, 1861-08-30

General Military Demonstration In
Honor Of Gen. Lxoxa,

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicsgo Tribune ]
ST. Lor1s, Aug. IS, 1861.
Ihe event of today has been the grand
funeral escort that accompanied the body of
the hero, Gen Lyon. to the cars, on which it
started for the distant State within whose soil
the remains will finally repoee. The cere-
monies we're appointed for O'Clock, but
long before noon crowds began to gather in
the vicinity Of Gen Fremont's head-u arters.
where the body Eed been taken the evening
previous. They lined the streets for blocks
In eaeh direction, and stretched far along the
route to be pursued. Shortly before one the
escort formed and e fe* minutes, after the sad
music OF the bands came swelling forth in
mourntul beauty as the procession started.
First came detachment Of police to keep
the route clear, then respectively, Captains
Th1elnan and Zagony's companies Of cavalry,
followed by section OF Captain Carlin's bat
tey Of artillery, the artillery men sitting in
their seats with arn1s crossed and bowed
heads. Then came the noble Missouri First.
whom the dead hero had but lately led to
battle, and who won bright laurels in the
army Of the gallant chiGfta;n. With reversed
weapons and countenances that showed
they felt deeply the great loss, thew
marched through the silent masses, ir the e7ea
OF many OF whom tears were Offering trlb1te
TO the memory Of him who struck so uobl7
for the liberties Of Missouri, and while strik-
ing, died Mex: came the sable plumes of the
Ee:srse, and through the glass doors Ct DEATHS
carnage could be seen the coffin, Wra 3ped in
tie flag the soldier loved so well, and covered
with flowers strewn by the hand Of women
upon the breast of the warrior As the bu
rial car paEsed cnwerGe, memory flew back for
. moment to the first crushing blows at trea-
SEE, to the battle at Boorville and to the final
and bloody fed ct Springfield, where the des
pezase victory was Eon and Gen. Lyon fell.
It Was sad TO believe that the arm that waved
tue little army to victory was motionies5 in
death, and to Know that
He tleeps his Last Sleep he has Tough, his last
battle. ~
Nc sound can awake him to glory again.
At the head of the coffin was a beautiful
wreath, emtIenatical oi the one with which.
he'd be lived, She hsro would have beea
crowned. Following lie Learse came the
IaH-beareFs, eight in number, consisting Of
tie tolloHi9g ottice-s: Col Blair, Col. O5ier
fsus, Msj s!urgss, Mej Conant, Col. Albert,
Col: Vol, Maj. Sehofeld and Maj, Shepherd.
lr Fenf Of these, md led just behind tie cof.
m u his late master, was the hcrse of Gen.
Lyon: wearing livery ef GRAPE Gen. Ere.
n,cEt ard sevf, and Provost Marshal McKin-
eifE, all in fCM uniform sad mounted, came
next, f5llowed By some carriages containing
u Tne rs7ar was hrcoghs ap by Col McNeii's
Third Regiment Of the O. S. Reserve Corps,
and leYe1I oHicars on foot, followed bT q
crowd OF ciyiIsns, who, however, dropped off
aB the Escort proceensu, and the military and :!
carriages alone formed the procession. Con
epicueus among the officers who rode in the
rear Of the hearse YVES G=n. sIge1, the hero Of
Carthage, showing plainly the efftc $ Of his
receat hard=h!rs, and weertng, as thought,
very Esd expression, perhaps caused By
thoughts of the fields whereoa he he'd esEus-
glcd with the i'lnstTiouB dead for the preeer-
Eaiion ci the Union.
slowly do"n Asfean avenue to Filth sir5et,
aad then northward to the upper farry, passed
thc procession, windows, roofs, and sidewalks
teirg occupied BY the multitudes. No: word
Ct disTespsct, not breach Of deeorum Occur
Seo, b1t az, even TIE enenlies OF the cause,
seemed willing to yield to ite brave defender
tfeir admiration. In numberless windows
enaN 1ags were hung farth draped In mourn
l2g, while the great ont footing from The dome
o1 the Court Houee hung at hall mast, as did
al others In the city. As th3 aearse passed
by greg headed cid men and youth alike barred
their heads in reverence. Reaching the up
per ferry the procession halted on the baak Of
The river, and tie hearse, accompanied by two
companies Of soldiers, the pail bearers and
The most distiug uished Of the officers, en-
OIkEd Oh DoaTu O. the boat aE1 Crossing the
river, escorted the body to the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad depot, where it was taken
charge CT by the Adams Express Company,
and left at 3 O'Clock far the East, accompanied
by abrother- il law and cousin Of the deceasad,
and seve al officers. 1t wss great disappolnt-
ment to the citizens that the body could not
lay tor day hsre in state. but owing to its
ereaf decomposition, such . course was i'm
possible
To scme the number Of military engaged IN
tie ceremony mar, and undoubtedly seem
small, but to thust acquainted with the pecu-
Lar clreumetacces nov surrounding the de-
par'1nent, it was known to be all that pzu-
de1te dictated.
Affairs in the city are att present remarkably
quiet. But few new troops arrive, and no ar
rssts Of Importance have lately been made.
Regularly every Gay the secesslonists get up
an aSc1E In reports Of jeff rsou City or sons
etasr important poEt being taken, but the
csuztns have got 20 used to the exciting aud
subsiding process, that rumor wags her busy
tongue mostly in vain Provost Marshal Nc.
hsrst1J still continues the prin e OF law and
cfGtr, and such . terror has he become to Sc
cessionists that :he proceedings Of the gentry
cave hscc1ne exceedingly tame and uninterest-
iIE. Public interest now centers at Ironton
1nd the Capital, aid but e few days viii pass
probably before battle will be fought ct one
ct the two points. C.