New-York tribune., 1870-02-02
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

Portland Baltimore and Boston; officers Of the British
steamers IL port the clergy .ociete. and dee
CATIONS Of various kinds, and members OF Grand
Army OF the Republic of the Department OF Maine
Guards detailed from the local military par les
marched by the side Of each carriage the long line.
The Grand Army OF tie Republic bringing up the rear
afoot. All the other organizations have enumerated
rode In carriages. As the iuneri moved slowly out,
might well say weary through the city, the bells oiled.
and dare say everybody able walk ride hurried to
the line Of march. The distance from the City Hall TO tho
railway depot Ia not much than mile, but IL
hard march for the soldiers aud perhaps still harder
march for the horses and though the had ceased
the wind had gone down. aud the continued Ia
| fly in binding clouds
It nearly half hour after the time appointed for
the special leave before the funeral drove
the draped platform prepared for IT, just outside he
depot and the brought out to receive the con
and its followers pilot engine went ahead TO clear tho
track and give warning OF our approach The train en-
gne eaboratey draped and its burden consisted OF
baggage car five passenger for the artillery eom
panes and their bands the hearse which had been
cleared Of Its seats aud draped both outside and n and
three draped for the guests and relatives When the
coffin had been placed Its bier In the car flowers
laid upon IT, and guard OF regular soldiers stationed by
its side the rest OF the party took their places Tho
cession broke up. aud TO tho music Of dirge, the
moved slowly out OF the depot the British officers, with
| Capt. Commerc at their head. remaining on the plat
form Till had passed out OF sight. Along the
the whole country seemed To have turned out 10
| go by.
Three four short stOppages made between Port
land and Peabody and wherever stopped tue artillery
| band played solemn strain. AT Portsmouth another
| band played IN the depot At every little station and
country crossroad spectators assembled on foot, In
segh, in rude wagons just the chance Of seeing the
train, though they know IL would not stop. On the
| rare occasions when it stopped to take In wood
| and water. or allow Eastward bound train
| 10 pass. as many as possible of the people
admitted to the coffin. So the % miles Of
the road the funeral train rolled at the rate Of little
more than % miles an hour II was o'clock when we
moved out Of Portland. IL nearly o'clock when
passed the outskirts Of Salem aud saluted by
field battery Of gIn posted wharf IN the ryer.
From Salem 10 Peabody Is only two miles Of
streets, and every foot OF these two miles was COW
cred by the crowd OF gazers. Tie railway station
OF Peabody draped with black and flags hoated from
it halfmas edged with Grape. Here local company
OF Massachusetts, militia the Sutton Guards drawn
the platform. funeral consisting of draped
| platform Of Utmost dizzy hight, without canopy.
| awaited the remains, aud the entire popu.
lation OF the surrounding country seemed to
fill the streets. Tho ceremonies short.
1t is only short quarter OF mile from the depot TO the
Institute not far enough for the procession TO display IT.
| self. The pOmp and circumstances supplied by the
I'VE companies OF regulars and the military band who
had with from Portland, the Sutton Guard who
met here handful OF officers Of the U. 8. Navy,
who kept by the remains from first to last These were
Capt Almy, Commander Harmony, and some junior off,
| GERS Of the Admirals staff. Capt ID. NJ. Fairfax, the
same gallant officer whose adventure with O fair Rebel
one day, when Capt. Wilkes took Sndell and Mason Oh
the Ghent is one OF the memorable events Of the war.
started with u.s. left the train at Portsmouth Be-
hind the soldiers and sailors marched 400 800 in
Der, the OF the vast numbers OF committees
which had filled the great hall In Portland
This, TO be sure. not very grand dspay but tho
popular demonstrations which attended 1t we're truly
impressive. Farmers from the back country, dainty
danes from Boston, sober citizens Of Peabody, and
saem aud Danyers, sat in their seghs all along the
broad village street. and Of people swayed to and
IN the open space about the depot stretching back
almost az far as the eye cOnd reach, and blocking
up the sidewalks TO tho very door Of the Institute
Up the snow-coyerod hill. and under the whitened
branch Of trees, tho procession slowly moved. tho
civilians on this occasion marching two and two on foot,
aud only four carriages appearing IN the hne at
all The car drew up before the Institute door, over
which among the embems OF mourning hung the nags OF
England and America. The troops formed IN nne and
presented arms The committees and the naval officers
passed them and filed into the library where the cataaue
had been erected and when twelve stout men had With
| much difficulty brought the coffin in after them.
and the officers OF the artillery had followed IN body tho
assenbage quietly dispersed There In HIS fayorte Inst
tute George Peabodys body will rest for full week
living state does not admit OF eaborato
decoration for the ceiling low compared with that OF
the Portland hail. and tho 1oor Is iDcumbered BY rail-
ing and by cases. desks and other httiugs OF library
All that ha. been done. however been done good
taste Theydraperies are effective and the eatafaque,
though simple design. rich IN It's general appear
ance Behind 1t open doors OF the nreproof recess
in which are deposited the portrait OF Qneen.Vctora
presented by Her Majesty Mr Peabody two or three
years ego the gold medal ycted him by Congress- and
other testimonials Of esteem which have been called out
from time 30 by hs superb benehcenee. over the
receptacle lOoped the American flag and the Royal
| Standard OF Great Britain and Ireland.
Thus ends the ceremony Of transferring the remains Oh
George Peabody his native land. The funeral is yet 10
come but the chief interest OF the ceremony conferred as
have already sad In tho formal delivery Of the body
by Great Britain last Saturday The sentiment which
prompted the long sOlennity admirable The GOOD
order with which It carried out deserves warm
praise The effect upon this country at large ss well as
upon England will doubtless be- pleasant or the elect
upon those who saw everything as 1t passed.
/ Am not so certain. Portland. ordinarily very
dull has OF late been very drunk; and some ot
the legislative or municipal commlttees-I won''
say which - have reveled In orgies which
| do not accord very well with funeral Tie man who
said when he came aboard tho special train today that
the back border around his texet the first sign OF
mourning he had seen in Portland only expressed In
exaggerated form the feeling which many must have
EXPERIENCED Peabody hope. during the coming week,
| will keep sober.
PRINCE ARTHUR IN NEw.YoRK.
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