The New York herald., 1865-04-25

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For more than an hour before the funeral cotge
reached Broadway that great horoughfare from Canal
street the Park presented Seldom If ever wit
messed in this great metropolis Both sides OF the street
we're completely blocked up with a constantly increasing
tide OF human beings pouring in from all the side streets,
and 1t required the utmost vigilance Of the police to
keep the passage clear for the procession, which
expected every moment The police force OF the Twenty
ninth precinct, under command of Sergeant Ward, had
charge Of the side of Broadway from Canal to
Chambers street; and the side Of Broadway, from
Canal street the gate OF the Park was qReYxth
1charge of Captain goVah6er in which they performed
Srduous duties high credit the discipline
and efficiency OF the department.
The guests OF the Brandreth House and their friends
took up all the eligible positions that the building could
afford good view of the scenes transprng on
Tho streets below and the boys, who were out In large
numbers perched themselves on the lamp and awning
posts from which elevated positions the police found
impossible to dsodge them and, with patience highly
they maintained their perlous attitudes until
the solemn funeral pageant passed number of ladies'
gentlemen had engaged the services OF truck driver
from the top of whose numbering vehicle they expected 70
et better view than at,ainabe from any other posi-
tion anu tsoye up the northeast Trner o. beaa~ay
and Cna street. and there attempted to turn paraei 70
broadway but truck yielding to the Immense weght
that was placed upon it, partially upset leaving s oaa
IN Of human freight sprawnn2 IN the s'7o'f """ 49, "
the prompt assistance OF the pohce some o '"'
n ladies might have been seriously Injured
EJ short time previous the hour when the PROCESSION
was pcctcd to arrive order was issued by captain
Jourdan ard Sergeant Ward to stop all vehicles passing
through Broadway from the point where the procession
E was TO pass Canal street, 20 the Park and the oroer "as
rapidly Communicated along the line OF Objects VINO
VI were stationed regular distances along broadway.
After this order was executed the entire street, from
curb to curb was KEEP, perfectly clear from all incun
M brances and both sidewalks were sodly packed WIN
Human beings as far the eye could reach All tho
3budngs along the line of march were converted into
Htemporary observatores, every window and balcony
being lled 10 their utmost capacity. While the crowd
X The procession was momeniarly expected, and
crowd became so that all attempts to pass In
I 4 any direction were perfectly futile.
II AT eleven o'clock the sound Of martial music and tho
soemn tap of the munled drum announced the arrival
of the procession in the order had formed ON
arriving at the depot The police, who headed the pro-
Is cesson made most credtablc appearance aud til ir
81 marching was equal any military organization In tho
civ While the procession fng into Broadway
id.athlke stiffness pcrvaded the whole Not voice
vas 20 be heard aud feeling OF sadn So seldom wit
messed seemed to take possess OF all. No word of
tevy could be heard among the Spectators who gradu
X. ,lIv took up their line Of marth the OF the
cession which slowly and sadly proceeded down Broad
tJway 10 the east gate Of the Park, where an imm nso
1concourse of cit zcns had assembled witness the im
posng spectacle All along the line Of march the win
dovs and balconies were with spectators, and since
n New York was incorporated city perhaps more
Imprcssive scene was never witnessed Broadway than
IA that which took place yesterday.