New-York tribune., 1884-02-24
FINAL HONORS TG DELONG.
ARCTIC HEROES AT REST IN WOODLAND.
yUNERAL SERVICES IN THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY
TRINITY-ADpREss BY DIR. POTTER.

n Kasck. AdoIph Dressler, Carl Gortz; ana An sam
Walter Lee maSnImss; fIn, & au Enniument Build
inc AT the Navy Yard and placed ON ooard % tie Tug
Catapa. They were escorted by by Mr. De long o.
Tommodore IIpshur Chief Engineer Melville Lieut.
tenant Danenhower, Lieutenant Iiarfer and OF er
bearers The tug left the Yard at O'Clock and pro-
ceeded to the foot of East Twenty -thlrd-st, here
O procession was formed; 1t moyed up IWehty-
third-st to Flfth-ave. then up fIth-aVe TO Forty
second-st and through that street to the Church
of the Holy Trinity at Madison-aye. In spite of
the pouring rain there were crowds of people along
The way and respectful gazers in every window.
First came the escort Of police and then the Navy
Yard band playing dirge. Following was the
containing Assistant Bishop Potter and Lieuten-
ants Harfer and Schuetze came next and fol-
lowing them the hearses, that containing the
body Of Kaack being first and that containing the
body of Lieutenant Commander DE Long last.
Chief Engineer Melville, Lieutenant Danenhower,
Sesmen Noros and Nindernan and otter Survivors
of the Jeanette expedition followed the heaIseS
and then came Mrs De Long and other mourners::
battalion of the Regul lar Army under command oi
Brigader General Richard IL. jackson nlarcllou @
next with reversed arms, and after them were car car
riages containing General Hancock, commodore "
shnr and others. Committees OF inc graguSteS @ "a o
schoolship st. Mary's and OF the AneLlesn T IN ue"sn
ave and Fortr-second-st. was reached tho marine INC
escort formed in line facing the entrance 10 inc
church and the army battalion wheeied INTO me IA IA
Enrtvsecond-st facing the south and dressed back
TO the north curb of the street. Inc mlliafN stooq
with presented arms ana as tne heSIses StopRTu oa
before the entrance TO the church aud tne coHlns
were taken from them wall of monrnful music
arose from the band. A large crowd OF people was
collected and though the rain was falling IN torrents
those standing nearest the entrance OF the chuIch
uncovered as the cOffns were borne past them; ,
The church was already filed by those holding
tickets The cOftins were brought IN by stalwart
sailors and deposited in the centre aisle. The
Assistant Bishop. clad III his Episcopal IoDes ana
accompanied by two suTpllGed 9'efgylen & rev f tIe
chapcel and advanced TO the head OF the hIst CONN.,
All this time could he heard the deTge played by
the band outside and through tho open doorway T
could be the m0tiOnless lines OF marines lhen
came low peal of funeral music rom tHG ne TIgan g
and though il could b@heard the Assistant bishops
voice saying, am the resurrection anu tne ne.
The cOfDs were borne up the aisle preceeded ny the
Assistant Bishop. the Rev. Wilbur f. Watkins,
rector of the church. and the Rev. +. Q. flagg of
Grace Church. the Assistant Bishop repeating the
burial service and foowed by long procession OF
officers of the Army and Navy III uniform and
other m0urners The cottins were placed on resjs IN
front of the chancel and on them and around them
were placed wreathS and floral tributes On De
Longs coffin were hls coat sword, and nat. Mrs.
DE Long entered the church escorted bv Commodore
Ilpshur and followed by her iather, captain
Wotter, and her little daughter The hymn, " On,
teach me from my heart TO say Thy Will be done"
was sung by the choir, many OF the congregation
ioIninr i'm it, Ir Potter then made short address.
He said in part:
To one who walked yesterday through the streets Of
city the sights have seemed strange and unusual
ON one sde YOU saw the evidences Of Nations joy and
then caught the sound of muied drum and the wall OF
tSat pnre sH calm spirit Of washington aud the great
age of these heroes have IN them ne same elements
shields But it was not alone WasRineons generalshp
IN the ad nfa or Dis Great s1Gac bnt that spirit
which animated him in that terrible winter at Valley
Forge and sent MIN there upon his knees in prayer When
some shin leav es the shore commercial enter
prise when expedition departs for the gaining OF
new provinces, how many hearts are Interested But
there are oher than those OF there are
other gains than those of gold Shame on hm VINO would
say that this useless waste OF e me manner IN
which these brothers, have suffered and died shows
that the spirit of our fathers not dead and hat the
Aeroism which animated them lives in their children
After the funeral services the bodies were taken
70 the Grand Central Depot and placed IN special
train. which conveyed themi the escort OF MARINES
arriving at the station at WOodlawn procession
was formed and proceeded to the cemetery. Here
on a spot near the receving-tomb, and overlooking
the valley. graves had been dug As the process
sion entered the cemetery one of the hearses left
the line and, escorted by sailors proceeded
to the receiving-tOmb. 1t contained the body
of All Sam, which was placed IN the
tomb to await transportation 10 China. The pro-
cession wound up the hill, and the marines drew
up facing the open graves and presented arms.
Snow was falling rapidly and cold WIND blow
over the hillside. Two shelters of canvas had
been erected near the graves, and under them
stood Mrs. De Long and the other mOumers, The
cotfins were lowered into the graves. The sailors
schoolship st. Mary's were drawn up either
side the open space stood naval olhcers In uni
form. Chief gineer Melville and Lieutenant
Harber stood by the grave OF DE Long, each holding
handful of eartl. BY the other graves stood
Lieutenant Danenhower, Noros, Nlnderman and
other survivors of the Jeanette expedition. All
stood with uncovered heads while the Rev. Mr.,
Flagg read the burial service" earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust and the two officers
by De Longs grave threw the earth they held upon
the coffin below. Attracted by the procession
crowd had collected, but in all the assembly there
was 10 sound except that of a neighbOrlng torrent
rushing down its rocky bed and the voice of the
officiating clergyman.
When the services were over detachment of
marines approached and fired two volleys over the
graves Then the mOurneTs returned to their car
Tiages aud the procession was reformed and
marched out of the cemetery. There were no
hear
were passed the band, which for the last few
days had given utterance only to dTges struck up
a more lively air.
FUNERAL or JEROME J. COLLINS.
AtlOa m the body of Jerome j. Collins was es-
ccrted by the Goth Regiment to St.Patncks Cathe-
dral. where requiem mass was TO he celebrated
II was raining heavily, but large crowd stood on
the pavement before the cathedral and those who
had obtained admission by invitation filed the
seats and the space In the long aIses. The pail
bearers formed two files within the doorway lead
ing TO the centre aisle and the coffin was borne
through this by six soldiers and placed near
the chancel. Covered with pail behind the coffin
of Collins was that Of his mother, who died six
months after her son started on his Arctic trip:
Gilmores Band from the north transept played
"Nearr nv God to hee" as the procession entered.
Then dirge was played. The music was by the
Cathedral choir under the direction of the organst
Mr. Pecher, with double quartet and chorus of
q hundred voices. Dr; H. {. Macdonald, OF IT.
Agness Church was the celebrant of the mass: He
was assisted by Father Charles MGGIeady OF the
Holy Cross, deacon, the Rev. J. II. Bigley of st:
Agnes sub deacon and DIR. Charles Mcdonald, OF
the Cathedral master of ceremonies. Father Nc
Kenner of the dominican Church. preached the ser
mon.
The bodies of Collins and his mother were taken
TO the Inman Pier and put ON board the City Of
Chicago They will both be buried at their old
home in Cork brother of Collins, barnard A. |
Collins, whose home is in Cork, and DR.. Collins, an
other brother, who lives in Minneapolis, with sew
eral other relatives accompany theremaiDs TO their
last resting place. The pall-bearers were Chief
Justice Charles =. DAILY Joseph j. UDonohue,
Thomas i. COnnery, General John s. Newton
~ lynn DOuOuue. keilg
John E. Develin, ex-Mayor Grace, John Ward, Al;
gernon S, sullivan, Robert johnson johnson, Genera General
O;Brien, DIR. G. J. MacGure. DR.. William b. Wal
lace, j. p. Farrell, Austin o. Plunkett, James II;