The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-21
ANSON BURLINGAME.
Trnnsfer of the Rcmains from tho Silesin 20 IN
Boston StenHer-Ceremoniulso of the Trnns-
fer and Deputatious in Attendance.

Transfer Of the Remains from tho Silesia TO n
Boston nsteaner-Ceremonials of the Trnns-
fer and Deputatious in Attendance.
Precisely at / o'clock p. M. yesterday Mr.. w.
Z. Dodge President of the New York Chamber
of Commerce, with delegation from the same
body, o deputation of the Travellers Club,
Moses II. Grinnell, Collectors General Merritt
Surveyor of the Port; Hon. N. 2. Banks, Major
General Mcdowell, Townsend Harris, ex-Minis-
ter to China, and some score of others, were on
board the United States revenue cutter Bronx,
lying at the Custom House barge Office to act as
escort of the remains during their transfer from
the ocean steamship bringing them here to the
Boston steamer, speedily to convey them to their
last resting place. Mr.. Edward Burlingame, eld-
est son of the deceased, and Mr.. Edward
roSer 5S cadet H6n of gWes
Point, an Intimate personal friend of the
former, shortly arrived in a carriage, and
being received on the cutter the lines were
taken in and she proceeded to the Hamburg
Steamship Company's dock at Hoboken Ar
rived at the latter place, the party disembarked
from the cutter, and, forming by twos in pro-
cession, went on board the Silesia. At the foot
of the gangplank was an arch draped with the
insignia OF mourning, and similar insignia deco
rated the sides. Passing under this arch un-
covered, advancing up the passage-way and
stepping on to the main deck about midships,
and before them, encased in the sombre habili-
ments of mourning, and overspreading it an
American flag, also draped in mourning, lay the
casket enclosing the remains.
This casket is very large, being eight feet
long and four feet high, and is just as 1t left
St. Petersburg, and weighs about half ton.
Still uncovered, and with visible emotion appa-
rent in many faces, and some moved even to
tears, Mr.. Dodge advanced from the silent
semi-circular group, and in a few words, fitly
chosen, expressed the deep regard they all felt
for the deceased, cut off from the living and
from the stirring scenes of his busy and eventful
life and in the midst of his career of glorious
usefulness and brilliant renown, and thus desire
to avoid all formality In the present tributary
hoqp9rs paid to his o,,aod henos. Tho oos,.. :.
once raised from its resting place by the main
mast tackle and lowered on to the cutter which
had been brought alongside. 1t took but q few
minutes TO do this when the escort re-embarked
on the cutter, which directly proceeded to the
Boston steamship dock, there the casket was
| placed on beard the steamer Providence. AT the
| latter wharf, waiting to receive the remains,
| were Adjutant-General Cunningham of Nassa-
chusetts; Major Copella, of Governor Claffin's
| staff; Alderman +. w. Jacobs and Councilmen
| Hollis p. Gray and Franklin Williams, of TIE
| Boston Common Council; and Captain j. NJ.
| Oliver, of the Boston Custom House, sent on
| especially to receive the remains here and
| accompany them to Boston.
| After the body had been received on board
| the flags of the Providence were placed at half
mast. On the wharf there was quite crowd
| who had assembled in expectation of looking on
the remains, but in this they were disappointed
| The entire programme was most perfectly car
| ried oat. Nothing could have been better ar
| the general wishes of everybody.
| The Providence left at her usual hour last
evening. In addition to the Boston delegation
| named above Mr.. Edward Burlingame and Mr.
Livermore went on with the remains, which are
| expected to arrive at their destination thi
morning. The funeral will take place on Satur
day at the Arlington Street Church. The body
is to be inferred in Mount Auburn Cemetery.