, 1864-02-04
THE LATE GENERAL J. 3. WYMAH,:
His Burial az Amboy -Gou4cmplateI:
Removal of his Remains 20 C1lcayc-
-Unseem1y Squabbles over rho Body,.

4 Eumor reached Chicago In the early mart OF
last week to the effect that disgracefuT scene had
occur1ed at Amboy, In this State being little bet
tcr than fght over the rcmains Of the late Gems.
Eal John b RWyman, buried there. Little ,uotice
was taken At that time Of the rumor, as tt wns
pronounced to be unfounded BY some OF the par
ttea engaged In the hny. Subsequently 1t was
ascc1tr.ned that there was at least foundation
for thc1epost, though 1t was not known exactly to
what eKetnt the trouble had proceeded. The fol-
loving account Of the affair Is m abstract of the
report made to the Old Chicago Light Guard at its
meeting Of List Monday evening, by the Commit
tee appointed to proceed to Amb~y and bring the
btdy 10 Rt,sehin Ceme.efy for inteEment.
ca.sn 1hen G!ep ;a Johq =, p Wymap. Eho Wy atst
January, !F6S, he WAS buried IN the cemetery at
E1nboy. At the tune eeyesAl uembe1a OF the
Guard eE pressed te Mr.: Wyman desire thst his
padgtnE a large FUN for the erection Of monl-
Esnl 10 h il memory. 4 lot in Rosehiil Cemetery
" Ts. ~ 4 H. h sss tine tsPdeEa Mss Wy.o Of
ally dccl ed that oef, for the reason that his re-
mains Wo cd probably be sent to Massachusetts,
doned, ar Mrs. Wayman again wfote desiring
that her aeband'e rcnains might be taken to Chi
eago, as K intended masking That city her future
September Mrs, Wyman came to Chicago for the the
purpose q making arTanEements foT the removal
Of The bods;, but By the absenee Of some members
At which a1ne she gave an order for the remains
directed 20 Bon. ". E. 1Fes, Mayor Of Amboy, and
at at he @ zatae M time wro5e 10, t. him desiring
TreAGuuI Of. Roseh1l Cemetery shortly afterwa1d.
went to Anboy to eEpetintena the dtstnterment
but Wis SURPRISED to learn thst the citizens Of AM
boy we're npt willing to allow 1t, at least without
the consent 0f m&ory Of the Generals relatives,
20 he :ibardoned h,s object.
10 e.
willing to recognize the order or removal, hnt the
citizens Of, Ambsy were greatly opposed 70 Il and
the wish Of, the relations you'd be regarded as
hna].
About this time, the Guard learned that In Sep
Wyman'e old 1egimeat, the 18Th Illinois, had voted
to erect monument oTer hts remains But the
regiment was willing the remains ehon;d be re-
Was rom chicago, one Go@ Ameoy, AID lie
others from various parts Of the State
o. xG ise. y ~ ;es r..
and earnest il wishing lis remains to be removed
sSsaS SSs %ead . s5si s. NJ %sss & L.
MsyoT ives WEE informed BY letter Of this gener-
would be sent by him to Chicago, or the commit
lee Ehould 60 to Amboy for them: ANOTHER Letter
q he sane tenor was ssnf 70 ,I1aa GIT N November
On The Ii ult. letter was received ffom Mrs
wJman. then At Dixon. etattng that che intended
hfs 1hs ae e Monsy
cordingly on Monday the I'd nit. committee con
sistsug Of Mesezs. Nm. Wright, Henry Barwell ]
T5sed abog tn, ePa
coming was generally known at Amboy beioFe
they reached there. When there, having catled;ou
eeversl thcials ard stated their ntsntieas: tas! ~
sexton refused assistance, saying that ne haa q q
ders 10 that effect but lent them his tools, witt
Th,eh they tSs1 rssehe tbe bdy whici
they removed in the metallic case alone, not betns
| ahlc to move the to1, and conveyed It to the Dc
shgpsd aqd payeq II 1fe the bo7 Gene.erV
was present and acknowledged the authority
| the committee -.
The freight agent At Anboy promised to foEwaFt
the body by the first train, hut failed to do SO.
the evening the COMMITTEES attended = meeting 9
?; s'se sasf
charged ihat this Was attempt to rob the city Q
AmboJ of the Ieginss;nfaal IT monument which ne:
regimental monument waa voled; that no commu
nicaion had been held With the regiment, and ri
attempt made to influence them; they were ffes t
committee was reliably Informed that violence wa
urged by come Of the citizens, but BY better eoun
ss ss fsass ,ssf se asnn
Injunction wa from the Town Council, and Of a
nov t6e tae tbs e
could not take the body that day. He was aske
II mob Law would be invoked to prevent II, an
formal densnd was 1t once made on he tfeIgh
man. He promised to do 30 At once, bu
don was the result. The crowd at the depot alres
of soldiers appeared who claimed to hare order
Abusive and threatening language YVES used 10 th
committee, and finally, after an hour, the grave