Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-22

present that he had given the same refusal when
Sir Allan requested him to act as executor MI
! Cameron then stated that under these circum-
stances it would be necessary to learn Mrs
| MacNabs wishes about the funeral, and at his
request Mr.. Sadlier proceeded to her room On
his return, ar. Sadier stated that Mrs MaeNab
I wished tbe deceased buried according TO the
rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Mr.. Came-
ron gave il as bis opinion that, as exeeurix she
could claim possession of the eotln' shroud,
aud other articles inclosiRg the body, and as the
! body could not be buried without them, 1t con-
sequently, by law, became the right OF Mrs. Mac
/ Nab to have the bcdy inferred Is she deemed
proper He then left the room and went down
stairs. Ia an instant it was known among the
gentlemen assembled in tho hall and chambers
/ that Sir Allan was to be buried according to the
rites of the Roman Catholic church, aud many
! huuisdly left the house. In couple Of minutes
not half a-dozen of the gentlemen above men
toned were left standing in the hall. Chief
Justice Mclean, Chief Justice Draper, Hon.
Mr.. Cameron, Chancellor Vankoughnet, and the
other gentlemen left in the carriages by which
they had come. All appeared sad, and many
said Il was scsndalOus to bury gentleman as
Romsn Catholic who had sll his life been Pro-
testant 1t was at one time feared that there
would be a riot, but it is gratifying to state that
GOOD order was preserved. Bishop Farrell, the
Roman Catholic bishop of Hamilton, who up to
this time had not been present, made his appear
ancs in the hall in full c2nonicals, accompanied
by two priests, one of whom carried vessel
containing holy water. They proceeded to the
east room Of the building, where the coffin was
resting on a table.
Here the prayers for the dead were read, &C.
eording to the formula Of the Church of Rome
by Bishop Farrell At the termination of the
prayers, holy water was sprinkled on the coffin
This finished the ceremony within the building,
and the coffin was carried out to the hearse
standing in front Of the castle, by several men
The coffin was covered with fine black cloth, and
on the top was plate with the following in
scrph0u: 81 Sir Allan n MacNab, bart, died 9Th
August. 1862, aged Ga years and months ?"
The coffin having been placed in the hearse, the
funeral cortege proceeded through the ground to
the family burying plot tOverlooking Burlington
bay. In front walked Bishop Farrell, reading
passages Of Scripture, and having on each
side of him the priests above referred to- |
Around them walked number of the faithful |
uncovered. Next csme the heaTse, followed |
by MT. Archibald Stewart and his two sons, |
as chief mourners. Several gentlemen, who |
had been asked to oficiste as pall-bearers, de- |
clined when they learned that the funeral service
was to be conducted by the Roman Catholic |
Bishop The following gentlemen offciated ss
pallbearers: DR.. Hamilton, I. @. Street, Esq, |
H. MoKinstry, Esq, H Monro, Esq, Hon !
Walter Dickson, james Webster, Esq, Colonel /
Jarvis, and Isaac Buchanan, Esq Following |
the hearss were John Crawford, Esq, c. A. |
Sadlier, Esq, J. 7. GillIinson, and about half |
dozen others whose .names we did not learn. a |
large crowd of spectators followed, chiefly from |
motives Of curiosity. Following some distance /
behind tho hearse, and on the confines of the 4
crowd, we observed the Hon. II. Alexander, |
Colonel Gourlsy, Aid. Patterson, Aid Mullin /
AID. Holden. John White, ESQ., NJ P, A. |
Mcdonald, Esq, and II. Case, Esq. Before |
the coffin was deposited in the earth it was /
placed in a shell, and the customary prayers |
read by Bishop Farrell The mortal remains of |
Sir Allan Napier MacNsb were then lowered |
slowly into the grave. He was buried, accord |
ing to his own request between the two part
ners of bis life. At the termination of the core
mony the crowd returned to the city the cir |
cumstances of the funeral being the sole topic |
nE oo----ar.at ion tha- 1900