East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-05-10
Death of "One Of tho Heroes who
Fought the Varuna."
Funeral obsequies of Scion A. Pratt

Funeral obsequies of Scion A. Pratt.
1t is our mournful duty to record
the sudden and unexpected death of
Scion A. PRATT, of this city, zone of
the heroes who fought tho Varuna,"
son of Hosea Pratt, who was among
the first to settle in this place. He
died on board the War Steamer SuS-
guehamah in New York Harbor, April
Goth, aged 25 years. His remains
were deposited in the Naval Cemetery
at Brooklyn, N. Y, but were after
wards taken up by his brothers, Hosea
A. and Scott, sndy brought to this city
for interment. Strange as it may APP
pear, they were in no manner disfg-
ured or decomposed when exhumed,
though they had already been buried
IL days; they were at once placed in a
metallic burial case, and reached here
on the 9Th still in an excellent state Of
preservation, and were buried OF the
9th in the Cemetery at Bridgeport
Centre by the Fire Department of this
city, who paid the tenderest rite of
oil" to their former companion in q
manner as creditable to them as it
was appropriate to the solemn and in
teresting occasion.
The funeral oortege arranged in the
following order: l, East Saginaw
Cornet Band, 2, the Engineer Corps,
8, the Chaplain, in CARRIAGES; A, the
Hearse in which lay the body, cover
ed with an American flag, and by the
side of which rode the pall-bearers
mounted on white horses, 5, Mourn
crs, q, Firemen, 7, friends and citi-
zens,i in carriages, passed down WASH
ington street to Genesee and out on
Genesee to the road leading to the
Cemetery, tho band playing mournful
dirge. The Engine houses were draped
in mourning and their bells tolled
during the passage of the procession.
The Firemen were in full uniform and
wore the customary badge Of mourn
ing on the left arm. The ceremonies
ut the grave were simple and affecting,
and evrything connected Herewith
and with the funeral obsequies through
out passed off with the utmost good
order and decorum.
Scion A. Pratt was born at Mt.
Clemens in 1887, came to this section
with his parents while yet lad, and
has lived with them most of the time
since, his home attachments seeming
to be stronger than any other. As q
young man he was pleasant, undem-
onstratiye and unselfsh, honored his
parents, loved and respected his rel
.atiyes and associates, by whom he was
universally beloved and respected in
return. He sought neither place nor
position above his ordinary walk in
Life, but in the sphere which seemed
inshpctiyely chosen, made for himself
a mans which many in the highest
rank would give worlds to win. In
July, 1861, he enlisted for one years
service in the U. s. Navy, was on the
Varuna, where he had charge Of q
gun, in the famous fight below New
Orleans, was afterwards on board the
Winona when the feet passed the bat
teries at Yicksburg, in the attack or
tho forts in Mobile harbor, and severa
other engagements. We have beer
Z permitted to read letter from his
commander, Capt. Boggs Of the Va
runa, whichs speakssin the highes'
terms of his bravery, efficiency and
ever cheerful subordination to the au
thorities over him. Last February h,
enlisted again for three years cruise
on the War Steamer Ssq'ehdna, ant
/. while awaiting sailing orders took I
severe cold, resulting in pneumonia
which terminated his life. We cop
below brief account of the Varuns
fight, tall Of which he saw and par
which he was" and also a most ap
propriate poetical notice Of that thrill
ing event,
THE Varuna, after passing thu
forts and destroying or driving ashor'
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