The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-17
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Catholic Cemetery to protect the mel
who were digging the grave OF Glibord
He was instructed to send the remainder
Of his reserve force to the PrOtestan
cemetery. Forty Of the men were armed
with breech.loading rifles, the remainder
merely carrying their batOns. The vol
unteers turned out at Champ Demars il
the following order: Victoria Rifle
numbering 25O men; engineers, number
ing about 80 files; the Sixth HOspelagas
$50 men; Prince OF Wales Rifles, 25(
men; the garrison artillery, 200 men, ant
Col. Stevens battery,
At ten o'clock the grave was ready fol
the coffin. At this time not over twenty
spectators were present at the Catholic
cemetery, but crowds were collecting from
all directions. The police formed a hollow
square around the Protestant cemetery
vault, and the sexton unlocked the door
and lie and his men entered, followed BY
friends Of the deceased, After u little
delay the coffin containing Guibord''
remains was produced, when NJ, BOisseau
asked II those were the remains OF the
late Joseph Guibord, kept by him for six
years, delivered up to him again on the
ID Of September, and returned to him iOI
safe keeping on the same day, The sex.
ton said they were the same, The Chiei
of Police therGupOn gave the command
shoulder armsw and the funeral pro-
cession started, which at that time con-
sisted Of a couple Of carriages, the police
being the sole guardians, US the military
were far behind and never going up tC
the cemetery at all. The road to the
Catholic cemetery was crowded with peO'
pie Of all classes, in cabs, carts and on
foot, while the stream OF vehicles which
had been going west to meet 1t now
doubled about making sort Of lane for
tho small funeral to pass through, Great
quiet prevailed aud no one showed by
look, word or deed any hostility toward
the procession. About five minutes after
the Catholic Cemetery gates had been
taken down the funeral procession enter.
ed, u portion Of the police preceding and
the remainder following the hearse, the
military were halted at tho village Of
Cote Des Neiges. The crowd began gath
ering from every direction and ran with
all speed up the various avenues towards
the grave, The police formed large
square around the grave and kept the
crowd back, while the coffin was brought
from tho hearse, borne by. four men, and
placed in the centre OF tho bed Of cement
prepared for 1t. The process Ol filling
tho grave then began; AZ soon ~ the coffin
was lowered into the grave the work Of
mixing the cement with water was com.
menccd. The workmen shOveled in the
liquid cement mixed with the odds and
ends from tin shops and scraps Of sheet
iron. The comments Of the spectators
were numerous, some thought II
additional desecration Of the cemetery,
and hinted that II was one more reason
why the cursed GuibOrd would have to
come out Of that. Others regretted Cx-
ceedingly that the sarcaphngus had not
been brought up, and II not used as cas-.
ket il might have been laid on top Of the
cement. Others seemed to take the whole
affair rs Il huge joke, though to many
who with compressed lips and knitted
brOws viewed tho scene from alar, II was
the reverse. Mr.. Camyre, distant rela-
tive Of the deceased, said n few words
bearing testimony to his excellent Charac.
ter and the esteem in which he was held
by those who knew him. The speakers
remarks were not received with apprOba-
tion by crowd Of roughs who h0Oted at
him. Beyond this there was nothing pub
licly said on the shlc Of the Institute
Canadiene. As the nature Of the crowd
collected was so unmistakable, and their
threats to dig Guibord's bones ont Of the
grave II occasion offered, so openly ex-
pressed, that Mr.. Boisseau determined to
secure guard Of police from the Mayor 10
watch the grave for at least twenty.tour
hours, thus giving time for the cement TO
harden into a solid rock. The Mayor and
Judge CoursOl had left after seeing the
burial quietly commenced, and Mr.. BOis-
seau dispatched especial messenger with
note asking the Mayor to provide pro.
lection or else hC feared that the grave
would be opened. The Mayor promptly
consented TO this, and wrote out note
for a sufficient body Of police, to I've sent
out as Il guard, till such time rs the note
requested. Cement was filed in over the
coffin to near the surface Of the top, then
dressing OF earth was piled on, and
Guibord was buried at last. A drizzling,
cold, November rain beat down on the
spectators, who witnessed the closing act
in drama commenced six years ago, and
when all was over, the ChiefOfpOlice rode
up in front Of the grave, and the police
formed into two divisions and marched
of. A crowd Of twenty-five or thirty de.
graded.looking lOafers then gathered
around the grave and one Of them, In
mockery, put Il dead thistle-stalk at The
foot Of II, which was snatched up by by.
stander, at whom they began to leer. They
attempted nothing further for some time
and looked rather uncomfortable Ns the
rain, which was then falling, had the effect
Of dampCning their ardOr. As the last
carriage, containing Mr.. Boisseuu, was
driven Of, they summoned up sufficient
courage to hiss and jeer. The military
after waiting short time, little way
from the gate Of the Catholic cemetery
till tho burial was completed, advanced
down to Camp De Mars, and after n few
moments, orders to disband were given
and each marched to their armOry.