Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-27
DUST TO DUST !
The Peabody Ceremonials at Port
land.
Full Programme of Exercise.


ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE DAILY JOURNAL.
PORTLAND, Jan. &c.
The decision of Mr.. Russell and the Com
mttee, is that the body will remain on board
until Saturday noon, when it will be brought
ashore and escorted to City Hall by a naval
procession composed of officers and men from
the whole squadron. At City Hall it will be
received by Gov. Chamberlain and staff, the
Peabody Committee, City authorities, &C.
The Hall will then be closed until Monday
when the body will lie in state and the public
be admitted. tuesday the final ceremonies
will take place and the body will be escorted
to the depot. In the meantime the Monarch
and plymouth, and the monitors will be open
vey visitors without charge.
Later. The reason for not landing the re-
mains until Saturday is that the British gov
ernment instructed Capt Comerel that the
remains were to lie in state on board the Mon
arch two days after arrival. Gov. Chamber
lain and staff, escorted by the Mechanic Blues
and infantry, with the funeral car, will re-
ccive the remains at Atlantic wharf, and
proceed with the naval escort to City Hall,
where the City authorities will receive it.
The Hall will then be closed until Monday
guarded by the State troops.
Monday the body will lie in state and the
Hall will be open to the public from A. NJ,
to p. NJ. On Tuesday the body of the Hall
will be reserved for the Societies which join
in the procession, and distinguished guests
and officers, among whom are Gov. Chamber
lain and staff, Admiral Farragut and staff
Committees from town of Peabody and Pea
body Institute, Trustees of the Peabody Edu-
cational Fund, Commanders of Monarch and
Plymouth, British Consul and naval officers,
Naval and Army officers, United States
Judges of United States Courts, Governors
Council Members Legislature, State Officers
Collector of Portland, Postmaster, Collector
and Assessors Internal Revenue, Mayor and
Council OF Baltimore and other cities, Span
ish and French Consuls and various other
officials, who are TO meet at the Mayor 5
office previous to the hour of commencement
of services which is 1-2 4. NJ. The pro-
gramme is as follows;
LIST. Quartette and chorus, from Messiah,
I.aehramosa, from Mosarth, Requiem by the
Haydn Association, accompanied by the
Germania Orchestra.
I'd. Prayer by Bishop H. c. Nicely, of
Episcopal Doces of Maine.
3D. Music by the Portland Band.
4th. Chorus from the Messiah.
9th. Prayer from Moses in Egypt.
9th. Chorus, Happy and Blest," from St.
Paul.
9TH. Then round about the Starry
Throne" from Sampson
s. Chorus. from the Hymns of Praise, !"
by the Haydn Association, while the remains
are being taken from the Brevet Brig. Gen
eral
B. II. Hill, of the 5th artillery, in command
of the battalion of L. S. troops, will receive
the remains from the city authorities and es-
cort them to the depot. The procession will
be under the direction of Col. l.. d. NJ Sweat.
| The programme of procession cannot be made
up till tomorrow, but it will be largely com
posed of bodies before named.
| Gov Chamberlain arrived this afternoon
and is stopping at the Falmouth Hotel.
Tomorrow at II o'clock Admiral Farragut
and Staff accompanied by the Trustees of the
| Peabody Educational fund. and other distin-
guished guests, will visit the Monarch.
/ Capt. Ben. Willard, who piloted the Mon
arch into the harbor. says she steers easier
| than any vessel he ever knew.
Gen Hill telegraphed to Boston to-day to
have the United States Troops form compan-
| les, who are to join the escort Tuesday, and
come down in the Portland steamer.