New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-26
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Major Gen. Z. Y. SUMNER,
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Died March "a, 1883.
/: Aged O. years, month and - days.
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resg the lid Of the cosn indeed. every turn snd
,nsle something remind the worth of this sres,
AID good man, sad otthe hsh in which he held
by all classes Of society.
At 10 O'Clock the funeral ervces held st the house OF
Mr. TosiI. The Rev. Samuel j. May read appropriate pas.
'ages Of Scripture and the Rev Mr. Fillmore offered prayer
No remarks made at the house Hafhour guns
fred until the procession started. which IL o'clock
when minute guns fired un;il the procession halted
Haiihour guns then bred sss.n until sunIet There
immense gathering Of cz-ns from ell parts OF the
county md rom every poin. Of the Tho hotels
were filled With gue,s TO her utmost capacity the "a, be.
fore the funeral and tho morning raiu' from the East aud
from The in loaded with parties desroa to honor
the memory OF lilo great commander Leading from
Buffalo, kochSster Utica Albany Newfork Phsdo ghla.
Bofton BstlmoIe Washington and elsewhere came pay
the tribute Of the sacred memory Of tie who
gentle lamb in lines OF peace. and terrible the
lion in The hodr Of peril On TIC a,.d.
Slowly ana 'ocny the osTeg. parsed through the
streets ward hs republic o c dead Who're commander tsd
sabOrdpac sleep sidc by sdeAsle tie ROLL OF lie dfoni
and the bss: 9. the trnP-: swaksn them for
At t1os, every doo srd window sad tsoc, looked
upon tbs Ions line Of Children stopped as
play and husAea theiE rrrirsn; the pToerss9n chsd
through Ia. quiet streets The peans Of tho rnut--guu,
seemed TO make the sAy funeral bell. ons ssh sab.ss
and swfsl thunder which revor Grated in the dsnes.
Ths following ths order offhs prosecution:
Marshal Of the D.y. Isj Gen ". c. Bfora aided BY
Assi.tau, h4r-aals 4. r. smi.l. Geo. ). Hos4neT,
and Il. Is. Townsend
TIE sl.t TsSi4,a. \. !. SD
Gen. sanns. Wax Hone. cs9ausOned snd ed b. own
The family and Re rsi lIii In e.r..sa
Gen. Sumner. Military sIsG.
Mayor and Common Council. in e,niaseA
CoMmii,se ofAians'meats 10 carnage.
'i clis.n 'o and s's sss..s o foos.
Among the disins gentlemen 10 the procession
Ger. John G. Fremont, Gon. sl9cum Col Zsgonyi. MAJOR
HaEe Capt. Nicho Lieut. Col H. Jone. Col Albert, col.
Tracy Col r. W. Raymond. MOI Howard OF Cen Fremont
ssaa; Major Kipi CAPT. Anderson aad Cep,. Sumner.
MAJ Gene Fraaklin Couch. Stouen.p " DOL al! NeCie
Ian sent notices to the Committee Of Arrange
rnen,s that ker duties prevented their attendance The TO-
lowiuf letter NJ re eiyed from &C. Mcclellan:
Nsw-Yorx. Mach %, 1868.
Hon. d. BooKsr.yEH, Mayer Of Straeae.
DEAN SIR regret that my engagements ere of ruch
reniei out q my power 10 attend the inne~ o.
my lsraen,sd cenrsds. Cen snanef. ,.
II .Hold peeusr sails cuon 10 psy That i1 'b
ofv,.pcc Es u-moEy a. tins pa'tiesiar tne, or 80
Inn the uation has sustained !os II ca al an0id t such
All ID. high honor loyalty and cousse OF tia,
di,ting uishea veteran.
lie presented younger tho highest example q IN.
Gwerviag devotion 70 s county tud 81 inn iuapn
u everything ths might be s-nduins
the rehe and esioang peace and the unity o. tn nation
by putting fitl al he strength Of tue county TO coeat 40
Ahons nation has lo,: s services have At least
| hi, example len ior our imastion.
Please plosent 70 100 fanny CT Con Sumner my sincere
syinua,hy. And believe me "a be t.uiy yours.
| orc, II. MCCLELLAN, Muj.-C L. s. A.
Gen wilcox tels .fsphed from baltimore that MlyorGeu
Burnside lof. Tor Cincinnati before the invitation
cslved Geu Peek teesrarhed FROM sasoE: The nation
has sustained an irepsabe oss in the death u
| Sumner Ills previous coudac! sad his miag devotion
were prompted b., pur-st PaOtlIfn lie dlsd full Of
years and Of houofs leaving 81 TIE brsie records FOR
our example The public inefes alone prevents my attend
ance a. the funeral" Gen. Sioneman says VIII be un-
able 10 attend funeral Of the aneDted Sumner tho model
soldier"
The military escort consisted OF the 5st Regiment, Col
j. d. Hswley end several coupsnie' fIon o'weEo. Tho
proce,s,o moved pp East Geneee street TO Soath saiaa
street, e-c. down s-ra street to the First Pfe-byierAn
Church. THO Rev. M Fillmore read tho scriptures snd
PRAYED when the Rev Nj. Csnhel, without iskin. text,
with his address, occupying about half an hour in
Its delivery.
He spoke Ia pathetic snl appropriate msrnei OF the
noble attributes and manly virtues OF the deceaed lilo said
the made In al rar.s Of tie country showed
thet the pubic heart had been touched by the gfes s.
wb,c mi Oh. be regarded national calamity Gen Sam
NOR was GOOD man. whose pure life marked with deed
Of vsor and kndnes. Strictly temperate in his habits he
Wal hero WHO corld conquer himself Ho was truly pa
totc aud ds-ed sacrifice too great to make Tor bis coa
tv On his desbed he expressed feeling VI resrst th't
IN, entered into the hickc bf the fight at Frederick
h, o tla. he could have died the field Of battle.
h time before he died few drops Of wine were given to
,vo him, when 10 seized the glass End wayns 1t above
a.. ,o-z he ci,itned God tny country the United
e of Anerea" HIS courage was equal to he pam 't'in
and , never been called In qsesiion indeed he was bravo
., a, s.esy and his daring heoisn made him the Ad-
Of his CORDS He alvsys had plying eye and
b.los hand Tor the ungostun,e aud hs humanity was not
BIZ state lines peudced by any mas cieea OF
complsxon The speaker Isa.ed his adore" by relating
many Interesting lsc.s Allowing that Cen snmneI was H.
.nctysly gentleman whore unyiedlsg integrity unaef
ing patriot m and unbsDchE courage combined WIZ
mental force and moral power, made him one Of our a''
and efficient Generals
At The close OF this deeply ineitsting ana s'en 'o
the procoson formed Hgain ia the fame order as peo ~
moved by way Of South saps Castle and Grape Streets 70
oakwood Cemetery. Amer the remains had been deposeu
salute Of three voeys fred over the grave s"a s
procession returned ia reversed order TO the e5 oy way
Fayete Pax AL places OF basnes in Syracuse were c'e
and business suspended hom III In the forenoon %
in the afternoon The public schoos the banks ana ''
| Oface were also closed
The fallen hero sleeps In Oakwood Cemetery ino
delightful resting for ts adj The rain Lao co'Seu "
fore the Proceson moved and the clouds that irow"ed ~
nonsly in the morning dsd away gradually bsioro noon
md TIE sVa lheps out Ike the iws Of HsaTsu On ns ~