Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-12-13
OUR NEW Yo4K LETTER.


funeral ceremonies of Mr. Wilson before
the public during their progress. that
may seem little behind the times in
recurring to them now. But the uni
versal interest which they excited. and
the usual meagerness of the telegraphic
dispatches must be my excuse for speak
ing of sight which none who witnessed
it will easily forget. namely. the passage
of the funeral cortege through this city.
The route took in Broadway for the
greater part of its length, and the APP
pearance of this great thoroughfare dur
ing the passage of the procession was
grand in the extreme. By three o'clock
in the afternoon double lines of people
began to form along the sidewalks. and
these grew steadily deeper and denscr
until. long before the march began. Pc
destrian travel was almost entirely block
AIDED. At last, about sunset came the
order to clear the street, and in an in
slant. so to speak. so quickly that it
seemed almost miraculous. the whole
surging, roaring mass of vehicles van
ished, leaving stiffness so unwonted
that it was as though the shadow of
Death had suddenly fallen upon his cho-
sen path. Soon few dirge-like notes
were heard in the distance, and the head
of the advancing column came gradually
into sight. From my position in an up
per window commanding an extended
view, the whole scene was most impress
sive. The sun had gone, ard the air,
though perfectly clear. was filed with
falling shadows that softened to gray
the cleaning white plumes, and gave
additional solemnity to the mournful
honors. The hushed multitude, the deep
eniug gloom. the thrilling and appropri-
ate music Of the different military bands,
whose intervals of silence were filled by
mufRed drums, the heavy tread of drill
ed platoons, the mute. awful eloquence
of their reversed arms, and, lastly. the
p'umed hearse drawn by four coal-black
horses, and surrounded by a compact es-
cort of infantry-all formed pageant
so stately and SO imposing that it SEEM
ed the fullest expression of the dignity
of the Office in whose honor it was call
ed into being. Tie procession was prob
ably half an hour in passing my win
dow. and was, as have indicated. large
ly military. The artillery and city FIRE
department brought up the rear, aud as
the end went by. the ranks of spectators
suddenly broke, and the distant music
was drowned by their dispensing foot
steps
Brooklyn is certainly very unfortu-
nate. Other cities may have as many
rings and as naughty contractors, or
even equal taxes. but on Brooklyn it
never rains but it pours- cats and dogs.
In the Beecher matter, for instance, she
thought by the big trial she was having
the bad tooth pulled, and though the
pain was severe. that it would soon be
over. But the old spot has kept up
sort of grun bling ache ever since, and
it is now thoug ght that some old roots
must have been left in. So new CON-
mittee has been appointed to dig them
out. Letters are actually being written
and-ominous sign-the interviewer is
again abroad in the land. his ghoullsh
appetite whetted by few months abb
stinence And then. too. the other day.
just to show from what unexpected sour
ces retribution can come, large water
main, which was laid dozen years ago.
during the city's pristine innocence, and
which has been quietly fulfilling the du-
ties Of its position ever since. actually
poked its head out of the ground and
began blowing like whale nor could
the conscience-stricken inhabitants close
IT'S dreadful mouth till car-track and
road bed had been washed away, cellars
turned into cisterns. and thousands Of
dollars worth Of general damage been
accomplished. A day or two after this,
large fireworks factory blew up. still
further shaking their shattered nerves !;
and now the telegraph tells us of earth
| quake shocks up in Vermont that are
working down this way! Shades Of Sod
ON and GOmorrah is old Pluto after
Brooklyn, now that Moody and Sankey
| have shaken its dust from their feet
However that may be. the inhabitants
of Brooklyn seem to be about as anxious
to take good care Of their earthly pos
sessions as those of New York or any
other pious town-in proof of which. 4
could instance the general awakening on
the subject Of savings banks which has
just been making itselffelt on both sides
of the East River. A '.run" on several
of these institutions has incited one Of
our morning papers to look into the sub
ject. and to publish statement showing
that Of the sixty -one savings institutions
in New York and Brooklyn. one third
are either insolvebt or N . precarious
condition. Moral-Spend all your mon.
ey. and you won't lose il when the banks
20 down.
1t is not improbable that she next 10.
terest which will need similar loOkinl