The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-27
tseOuES or OFFICER EUGENE ANDERSON.


Grand ProcessioH-One Hundred Thousand
pcupIe in the Streets The Sermon--ifne OF
msrcn-scenes In BraekIyu--Btog optical
Eket:h OF Deceased, etc, etc., etc.
me ast tonors were paid the re nAins or TIE ~
roe officer Eugene Anderson yesterday afternoon The
emp zaion OF his fInera, Impressive anu pV Ding
hs been org time s.nce tho hearse CT any cds en- OF
owever high or ow Degree Rag bser followed 10 the
bnc ny such vas; multitude Of people. lr1sed, il Is
cry rore that the yessler@ OF his commercial meropo-
., Jease from their hurried and engosssins per-
ahe 20 pay 70 distinguished tribute sc respect to
be yeaaans OF ere who but few days bero.e min
led rnnoted and undstng.lsh shed ancng the COM
p4p Of men. But any citizen VINO dies a
Ds post, rooy defending lie and p-opery, certainly
serls sacn public respect ind consideration. Officer Eu
Anderson WIS murdered while n the discharge o,
duties OF bic Office Tuesday morning last, by the
gn0be tend Of burgsy and sssa.n and under circl
sanses which excited the pabEc that It with the
resess difficulty the perpetraOr OF the crime saved
fcm being rtruug up the nearest amppost. Daily
and manifestations of feeling have been ocited from
bod es OF citizens in regard to the mater since
Mat time. A Joint committee from tho citzsns IRE and
Soce departments met and made arrangements for the
ne-al Of the deceased off Yesterday at O'Clock
p X. wea the tune appointed for 1t to take Place
SCENES IN ELM STREET.
Log before che O'Clock p n, Elm street, between
Beoume and Spring etreetf, densey yded with
pepe,
TIE deceased laid cut in ocer underhill's house,
N lsc I'm street. Numerous persons fosced their way
tie nall get last look at the remains OF him whom
they had known 20 well In Life, and who recently, by
A ia.al blow, became sad day
senseiess corpf illuminated clay.
SQUAD of forty policemen from the Second ward, under
command of Sergeant Weed and Acting Sergeant Crof,
called upon the ground and forced the crowd back
officer Underhins house. and then cleared the block
compelling the people 70 fall back 10 Broome and spring
nfces At the corner Of Elm and Spring streets half Of
these policemen formed in line and remained there during
ne funeral sercn preventing the croyd from passing up
se former 70 where the corpse ex posed the
oe- twenty policemen formed In line at the corner
u Spring and Elm streets, and prevented the crowd from
passing down Elm street, The block thus kept
Ikely clear.
me Grand Marshal and the Aids met in Mrs T. s. Ham
Ems house, OF Elm and Broome streets where they
bed their consultations and made the necessary arrange
unents. The hostess had table set, and literally
The I'd oinrg streets became denaey crowded With peo
pie almost impossible for any 10 force bis way
Arough mem. The different societies aud ORR
began TO pour h there For blocks nothing could be
seen n the street but suging sea Of human heads The
windows and doors of the houses filled TO the utmost
of her capacity. Every available space, wherever 1t
oorld be found, was speedily Occupied. Engine house
No 10 and the Fourteenth Ard police station house
seceed and those having proper csims to the privilege
we're allowed TO psss up TO officer Underhs house,
were the furerai sermon was preached.
TIE Fr,yERAL SERMON.
From early hour 10 the day the body OF decexed
exposed In the hall Of officer Underhils house, No
lss Elm street Thousands of people passed through to
AEe ss look ct who evidently much beloved In
nfe AID mourned in death. with much difficulty that
the ocers tho door could tho hrong who
semanded sdmlssion However, by admitting them in
DShes OF about twenty I've thirty they succeeded in
grtiTy ing tie curiosity Of the crowd. observable
ka. the ori,y Of thoss who visited the corpse
seuasIes who seemed TO take than ordinary ir.e.
rec, IN the solmen proceedings They thronged the par
ora, cali and stairs They crowded round the
Afflicted sister OF the deceased, and sobbed audi
bly, during the funeral sermon. the conn wss
placed N the hall, thus aiording oppor-
Snny fer nc friends of the deceased to take parting
view o. nm. he little changed Death seemed 20
cave toached MIN with gentle nnger. In lie hand
man, he lay cold and stiff In bis codin yesterday
oe stN, hsrdsome; the intense psior whisA death
so1e produce, indicating that the breath Of life had
passed Tor ever, but nothing beyond ts told OF the PIE
senoe Of death. somewhat remarkable fact considering
-n&i 90 a. been inon dead five days. He laid in
cenn Of rosewood haid with white SAITH beautifully
mounted 10 silver, with rlver plate, on which the
bLsxlpg inscrptiou;-