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T. On the whola route from st. Louis to New
YORK The Remains Of the heao, Gen. Lyon, r.
ceived the highest respect. Tbs hssfts Of the
people we're with lint bssye man. The pop
ular expression Of sorrow were manifested It
every station along The vhoae route. Al many
Of the stations guns were dred, aod
belb were tollsd. WhsrsevaF dag was
seen 1t was flying 1t half mast
At many OF the villages through which the
remains passed, the citizens turned ont en-
ing came pouring through the funeral car, and
universal desire was manifested to do honor
to the lustrious dead.
At different stations, young girls and old
woman brought fresh and beautiful flowers
and placed them upon ths coffin, and expressed
In simple but eloquent language, their sorrow
at Gen. Lyon's untfmeIy death.
At one town in Ohio, where several thous-
and persons had assembled two children, lit
tie girls, auppucated to be lifted into the car,
and when they saw the cofan, the flowe1a, the
wishing that thsy-xers men that they might
turn soldiers, and aVenge the Generals death.
Everywhere the people looked stricken with
gf1ef, and many mans eye moi8tened and
many women wept, as they looked their last
upon him who had died in defense Of the old
flag:
Children begged to be lifted mp to see the
coffin Of the General, and various were the
JuEenlle expressions Of sorToE over the mani
mate dust. =" Poor man, am, 80 sorry he is
d dead % !" "The wicked rebels killed him /"
"What brave ,soldier be vast" and other
kindred expressions, tell from young hearts
one would not have thought capable Of feeling
for nation's less.
Tie universal opinion Was that the gallant
General had been sacrificed by neglect to
n with
reinforeements. The people believe firmly
That the General was rendered desperate b.
thls neglect, and exposed himself most recE
lessly,; knowing that he must do 80 to rive
MS dlsproportionate and discouraged force
strength By his daring example.
When the train reached Cincinnati. IT was
Iecetsed at the depot By 8 military array, con
6ist1ng OF some twenty companies, With their
colors draped in mourning. Il long process
slon Of soldiers and civilians accompanied the
street. through dense crowds Of lookers-on.
The body lay in stafS In Smith g. Nixon's Hall
during an entire day, and the ball has been
visited by dfty thousand people It Was ap
Propriately decorated for the occasion.
The BODY Was wrapped in an American flag
at the depot, with the Generate hat and saf,re
displayed above the ceftin, and partially coy.
efed Hith fresh flowers and wreaths Of Grape.
Al Columbus, Ohio, en- Immense crowd, not
ICES Than ten thousand persons, assembled at
ne depot, and wereiezIernely anxious to take
last look at the dead hero; but they we're
kept beck by the police, and wheu the train
mou1nful dirgc.
Wnen the train arrived at SteubenYiI!e, an
Au man, probably seventy years Of age, went
out bare-headed in the heavy rain, AID asked
to see the Generals iace once mere. When
told he could not, he said it mattsred not but
he remembered Nat Lyon when he was little
ooy, aid that braver OF trper-hearted lad
neTer lived. I am glad" said the old man,
he died go glo1iously; and it I had the
ssuesngtn, SO would take up my musket to-day.
| Asa station some fifty miles from Pittsburgh.
two old men went to Maj. Conant and begged
1or a few flowers that covered his coffin, and
Hhen the hoHers we're placed in their hands,
they pressed them to their lips, and with hu.
md eyes declared they would keep them to
| their dying hour.
Such instances were numerous, proving the
trm hold General Lyon had taken upon the
| popular heart, and how deeply the people ielt
| his loss.
The people Of Pittsburgh were anxious 10
make large display, but as there Was no time
to spare il consequence Of previous arrange
1nen,s with the Express Company, the r.
mains OF Gen. Lyon were escorted about 416
| O'Clock P. N. Oh Friday, By several companies
| Of the Home Guard and the D1quesne Cen
tral Guards to the Depot Of the Pann5ylyania
| NNAtlA1 II. A.3 u 9Aat GQUEQUI8G OF DEQ
| pie, the bells tollirg and cannen firing at sta
| ted intervals.
/ GEN. ANDERSON.
AT Cresso1, place of summer resort in
| PeDDsglyania, not far from Altoona, General
| tbetter known SIS Major) Anderson, most un
expeetedly appeared On the train and shook
haEds with the escort. He said he was stop
ping at Cresscn, and could not allow the &C.
caEicn to pass without taking 1nal farewell
on earth Of the remains Of SO brave soldier
and excellent an officer as Gen. Lyon. TIE
General then passed On to the coffin, and bend
ing bis head above it, said with trembling
voice: "We could i'll afford to spare so cour:
| all her heroes now"
AS Gen. Anderson was leaving the c.r, Mrs.
Plummtr, wife Of Capt. Plummer, q. 3, A
one Of the escort, and wounded at the battle
/, OF Wilson's Greek, rose from her seat, and
sa5mg she would be most happy to Know the
g1asped her hands, and gallsntIy replied
pointing to the Captain: "Ycu need not seek
ny dear Madame, to know heroes, when you
have 50 brave one in him you have chosen
i tor y0CI husband %
| TIE RECEPTION At PHILADELPHIA.
The train arrived at Philadelphia about hail
past Elk o'clock yesterday morning., and though
lhere "as little time for any Demonstration
the remains were placed in q beautiful hesrse
adorned With white and black plumes, and or
nameIted with Grape and the American color
and followed through several Of the principal
thoroughfares by the peliee in sun uniform
M soms eight Or ten military companies, the
Common Council, and the escort il car,
| riages to the Camden and Ambov Railroad sta
| tlon, where the procession arrived shout It
O'Clock. The streets were lined with people
and every face expressed the deepest sympa
thy with the fate Of the heroic Lyon, Tht
windows and doors ct the houses bv which
the cortege passed were filed with women
and the sidewalks were impenetrnble from tht
living mass Of eympathiz:ng spectators. Whai
the demonstration lacked ID proportions, from
want OF dne notiee, it amply compensated 70,
BY the sincerity and sorrow Of the people oye1
sn event that has plunged the nation il griet
THE ROUTE THROUGH NEW JERSEY,
The train paused but few moments at the
different stations on the Camden and Amboy
Railroad, but at Trenton, E.izabethtown
Newark, and other places, the flags were al
halt mast and the bells tolled, while crowds
gathered hurriedly about the cars during the
iew seconds they stopped. d" What pity hi
on was the savior Of Missouri!" "We haG
better hare lost almost any one *ban Lyon :
we're heard in the most earnest tones Where7
er the train paueed.
| THE ARRIVAL AT NEW YoRE
At 21z O'Clock On Saturday afternoon tht
steamboat Richard Stockton arrived at ths
foot Of Cortiandt street, bringing the body O.
the late Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, il
charge Of 3 military escort. At this pIaet
Company Of the Seventh Regiment was il
waiting, and the procession took up the linz
OF march to the City Hall in the following
order:
| Company c, Seventh Regiment, with arms 10
versed.
| Section Of Police.
seventh Regiment Drum Cnrp3
| ... The Hearse,
surrounded By the Missouri escort, composed
Of Major Fl. A. CoDant, Quartetmaster OF Gen
| Lyons division; Capt. George P. Edgar, o.
Gen. Fremont's staff; Dr.. G. G. Lyon, Of the
Union Brigade, cousin Of deceased; Capt. j.
B. Plummer, Of g. s. A.; Lieut.. E j. Clark
and eight priyate6 Of the Missouri Home Re
serve Corps; Danfeld KnoElton, Esq, of this
city; ]. R. Hasler, Of Mass, brother-in-law O.
deceased; ]. e. Brown, Of the Cincinnati
Times, and F. McQui]lan, Of the Gazette
The coffin is metallic, hermetically sealed
and painted to represent rosewood. It was
covered with the stars snd stripes, and on il
lay the hat and sword Of the late general, and
q wreath Of aoWers. 1t was removed to the
GoFernor's room in the City Hall, and quart
piac5d about it. The fags On the Hall anc
adjoining buildings were lowered to half mast
1esttrday the remains lay undisturbed, ant
athough many persons were about the Hall
none we're allowed to enter the room. This
funeral obBequies will take place today
ten. sandford has ordered the Seventh Regi
, Went, the Third Regiment Cavalry Troop
aud the Fourth Regiment Artillery to assem-
Ole at the parade. This escort will reudez
tous @ at lafayette Place at 21z P. u. and marcel