Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-19

ADDITIONAL AND FULLER PARIIIULARs-
MONTREAL. P O., Nov. I6.-EArly tb..
morning. the chief o. police received in
structions from the mayor 10 send Ietaca-
ment Of armed policemen to the Catholic
cemetery TO protect the men who were dig
ging the grave of Gaibord. H. was in
structed to send the remainder Of his r.
serve force, consisting Of about 100 men
to the Protestant; cemetery. Forty Of the
men were armed with hIeech loading rifles.
the remainder merely carrying their bators
The volunteers turned out on the Champ lc
Mars, in the following order Vict1ris
Rifles, numbering $50, Montreal Engineers.
numbering about 80 file; the Sixth Hoeae-
lagss, go men ; the Prince Of Vale
Rifles, go the Garrison Artillery. a0a
and Col Stevens Battery. At zen
o clock the grave was ready for the coffin
At this time not over twenty spectator
were present at the Catholic cemetery hc.
crowds were collecting from all directil,,-
lhe police formed a hollow square around
the Protestant cemetery vault. and the SEX.
ton unlocked the doors and he and his ren
entered. followed by the friends of the &c.
ceased. After little DELAY, the coffin CON
tanning Gdibord's remains was produced.
when Mr.. BOisseau asked If those were thc
remains of the late Joseph 6uibort. ke.t
by him tor SIX years, delivered up again lu
on the Fad OF September, and returu.l Pc.
him for safe keening on the same dav. anl
the sexton said they we're the same. lL.
chief OF police thereupOn gave the cnnm.ri
TO sho7 der arms, and the funeral proc
sion started. hich at that time consisted
OF cou. ~ al carriages. the police benz
the sole uArdIans. IS themilitary We're ftr
behind, a did not 60 up to the cs,ns,~r,
at all. Inc road to the Catholic cemetery
was crowded with people OF all classes. 10
cabs, carts. and on foot. while the stream
OF vehicles which hal been going Wet g.
meet II now doubled about. makiuFa ..-f
OF lane for the small funeral process .o q.
pass through Great quiet prevailed. ana
no one showed by look. word OF G..l
any hostility towards the procession Ab,at
i've minutes after the Catholic cemetery
gates had been taken down. the iu
1era! procession entered, n portion OF 90.
ponce preceding. and the remainder follow
ing toe hearse. The military were halted Al
the village OF Cote des Neiges The rflAd
began gathering from every dir,c. ila. AID
ran with all speed w the variou. avsn. .
toward the grave. The police formed ,
square around the grave aud kept the ..r..
crowd back while the coffin WIS hr....f5
from the hesrse. borne by foar nru ens
placed IN the centre ct the bed ct crf,-nt
prepared for 1t. The process % Il .i,g III
grave then began The moment me e,.5o
was lowered into the grave the work oh
mixing the cement Win water was CON
menced The w0Tkmen Shovellei IN The
uguld eemsnt mingled with odds and ends
RON rs TN shops and scraps Of sheet iroa
Inc comments OF the spectators were vsri
Gus as Tie work went On Some thluyht il
aduitionaI Dissertation Of the Cemetery. and
nin'eu tnal II was one aors sOa+ln why ihs
cursed unlDord would have To CONC oct Oh.
that; others regretted exceedingly tba, rbs
sarcophagus mad no. been brought m ,s.s
not used as casket it night have hen
lad or the top ot the cement Others s,.u,-
ed to take the whole affair as a huge i,kc
though to many, who with compressed l,S
and knitted brOas viewed the scene from,
aiar' IL was the reverse. As the dilins-in
process continued the police grew ii Nlie
less strict IN holding the crowd back. ana
the motley assemblagc speedily enyiyoact
the grave. Mr., CsHyTe, a distant relative
OF the deceased, said few words hear
ing testimony to his excellent cbsraetsr
and the esteem 10 which he was held by
those who knew him. Tho speakers TO
marks were not received with approbltiln
from a number OF roughs, who hoorei AZ
Mr.. Camyre beyond this there was MOTH
ing publicly said on the side Of the inst.
tut Csnldien. The animus OF the erowi
collected was 50 unmistakable. and their
threats to dig Guibord's bones ont of m,
gave. II occasion Oh-red were - openly
that Mr.. Bois.eau ..g,,r.,
guard oil police irOm the is.y.. - s4ish.
the grave for q, ,sast ~ houfs. thus vi,Ins
'iine log '"s cement to harden iut1 ,.,ii
rock Inc cement was flied IL, oyer rhe
coma to uesr the surface. aud hen IN, ROB
drcssinr o' earth vas piled on and Gai1.d
was buried at last. dr.zzing. cold y
'tmher rain heat down On the snowy 49,.
~ ground. and IN the spectators .,a All
nes-eo the cis.-ing act ~ ,6a iramt com
nenerd ~ S,,'- ago When all was over.
;hiei Popt"n rode up in 'front.' OF the grave.
'he police inrmsd into two divisions AMI
marched Oft A crowd Of aNout 25 .ra
degraded looking lcasers then ,a,Erss.
wound tue grsye,.pt e.e Of them Ia ,aocS-
~ pct dead thlsile Ssalk at the in,t g
:. xhleh vas spatcae. oG by a b, -s.tnder
V whom they hcgau 10 jesr. They a.
empted nothing furthec until the lasi car
rage eppts;niag Mr.. Boissess poysd OBJ
'sss tEsy hl-sea and iseroa. The military
s-'sa ~ ~ ely xa,ss they DIS,
ben prv~-
ersed.