The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-16
COLONEL HIrCHcoCK's FUNERAL.
vNrEEMENr OF TIE LATE COMMANDER OF TIL
A xIxrH REorxn6ss sss a.kx.x., WITH MILL

rNrEEMENr OF TIE LATE COMMANDER OF THE
x1xrH REo1xn6ss a.kx.x., WITH MILL
1AnY HoSoRs.
The remains OF tho late Colonel James Roosevelt
Hitchcock. OF tho Ninth regiment, N.G.SN.Y, were
Inferred yesterday In Richmond County Cemetery,
Staten Island with military civic honors At the
late residence tho deceased No East Forty sixth
street, tho body aitrcd IN full dress uniform. reposed
In polished rosewood caskct, covered with velvet
pail, upon which rested = single wreath OF immor-
tees, together with The sword. epaucttos and full
dress shake of tho departed commander. When the
Rev. Or. Cornelius Brett OF Bergen, N. j., had Hn-
isncd prayer casket upon the shout.
ders six salwart scrgcnuts, ana. surrounded by
relatives, friends and officers OF rank belonging
Nlllon nal Guard we'd TO the Reformed Dutch
Church. Fortyeighth street aud Filth uc, where
boy placed dais In front OF the chan,c,
amid prousion OF tho moat exquisite Dorai oncr-
iugs Inc paucarcrs Brig Gen erai }. ii.
v.rian, commanding-tnc Third brigade, N.G.SN.Y.;
Brigadicr General ID. ID. Wyie, Cnief OF Ordinances;
Colonel Emmons Clark. commissioning seventh req.
mont; Colonel e. ID. SCOTT commanding Eigntn rcgi-
msnt; Colonel Josiah Porter. commanding twenty
In oDsdlonce to special orders tho Ninth, Eleventh
Seventy -nrst regiments, 10 5. N. Y, mbl.d
al their respective armorics Tor the purpose par
t,c,patlng IN the funeral sorviecs. In addition 10
these troops Troy Citizens Corps cpen dent
yountecrsh Numbering eighty swords aud Day o-
nets comlianaed by Captain J. W. Cussck nad como.
sne ga saiaS. dead The Troy msn,, IN their
scarlet uniforms bright helmets looked tho very
Perfection OF ssoidivrly ncatncsx The whole Of The
MILITARY array formed 10 limo tho rldo OF
Brosdway, facing the ~wcst, The right resting
FiiIy. second street.
tho services were conducted by ths Rev. Dr. w.
0rmiston, assisted by tho rcgimental chaplain Rev.
h. q. Hougnton. Inc Rev. Cornehus Brett, a former
bcboollcllvw aud admirer 81 Cooae Hitchcock. PRO-
pouDceu The culogy with much pathos and foeiing.
Among the officers present we're noted delegations
from the F'f,b seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, rse.itn,
Twenty second, sixty-ninin and seventy nrst regi-
mcntf, N.G.s.N.Y.; also the Troy Citizens' Corps,
oid Guard INC yctcrun corpf. Ninth regiment
Among these dosck ntions were Major General Shacr
I'm ciuzcn's clothcs). Gcporal Woodward, Colonel
Crugcr, LIeuicnsnt Colonei De Lacy, Major Duffy,
Lieutenant Colonel Scbing. Lieute nant l.. q. bruce
and many others Al ajor General Carr, commanding
tho rnira DIVISION, present. accom- paniea by tho
toll oiyislon stan. IL Was also stated Ias tho per-
tonal stat OF Governor Robinson weyc ground.
AItcr the euiogy the casket was opened The
mans vicwea. Leaving tue cho rch tue remains
conveyed between Tho ranks TO close heafso aud tho
order Of march taken down Broadway 10 the staten
Island Terry. Four mounted policemen opened the
way, alter them came the scvcnty-frst regiment,
Colonel vosc, with arms reversed; tue Eleventh rcg
mcDt Colonel UmbekaDt, arms reversed, tho hearse
snu pabcsrcrs. the Ninih Regiment a section OF the
Ninth regiment veteran corps the Troy CitzcDs
Corps, Carriages containing General vmar ana sian,
wyck, Major Bario aud Captain Giscy. Follow
ing the formation came long limo OF
carrisgcs occupied by friends OF the late commander
Tho troops didlnot roach the Terry Till nearly three
O'Clock. The steamer Josephine carried over thc
Ninth regiment and company OF The seventy nrst TO
double line OF carriages followed the troops TO Rich
mond County Cemetery, where alter = short prayer
ky tho regimental cha plain soldier red his iaro
we'll aud the BODY lowered into tho grave.