Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-01-17

Of the coffin lid was a silver plate bearing
the inscription
N JANIS FIsK, ia.
.f.. . Died January Z, ls52,
Aged S yssrs -.4 500
The coffin was lined with white satin,
fringed with half an inch Of solid silver.
The appearances Of the body as it lay IN
the magnificent casket was that Of one in
sleep, rather than in death. All express
sion Of pain had disappeared; there was
ca mness only, and that what seemed the
cal dness Of action in re2ose, not activity
destroyed. Toward the close Of the morn
ing the face became slightly discolored,
but rot sufficiently to attract attention.
Between IL o'clock aud halfpast IL,
when the coffin was opened, the church
was constantly crowded with those who.
from idle curiosity or out OF true regard,
came in and went out in long and unin-
terrupted file, and, as at the hotel, many
hundreds must have como TO look on the
remains. Near the coffin stood different
members Of Col. Fisk's stafI-Capt +. NJ.
Smith, Capt. Miller, Adjutant Alien and
Sergeant A S. Fill. After | O'Clock the
the bell Of Baptist church announced the
hour Of the funeral Without ostentation
the officers formed in procession and
marched to the church, accompanied BY
the officers Of the Narragansett steamboat
company, most Of the other immediate
friends being carried to the church door
in sleighs. The church was crowded,
every available space being occupied and
much space that was not available. Even
the corridors were filled with a struggling
crowd, eager to catch glimpse of what
was being done, or hear few words that
were said in the audience room. .I t'
The services opened with the motette,
Cast Thy burden on the Lord" render
ed by the quartet choir. Selections from
the Scriptures were then read, and a
simple and touching prayer offered by
Rev. jenkins, pastor Of the Unitarian
church, after which second hymn was
sung and remarks made by Rev. Chaplain
Il. o. Flagg. Mr.. Flagg said that he did
not come to utter vituperative malice mol
fulsome praise, but to pay tribute tC
one whom he had known only q
short time. and one whom he had
found friend. lie referred to the posi-
ton to which COL Fisk had raised the OIL
regiment, alluded to the manner Of biz
death. A sad aud lamentable tragedy
be said, has been committed, in which thu
deceased bore prominent part. Assas
sination is the meanest, lowest thing il
the world 1t calls for recti6cation anC
should be put down by Legislation. HC
then spoke more directly of Col. Fisk
saying that he was no common man. A
great thing, a noble thing and a true
thing is not often appreciated in its time
Shakespeare was not fully appreciated
during his life, nor had Col Fisk beer
during his. OF his faults he said he woult
not speak. He was man of strong goot
qualities, and it was not to be wondered a
that he also had strong faults. or hi
generosity, which was not that which give
merely for show, Of his independence ant
, manly character, which were such that h,
, was resp ected even by his enemies, ant
Of his freedom from hypocracy, which wa
entire, the chaplain spoke quite at length
He closed by urging each man to remtm
her his duty to his regiment, to his coun
try, and to his Cod ''' " l''o''i.' ''''
After Mr.. Flarg had concluded his re