The daily gazette., 1880-10-01

ded In glowing terms to the bravery of
Torbert and his men.
General rorbert detained leave Of alb
sence January, 1856, and during his
leave he was married, at Milford, TO
Miss Mary E. Curry, only daughter II
visited Europe upon his bridal trip, and
upon his return resigned his commission
and seit ed ~ Mi'for'. In 1867 be was
appointed miDister to San Salvador,
where he remained ne .rly two years.
He was consul ge ieral 20 Havana in
1871; was promoted to the position OF
consul general at Paris In 1873, and in
this diplomatic position, be represented
the country with excellent judgment,
aud his cool courage prevented an inter
national war that might othel wise have
occurred. He was firm n preser.i z
The rights al American ciliz ms, aud NO
citiz IN of the y United States. whatever
his 30 :ial position, ever appeaiel to him
| fJr assistance In vain. After his return
from Paris he devoted h,inseh exclusive
| ly to private affairs, And he WAS ON his
way to Mexico ON private bl'iness when
the Vessel, ON which he took, passage
was foundored, fifty miles III the west
coast Of Florida, in an unprecedentedly y
the scenes OF danger, the grim monster
appeared TO LIN in form he hal never
met befor., but fouud HIM tue same, un-
selfish, cool, brave hero 1t had ever
found him.
General Stock on here desc 'ibed the
closing scenes OF the wreck on the Flor
ida coast, and concluded his speech with
Scotts lines:-
"Flest foot on the correl,
Sage council incumher;
Red hand Ia the foray,
How sound Is thy slumber."
General ID. X. Sicklos, of New York,
| spoke b -iefiJ, Commencing with brief
| resume OF the ife aud ser vices of the
deceased. When General Torbert was
Consul 10 Paris, he ATT, nded a dinner
given in his honor, and the leading mon
of France spoke 10 the highest terms OF
praise aud cuIB IN nuatiOn of the uistin-
| guisbsd Della sarean.
Hop. John w. Houston spoke earnest
| ly saying IL would be far more eongenia
| for him to weep than make speech
He had kno : General Tor5ert long
and well. Hs was the greatest hero the
State ever produced, and his merits
were not appreciated at home. There
was ,omethiug in his nature that was
| better than her oism-it was humanity
aud 1t was that which led him to show
| 50 much int crest In tho welfare of Other
passengers when the Vera Cruz was 60.
| ing do wn in that xful storm.
Col. K. Butd Grubb, Of the City rrooI
IT Philadelphia, of which General Tor
bert had been a member, said In paying
his tribute-"He was our friend, ou
| confidaDt, our commander and our hero
seu before me familiar faces of thos,
he com nanded, and every ons of them
h re .and elSewher,e will unite in th'
highest praise Of this gallant man."
The Qaartette sang, "Beyond thu
Smiling and tho Weeping" and Mai
James r. Lofiand folio we'd with a feel
ing euiogy upon the deceased. eth
Na,ion," he said, "has lost q hero, tb,
state man, and a friend. HIS nam
IL ms sfrDeu nigh upon the scroll Of fame
and the tale of his deeds will be told a
long as deeds of noble bravery are chez
lshed among men. We shall watch owe
mis- grave aud profit by the example @
his life.
GOOD moves in a mysterious way
having bsen sung by tho choir, Ex
Judge Fisher of Dover took this up a
his central Idea and with the tribut
which he paid General Torbert he hell
that 10 was the decree of an All-wis
Providence which in calling the nool
soldier and noble citizen away had SOM
great hidden object.
Col, A l.. onowdeu followed In
most excellent and eloquen address
praising the spotless life Of the dead, an,
calling attention to the lessons whicl
that life has taught.
George v. Massey Esq. made the clos
ing address. "rhere Is an immortal, tha
lives after the morta! has disappeared.
said the speaker, "and he. whose mem
Ory we reverence to-day, ha' Ieit
name that shall live in the pages o
history, and that record is one whicl
will have a great Influence aud whicl
will be treasured by those who knew
him. No higher enconium or eulog!
eau. be passed upon hun than that h'
never sold the truth so serve the hour
The meeting adjourned at 30 o'clock
after the singing OF .Immortal Honor
Endless Fame" and prayer and oene
dio;ion by Rev. J. B. Qmggley.
The train left Milford about O'Clock
and reached shis city at 800.