, 1872-11-16
A SOLDIERS FUNERAL,


A SOLDIERS FUNERAL.
obscquies Of the Lnte General mcade
In Philadelphia
PHMADELpH1A, Nov. 11.-Since the obseouies
OF President Lincoln, Philadelphia has not wit
messed such an imposing funeral pageant as this
Of Philadelphia's greatest and best-bcloved sol
der has been to-day.
For days meetings had been held throughout
the city, every body of Importance deen1ing it q
privilege to make every arrangement in it's pow
er to insure fitting burial for the late COM
mander. The Committee OF Councils the DEM
ocratic- Republican Club, the Philadelphia Club,
committees Of citizens appointed by the Mayor,
the Fairmount Pork Art Association, Custom
House officials, the Park Commission, the Grand
Army Of the Republic, and the Army Of the Po-
tomac had passed various and appropriate reao-
lutions. General Hartranft had issued circular
to the soldiers and sai1ors OF the late war.
Similar ,ones had been issued to the Peln-
aylvania Reserves, the Scott Legion, the
State Fencibles, tho Second Brigade, and by the
Department commander, General Mcdowell, in
whose charge the final disposal Of the different
bodies was placed. OF course. all this was in
family, Who governed indeed BY his own ex-
pressed wishes, desired funeral as devoid Of
display as possible. But General Meade's ser
vices gave his country as great q claim to be per-
A4ttSO LO HOuol MIN 1s tnOse OF any man cOuld
give to any country, and all objections wore
oyerruled by the assumed control Of the United
States Government. This much was strenuously
insisted upon and yielded to the sacred charac ac-
ter OF family privacy: the remains we're not un-
covered and gazed upon by public curiosity.
Naturally enough, then, the streets of the city
were crowded With people of both sexes and Of
all ages. Over every Flagstaff: and over many
porticoes, and wound around many pillars, was
the American flag draped with appropriate black.
The expression IN every face was an earnest Of
the sincerity and depth Of the universal grief
and sense of loss.
Early this morning the body OF tho deceased
vas removed from the house to st. Marks
Church, where it was placed in front OF the altar,
guarded by detail selected by General AIcDow-
ell. Long before half-past 10, the time fixed for
the services, the church WAS packed. The Off
ciating elergymen werc Rev. Mr.. Hoffman, Rec
tor, Bishop Odenheimer, and Bishop Whipple.
Bishop. Odenheimor read the beautiful liturgy OF
the Episcopal Church, and the latter made En-
address ou1ogiBtio of the deceased. The funeral
procession commenced moving about half-past
IL o'clock, and took nearly an hour to pass any
giren point. The national, State, and city Off
cials Wed with private citizens in doing honor to
the dead. The coffin Was carried on q gun-car-
Tiage drawn by six horses belonging to Battery
&, one OF the most famous OF the war, and fol-
lowed by q horse led with saddle and vacant
boots reversed. The coffin was covered with
the American colorB and surnounted by g sword
and wreath. President Grant rode in an open
carriage, accompanied by George a. Stuart and
orneo Oh gentlensh ,s. @eners na9fnan; shof1aan,
'''' otnef A's o4licefs "peAieo III 1ul1 un4loi1n-
Address OF Bishop gT'llipp1c ut the
Grarc Of General Mcade.
The address Of Bishop Whipple at the grave of
course Of % his rennrI.. ha said :! - 'A40
have not come to bear tributes of resnect
to this nrent soldier who is deads The citv Tie
State. 1he nation-aIl have done this. il1nt;i @
longest time shall last among the names which
are inwronvht II, orr co,1ntrys hstorr h;s nanna
viii be- a honsebold word. i stand by the rraya
nf the one ioved and NV thouohts ara of tb,t
One On whom he ienned as he Vent down into into
fha iark vs1av and ~ tha land ~ hea1tv ,,h;cf,
ia afar aff >SA - 'A'9 ''A&'@' " '''U'S "ANSn
How @ noor era x,orda of nraao IT tha a1een;no
daad. Far Far sweeter IL tbe vo;ca ~ from FeaEane:
1Blessed aTe t1,a 7aad WIN % 1;a n tha Gnr1 :;
.nd 20 nv thnt h svnr, ~ 10 1o,,aa - III,
qrhen his bans wera 'ncIoanea rom ~ ear+bIy Tb,
thn1a no,,1d sa, ,r;t1, tha i'7tt;or - ~
ora s nv s o. sre
can not van. Thonc3, r waiL th,ono1, ~