The New Orleans crescent., 1869-01-10

| Gen. Lowell b. Rousseau was q noble, brave and
| worthy soldier. At the commencement OF our
late troubles be volunteered into the army Of the
|! republic. and through the whole of that great
trial, which comes later to all people TO
test their faith, he stood firmly and faithfully by
| the cause he had espoused, and gained the good
| opinion of both sides. When victory crowned the
standsrds Of the republic with peace. then he laid
aside the sword and returned to- the duties of civil
life but his country. in appreciation OF his ser.
vices, commissioned him as brigadier general OF
| the regular army, and ntrusted TO his Judgment
| and high administrative abilities the command of
| this district. Loved and honored by all, he can
| not be said 10 have died too early. He sleeps
| well. and Fortune cannot now take from him the
glory he has won. In respect to the gallant dead,
these courts stand adjourned till Monday next"
The chief engineer of the fire department issued
| the following announcement:
OFFICE OF FIREMEN's CHART ABLE ASSOCIATION,
New Orleans, Jan. 8, 1863. I
The attention of the fire department Is called to
| the following communication from j. X. Mingle,
| superintendent of the fire alarm telegraph.
THos. 0'CoNNOR, Chief Engineer.
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH
SUPERIsTEsDsNT's 0EFIcE, CITY HALL,
New Orleans, Jan. 8, 1869.
Notice will be taken by the members of the fire
department OF the city Of New Orleans and the
community at large, that between the hours OF
and ~ O'Clock to. day. the bells of the city will be
tolled one hundred times under the jurisdiction of
the fire alarm telegraph. as a token of respect and
| high regard in which the deceased commander of
this department was held By our people.
BY order JNo X. MReLE.
Superintendent.
The public school directors also met and attend
ed the obseques in accordance with the following
| announcement:
OFFICE SECRETARY BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
| No. SO Burgundy street.
| There will be q meeting of the Board of Public
| School Directors on Saturday, 9th inst, at y
O'Clock P. NJ. at the Office, 80 Burgundy street, 20
| attend the funeral of Gen. Lowell I'll. Rousseau.
| By order of the President.
EUG. DEspUNEs. Sec'y.
Lnwood Lodge No. 1877 was also summoned to
| attend the funeral by the following notice:
The members of Linnwood Lodge No. l67, F.
and A. NJ, are hereby notified to meet at the lodge
| room, No. l73 Camp street, on Saturday, the 9th
inst, at o'clock p NJ for the purpose of attend
| ing the funeral of our late brother, Lowell II.
| Rousseau, late OF Louisville, Ky. AL Master Ma
cons in good standing cordially and frateTnally
, invited to attend. By order of the w. NJ.
HENRY ABEL, Sec'y.
The Central Hancock and the Constitution
| Club and the Fossil Guards, were also notified to
assemble at their rooms in season to participate
| in the ceremonies.
At the St. Charles Hotel last night was held the
meeting of the gentlemen who signed call upon
the friends of General Rousseau published in yes
terdsys CRESCENT. It was decided to adjourn
until Tuesday evening next, at u o'clock.
The Funeral.
The body of the dead hero had been, as our
readers are already aware dressed in full military
uniform, and inelosed in superb metallic burial
case Just before three O'Clock the military escort
| which had marched out the lower side of Canal
street, to Claiborne street, thence on the upper
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halted, while the body was brought out and
placed In the hearse. The band then struck up
the dead march, and with reversed arms the troops
paced slowly toward the church, followed by the
hesrse, escorted by members of the Masonic fra.
ternity, of whom in life General Rousseau was
one.
| THE CHURCH.
The chsncel, reading desk and pulpit of the
church had been draped in black, while directly in
front of the font had been placed framework,
covered with Grape, on which was to rest the
coffin. Long before the appointed hour the tide
of living humanity had begun to set towards
Dauphin street, from both sides Of Canal, and by
three O'Clock Christ Church was thronged with
the citizens of New Orleans who had there
assembled to assist In the last obsequies of him
whom in life they had delighted to honor. Ladies
and gentlemen, old and young, rich and poor, all
were there, for all had known what pure. noble
| man Lowell II. Rousseau was while living, and al
desired to testify their respect to his memory and
their sympathy with his family and friends. Theil
| presence there was no ovation TO a coming hero
| for the dead man had no benefits to bestow, nc
favors to give; il was the heartfelt expression o
the sorrow of whole city that great man had
fallen: it was tribute paid to the sterling virtues
and noble qualities of one whose life had been al
iDcesssnt display of virtue and nobleness; II wa
the honor hat could not be withheld from the re
mains wherein had rested spirit that had beef
! that of one who was a warrior, but who was no
cruel; conqueror, but msgnanimous; who wa
a Statesman, but not crafty, and who, in all th,
yicissitudes of q stormy life, had ever remained
what bis God made hini-a pure, uuselhsh. Christ
ian gentiem~--
At precisely O'Clock the first stroke Of TIT
bells, tolled by the Fire Department, was heard
and thereafter all through the ceremonies at th,
church, the march to the cemetery and the obse
quies ct the tomb, at regular intervals the dsma
sound was heard, each stroke seeming might,
sob wrung from the people by their afiction, an'
calling heaven and earth to witness the greatness
OF the sorrow which could call forth such an ex
preston. few minutes after the faint note
OF the dead march were heard, when the BISHOP
of the State, Right Rev. j. P. B. Wilmer, followed
by six Of the Episcopalian clergymen OF the city
walked out of the vestry room and down the aisl'
to meet the corpse. Coon the mournful procession
appeared. At the head was the bishop, repeating
the solemn words of the burial service, com
menciDg with those words of joyful hope: l an
the resurrection and the life." He wa
followed by the Rev.i DR.. lLeacock, Of Chris
Church. Rev. Mr.. Hedges, Rev. Mr.. Bakewell
of Mount Olivet Church, Rev. DR.. Lewis, of Cal
vary Church, Rev. Mr.. Adams, of st. Paul's Church
and Rev. Mr.. Dillon, OF Christ Church. Behind then
came the coffin carried by eight pail bearers, al
Masons-S. NJ. Todd of Louisiana l02, J. Q. A. Eel
lows OF Louisiana lO2, W. G. Driver of Louissns
lO2, NJ. A. Calorgne, E. salomon OF Orleans IS
Amos Kent, Hugh Breen Of Jefferson City No. =
and Henry Hamburger of Washington IS. The
military pail bearers followed. They were Bvt
Major Gen. Edward Hatch, q. s. A; Bvt. Major
\ q n Co.