The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-10-20


by the pall-bearers and chief mournets. passed
out from the Union Hotel, crossed Kearney
street, aud up the great avenue through the Plaza
The pall.bearers nd chief mournerS then assem-
eled (undor the direction OF Mr.. Massey, the un-
dertakcr) upon the platform, aud whsn all were
seated, Col. d. d. Baker arose, and ha, ing the
coffin (Which was covered with wresths of
howers) before him, pronounced funeral ora.
ton, which We venture to say. will remain for
many years impressed vividly upon the memories
of his auditors. The gray haired man, used as
he was to addressing public assemblages, found
his emotions on this solemn occasion ,eady to
unman him during the entire delivery. Nor
were his hearers less ecutely penetrated with the
momentous aud affecting nature of the occasion.
Audible sobs arose from heaving breasts, and
tears ceurSed down many Drowned and manly
face, At the close, when Col Baker bid fare
we'll to the "gallant spirit" and bent down to-
wards the glass which covered, but yet revealed
the palid features, his self possession entirely
(orso"k him, and with iOltcring accents and ogi-
tated face he sank down. Not an eye but was
moist not heart but shared with him his deep
emotions.
TTfr FUNERAL PROCESSION.
Al half past O'Clock, all the prepare lions
having been made, the funeral procession com.
mHnced moving from Kearney street. opposite
the Plaza, aud passed out to Lone Mountain
| C'hNhV'N ny lUu IpllOWlnp TOule '--FtOUl tDt
Union Hotel through Kearncy to Clay street,
down Clay to Montgomery, along Montgomery
! to Market, down Market TO SanSome, thence
through Slusomc, Washington, Montgomery
Jackson, Stockton, Vallejo. aud Powell to Pa
cifc, aud out through Pacific aud the Presidio
road to the Cemetery. Tee following was the
order of the Procession, which was 81 minutes
in passing given point -
GRAND MARSHAL.
Aids.
Thirteen Carriages for the Pail Bearers (hc last one
containing Fathers Gallagher and lIar.
/ rington,ot the Catholic Church)
;Thc uoarsc
Pail Bearers.
| Chief MOurnprs.
Fire Department
California Pioneers
i llIyric ScIavoniC Benevolent Society.
. 2Sa Citizens ON foot
IL Carriages containing Ladies' with an average o
four TO carriage
LOG open vehicles containing Ladies and Gentlemen
Horscmcn.
Afterwards, crowds of citizens fell into tht
procession, whose numbers we were unable tC
} estimate. The entire moving assemblagc amount
ed to several thousands.
ARRIVAL AT THE CEMETERY.
The procession having followed the rsut,
already prescribed, arrived shortly after iou
o'clock at the Lone Mountain Cemetery. Thcr
were gathered large number of vehicles await
ing its approach The iron doors OF the Recev
ing Tomb were thrown open, and awaited thei
new occupant.
The Reverend Fathers Gallagher and Harrug
, ton were present. The former pronounced a few
briet remarks over the body; referred to the ster
ling, manly character of the illustrious dead tc
the vlrtuous life he had lived; to the horrible
code which, in consgning him to an untimel
; grave, had placed the deceased without the pal,
OF the customary religious rites Of the Cathol
Church. He adverted in feeling terms to qual
; ities which had endeared the great de parted [,
thousands of his fellow citizens, and adured hi
hearers to emulate his virtues aud his greatness
The coffin having been disposed in the vaul
was placed by itsef in the niche prepared for it
where 1t will remain until a final resting place
shall have been selected in the grounds of th
Cemetery.