The New York herald., 1870-04-20
ANSON BURLINGAME.
Arrival Of the Remains Yesterday y-Action OF
the Chamber of Commerce-The Ar
rangements for the Funeral.

The Hamburg steamship Slesia, bearing the re-
mains OF the late Mr. Burlingame, arrived at the
Hoboken dock at four o'cOck yesterday afternoon.
AS soon as the arrival was announced IN Hoboken
large crowd congregated III the dock in the nope OF
seeing the remains or even the casket enclosing the
body, but they were disappointed. Captain Traut-
mann was there, venerable and genial. giving re-
pies In the most polite manner to heap Of curious
and perplexing questions III regard to the pro-
gralnme Tor the funeral. OF course, he would not
allow persons TO go on board ull Tue
passengers had dlsembarked anu their luggage
lemoved. St,ll less was ne Wiling TO remove
the case containing the cofln pending the arrange.
menus being made Tor the funeral Dy the relatives
aud friends 0f deceased aud by the public bodies IN
thus city aud Boston. Tue remains enc, osed IN
two cases outside the casKet, winch was placed IN
the hold OF the vesse. at Hamburg on the 9th inst.
without any ceremony Whatever. the vessel
touched at Havre ON the 9th inst.; ana Mrs. Bur
lingamc who Is IN very delicate state OF health,
proceeded To Paris anu thence to y bathing place
FOR the season by direcuon oil ner pnyscians eavng
her son. now twenCy-three years Old and unmarried,
in charge OF the remains
forenoon kilograms were sent W this city and Dos-
ton. The brotner-in-law or deceased aud about
dozen Otner relatives proceeded on q revenue cut
ter to meet the Slesa, and when the vessels met,
brief conference took place. MIR. q. L.. Burlngame,
the son or deceased, left the siesia anu came with
the party into the city leaving orders tnat the coiiu
should not be DISTURBED till the committee OF
arrangements proceed to the vessel to dav. In the
meantime arrangements were being made III the
city Tor the llneral.
AT special meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, held yesterday, at one O'Clock, the following
gentlemen were appointed u Committee OF Escort
70 the remains OF the late Hon. Arson BurlIngame
from the steamer at HoDoken to the Fa Kiver
b0at:-Wm. f. Dodge, Jonn A. DIX, George Opdyke,
A. A. Low. Moses H. Crlnnell, Alex. 4. Ste ware r..
A. Conkng, M. o. Roberts. Ii. H. Claim. Moses
Taylor, Peter Cooper, Townsend Harris, Elliot q.
Cowdin, J0nn Z. Green, 5. b. RuHgles, T.. ID. Nor
gan, John +. Williams, 9. ii. Russell, ). Il. Cnttten-
den, George w. Lane william H. FOgg, X. H. Nc
Curdy +. IL. Delano, VIM. A. Booth, G. q. Rowland,
William q. Lambert James NJ. Constable, Henry l..
Person, :. d. Babcock, stewart Brown, jackson $.
Scnultz Wilson g. Hunt, cyrus W. Field Samuel q.
Ward, X. ii. Berdell, Jonathan SturgIs, John j.
CISCO, William II. Webb, William Butter Duncan
f. Westray, L.. z. Morton, william +. Cary Benz.
u. Arnold, Allan McLane, VIM. A. Wheelock, George
s. Coe. Wm. OrtOn, VIM. Ii. Osborn Dcnnlng Duer
VIM M. Vermllye.
IL was resolved that sub committee be appointed
TO take charge OF the details, and notify the Com
mttee OF che Chamber wnen all was completed ami
wnen the transfer OF the remains would made.
Messrs. Cowdin Grnneli and OpdyKe were ap.
pointed as the subcommittee.
ms committee ol escort will meet to-day (Wednes-
dayh at the Custom House barge 0fiice, South ferry
at precisely one O'Clock. From there they Will pro-
ceed IN the United States revenue cutter TO the
steamer Silesia at HoD0ken. where the body Will be
taken on board and conveyed To the steamer Provi
dence, OF the Fall River line. There IL viii be taken
In charge by members OF the star OF the Governor
OF Massachusetts,, which gentlemen Will this aiter-
noon accompany IL 10 Boston.
Mr.. Edward L. Buringame and Mr.. Edward Liv-
DIotner OF Mrs. Buringamc, Will accompany the
hnn nV IN Rnsf