Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-30

baautv and glory, and wreathed with white
-. The nall bearers selected for the
occasion consisted of the following gentle
men: ovc
erRGEON H EvERsMAN, I s Y
FOWLER, Hist o Nc
CAPT ~ ELLMAKER, Com Sub /
% T THLINNELL, l28th o VI
BROOKS, ON, UsN
1nmcdiatelv after the coffin came the
friends and relations of the General, num-
herring about thirty. Among them were
his widowed mother, who still lives IN the
old homestead his brother, William Nc
pt,arsor who lives with his mother at
CLYDE. his second brotherR- B. MePherSoh'
vino has been engaged in railroadng IN the
southern States : his sister, Mrs. Fred Van
aor,,oon Of Fremont, and his aged grand
,aotber Mrs. slocum, now eighty-seven
years of age. The other mourners were re-
L tives aud friends more or less distant
The personal staffOf the Genelal-'ried ana
,,allant Offices all--were also among the
,nourners. Their names are:
Major L. L. WILLARD, A. D. c.
CAPTAIN G. R. STEELE,
D. II. GLE,
J. G. KLINCK, A. Q. NJ.
The bearse. followed by these mourners,
and bv crowds of citizens, under the
o-cort of the military guard, passed around
:; f.ort of tn house and INTO grassy and
shaded orchard between it and the adjacent
cemetery. the other military organizations
remaining without the enclosure. Here
rnder the shade of the old trees, stand
III boer erected.-within a few rods, by
a. Inv Of the spot where stood the log
-, -, which the General was born,-and
benches had been placed around It, on
which the mourners tooktheir seats, closely
surrounded by thronging thousands The
stand was occupied by the speakers oil the
dav. by distinguished guests, by reporters
renresenting the Cleveland Leader ana
ua-,Id the Toledo Blade and Commercial,
and the sandusky Register, and by the
committee of Arrangements, to whose care
and forethought was due the remarkable
froodon from accident or interruption with
which the exercises proceeded. Their
names are:
c. W. PAGE, Ciair11rn.
R. A. Foster, lSeeretUy. -----
GEoRGE L. PIERCE,
A. B. French,
A. THORP,
DR.. STILEsON.
ORDER or EXERCISES.
As soon as order was attained the tune-
rnl exercises were ope' ed by the reading Of
the scriptures by the Rev. A, Nudge oi
Norfolk, who selected the appropriate and
beautiful Nineteenth Psalm. This was fol-
lowed by a brief and impressive prayer, de-
livered BY the Rev Robert MeCune, Post
Cbanlaip at Johnson's Island. Next came
the very impressive and powerful funeral
grafton, delivered by the Rev. I. F. Hi
dreth, of Tifin.
FUNERAL ORATIoS.
I'VE ar4sObliged from want Of time and
space to omit our report of this eloquen
effort. We shall presht a full! report Of il
in Monday morniug.l
After its close the Fremont Band
which came down on the special train fror
Toleeo in the morning, played fitting air
IN an excellent manner
THE NILITARf PROCESSION.
Immediately Y at the close of the exereis
es in the ogehsrd a military processio
was formed, for the purpose OF eseortin
the body to the grave, under tho comman
of Colonel Charles W.. Hill, assisted By y
Dennis, Chief Marshal, and his assistant
E.W. Fish and James W. Foster. I.t "
headed by the I2Sth Regiment. command
ed by Colonel Hill, moving off wit
the regularity and precision of veteran
Next followed the Hoffman Battalion bra
and martial band, discoursing. sad straiI
upon the noon air. After them came Il
24th (six gum Battery, Captain Hill. II
hesrse followed, under escort Of CaPtai
Van Rensellasr's company ofrsgular infal
try, and followed by the PEI :sonal staff
the General. A crowd Of citizens clsse
the long and brilliant prOcs ssicn.
AT THR eTyAvE.
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