The Portland daily press., 1873-12-19
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Various Matters.


BOSTON, Dec. 18.-Tbe pilot boat Louisa
Jane, which was run into and sunk by the
steamer Forest City in Boston harbor, was
raised to-day and towed to Bird Island fats
where she will be pumped out, previous to
placing her in the dock for repairs.
The barn of Charles Bemis, at WATERFOWL,
was burned last night, with one horse, two
cows and ten tons of hay. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Tie postofce of South Hanson. was robbed
last evening of five letters, containing checks
amounting to $S,4OO, payment of which has
been stopped.
BOSTON. Dec. 1S-The funeral of the late
Prof Agassiz took place this afternoon in
Appleton Chapel of Harvard University. The
chapel was deliberately decorated with funeral
emblems aud flowers tribute of respect from
the students of the University The pulpit
and galleries were hung in black In front of
the pulpit was an elegant cross of white flow
ers with festoons of smilax, radating to the
sides and to the base where reclined beauti-
full wreath of white flowers in a bed of ever
green. The back ground of the chancel also in
black, was relieved by floral crosses and wreatbs
festooned with laurel, and the pinnacles were
surmounted by cross and wreaths of the same
material. The table at the right of the pulpit
contained a large floral basket, and on the
front hung wreath of ivy and viOlets. The
baptismal font sustained fine collection of
flowers in bouquet form and at the foot of the
table and the font lay laurel wreaths. the
drapery of the galleries was Topped with callas,
| evergreen and ladrel The effect was exceed
| ingly impressive.
The remains. Enclosed in plain burial case
| covered with flowers, were borne into the chap
| ell at 2 o'clock, followed by the immediate rela-
| tions, the organst performing voluntary from
| the final chorus of the Prussian music by Sc
| bastian Bach. The services were then begun
with the chanting of the "Piegesu" from the
| requiem of Cherubinis second mass, by the
| Harvard Glee Club The burial service from
the Kings chapel liturgy, wes then impressive
| preacher to the University, and was immedi
| ately followed by singing of the hymn, go to
| the grave" set to original music by j. X
| Paine, Professor of Music in the University,
| who officated as OTgaDist.
| This ended the simple and impressive service
and the body was removed as unostentatiously
as it had entered the sanctuary, lwhe the
| "Dead march in Saul'' was performed upon the
organ.
| A long cortege followed to the burial place in
| Mount Auburn Cemetery. Among those pres
ent were Vice President Wilson, Gov. Wash
burn, Ex-Gov. Claflin, Speaker Sanford Of the
| House of Representatives, President Elliott and
Faculty of the University, a delegation OF four
| Professors from the Sheffield Scientific School
| of Yale College, the trustees of the Museum OF
Comparative Zoology, President Bouve and
members of the Council of Massachusetts Socie
| ty of Natursl History, and delegates from the
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Drs.
Brown Sequard and Morrell Wyman, the at
teudant physicians, Profs. Guyot and Matie,
couutrymen and lifelong friends of Prof. Ag-
ASST. John Anderson Of New York, donor OF
| Penikese Island for school of Natural Histo
~, Ex-Presdent Hill, Prof. Benjamin Pierce
| Prof Longfellow, DR.. Oliver Wendell, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Gen Benham, U. S. A., Com
mander Prebe, u S. N, large number of for
mer pupils of Prof. Agassiz aud college stu
dents, besides a numerous congregation of cl,i-
zens and ladies, who filled the galleries and the
body of the chapel, while large number were
| unable to obtain admttance
The church bells in Cambridge and Boston
tolled, and flags were displayed at nalf-mast
| during the progress of the funeral.
| EIucb Fair.
The Young Women's Christian Association
Fair, which has been in progress in Music Hal
for ten days, closed tonight. 1t will net about
$25, 900.