New-York tribune., 1876-12-09
pRooKLYYs TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD.


THE PUBtIC BURIAL OF THE UNHECOGNlZED OR
FRIENDLrss VICTIMS To-DAY-sERVlCEs OF G M
MEMoRATIoN on SUNDAY.
The ioint committee of the Boards OF Alder
men aud Supervisors met at IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing Alderman Fisher presiding Mayor Schroeder was
prcseut A resolution offered that where the ielA-
yes and friend, Of the ycts unable to bear the
expense Of funeral the city should take the matter III
charge even thou the family might own lot In Green
ood or some other cemetry The matter was referred TO
the Mayor and Alderman Burnett. Alderman Guthrie
reported for the subcommittee ON Buriai-pl0t that
the lot selected In Greenwood was on Battle
Hill. and the grave had been already prepared
Alderman RoWley repeated the statements Of physicians
that the bodies ought be kept Longer than tody,
and II WAS decided that the funeral should take place
tbIs afternoon at | O'Clock. The Committee on Public
Services report ed that they had decided to hold the pub
lie services Sunday instead Of Saturday, as lar ~
now being held in the Academy OF Music. motion was
adopted thanks to all who had made oilers OF
help IL was decided that the cost OF the funeral III each
case should not exceed $3S Alderman Rowlcy stated
that the procession az the funeral would be headed Dy
the police followed by the cergymen In carriages tho
hearses and military escort composed OF about 5000
members OF the Second Division. The carriages oil
friends of the victims, city officials &C., will follow
The following proclamation was Issued yesterday by
May ''"'O'U MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,l
BRoOKLYS. n. L., Dec y, IoIO''
The intcrment in Greenwood Cemetery by the city au
thoes of The remains OF tHoSs ~ao no pGs1 pc % OH tHo
Theaer will take place on Saturday, the Vh oI Deee-
,S,li Inc formed on schermerhOrnst right resting on
Flabush-aye, and viii move ut p IL III inc Iolo"mS
order
l. Police.
g. earses and other vehicles containing the bodies Of
the dead, escorted by the militia, under command OF
Major -Gen. Thomas s. Dakin ,, II, ~, -
4 Relatives and friends OF the deceased VINO VIII pre-
sent themselves In carriages.
Il Is not expected that any of the relatives friends
will desire 10 JON the procession on foot. 1t Is recon-
mended that those who wish attend the ceremonies
aud pay their last respects to their dead relatives and
fnd repair directly to the plot selected for the burial
on Battle Ill., iu Greenwood Cemetery and there await
the arrival OF the funeral procession The route OF the
procession will be, starting from the junction OF Flat
bushaye and sohermerhorn-st through Flatbush-ave
to sxthaye sixtbaye. to Thirdst. Thirdst to Fourth
ave- Fourth-aye. TO Twenty fth7st, Twenty tthst to
the entrance OF the cemetery and thence TO Battle Hill.
Appropriate services win be neld at the grave.
spectiye places Of business from o'clock TO o'clock p
ni ON Saturday and that they reinguish their custom
shfouSR this sudden and terrible aGoton, are bowed
FREDERICK A SCHROEDER, Mayor.
The subcommittee on funeral services Of the joint
committee OF tho Boards Of Aldermen and Supervisors
met Mt o'clock yesterday afternoon in the Common
Council room, to make the final arrangements for the
public funeral services Aldermen Rowley, Black, and
French and Supervisors Curan and Sexton present
Representing various churches Of tho city, the pastors
OF which had been invited tako part in tbs services
were the Rev. Messrs. A. 8. Hunt Of the Methodist
Church, II. r. EYe Of the Unitarian Church Of Our
Father A. p Putnam Of the Church Of the savior A. g.
Walsh OF the Gethsemane Baptist Qhuroh Dr. schonck,
representing Bishop uttsjohn, Mr.. Halliday. repro
senting Mr. Beeeher; Dr. Porter, Fsthsr Malone, DR..
Badington, DR.. hglIs. Rabbi Brandenstein. and Mr.
Burelasi representing DE- ouyisa u vs ststs4hy