The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-08-04
FUNERAL OF MAJ0R-GBN'
MCPHERSON AT CLYDE.
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE.
Exercises and Ceremonies

r. - t.ut ahnnOd in n nreuI CITY NtfN HtN
a.. ~ had hu, Tho people were there in
10 oe nau' w, ~" o.rn,, The early
.,n.n,aa "u ,r.,c. from the North and East
s .h ,aanv attendants, while extra
.J ,v,ly laden. came ap from San
1919 u.., To,.do .nd TifBn. Al an early
hn,, ,eople from the surrounding coun'
no", l p.vf ~ arrive. and BY 10 O'Clock
y p.s na,n,ed for the funeral, Clyde
u,e 'ow F,hro,g ns vas never there
S.sa ~" ."S"
''.c,s ..u,..o ,,s,lf nrsscnted a solemn,
,..,vs a ss,ert.. There the beloved
Gnner.i w,s horn. there his mother and
- ar.ndmntber sill live, and the cit
,scrs 81 The village and county had WED
wi,h .bem In love for him, aud gloried In
r,m ~ h,,, son and brother. When he
wss Urirken down, the loss went home
90 the hearts Of ali, and nothing that
sasc,ion could suggest was left undone
% hono, his mortal remains and precious
n.morv All plnces Of business were
h.ng ,.,,h The nn,icns, banner, draped in
mo,rnIng Al nd Mt half mast. The houses
Of many Of ,he citizens were also trimmed
,.,,,h a.. in mourning, And still more
c.,ressiye were the q ldcned oountenan'
ae, Of IN, vast asscmblsge.
The State authorities were represen-
.ra by ouartermasier General Btr,ow.
Gov. Brouph greatly desired TO be pres
rn,. but wrs rummoued to Washington
on business which would not admit oi de-
law,
The lowing gentlemen composed the
local Committee of Arrangements; e.
w, Pare, Chairman; X. Forster, Secre'
.nrv. j, b, Bush, DR. Stilson, A.
'Tborpe, A. B. French. Geo. Pierce.
lnarshal-N Dennis; Assistants-E. w.
Foster. To these gentlemen much credit
IA due for the perfC ction OF arrangement
uhieh secured the good order that pre-
vailed.
The body of General Mcpherson had
arrived OH Thursday, accompanied by
the following members of his staff;
LIaior l.. y. Willard, A. ID, c., Capt
q. X. Steele, A. ID. c.; Capt ID. II
lile, A. ID. c.: Capt. ]. q. klinck, A
II, M. An escort of one company n
the 18th U. s. Infantry. comma ded by
Cant. Van Rensselaer, and Lieut.. Nor
veil, also came with the remains. No
tllce of the arrival was given by sigma
.,f three purs, when all places of bust
,ess were Immediately closed; after
which thirty five minute guns were fired
IN token of the age of the deceased
One pun ofthe Gath Ohio Battery ha,
been prev ionsly sent to Clyde for thi,
service.
AT s:A5A NJ, the la8th q. V. l..
from Johnson's Island, accompanied b,
their drum CORPS and brass band. arriye'
OF, n spccial train, and tho Gath Obi,
Battery about the same time, tho Who'll,
.nder command of Col Chas. w. Hill
the Battery having marched from San
dusky. After some d lay the infantr,
marched TO Buckeye street, where the,
were ioined by the oath Battery and citi
zens. formed procession and msrche,
thence 20 the house of the decepse,
Generals mother, on Bellevue Pike
syhere the remains were lying.
Hero large numbers of people had beef
,lGongng oil the morning. Contrary L
expectation, the body had not been EN-
aimed, for the reason that the sho
which killed him severed the main arter
les of the heart and made embalmen
hppracticable. II wns enclosed IN
metallic coffin, aud that in wooden one
ieither Of them having been opened
A" The coffin lny on a raised pal four fee
high, covered with black, and was i'sel
entirely enveloped by the National hal
and wreaths of evergraens. on It's tol
ay the service sword, belt, sash an'
spurs OF the deceased, with vases OF How
nrs placed.at intervals. Two elegun
presentation swords lay on table in th'
room; on the walls hung an oil portrai
of the General, and late photograph.
The pail bearers were composed o
the following officers;
Lieut.. Col. Harmon, Hist o. N. g
Surgeon II. Eyersman, u. \. V.
Major NJ. A. Fowler, I7istO. N. q
Capt. N. Ellmsker, C. s., u. s. V
Capt. 7. II. Linnell, l2eth .. V.
Capt. l. NJ. Brooks, A. q. NJ, u
8. V.
The body WINS now removed from IN
house. plnced in an elegant hearse draw
by four horses. and escorted with ,lo,
music to an orchard grove adjacent. by
rrocr.sion formed In The followiny order
Iastb q. v. l.. with Brnss Rand.
aa,h R.t,erv ofObio Liyht ARTILLERY
HyARsE,
One company United States infantry
Personal Staff of General Mcpherson
MouR.rn,. mch,diug Mo,bsr Grand.
mother. two brother.. Two sist.rs.
and several other reln,i,es of
the deceased.
In tho orcb.rb a nla,Sorm had bec,
erected and ,eats prepnred. and n yer,
belore the arrival of the proee.siou
I,fe religious exercises were oponed b
Rev. John A. Nudge, of Norwalk. WI
read the goth Psalm. He was fnllowe
by Rev. Rober, McCune. Post Chnnlai
nj John,on's Lland. In n brief but excel
len, and nnpropria,e nrayer.
Rev. n II Uildrn,h IVA, then intro
,hced. and delivered = discourse or rs,h
cr oy,,ion which viii ong he ,smeuSe,
ed bv ali Who heorJ il Mr. IL =,