New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-28
CITY ITEMS.

Tsr FrxERAI.-Yesterday the Funeral oo's-
CUE. we're performed over he mortal remains OF h0n
Dtxoy iEw.s To-. dsy mnss pro2itious And
not AZ unpleasant, incien; occurred 70 mar the genera
solerunity OF the occasion Our citizens psruc'Ps'ea
very generally IN the reaones-soule dozen SOCIETIES
ioinins II with four Bands playing Dead Narcn-tne
bel. q the City Hal and Centre Msrke; tolns a. me
procession pAssed-Trinify Ginning sunerA DIse'
and the streets crowded with spectators
A, the Governors Room City Hal. At nearly =
o'clock. tire ceremoue. were begun Rev. Dr. IrNG'
Of :, Georges. 6rsi read the Prayers. and then the
beautiful and touchiag Burial service Of the Episcopal
Church-concluding with some bret and couPreaen
.vs but solemn and impressive exemporaneous ooserva
tons He said there are occasions In the life Of Nan
when Con /. seen 70 live and 10 rule alone making HIS
voice 70 BE heard and HI. power known. He speaks
70 u.,odsv-conunued Dr. Tyns-of the utter value
Is..pe.. Of even the highest Of HIS creations making
Msa 70 feel that he Is poor and worthless and but as
su., IN the balance IN the hands Of Him who made And
rule. me world The Rev. speaker proceeded to an
ELOQUENT aepesuon OF Man and b.. Eternity IN his soil
,,rv ard eternsl connection with his Creator And con
euded by feeling and earnest eShortslon TO al those
present
Dr.. TrNs was assisted By Rev. Drs. STEPHEN H.
CoxE. Baptist NoELRoY lPresbyterisn) and Dr. L l..
GsrswoLp-,hs latter Of whom offered the closing
Prayer in the Hall
Previously to the remoyal Of the body from the
Governor. Room. lvhers IL had been placed the night
before constant throus aocked for last glimpse Of
the remains OF the distinguished deceased. Among
those present were many Of our distinguished public
p,ep-Geperal scorr and MAJ 4. L. soorr, the Gene.
raj. Aide deC.mp Gen JoH> 4. DIX and Hon. HAN
81, ar.fh nasfar n
sen, and the following Of our citizens as Pail Bearers
Hon c. W Lawrence. Hon. Wm y. hfady'
Robert y Morris. H. MicNe.
pbui, u,,r stephen Allen.
r.,,s. fr.rnsr Aaron Clark
T,s SERGEANT, Arm. Of the L : senate Mr. BEALEl
wss also present Intending FIRST, TO supeTintend the
removal Of the remain. 70 senator LEwIss home-6u'
ofcourse hs Offices were anticipated by he movements
Of our Corporate authorities -Neither should We Tor
get that the dssuerreotyped portrait Of Mr. LEvIs has
been presented 70 the Common Council BY his Widow,
through the hands Of Messr. c. s Bosardus and Il. NJ
Graham. As the shadow Of tse departed As token
Of her appreciation OF kind attention and notice
The Procession commenced moving from the City
Hall between 70 and o'clock and after passing the sP-
pointed rounds reached the South Ferry in little less
than two hour. There we're thirty carriages, and 3
proporuonste number of pedestrians-soeieues ana
MISUNDERSTANDING the line 10 about onefourth OF
mile in length The march was very impressive
A Greenwood the grave dug Just Oh The Tour
and here the con wss lowered with appropriate cere
monies twas Of mahogany. beautifully finished, and
enclosing another Of lead in which the body placed
weighing altogether about nine hundred pounds
Tns inscription. placed upon massive silver plste'
mentions merely name and da,e-ss follows
LgA.Is.