The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-06
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AT 40'caock this, afternoon the bfer VIA
borne from the late residence OF fhe deceased
TO the hail thus prepared for les receDs5on by
twelve commissioned officers Of the Cx1Gt
battalion In fult-dress uniform, wearing sash
and belt, followed By the faculty Of the In
stitute. 7t 70 sts1sss3
The bier having arrived ut the bah and
the lid having been removed, black pali was
thrown over the lower part of tbs body, the
face: and upper pant remaining uncovered.
Then at a motion from an ofhcer the cor.
pofal placed his sentinel on che solemn beat
alongside the bier, and mo sound was heard
save the sobs Of the dead mans friends snd
the soft tread of the septinA walking his
post. The body. was. dressed in q plain
suit Of black; on the breast had been
carefully placed the various medals and or
ders tbnt the croWn-helds Of Europe had
conferred upon him for his distinguished
services in the cause Of Science; and over
the whole were placed by those present
wreaths and crosses OF flowers and OF ever
green. The corpse was the most beautiful
and lifelike I ever saw. A sweet, gentte
smile rested on his lips, and the whole face,
though cold in death, presented 9 more
youthful appearance than 1t presented when
ne was alive. After the corps Of cadets
had passed in, aud had looked mt the face Of
their dead professor, the hall was deserted
by all save the lonely sentinel keeping watch.
How fearfuIly has Death dealt With our
Faculty The dead-list Is truly1ong.
SOD, Grutchfefd, Washington, Massie, Gill
ham, Maury! Six inthe short space Of nine
years! And of this number four have been
called hence in the last two years. Is the
Reaper wbetting his scythe TO cut down
anothcrp God only knows J.RsA.,JR.
.Js,r fBy telegraph to the Dispstch.I
r The Gbscquies at Lexington.
To-day at ten minutes past o'clock the
remains of Commodore n. E., Maury were
laid in their, temporary resting-place In .
vault of the. cemetery of this place. For
three days the body lay in statein the library
room oil the Virginia Military Institute,
adorned with the. following brilliant gold
medals, awarded to deceased by crowned
beads of Europe: esgtsfs ..ti.ts2!as q
Legion of Honor given by Napoleon Ill;
The Parlugeas Order Of Tower and Sword ;
Order Of st. Anne of Russia !, Order OF Our
Lady Of Guadaloupe, given by Emperor
Maximilian of Mexico, and placed on hlmby
the Empress Carlotta Order Of Dannebrog
of Denmark. r,g,e1 .s.e7 .st&
Hundreds Of people from far and near WIS.,
tied the room during the time, notwithstand.
ing the inclemency Of the weather. -,
/ A solemn funeral service was held In tho
room Of General w. N. Pendleton, Of Grace
| (EpiscopaD church, of which the deceased
was, u member. The coffin was placed in o
hearse drawn by four horses and led by
hostlers, and taken to the vault attended By
the cadet battalion in full force, professors
and students of the University, and citizons
generally. The senior class Of the Institute
acted as pall-bearers.
| The business houses were all closed; the
bells of the churches and public buildings
were tolled !; and guns were fired at regular
! intervals from the camps.
The vault is of native mountain granite,
and Immediately in front of the grave Of
Stonewall Jackson.
Commodore Maury was fully aware Of his
approaching death several days previous to
the event, and calmly made all necessary ar
rangemeuts. As to the removal Of his re-
mains, be preferred, if it was done, that 1t
should be done in May, when the laurels OF
the famous Goshen pass are in full bloom
upd the earth covered with flowers. A little
before the spirit departed, and when thought
speechIess, he was asked to give a sign If oil
was well. He calmly replied, I" "All is we'll
all is WELL" and then fell in sleep.
A feeling Of general gloom oversprends
the town. sl- t.5E: