The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-18
THE MTERMENT or THE 1EMAINS OF
COY BROWN At NASHVILLE.
n,rom mo Nashvillo Union and American, March Isl

1From the Nashville Union and American March 10
The citizens Of Nashville paid tho last sad office of love
"A respect 10 the memory Of the late Aaron v. Brown
-ntsrday. IL was a grand and solemn pageant the
-. lelt tribute Of those who knew the great worth and
lSninent social qualities of their late fellow-citizen. The
Inains OF the deceased arrived at the depot Of the Nash
lTIa and Chattanooga railroad, about nine o'clock, Ia
rhareo of Judge Catron. Senator Nicholson, Col Savage,
mi Mr. Finks, accompanied by a guard of honor from
gnoxyilIe, among whom we noticed Col. VIM. II. Sneed,
SanI @. w. Harris, DR.. w, II. Hurley, and w. III.
80. and were escorted to the State Capitol by the
Shstbv Guards, the German Yagers, the Cadets of the
uoiyefsity, federal. State, and city officers, the Masonic
Tntemity, and a very large concourse of citizens. The
,roeession having arrived at the Capitol, the remains
rrsre deposited in the Representatives Hall, where, inter
.no,sad with appropriate music from the band, the sol
~ and impressive funeral ceremonies of the Protestant
Eniuopal Church were performed by the Rev. Drs. Quin-
tard and Summers.
In a few remarks DR.. Summers paid a feeling and elo-
,nsnt tribute to the great moral worth and eminent abil-
y ~ ne distinguished deceased-with what fidelity and
%%ooor 10 himself he had discharged the duties of the office
hs held al the time of his death, showing how worthy he
o.. Of the confidence OF the Chief Executive of the ma
A., Who had chosen him as one of his counsellors. DIR.
Summers closed his brief reference to the impressive les
s,n which the confined remains before them SO eloquent
~ enforced upon every spectator present by Offering a
ierent prayer TO the Throne of Grace.
The procession then reformed, and the remains were
s.corted TO Mount Olivet Cemetery, where they were
rIared In their final resting place by the Masonic frater-
nitv of which he was an honored member. The impress
live ceremonies of the ancient fraternity were performed
under direction of p. G. NJ. Charles A. Fuller.
Nearly all the business houses in the city, in accord
auce with the proclamation of the mayor, were closed be-
tween the hours Of nine and ten o'clock, and business
was generally suspended during that hour.
We noticed that the st. Cloud Hotel was heavily draped
in mourning MS a mark OF respect to the memory of the
deceased. The post office building and the Union and
American office were also appropriately draped.
The remains came through In a car from Lynchburg,
Va, prepared expressly for tErir reception. Col. ". X.
Stevenson had a car tastefully draped at Chattanooga for
the purpose of conveying the remains to this place, but
they were not removed from the car Ia which they were
deposited at LynchbuTg until they reached this place.
Large crowds assembled at various points on the Nash
yile and Chattanooga railroad to pay a last sad tribute
10 the memory of one they loved SO well in life. Hon
ored by bis fellow citizens in life, they reyered his mem
DRY in death.