The New York herald., 1870-02-02
GEORGE PEABODY.
Removal Of the Remains to
Peabody, Mass.
Imposing Ceremonies at Portland-Busi-
ness Entirely Suspended--Procession to
the Depot-Departure Of the Funeral
Train-Arrival ut PeabodJ-The
Remains Deposited in the
Peabody Institute General
Manifestations OF Sorrow.

PORTLAND, fcD !, 1870.
The morning was ushered In by northeasterly'
snow storm which did not however, interfere with
the gathering OF the participants IN the final cere
monies OF the departure OF The remains OF Mr.. Pea
body from Portland. The galleries and corridors Of
the CITY Hall not otherwise occupied by the troops
and bands were thrown open to the ladies' at half
past eight and to the general public fifteen minutes
afterwards; but the ladies filed the galleries OF the
main hall SO promptly that not a man gained ad-
mission there.
The various societies assembled at their head
quarters at the appointed time and the delegations
and distinguished guests at the Mayors Office at
nine O'CLOCK and at baf-past nine filed into the hail
In the published order Of procession through corri-
dors lined with troops and packed with people.
space Of fifteen feet around the three sides Of the
cataalque was kept open by sentlnels, surrounded
in the front rank by the distinguished State naval
and army olcias while at the back OF them, filing
the space unaer the remorest galleries, were the
ordered lines Of the procession, which had marched
into the hall.
The coffin WINS covered with lilies aud other white
exotics. The sentnels at the four corners Of the
cataialuue leaned motionless on their reversed
muskets. The Right Rev. Bishop Neely stood in
front, and Chaplain Harrison, OF the Monarch, on
the north side, and Bishop Chaplain Charles w.
Haynes on the south side all in full canonicals.
Az ten O'Clock from the upper corridor through the
shr0uded windows stole the strains OF the Lachyy-
,nosd, from Mozart's Requiem by the Germania
Band. followed ny the quartet and chorus from the
"Messiah'' by the Haydn Association (250 voices).
This was followed BY PRAYER read BY Bishop Neely,
Association then sang the chorus from the "aes-
siahn and the prayer from sMoses In Egypt.'
n ON commencing 1 the the next piece, Happy ana
honing advanced and removed the CONN and pro-
cesded slowly from the hall, preceded by Colonel
Sweet, the Marshal and the clergymen followed by
the pa-Dearers. While 1t was being placed In the
funeral car the two remaining pieces, Round ABOUT
the starry Throne" and the chorus from The "Hymn
Of Praise" were performed.
The procession then proceeded from the hall and
got into line according to the programme previously
teegraphed, with the addition OF o battalion OF ma
rnes from the friRates Plymouth and Bencia. Tho
Fifth infantry bore their regmenta coors inscribed
bands playing dirges. the escort proceeded over
the prescribed route, followed by an apparently un-
ending line OF CARRIAGES and the civic procession
At fifteen minutes past twelve O'Clock the head OF
the procession arrived at the depot, where the
escort was drawn up, the coffin placed aboard tho
funeral car Of the train and the mourners embarked
draped with black kno'ted with white CLOTH II was
empty, save the bier upon which the coffin rested
tooned upon the drapery over tile conn.
The Main consisted OF two locomotives
| VIM completely draped in plack and white:
baggage car nve cars filled with the OF the
Fiftn United States infantry, the funeral car, ana
three cars Tor the mOuTners These last were also
draped. At two minutes to one the train started
and at the same instant the procession dissolved.
The Marshal, with his aids and the two companies
Of state troops, under General Matocks, escorted
the battalion OF marines back to their ships During
tine procession the church hell tolled the streets
were flied with spectators and busess wzs entrel
suspended.
I Tho Funerui Train from PoriInnd-Iarge
Gatherings Along the Rond--ArTivaI Rs
Peabody-Thc Remnias Conveyed to the
Peabody InstItute-A village in Mourning.
! PEABODY, Mass, Feb. ], 1870
| The treasured remains Of the lamented Peabody
| have finally been conveyed TO the scene OF HI.
birth and childhood, ana are now quietly reposing
In state uliain The walls Of the elaDosate!J drsDed