Wilmington journal., 1875-08-06
Obse1uies oil sseI. Pickett.

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Tie announcement having been
made through the daily press that tho
funeral services over the re mains of
Gen, George h. Pickett would be held
al O'clock yesterday afteIn noon from
CHRIST chul Gu, Il large number of our
citizens gathered thereb by that hour to
TESTIFY by their presence their respect
for his memory and regret 70. his un-
timely death. Pursuant to his call,
the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, IN
der the command of Lieut.. t. Frank
Vaughan; and the City Guard, under
Lieut. Robert Freeman; Grice Com
mandery No. IL, under r. q. John L.
Roper; and the Norfolk Fire Depart
meut, uuder Chief Engineer Thomas
kevlli. the whole preceded by
the Naval Post Band. proceeded to the
Hospital, and escorted the remains to
the church.
Ihe body w IS encased in a handsome
caskst, and besides the hearse, which
bore 1t, the following gentlemen, act
Ing as pail bearers, marched in couples.
Gen. VIM. Malone, Col. W. II. Fay
ior, Col. James l. Corley. John Yer
milton, Capt. j. Barron Hope. Hon.
JOHN G"ode Gen. V. ID. Groner, Gen
Il. l.. Page, Hon. John b. Whitehead,
Capt. Il. B. Pegram, Capt. James E.
Barry, Capt. G. Ii, Kennedy, Capt w.
Z. Taylor, q. G. Elliott, q. A Rich
ardson, Capt. F. NJ. SPOTS wood, Capt.
john White, Capt. Z. L. Winder
B hind the hearse walked six stall
wart, we'll dressed colored men, by
whom the caoket was lifted and borne
into the church
The body was taken into the build
ing under an archway of the swords
of the Knights TAmplar, while the or
gan pealed forth dlrge, as the aisle
WAS traversed. a psalm was chanted
by the choir, after which the beauti-
ful ritual of the church for the dead
was read by the rector, Rev. 0. S.
Barteu, WHO followed It with few APP
propriate remarks. The hymn,
Nearer my Goa TO Ihee,"
was sung by the choir, and pray er
concluded the services of the church
III the building. The service for the
dead by the Knights Tempiar was
then performed, closing with a fervent
prayer, after which the congregation
was dismissed. The remains were
! brought out with the same ceremonies
with winch they We're carried i'll, and
the procession was reformed in the
| following order:
l. Platoon OF City Police.
=. Naval Post Band of Music.
). Norfolk City Guard.
4. Norfolk Light Artillery Blues.
D. Hack CONTAINING the ministers.
&. Grlce eCommandery, knights Tenn
pIar.
7. Norfolk Fire Department on foot
s. Hearse Containing the remains.
3. A long line of carriages, con-
tai lEg relatives and friends, and a
large number of persons on foot.
La the above order, and to the sol
emu music of dead march, the pro-
cession slowly wended its way to the
cemetery, where. with the concluding
rites of the church, and of the Mason
&c Order, OF which he was member,
the remains were consigned to a vault,
to remain until they can be transmit
ted to the family burying ground.
where he will "sleep with his ia, hers. "
In regard to the omission to fire the
usual salute over the grave by the III
tantry, We have been requested to
state that according to military Ell
quette, such salute would have barred
uny future military honors by the
State to the illusUrious dead. OF
course such honors will be rendered
at the proper tune.