Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-17

PAGEANT OF the KING OF TERRoRs-Rg0oS
LYN-IHE SAVINGS BANKs-DANGERs FROM
FIRE-A HARRIsTEe n THE EpsKIS

PAGEANT OF THE KING OF TERRoRs-BRoo,
LYN-THE SAVINGS BANKs-DANGERs FRo
s. FIRE-A gARRIsTEG IN THE EpsKly
y New YoEk, Dec 6, 1875.
To the Editor Of tho Free Press and Times
a. 80 constantly Were the funeral ceremonit
Is OF Mr.. Wilson before the public daring the
II progress that may seem little behind til
> times in recurring to them now. But th
i universal interest which they excited, an
the usual ineagreness of the telegraph
9 despatehes mast be my excuse for speaking
!. OF a sight which none who witnessed vii
S easily forget. namely, the passage of tn
l. funeral cortege through this city tn
K route took in Broadway for the greater par
' OF its length, and the appearance of thi
great thoroughfare during the passage of tht
procession was grand in the extreme. About
sunset came the order to clear the street, and
IN an instant, 50 10 speak, 50 oquickly that il
seemed almost miraculous the whole snrgins
roaring mass Of vehicles vanished, leaving a
stiffness 50 unWontcd lhat It was As though
the shadow Of Death hsl ztliaaly fallen
upon his chosen path Soon a few dirge-
like notes were heard in the distance, and
the head Oh the advancing column came grad-
ually into sight. From my position in an
upper window, commanding an extended
View, the whole scene was most impressive.
The sun had gone, and the air, though per
feetly clear, WAS flled with falling shadows
that softened 10 ray the cleaning white
plume=, and gave additional soemnity to
the mournful honors The hushed multi
tude, the deepening gloom, the thrilling and
appropriate music Of the different military
bands, whose intervals Of silence were filed
by muillei drums, the heavy tread of drilled
phtoons, the mute, awful eloqnence Of their
reversed arms, and lastly the plumed hearss.
drawn by four coal black horses, and sur
rounded by a compact escort Of infantry
all formed pageant So lately and so IA
posing that it seemed the fullest expression
Of the dignity Of the oihce III whose honor
1t was called int, being TIE procession
was probably half an hour in passing my
window, and Wa, a. have indicated, large
ly military. The artillery aud city ire de-
partment brought mp the resr. ami as the
end went 10y, the ranks OF spectators sud
denly broke, ana the distant mu-ic w5s
drowned by their dispensing footsteps.
Brooklyn j. certainly very unfortunate
Other cities may have Is lnaay Iinss and As
naughty contractors, or even equal tazes, but
On Brooklyn il never rains nut il p1urs cats I
and dog In the Baecher matte. fir III
stance, She thought by the Big trial ,he was
having the bad tooth pulled, and though the .
pain was severe, that i- would soon be over. /
But the old spot has kept upa sort Of grumb- /
ling ache ever ince, AMI il is no~ thought /
that some old roots must nave been lett in.
So Lew committee ha, been appointed to
dig them out. Ominous ,ign IA inter
viewer j, again abroad in tie land, his
ghoulish appetite whetteI by few months
abstinence. And then. too, the other day,
Jdst 10 show from what unexpected sources
retribnt.0u can come, q large Waterman,
which wa- laii dozen yelrs ago. during
the city's pristine innocence, and which has
been quietly fulfilling the duties yl it. p1-.-
ton ever since, pokeI it, heal out OF the
ground and began blowing Ike whale