Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-12
Funeral of Captain Tiesing.

WYE place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence on Bishop street. It was one of the largest and most notable funerals that has occurred in this city in number of years. Fully three thousand people were gathered on Bishop street when the military procession moved. A brief but solemn and affecting service was held at the house, Rev. Mir. Siebke, pastor of the German Lutheran church, officiating, speaking alternately in German and English, and was attended by the sorrowing wife and children and the relatives and immediate friends of the family. The floral display was one of the finest that has been seen in the city in a long time. Among them were the following pieces: A splendid column wresthed and surmounted by white dove, from whose besk depended 8 ribbon upon which was "Rest," while on the wreath in purple immortelles was "Our Captain, :" the whole an elegant combination of roses in various colors and white flowers of other varieties. A sple ndid pillow of elegant flow CTS, from the family, and across it the word "Papa'' beau tiful cross of roses and other flowers with ''Blues" upon the main piece in purple immortelles and at the top of the piece white dove with bunch of lilies of the valley depending. A beautiful anchor from the Veteran City Guard with ''Vet- eran" in purple flowers. A large letter c made of camelias with floral figure in the center, from the Sarsfeld Guard. A beauti- full pillow of white and buff roses from the employees of the schollhorn & Tiesing Manu- featuring company. A beautiful pillow with 'sRest" in purple on white ground, from the Whitney Arms company and former associ- ates of deceased at the Whitney armory. A magnificent anchor of evergreen basework studded with camelias and these letters upon it, "C. N. G." the gift of the staff officers, and a fine pillow from the different com panies of the c. N. G. A large floral pillow upon which were worked in purple and yell low 8 captains shoulder straps and be- low this were crossed swords in red flowers. There was also & beautiful floral emblem, an anchor with base, from Dr. and Mrs. Ruickoldt, and another from MT. and Mrs Stockberger. There was also g lovely standing star with base from MT. and Mrs. Schollhorn; a handsome pillow from the Germania Guard, First regiment, Hartford; MI oHSG1 WlGA Su6AI O1 "u0aG h1Q OSduLuul flowers, First Lieutenant KaehrIe of City Guard; another easel with beautiful star from Second Lieutenant Gutt; beautiful sickle from unknown donor; an elegant anchor from MT. and Mrs. Schruff
 The remains were laid out in the uniform of the deceased. Upon the casket lay his sword and other military insignia. The cof- ruhi oh I'll rD1kh Mo 1 sonic and Odd Fellow trimmings, bore on the 1 massive silver plate, 'sCaptain Frank W. | Tiesing, aged A years." and upon either side were Masonic emblems with the words, ''We meet upon the level and we part upon the | square, The remains were viewed by the members of the City Guard and then by the ! Veteran City Guard, General s. R. Smith and | staff, Colonel Graham of the Second regi | ment and staff, and the officers of the Second | regiment and of the Horse and Foot Guard | and previous to the arrival of the military ] and the funeral services were viewed by sev. ! eral hundred people. The military were drawn up in line on Bishop street together | with the civic societies and at about half-pasi | two o'clock the line moved, the Second Regi ment band playing a dirge. The order o1 \ the line was as follows:
 Light Guard, Capt. Loomis,
 | Sarsfield Guard, Capt. Keefe. Grays, Capt. Arnold.
 | Blues, Capt. Thomas.
 Foot Guard, Major Strong
 ! Wilkins Guard Cart Lsdieu.
 l Hearse and Carriages.
 | Bearers and Body Guard.
 | City Guard, Lieut.. Gutt.
 l Gen. S. R. Smith and Staff and Col. Graham and | Staff in Carriages.
 Delegation from Germania Guard, of Hartford, Capt 1 Westphall
 1 Members of Alion Singing Society. | Fifty Shopmates of Deceased
 | Members of Connecticut Rock Lodge, F. x A. M. | Members of Aurora hnc3mDm6Qt. L O O F,
 Members of Germania Lodge, l. O. O. F. in Carriages
 Members of Concordia Bentfit Society in Carriages
 The pail bearers were Major Linsley of the | regimental staff, Captain Treat of Company K, Lieutenant Wellman of the regimenta
 staff, Lieutenant LaBarnes of Company K | Lieutenant Hill, quartermaster, and Captain | Farnham of the Horse Guards. There was
 also body guard of six from the City Guard
 Among the numerous prominent gentlemen present besides those in military uniform were l Messrs. Eli Whitney and Eli Whitney, jr, General s. B. Merwin ex-Governor Bigelow, l Hon. N. D. Sperry, and many others well l known in the city, including city officials and formerly associated with the deceased when | he was serving the city as an alderman Mr. Stahl, of Stahl x Hegel, undertakes, had charge of the funeral, conducting all the de- tails with great efficiency. On the moving oi the procession great numbers of the throns of spectators crossed over to State street and
 on the sidewalk kept along with the proces sion, and the majority of them accompanied
 the procession to the cemetery. The line o
 march was Bishop to State, to Chapel, tt
 Sherman avenue. to Evergreen cemetery. l AT THE CEMETERY.
 On arriving at the cemetery an immens
 crowd was found in waiting at and near tn
 grave where the dead captain was to bl
 buried. The lot in which the remains vii I repose is in avenue c, and almost directly CD
 posite the soldiers lot. It was with consid
 erable difficulty that the crowd was forced
 back so that the military could gather abou
 the grave. The City Guard was the compan,
 selected to perform the last sad rites over tn
 grave of their dead commander. The re
 mainder of the city battalion formed hoTloy
 square around the lot with Pastor Seibk 1 standing at the head of the grave
 The band played a dirge and thel the Arion singing society sang il l very effective manner selection
 entitled "Saenger's Gruft," or, as translated
 Singers Sepulchre. under their new leader MT. Schwiarde. The pastor then recited tn
 funeral service in English commencing 'Mal
 that is born of woman is of few day. !. and full of trouble" The service was yer,
 similar to that of the Episcopal church, an
 as the solemn words ''Ashes to ashes, eartl to earth, dust to dust, fell upon the ears c those about the grave every head was bowe in solemn reverence. This service concluded
 
 grave of their departed captain and the larg
 crowd slowly dispersed.
 Ffremen's Mutual Aid Association. The second annual ball of the Fir' mems Mutual Aid association, whic takes place on Wednesday evening, Decembe 5 12th, at Peck's Grand Opera House, prom ises to be very successful affair, as the ticl [ cts are selling rapidly and the various con ) mittees are working hard in their various dl ties. They have invited the chiefs from tt various cities and towns of the State and als l of New York and Massachusetts and will tr and make it the event of the season. I'll
 tickets can be obtained of any member of th
 fire department.
 Entertainments.
 FATINITZA.
 This very popular opera will be produce by the Palmer < Ulmer Ideal Opera comPan
 at the New Haven Opera House on Thursda f and Friday evenings of this week. It will [ an event in musical circles. The compan, . as a company, has reputation to make, bu 2 ts members are already favorsbly known.
 DR. BUCKLEY's LECTURE. Rev Dr. Buckley, of New York. will d. a | I;zar bio Iaotura m S'Eranka or How Nok