New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-29
ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION or TIE RE
MAINS OF THE HEROES OF BULL RUN.

III. rensius Of Col. Slocnm, Maj. Ba!lou, and
Cant. Toy,- OF the a Rhode Island Regiment, Rr-
rived die city yesterday afternoon, BY the New
Je-,ey Railroad. under esco.; o; Licut-Col. W. II.
p. Kee,e and nine nou-comrnissionod officers OF The
same regiment. Upon the srriyal o. tho Tram 81
Jersev CITY, the eoHus were placed II three hearses
each drawn by four white horses oaparisoned IN
bl,cl. under directions Of Edward ". Senior, and
brought over the river on special fery-boai.
The remains were received by Company Of tie
I7l.t REGIMENT. y. Y. =. NJ, Capt. Tompkius, ac-
/ compsnisd by Dodworihs Band, al the foot O;
Coprt,snd; street, ard Escorted to Broadway, and
thence 10 the Astor House. TIE streets along The
line Of the procession were thronged viii people
bundrsds Of whom uncovered their heads NJ tue
/ bearses ppssed. Tho bodies were borne INTO tue
hotel by the police and placed in one OF the large
paflor. where they viii lie in state until ths aiIer-
noon.
IT. honor Of the decea-ed heroes, tie National nag
Was dspl.yed al half mast upon the City Hall and
from every public building throughout the city. The
a, ain entrance at the Aston House WA draped IN
manning. as was sso he rooia IN which the bodies
ware placed and the mirror and isr ture were COW
erred with grape. At the southern end Of the parlor
was canopy eighteen fee, long by sixteen feet wide
and twelve ieet high, covered with the babiimen;s
o. Voc. and the Stars and Stripes, iesiooned IN the
center. we're covered with crle Under this canopy
tie collins were aidupon treri'".
Zach corpse was placed IN two coiiius, the inner
'l,,g lined with zinc, and made ar-;ight Tor obvious
r.,s,ns. Tie plates respectively bore the names Of
Col. John q. So,am. M8ior Sullivan Ballou, and
Cant. Levi Tower I'd Regiment r. J. ", killed at
the La,'le e.. Bull Kun, July u, 1851.
Tie collins were enyelopcd IL tie American flag
and during the afternoon the ladies' Of The AsioI
Icu.e covered the lids with fragrant fower,.
The remain, were let under guard Of Company \
lie, Regiment during the night.
cofr.,pouleu, Of TIE Be'-idrre Prc.s, who a.
Commanded GOV Syrague 10 toe Fl I'd Of Bull RIM. q
recover tbe mortal remains Of ,hese Gallant Rhod,
Jlg,lsrs who there found their graves. gives IA the
following graphic description Of -'no Of The so'rov-
fol scenea thc party witnessed:
The Ca,alry puzzled ON over tie WeTeu'on tr;
like. wailo tine Governor aud Staf wen, down 90 10
memorable b gs where ihc - Battery were obiieoG
ia lowe their Qluf TIE object o. LIE WISH Wa, e
-. If anv gigVrs were thor~aboIs ~ J. WAS IN th'
enQhar that occurred 40 this epot calt. :. j. Smut
H. ,ul.o. ed 20 have ipsf hs lie But no fign ~
nave coali he discovered; no marks ~ burial wcl,
d,.eovercd H. the vicinity, aud tie bridge itself wn
blown up and destroyed The party them crossed tL'
lbs 10 IN, iordng place near Sudlcy Clurcn, the
went thrOugh he stream and 1lned tbs Cavalry il
he vicinity Of the battlefield near the ltio hOua
.to,Le LETT Of the Church whce Slooum aud BsioJ
died md Ia the garden Of which they were inferred
Mr Nichardson al once recognized tho spot gnt
portcd ont the graves OF the heroes and the prepan
uon. for eXhurniug were Of once commenced unde
tho direction of Mr. Coleman.
During Tins tine, the Governor, accompanied bj
Mr. CLARK aud the remainder Of he staff, rode il
search OF Tie place where poor Tower lay. AnC
now occnrs an incident which am almost afraid &
reu. l. causes q suudder Ia hear or 10 relate; bu
il is true, AIS! too true
The patty bad but lust commenced digging th,
tr1opeis had lifted out bat one or two shOvesfu
Of earth. when negro gill came down through "a,
woods from q house DeT by on The hill and ~aiche,
,he prot eedings. Suddenly she came 40 BY the sid,
q the grave and asked u they Were not digging io
Col. Socuus body. On bong answered IN tb,
= Regiment have dlg him zap good many weeks *,
10 procure his bones ioF troi ne'lit sickon- q
" ie the revolving account that his BODY bad beer
buried .or ills purpose, au! finding tie bui.es con
sume wild he flesh. and the stencil intoleIabe, ihey
Lsd tliOwr d., on the fire 90 extinguisi IT,
Size oinicd out the place were the canIihil rite
occurred and tHcr, H. The midfi OF co.; Gna oindeff
thc hoTOl.stIickou party faw verified tic woman
almost incredible narration. she also guided Ia,
raitv 10 sTot liiie further down oa tie banks -
the brook and in the water, noppeG by little cumj
o. husbes, tne blanket and shin stripped RON IN,
Lodq were floating ~ Inc current. The calico riilt
from It's Vatt8rn Iro hg3re, 40 pronounced
iby Blr Reh.ri,ou, VINO nlr.ed him ia Lir las
'dJren,f 10 u. thai Of Major ba0u ana rot Of Col
s!g,ln. hitter ca, lGfauces aho proved iegL D.,