The New York herald., 1876-02-11
REAR ApMIRAL sTRINGnAnt


THE OLD NAVAL HEEo AZ EEsr- IMPRESSIVE
cEnENoSEs an THE FAMILY MANSION YES
TERDAy.
The funeral Of ihe veteran Rear Admiral sias w.
stringham of ne unted states Navy iook place rom
the family resdcurs. so i2g Hicks street BROOKLYN
Heights, YESTERDAY afternoon. Ia aooofdsnce eth no
wishes o. she iam y and wei known mcaca,y And dis
Ike % az display entertained by deceased during life
there was nothing pretenuous IN no alsequlss.
shortly before noon adiss and gontemenuany % the
latter being naval oncors-ucsnn 70 assemble % no
spacious pAFiors, while several hundred peafit were
gathered The sacgalks about the honte whsro
Captain smith OF thc First prccnll police and
plltoon OF men wcrc on duty. Tho caskei containing
the remains. whiCh vas o. rosewood liver mounted
was the 'front.' parur The features we're naiurl ana
life ike ana ihe body nttrcl 90 CON crcat u0form
tho right hand rostfs tho breast "a ne cunn ia
Was TIE Lnlou jalA. union down ca llrar rtlCra
rested The e@ort crau.ctics and clopeau q tho
Admiral The inscription Ga the coAn r.ais rrad --
Rca- 1dm'rsi 81 * iof1S sTSarr
died February :, ls5o. aged - years
e>>,.,s, s,s :, = Z, ,,'s,s 4
rounding the bier Al she bead Of the CONN Stood a
crown % igberosss ana canciiAs thres 'sci neghh
AZ the foot Of the coin was reared beautiful crcss a
ivy, around which clustered q wrath Uf roaaa
Prominent among lhoae present ear.rr ,he ssryiess
we're Mayor Schroeder ~ Mayor Hlaitf futst loit
Henrx r. Picrrcpont Houndsios. nr fohls1n. rIict
Commissioner Blunt Rev Nooh 4. schsncE nr Nrf-
faiL ex-senator hcnry Marphy, a. 1dage Gannrr
8 Bedford, Naval Constructors nclano an1 NouiArYc.
Vice Admiral Rowan Rear Admras ~ anrtnon.
Smith and Wake; Hon. cyrus Fmltk. hsf if lut
nam Thomas Sullivan. Captain brcwus, " 4 hnisns
y. 7. stranahan hcnlamln Nti.mAn, ~arrten
BloodgoOd, Admiral siemnio. Captain heat ch.lsln
Downing. Commanders hhleheat l0tin Wtt.
ing aad William smnh. Major Daws.r. Naval Ccn-
structor Pook aud surgeon WeiicA
The panbearefs were Admiran Rcwrn Wa'ts and
Smith: Conmoddrrs fare and llvinI aiNn. ftY ~
rectors Pettit aud Cuter, aud hedcAi Aftttlr ealh
shortly aner noon ire Rev Norman n ssavsra far-
tor OF the First frcatyieran chufch cDftNf ui NlfE
and Clinton streets " wnich cuUErctat.Ur AUu.fal
strngham was a member, took tls rofton rfar fis
burial service 4ccorllne % the rttAl ~ hr Tres o.
terian Church. Al tAe conclunlor 81 see ffsEN tto
reverend gentleman delivered AZ Aearesss e. FA.t 70
oweit upon tho soicmuiif Of The evtnt eatA rsa 10
many together az hgh uoon-an sVfnt D. nsal "a Ch
taught mortality and AZ TIE Eame t.T.r eloNf1
the relation Of the mortal % TIE immortal 4hf
mons surrender had come % une wto tlI ~ rrrn
stood the head Of the column and fLr falatf faw
been vanquished TIE strong man. uht q. nFrc.
ble In the hour % battle. he Who tar cHtu
faced death in the tempest and In ihf taffe line.
without wound, has been IN the very uilsi af t.e
home and surrounded BY loving Crts arl ff.cufa
stricken down BY The ancient foo The pure ralr.nfs
and noble soul has departed and al thai % f cf "a
n. stringham = "a the pershablc body ah.Ct ttout
90 De consigned % earth But The good uh. 4a do
here this sphere Of earth Will live araln Ia narthnr
and higher sphere-n heaven.
After prayer and the blessing a last iork vas tsEer
by the assembage az the placid features 90 ne noble
old Admiral, and slX petty officers of ihc fag. IN Mn.
nesoia bore the colin TO the hearso ghe irnertl
cOrtege then moved % slowly 70 Green wood Cer.terv
where Dr. Seavers presided al the serves Ulin we're
held at the family vault
salute Of thirteen guns was fred n noon az tho
Navy Yard, where the hHgs were at half mast Th0
colors were also az bali mast on the civ " rut az re-
spect 10 the memory Of the deceased