The New York herald., 1877-02-27
AGUILERA'S BURIAL.

SCENE AT THE CITY HALL-TUE REQUIEM
MAss--coLoRED MEN CAREY HIS REMAINS
TO THE GRAVE
Yesterday morning at daylight the stars aud stripes
and tho banner Of the Republic Of Cuba again hoaed
at hall-ma.t over the dome OF The Ci,y Hail. in honor
OF the obscquIcs OF General Francisco V. Agu,lcra
Vice President OF the Republic OF Cuua Ths is the
first time on record that the body OF foreigner has
ever been allowed to lc Ia state IN New York City
Hall. and the compliment 10 the struggling Republic
OF Cuba is no small one. During the night and tho
early hours of the morning thousands OF visitors OF
all classes looked with feelings OF sorrow and admira.
tion al the noble face OF tho dead patriot Tho
guards OF honor kcp. watch over tho re.
mans. Al hali-past nine tho pallbcarcrs
gathered In tho Governors ROOM around the
corpse. simultaneously there also arrived a
delegation OF Cuban ladies, among whom were Mrs.
Carlos Manuel do Ccspcdcs, widow OF the lao Presi-
dent Of Cuba; Mrs. Carmen Agramonte do Armas. Mrs
Luisa Agramonte dc Rivas, Mrs. CarIotta Ferrer dc
Ferrcr, Miss Conception Agramontc, Miss Mercedes
AgramOnte ana Rosario Daz The ladies', who were
dressed IN the heaviest mourning, brought with them
large and artstlcally designed crown OF white nowcrs
as an offering to tho dead. Tho following ren temcn
then carried the cofhn from tho Governors room 10
the hcarse awaiting Il IN trout OF tho City a-A dol
Pino }. Gonzalez, S Artcaga, j. Picdra, j. Morales
and j. Rccio The hcarse then started for ST. Xaviers
church, in Sixteenth street, followed by tho pail
aud Eado his COUSIN, Colonel NJ. A. Aeuiera and Mr.
+. Martinez Then followed tho delegation OF ladies'
mentioned above, followed 'bv several carriages
containing friends aud invited guests. The iu-
neral cortegc passed up Broadway, down Canal
street, and up South Filth avenue. Long be-
forc the funeral procession rcaclrcd tho church
II had become denscIy crowded. When tho
hcarse arrived the front door OF the church thrown
open and the body received by the priests and the
party who had taken the body down from the Cover.
nor's room 10 the benrse placed IL in position on
supports near the altar, The rabcarers sat to tho
n n vvlur IL
Miguel dc Albania A. Echcvorr official agents OF ii
Cuban Republic; Mr. Hair0 Cisueros President OF tho
lborancs Society Mr. j. j. Govantes, President OF La
Mcmahon, President OF the Cuban League; General c.
X. Graham, Vicc-Prcsdcnt OF the Cuban League; Mr.
Charles A. Dana Lcandro Rorguez j. Rodriguez
PutarcO Gonzales, Colonel j. NJ. Macias Rafael Lonza
and J. Polo. Behind the palbcarers sat the sons OF
Aguilera, tho ladies' delegaton aud friends. Mrs.
Agullera and her daughters prostrated with
grief 10 be present.
THE REQUIEM MASS.
Then solemn requiem was offered Tor the 70.
peso OF the soul OF the deceased the Rev Father
letter acting as celcbrant, assisted by fathers Goler
and Plante MS deacon and sub deacon. As the body
was taken out OF tho church curious arose at
tho door, FIRST, two bands OF Cuban aud Mexican
musicians pressed their services on Colonel Macins,
who had charge OF the obseques, asking TO be allowed
to perform funeral dirges on the way To tho ng
vault "a Marble Cemetery, but tho kind offer was de-
clned. A very large number ofcoored from Cuba,
somc OF hem formerly slaves, insisted their PRIV
icg0 ana right to carry tho body on their
shoulders the cemetery Thus request was accorded
To. The procession then formed eryb0dy wanting
TO be close the coffin, which carried by the toll
lowing coored men in turns to the Marble Cemetery =:
Agu<tn Garcia, jose Chacon, Juan Pascual Ramon
Romay, Antonio Vidal, Serafn MaZana, Abram Scno,
Fulgcnco Rodriguez, Manuel Coronado, j. Matteu
Jose Rene, Juan Nunez, Vicente James, Camille
in the vault handsnakng with the afflicted sons OF
Aguilcra took place.