The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-21
On.,Yrns or C"ioSris RIKrn AND Mu.

cE.l1rHS or t"LoSEis RiKER ASD Mn.
L'a. The hodes of '- Is Il lscr nnl Miller l.AA
IN ,t,tc - Ic day, IN II" Gpyotn,r'i Room, Cty
HIll, froin fc 4. N. until 2P. a, ians which
tn" cuAnuous hrauF of citizs rs, ANXIOUS to pay
tte last tribute ptrc7plct u the eal,n' dead, was
kept up Tie hai.t o'thc buiiding and the Govern
1r'' ,o,n were tu'icfy drapcd via, black AMI
white craze, undor tho direction r. NJ. Rooms.
keeper ol ie city Hal. On trcstles, nenr togoth.rs
were aid the c,tfus ,ucl,,.us ,ac i,nainy Of tia
dad Fu' Here. lartal'y .crrl hy AmcrcA6
sud adorned IL wrciihs d s'ircl nni mmivtsa.
Ices. rnr iuiuri,, lsu.y tho death o. Col Mllas
were IN the fa", which WIS n'muit entirely torn
aNay, .eayius tho rl"e Ia g. tor.ib'c condition
f,r oXporltc, tho Ni1 wnI ''ct,ioro unopened.
7 inscription on It real, Col James Miller,
.lcl n battle Of I'If OAKS, W., J'is |, 1861.
Al,d ~ years" TIE face 81 Col. R.hcr was uu.
covered and, except In want of color seemed qu .
lif,-'ike. The silver s!iei on H., coihn wna
inscribed, Go. J. Lafayette R.ssr, Aniorsou
I'uaycs, 6ad Pegt NY. \. ", kn,d in battle
t.ote Mchm1ui, May 81, 1852. In the a,th yeas
Of h.s age. A splendid sword intended for pre~an
latlon 10 Col. kiker, by the melnbors Of his conS
mand, exposed tp view Ito ocAiI. II will
be- presented I" Miss Anna Rker, dan, hter Of tls
deceased Colonel. Amlng thc thousands who sntsr.
ell the and -.suty passed by all that rcnsiDe6
Ia view ur ii - tWo brave men te highest mi-
!iaey .n,,rt ~ this vicinity and uniny p' our hrss
,itzrnq. Gen. II bert Anderson wa, one Of these
p,,s,.. The Lite couvsrsat"n In tao room 81
turned upon the dead. ca. Ekor seemed best
,,no.i. an..n1 those pres, Mt ani many anecdotes
were related Of lis bravery, ubihty aud energy II
wa, itt 4 th,t 10 entered tho bat.ls Of tho 3is>
VI. . pr,srnurnsit u his f.te ani telling 1t "a
Lieut.. j. IL Bradley. his all, gave him ring 70
, A. la le fall lew mn
msnts aftcrward, la!i catered his hrNt. Notwish.
s.,.ding hi, gloomy f,rclodings however, he w1
rn,ute last c,lui cole, ted, AMI evidently deter.
mined 10 fllhl hs duty without hiIch.uy AtwS
O'Clock e doors wore closed h. Nil utcept relatives
md tho military, but, various delays occurring 10
was not ultllnfIa, y REQ O'Clock that the pro.
,es,ion formed aud started of in the following
orieri
C.pt Otto, troop of Cavalry.
Two Companies ulinitryl oftHe o'ih iest tGaard
Ls'ny,tt, :, al d one Conn any uI C'VAlry,
ttlsn.nuntedl under command oi
aItaiG G,u'et.
Carriagcs contsiuns Col. RSer's daughter othes
relatives.
Pa, bearers IA carri ges.
Col Rllsrb Heirc,
Drawn by s'a blHek LorueR .,vered with paliA
marked \. T., and led y four
Anderson Zouav n.
U.r.sn. ChIsseurs. Captain GrnIn, acting ~ guard
OF honor.
Thr.s officers ot the Anderson Zousves
Col. RkeTs horse, led by his ORDERLY, and covered
with pail.
Carriages contsiuing ncmoers OF the Everett uoLse
CuIunIittte. and ct the Ct ntrsl Committee OF
New York National Union Clubs.
Pab-srers, IL carriages, an wearing whito scarh,
Cu. Mler's iiea-ss,
Drawn by six grey horses, covered with American
flags.
Co. II, 18th Rcgt, n. Y. s. NJ, Cspt. NJ Cormlck. ~
hollow square, acting as guard of honor.
Col Mi!ler's horse u bayl led ly his servar aud
covered with pail and an American nag
Carriages containing relatives and cOtnntes Of c..t
izens nom Easton, Pa.
Members % Common Council In carrlsges,
Aao' Gen. Sanford aud Stan.
OeScers OF the i 'rst Division n. Y. 3. ".
Otfcers OF Volunteer Regiments.
Chief Eng Decker and other ofcsu of the Fire
| Department..
| lIt,im Corps.
| Superintendent ~ Police Kennedy and Inspsctoe
| Carpenter, on foot.
Four hundred policemen, In charge OF Drill Inspscts
OF Turnbull.
The line Of march was out Of the west gate Of the
Park, through Broadway, Park Row, Chasbsm st.,
B0wery, Bond street aud Brosiway v the South
Ferry Here the guard Of honor and relAtivel
crossed conveying the body Of Col. Rikss to lis ss
rc.''N pace in Greenwood Cemetery. The bod
=. -o!. "''sr We t,Ssa On last n!shs 70 Iassoa