The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-28
The FUNERAL OF SERGEANT BUrTER-
WORTH

The crcums ances attending the death o. this uror
tunsts young must be frssh in the psstc mind ne
deceased was member Of company D. Freuen 70 iaves,
and was formerly attached 70 Engine Company No H.
He was shot IN Alexandria q few ights ago, through
~eectng 10 anfwer the challenge Of sentinel who was
on duty 1t - said that the impeachment Of stamme'nr
under which he Rbored, the prime Of the "a
hsppy accident
The remains reached this city on Sunday .., an,
were at once taken in charge by the rene A. ire cv
The funeral took place at four O'Clock ,.-s, os,a,
noon
The headquarters Of the Fire r r,rt,ner, =, vs,cer
street was appropriately dressed n oprnin0 Tsaoors
OF engine were thro IN widely open and Al, who
sympatnized with the m 1suners IN their bereavement
were coio,sy woooms - enter aIc TO mtDgIe their
10. WIN we oonMen grief Of the brotherhood. The
honos q dar2er al OF unity which BIZ these devoted
nm 10 HE are hsvrsls not severed even by death A
ccnpanHn and A'eDo rudey summoned firm their ranks
10 ma st account oEy 70 remind them IN ~ they
arc all psscn Gradually away end that TO improve the
moments a. hey ~ they shoS IN mseves worthy
theT bigs miesnn OF humanity by holding the memo
Ies o. The aay0ed dead 10 green AMI perpetual remem
braica
there were depu,atons from every city co ppauy-an
the delegates being clothed in black, and wearing
white satin bstg,s their breasts At three o'oo.R
T the large rooms Fi-emen'B 9a'l
croW.er by members of the Fire Department MANY Of
them accom- panied by their oefsooal frianis These
formed 10 procession shortly afterSards aud proceeded
70 ne boose IN Greene street shere the dead body OF
the Iolave waiting their tender attentions
On pr ceedug To the house of the Dead we found a
large ncncrse Of people bero'e the door These
principal membere OF tbe Fire Department, O
xb bad knnG0 the de e4ssd 10 his lifetime, and ha,
often been with him When together. they bad stcrmed
ard carried burning bnildi gs, and delivered helpless
| soDtn and children t,om mp ing death the conve.
sat'D IS was very natural 10 the occasOn turEed pn
csy on The cha and disposition of the deceased
There we're few who dill not euogze him and bitterly
regret tho misfortune that cost him hs life.
Tho corpse was laid out III quiet and simple form Oh
the arst floor Of the house where the OF the
DAY many hund COS or people attended 10 It Among
The vntey5 consde able Of larias, all o.
them AZ IL by special arrangement dressed 10 black
| add most OF them wearing smIi badges of the Unou
| colos Tho house in Which me t5dy LAID
ont belongtd TO friend o. The dead sod,er-one vhc
was a freno word and In do d-for though not pa
rsJt relative, sbc sv,hed the ouli cold corpse
= he Affect on thst 'ws spontaneously from the warm
- hf OF womans generous heat Tue 70 N TIA. con
Ded he deao ado. ned 10 all ths nic1rnfa
- bettDg the occasion rho coffin OF black walnut
4 Icy poltned, and phDtifuny decorated with fresh
nOwefB The body presented very nrtlrai Appearance
an0 there nc,catps the face beso asDs tho
vioet which had brought about the death OF The
| poor young nan.
The otcsaseo was twenty seven years OF and the
Inscription hsCofin set forth the last AID Of
his death. Chief Engineer Decker acted marshal Of
the enopies, and The funeral in the house
performed by the Rev DR.. butcher, of the Dutcn
l Reformed church Eleven EDgne Company formed the
Escort TO The beet that conveyed the the
steamboat for 20 Massachusetts, the deceased
| being native of lowell, in that State.