The New York herald., 1872-11-10
GENERAL MEADE.
Arrangements for Military HonOrs
to the Dead Hero.
General Mcdowell Sends Four Hundred United
States Troops from the Department Of the East
to Follow the Remains-A caisson Drawn
by Artillery Horses to Convey the
Body-The Proposed Monu-
ment in Fairmount Park.

The arrangements for the funeral of General
Meade are about completed. General Mcdowell
has arrived from New York, and states that de-
tachment OF 400 United States regulars and
will arrive here tomorrow evening, bringing
with them six artillery horses. and three drivers
and non-commissioned officers. The horses
are to be attached to caisson to
be furnished by our local militia, and
upon 1t the casket containing the
remains will be placed. The body will be carried
from the late residence of General Meade to
st Marks church. Sixteen privates in the United
States army will bear the casket, under
command of two non-commissioned onicers The
usual services OF the Episcopal Church for the dead
will be held After the service the body will be
placed upon the caisson, and with the civic and
military escort conveyed to its final resting place.
The committee of the Councils have decided to
make use OF the steamer Undine, Captain Markell,
to convey the remains from the landing at Fair
mount to the place Of interment.
PROPOSED STATUE IN PARAMOUNT PARK.
committee, consisting OF the first citizens OF
Philadelphia, among whom were Morton L. McMi
chael, ex-Secretary Adolph Borie, w. M. Meredith,
J. Gillingham Fell, Mayor S. Stokeley Daniel NJ.
Fox, Henry O. Carey, James L. Claghorn, Edgar
Thomson, General Robert Patterson, f. w. Clarke.
General George Cadwallader, Theodore Cuyler,
W. 9. Ludwig, Daniel Dougherty, E. w. 8. Clarke,
A. J. Drexei, W.. Sellers, Lindey smyth,
BENJAMIN H. Brewster, Henry M. Phillips, p.
Uerree, Seth J. Comfy, John Rice. Franklin 3.
Knight, Lemuel Comm, J. B. Lppincott, Frederick
B. Brown b. Pratt Mexican, Charles Gibbons
Professor @. J. Stile. Saunders Lewis John II.
Michenir, Thomas Smith, Edwin NJ. Lewis, Craig
giddle, General G; NJ; Provost, Joseph Har,
Rudolph Ellis Alexander BROWN B. II. Moore, Henry
! G. Gibson, Alexander Blddle, Francis Wells, Frank
| A. Comfy, George s. Fox, John Larken, Samuel G.
Colesberry, John Welsh, r. P. Gillingham, George
W. Biddie, W. v. McKean, Henry @. Norris,
George Whitney, Jay Cooke, Augustus Heat0n,
Samuel J. Reeves, Fairman Rogers, General H.
II. Bingham, A. L. Snowden, Myer Asch, william
Z. Littleton Clayton McMchael and others met
this afternoon to consider proposition to erect
soon as possible. 1t was also proposed to hold
memorial meeting at the Academy OF Music at on
early day. The Paramount Park Association at
special meeting adopted the following resolu
tions:-
THE MEANS OF RAISING THE FUNDS.
Resolved That the Fairmount Park Association will
erect in mo PSrk properly sec9nded suitable
ssS1 So s win 'ss Be
w fS the owards t 5 s mso4s
of the memorial and the disbursement of oil funds that
e @ be 'at Ia a
%ay ays e an Of it that
to enable the association to these
olutions into effect
THE REGULAR EPISCOPAL SERVICE
for the dead will be read, but no funeral sermon
will be preached. Whatever remarks are made
will be extempOre. The services finished, the fam
| lily and immediate friends and relatives will pro-
| ceed to Laurel Hill Cemetery.