Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-20

o'clock, in the following order, the whole pro-
Dudley, Chief Marshal:
OF sons OF Temberance rr,tier the rnarshalship
OF E. O. Graham, consisting Of Excelsior. No.
6, Of which Susie Harris, Bette Branagan,
Eliza Lacy and another whose name we were
unable to learn were visitors; Good Samaritan
No. I, with q number OF lady visitors connect
ed with the order In line; Equal No Q; Armory
Square No. 4; Columbian No. 5; Aurora No. 9;
Omciating Clergyman, Rev. Mr.. Leach.
The hearses
President I.incoln and Secretary Stanton,
and the son OF the latter, In carriage as chief
mourners. ..
Omcers of the Arsenal '
Relatives and friends Of the deceased.
EMPLOYEES of the different workshops OF the
Arsenal under direction Of the following as
sistant marshals Jos. King, blacksmith's de-
partment; Peter Eagan, machlnlsts depart
Inent q. Il. Collision, carpenters department;
John NJ. Holbrook, armorer's Department. Z.
B. Hickman, saddler's department.; Jos. Barry,
painters department.; Serg't Campbell, labor
er's department.
In the procession were q number OF ladies
in ambulances " no worked in the Arsenal, and
also large wagon drawn by six white horses
belonging to Adams Express Company, ap-
proprfately draped in mourning, in which
were number of employees Of the Govern
ment express company. -.f ...
There were about $50 hacks in the line, be-
sides other vehicles, and a large number on
uOTSeOdcEs tOgeIner Win tue peuestIldns,
swelling the procession TO sone miles In length,
taking about lhirty-ive minutes passing one
point. ~
The procession moved up4X street to Penn
sylyania avenue, and at L street the funeral
procession of Miss McElfresh, which was at
tended by Rev. Mr.. lemon, Of X yland Chapel,
and in charge Of Mr.. III. Lee. undertaken joined
In. The remains of Miss Mc cElfresh were in q
handsome coffin, covered with beautiful now-
ers, and was in charge of the following especial
pail. bearers: Geo. A. Han, w. II. Greenwell,
L. Ii. Hoover, and ]. T. Hall.
Thus there were sixteen collins in the pro-
cession, they being placed alternately on am
balances and hearses, it beng found impossi-
BILE 10 procure sufficient number OF hearses
for them all.
The streets were literally crowded with peo-
pie along the lines of procession, and the win
dows and Rousetops along the avenue were
also thronged. The bell Of the Columbia Fire
20. was .tollsd during the passage Of the pro-
cession, as was the bell Of St Dominicks
Church.
Wesley CapeI Sunday, b. F. Gettings super
intendent, having marched IN a body from their
school-room to the corner OF AZ street, drew up
in line on the south side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and as the csrtege passed sang the "Fune-
raj Hy mn," commencing
"Sister, thou vast mild and lovely.'
This school did not Join liz the procession, but
returned to Wesley Chapel, and were dismissed
by singing the doxology.
marching down to the Avenue, had passed tae
following resolutions with regard to the death
OF Susan Harris, who was an active mem ber
of the School:
Whereas mysterious Providence has re-
moved from among US by q violent and sndden
death, a number Of young women-and where
as one OF these, Miss Susan Harris, was mem
Der Of this school: IT,
Therefore reSolued 1st, That as school we
take great pleasure in bearing our testimony
to the beautiful character Of Susan Harris, her
punctuality, faithfulness and gentleness as q
Sunday School pupil.
Resoired, I'D, That we find comfort in the
assurance that with her sudden death was
sudden and eternal salvation.
Resolred. Sd, That we hereby present our
sincere sympathies to her bereaved brother an d
other relatives, and that as school we ought
to feel ourselves warned by her unexpected
removal, to be in future more dHigent in every
good work, ever ready fer the coming OF the
Son Of Man.
Resolred, 4th, That the school now proceed
to the Avenue to meet the funeral procession,
and thus pay our last tribute OF respect to our
young friends remains.
AS 1t proceeded down Pennsylvania avenue
towards the cemetery, tbs throng rapidly in
creased, hundreds being seen walking ahead OF
the procession, anxious 10 get convenient
place from which to witness the ceremonies at
the Congressional Burying Ground, but many
OF them were DISAPPOINTED in obtaining good
location, the ground being preoccupied by
spectators who had taken positions there hours
before.
lay, the funeral ceremonies Of John jerks,
which were attended to by the Navy Yard
Baptist school, being then in progress, but as
this procession left the ground the collins were
carried in and followed by the relatives and
friends, were carried to the graves prepared
for them, (Miss McElfresh being placed in a
grave near her father, who died q few months
since. and Miss Bache in the vault.) Two
large pits on the west side of the cemetery had
been prepared, each of them being SIX feet
long, fifteen feet wide, and five-and- a. half
deep, with passage Of six feet between them,
and in one of them was placed eight bodies,
and in the other six, they being lowered one at
time. The crowd here was dense, aHd many
dresses torn, but with the assistance of the DO
lice, the committee OF arrangements at last
succeeded in making room for the mourners,
when there was another scene Of anguish-the
relatives, or many of them, giving way 70 loud
cries, and hanging over the chasm, calling the
deceased by their names. 49,
The officiating Minister, Rev. Mr.. Leach,
solemn burial service of the Methodist Church,
and w. F. Crutchley, Chaplain of Excelsior
Division, Sons OF Temperance, read the ser
vice OF the order, the members of which at the
close repeating the words I" Farewell Sisters,
FAREWELL" and after the Benediction had been
pronounced by MIR. Leach, the crowd dis
persed.
The funeral of Miss Bridget Dunn, another
OF the victims of the disaster, took place yes
terday afternoon at o'clock, from her
late residence on East Capitol street, be-
tween 1st and ID streets, and was attended by
large concourse of persons, there being some
twenty carriages in the tuneral cortsge. The
coffin was stained poplar, pink lined, with
silver mountings, Capt. a. Pagan, James Red
mond, James O'Neil, John Freys, Jno. McMer-
ramay, and p. BrIen, acted as pail bearers, and
the remains were conveyed TO Mount Ohyet
Cemetery in the handsome glass case hearse Of
j. w. Plant, undertaken.
Catherine Horan, who was also killed by the
explosion at the Arsenal, was buried on Satur-
day afternoon at O'Clock, from the residence
Of her brother .in.law, (J. Murphy,) on Sd
street, near Massachusetts avenue, and this
was also an imposing demonstration. The
coffin was OF the casket pattern, covered with
black velvet and trimmed with silk fringe,
The handles We're Of heavy silver, and in the
center OF the coffin was large silver cross,
bearing the following inscription: "Kate Horan,
killed Friday, june II, 1861, aged 20 years.
The funeral cortege proceeded down Massa-
chusetts avenne TO New Jersey avenue, where
it was joined BY that of Johannah Connor, who
was killed at the same time, and the solemn
procession moved eut to Mount Olivet Gene
tery, where the remains Of both were inferred.
Miss Catharine Hull, another of the victims,
was buried with solemn services in Mount