The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-15
TWO CENTS.
The Funeral Obsequies OF Capt. PSoRson, I'm
Brooklyn.

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lowing to their last resting place the remains of him
who had been to them in life, and felt douby dear
in death The aged citizen too, and the tender and
delicate female who had read with so much pleasure
the accounts of the bravery and daring their
fellow tow nmen all joined In the general grief
Storms brigade, accompanied by the Oregon Guard,
Capt. Welsh Washington Guard, Capt. Cans, and JEFF
ferson Guard Capt Lewis arrived in front Of the Bap
list church, in Nassau street, where the preliminary
ceremonies to take place They we're received by
the Pearson Light Guard Of Brooklyn, who escorted
them to their position in the line.
At half past one o'clock, the remains were borps to
the church, and the ceremonies commenced. As tho
procession moved in the church. voluntary payad
The Rev Mr. HopoE delivered a touching and eIo.,
quent address to the relatives of the deceased
After a beautiful chaut by the choir and bsnedic-i
ton the corpse removed while another voluntary
was played on the crgan the direction of George
Hall, the Grand Marshal of the day the whole formed
in the order Of r.nlg
PROCESSION.
Brooklyn Light Guard.
Military from Williamsburgb. aevia
Guard Lafayette, Capt. Jahotti, Escort
The Bearers, BODY 5HS The Bearers
Pearson RI 5Isnt Guards
Privates Non Commissioned Officers and Officers Of
First Regiment N Y. Volunteers.
Officers Second Regiment N. Y Volunteers. 1
Committee of Arrangements
Sheriff. City and County Officers. lof sQi
Mayor and Common Council of Brooklyn. evf
President and Trustees of WILLIAMSBURG.
ExMayors and Ex-Members of Common Council.
Members J. Il
Judiciary
... Atlantic Lodge. ~
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of which deceased
member) in full regalia.
Fire Companies under arms, in reverse order
Fire Department.
Order of United American Mechanics.
Members of Legal and Medical Professions, and the
Press.
Members Of other Civic Societies. t...
Citizens on foot mounted and in carriages.
The Military line formed Nassau street. the Fire
Department formed on Adams street. right on Nassau;
the Odd Fellows Pearl street.
Nassau; the Order of United American Mechanics ON
Washington street. the right on Nassau .t.. IN,
The procession then moved up Fulton to Pierpont TO
Clinton, to Harrison to Court street. to Hamilton ave-
nue. thence to Greenwood Cemetery during the whole
Hill and South Brooklyn and toe bells OF the various
military filed to the right and left Of the gate and the
procession moved in the Guard Lafayette there acting
of honor. crcuitous route through the different
brought the whole line in beautiful vale at
the foot of Battle HILL where stand was erected for
the convenient performance Of the ceremonies.
The coffin placed upon trussel, Immediately In
front of the stand upon which placed the sword,
besides several beautiful wreaths of flowers.
The Rev DR.. Cox then offered very impressive and
appropriate prayer, after which the following odss
composed express sly for the occasion, by f. r. HUI
burt, ESQ. was then sung =
To Honors fields where duty call'd e1t
The hero sped afar; fff
Nor fear his patriot heart appalled,,
Led on by Glory's star.
And DER the wild and desert plain,
And rude Sierras crest,
In scorn of danger, toll and pain,
His daring footsteps press'd.
He launched the eagle Of the free H
Upon the battles storm,
And her plumed with victory
When pour'd his life blood warm.
Sleep pilgrim dust, for sweetly hore,
Thy form reclam'd may rest, f.
Where kindred hearts may drop tho tear,
Above thy gallant breast. lo4o Hi
Rest where the turf which robes thy clay
Was Freedoms dapntless field
Rest where thy sires in Fyeedoms day,
In blood to heaven appealed. I'D
And when the Weakening trump shall sound, e
To burst this verdant sod,
May duty's sacrifice be crown'd
BY rest, and peace with God.
The Rev FRAScus VrNroN then rose and deli vered Q
most beautiful Grafton in which he treated of the valor
and private worth Of deceased He said =" What
means this gathering Why these solemn looks p b
Why moves so slowly this procession II is because
friend and brother lies before One who beloved
and respected and when the Executive called upon the
State Of New York for volunteers he was among the
first to resign all that dear to him at home, to de-
fl nd his country He took cursory view of his life,
after which he spoke at length upon the evils of war
and particularly that of an aggressive war. He had
try that it did not fall by the cause aud it
verifcaton of that portion of Scripture which say
Whoever shr ddeb mans blood with the sword by tho
sword shall his blood be shed and he had orebodug,
that there was yet some awful calamity in store for
this country Rome had her Cesar, France had her
Napoleon and America might have some military
ruler who would the great fabric to fall. The
with Mexico was ofe nsive war, and her valleys
had been made with the gore Of patriotic blood
1t might be, that this country had been used by God
to cause that people to throw of the sin of which they
guilty and that the light of Christianity might DO
dfused among them. But peace had again lowered
the country, and he welcomed 1t with joy The
soldier not ntabe for In fighting he did
his duty. They had fought nobly under their brave
colonel, (referring to Col. Burnett) who had as
Cadet at West Point been his comrade and who was
noble and generous soldier. He would join in the
general joy Mt the of and though he
had cause of grief in having lost brother the field
Of Mexico it was his own happy country that had been
successful.
After he had concluded the benediction was pro-
nOunced.
the grave having been prepared adjoining those Of his
fellow soldiers
The Guard Lafayette then fred the burial salute,
and the company dismissed.
Never there a more impos ne scene, aud one
which will be long remembered by those who partct-
pated Brooklyn has acted towards her townsmau, in
this tribute with honor to herself and sats
ton to all who present.
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