The daily gazette., 1880-10-01
FIRST EDITION.
A Soldiers Grave.

FUNERAL SERVICES OF GEN. A.
L. A. TORBERT.
AN GRAFTON BY GEN. STOCKTON, ANI
ADDRESSED BY GEN. sICKiEs
AND UTHERs.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
| The GAZETTE has already noted The
arrival In this city of the remains oI
Gen. A. L. A. Torber, of Dclaw are
one OF the victims OF the ll-fated Vera
Cruz--en route To Milford, Del, the
late Generals home, for interment. The
TRIP TO M lford, aud TIL. finer al obseouies
In that town, Will be found fully detail
ed below.
THE RIDE DOWN.
The body, having lad IN state at the
headquarters of the City Troop m Phil
adelphia, during "Wednesday night, it
was put on a special train al Broad and
Prime depot early in the morning. The
train started for Wilmington at 7.2O o.
CLOCK making that city at 500 O'Clock.
Here more cars, containing the Will
mngtJn friends Of the deceased, were
attached and the train, now numbering
twelve cars, resumed the journey about
$50. Dover was reached at 1920 o.
clock and paIs of three minutes W rs
made at the fair grounds, while the band
| OF the Association played the dead march
and all the flags were lowered to halt
mast. At the Dover depot a great many
passengers boarded the train.
When The traIa reached Milford at
ll:20 O'clock, the town was found TO be
crowded, and the general outpouriug OF
the people bore te tlmony which was al
once conclusive as to the fact that
through all this region the late General
forb rt had had warm place in the
| peoples hearts. The remains were TAX
en- from the baggage ca, upon the arrival
| Of the train. In Philadelphia the casket
and wooden box Containing t had been
transferred TO gun carriage, and the
whole tastily ARA ed in the National
colors. Thus the corpse had been con-
veyed to Milford, under the immediate =
charge Of the Keystone B ,ttery, and on
being unloaded four horses were attach
ed TO the gun carriage. The cortege
formed at the southern end Of the depot
and the work of organizing the process
ion was performed by Col. ). A. Maca'-
lister with his customary dlspa' eli and
accuracy, and in the following order:
Ogleby's Band of Chester, Pa,
| Is pieces.
Co. q, DUPONT Guards, Whining
ton, 3S men, Capt. Curtis
commanding.
Co. d, Hall Guards, OF Dover, %
men, Capt. Kenney COM
mandlng.
Co. A, American Rifles, Whining
ton, AZ men, Capt. Buckmas-
ter commanding.
| Co. b, Torbert Gu ,rds, Milford,
| As men, Capt. Marshall,
commanding.
Gun carriage dra VII by 4 horses
| bearing the corpse
Twelve members of the Ke, stons
Battery escortlug the
| remains.
City Troop of Philadelphia, 112 men.
Pail bearers: Judges Wales and
| Woo.ten, Senator Salisbury,
Gov. Hall, Manlove Hayes
and General DUPONT.
Tairty three distinguished citizens.
Thomas A. Smith Post, No. /, q.
A. II. 45 men, Comm tnded
by Col. James Nc
| Dowell.
DUPONT Post, No. 2, G. A. X. As
men, Col. j. z. Wales, COM
manding.
Citizens of this and other States,
headed by the Com nillee on
Arrangements.
The funeral procession with above
order marched from the depot to Tho
Torbert Mansion, the band played TIL,
death march and militia marching
with reversed arms. On reaching til,
house the friends of the deceased en-
tered and religious services were held
being the Episcopal funeral service
which was conducted by Rev. j. l.
McKim, of NJ .lford. This being dom
preparations were made to proceed
with the funeral and the procession
moved forward to the cemetery which
is not far from the late residence o
the deceased. Inside of the churcl
ward an immense throng had gathered
numbering at least 1900 people. Th
services at the grave were brief ant
very simple and were conducted b.
REV. Mr.. Milner, rector of MILFORD
Parish. At the conclusion of the ser
vice three volleys of musketry wer'
fired over the grave, after which the
crowd dispersed.
THE MEMORIAL MEETING.
BY 45 all the ceremonies incident
upon the interment were at an end an'
the friends spent the next hour i'll din
ing. The Avenue M. L. Church
wherein the memorial meeting was t.
take place was thrown open at 2 81
o'clock to all holding tickets, and in I
little time the large auditorium wa
well filed. The audience room wa
carefully draped in manner appropri
ate to the occasion, the sombre crap
being relived by the National color
hung in profusion around the fon
SIDES of the apartment. The pulpi
was hidden with ample folds OF tn
American flag. In the niche back ol
: the pulpit sat the gentlemen who wer
to make addresses.
Richard Harrington, Esq, on behal
of che committee on arrangements,an an
nounced that Hon. Willard Saulsbur,
had been selected to preside at IN
meeting and requested him to assum
, the chair. In complying with this re
ouest the Chancellor made brief ad