliminary ar
rsnssmsnts tn seeure an orderly landing The hearse
drawn sight white horses dressed In black each led
by u black groom, dressed In Turkish costume, was
placed just outside the gate and 1t ntesded to bear
tn. coffin to tho boat with proper deeorum But
ali hprs broken up the refusal Of
the Captain of the ferry boat land elsewhere than in
q
the berth the Brooklyn ferry boat and thus
fusion and disorder caused The crowd OF Spectators
denee in the street opposite tbs ferry house and
large pools Of and piles Of standing In
front of the gates, while at the United States wharf
the psnks and pavement were dry and clean. 1t WAS
necessary TO remove the hearss The polios
obliged 10 form new the guard OF honor and
hana haste and without previous notice. had to take
up their march and g1in sn:r position This was a. a.
land at The United states DOCK but since
that the srrap gsmsnt IL would have been more be-
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mar the beauty OF orderly and arrange
msnt Bat the changes were at length made, and the
hssrse placed in most convenient position; when tho
Light Guard formed avenue from tbs boat, through
which the cSfan borne, aud properly deposited In
the vehicle Of the dead while the baud Played some
raes then caAe up in turn and COOK IN the friends OF
the deceased the members Of Congress accompanying
the body and the members OF the Jersey City Common
Council snied them from the other side Of
the river. Minute guns announcing the arrival Of the
body, commenced firing tr,m Governors Island and
Jersey City at twenty Rnuses past o'clock, aud at
twenty minutes p8St 8 the ferry boat which bore IT,
arrived at Whitshai While the msrshss and guard
wrrs waiting at the barge ONCE Mr. Clay acc opnuisd
by General Gsinss, Grove down; sightei with the in
tsnsion supposed of awaiting the arrival Of the
boat but place having been assigned to the carriage
In the procession 1t ief with those two distinguished
gentlemen time before the boat arrived While
waiting the ofos, MIR Clay received the saiuts-
fops "a mis- fi-sds who prssent but ne came not
TO receive honorable greetings bat pay the resp ct
Que from the living to the dead
The sasssd up whitehall street to Broad
vsy; the u band always accompanying the guard Of
hoSor, and playing tas dead March IN SAUL" The
funeral OF Nsposou;' Dead March from ssmirs-
nds" other equally grand and unsteady eloquent
pieces.
20 regularly fern when the street lined either
side with osvalry M far Trinity Church, with view
70 keep back multitude OF eitiasns who jammed
nm the .ide walks The Dead March Ia Saul" was
here admirably executed upon the chimes In the befry
Of Trinity church, which continued nearly all the
time the procession was pess'ng
INK PROCESSION
hereupon moved up Broadway on the line Of route, in
the following ORDER:
THE ORDER OF THR PROCESSION.
Troop Of cavalry
New York Light Horse Guards
Gen HorKIrs, Grand Marshal.