Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-24

other fatal accident by drowning at Quinslga-
mond lake Thursday afternoon. young
lady, Miss Althea Bassett, daughter of Hiram
Bassett, residing on Plantation street, after a
walk with some lady friends, stopped on the
platform of the large boat house on the west
side of the lake, to rest and to battle her feet,
i'll doing which she slid from the slippery plat
form into the deep water out of reach from
her companions, whose shrieks brought the
timely assistance of MessrS. a. McF. Davis
and C. A. Chase, who were fortunately at work
on boat near by Mr.. Davis, by prompt,
unhesitating action brought her to the shore,
where she soon was so far recovered as to en-
able her to walk home.
Funeral of Capt. JorSensen Mt LeOm
mister
The funeral of the late Capt. H. P. Jorgen-
sen of the 18th regiment took place in Leom-
ster on Thursday afternoon, July %. The
occasion called together one Of the largest
assemblages OF people from that and the
neighboring towns ever congregated there.
Worcester was represented by the mayor,
members of the city council, the German
Turner's, and others, the State Guard with the
Cornet Band performing escort duty. Among
the officers of other regiments present were
Col. Sprague and Lieut.. Coils Studley of the
5Ist, the pail. bearers being composed of past
captains and lieutenants OF tho 18th. There
was a numerous attendance of past members
of the 18TH mostly belonging to Co. A, and
appearing in the uniform of the Leomlnster
Artillery, Co. of the old 9th militia regi-
ment They numbered about thirty, under
command o! Lieut.. Polly.
The State Guard took the cars at the Lin
coin square station, marching thence from
the city hall to take the IL IA train On the
arrival of the tram at Leomnster, at about
half past twelve, procession was formed at
the depot, and marched to the Leomnster
House, in the following order:
The State Guard, accompanied by the Wor
cester Cornet Band city government Of w or"
cester; the German Turner'S association,
numbering about so, with their banner; Col.
Sprague and 1t. Col. Studley with other mill
tary gentlemen present; and citizens of Wor-
cester. At the Leominster House a liberal
collation. was provided for them, by the cit-
zens Of LeominSter.
The chief marshal of the day was Col. Chas.
II. Merriam, with the following assistant mar
shalS N. ID. Halves, ID. B. Look, q. Lathrop,
+. W. Whitney. From the hotel the process
sion marched to the Unitarian church, where
the funeral services were held The coffin
was draped in the American flag, and covered
with profusion OF wreaths and boquets. In
front OF the pulpit was suspended floral
cross, with a floral wreath and boquets on each
side In the pulpit were four clergymcn,
representing the different religious sects OF the
town, who joined in the exercises.
The church was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity. The services were commenced by
the Rev. MIR. Parker, OF the Orthodox (Con-
gregationa) church, who read a portion OF
scripture. He was followed i'll a prayer by
Rev MIR. Bailey, Methodist, The sermon
was pre- ached by Rev. Mr.. Fay, Unitarian,
who took his text from Exodus 2l23-
"Thou shalt give life Tor life" a most adj
mirable discourse it was, and most earnestly
and attentively listened to. 1t was an elab-
crate and truthful exposition of the great prin-
ciples ON which the action of a government
must be based, in order to be prosperous, the
disregard Of which inevitably brings ruin upon
nations which violate it. 1t was disregard
| of the great principle of freedom, and sane
ton of the principle of slavery, in the action
of our government, hitherto, he commended,
| which had brought the present evils OF war
and bloOdshed upon US, and we could get out
out OF ii only by graduating its cause-root-
ing Out slavery. 1t was in defence of this
great principle Of freedom, against the uSur-
patton of the slave power that Jorgensen fell,
regrettiug that he had not another life to give
for the salvation of his adopted country 1t
was the life Of men like him, acting like him,
which was to save the country. The great
principle actuating him, was to fight Tor the
freedom OF all every where, and he crowned
his noble creed by the sacrifice of his lie in
the sa cred cause of universal freedom.
We understand that the discourse will be
| Piii'SN' ~ TO 'OiiO"SN W " p ayS4 W IlSF.
| Mr. Watson of the Baptist church, and then
by the singing Of ''The Lords Day by the Ger
man singing society of this city, composed Of
intimate friends of the deceased. This con-
cluded the exercises in the church.
The procession was then reformed and
marched to the cemetery, about three-quar-
tiers of a mile from the village, large num-
Der of citizens of Leominster and vicinity, in
carriages and on foot, bringing up the rear.
At the grave, after the remains were lowered,
Farewell was sung by the German Quar-
tette and three volleys were fired by the State
Guard The pall-bearers were Capts Fore
hand, Wood Bartlett, Howe and Gale, and
Lieuts. Goddard, Fuller, Staples, Frazier and
Dudley, late of the fifteenth regiment.
RETURNED SOLDIER KtLLED.-Edward
Warren of Webster, belonging to the
51st was killed ON the railroad track
above Webster yesterday morning. He was
walking on the track and was struck by the
steamboat train and crushed to DEATH He
was married man, and leaves a family OF
young children.
STERL1NG.-Li Lieut.. Elisha G. Buss died on
Thursday of the severe wounds he received at
the battle of Gettysburg. His funeral will