New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-30
HONORS TO COMMODORE FILLEBROWN.
MARINE AND MILITARY CEREMONIES AT HE BROOK

IlN NAVY YARD.
The funeral of Commodore /. :. Fillehrown took
place Yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. From
ON early hour the parlOrs of the COmnlandaht
house were thOnged with friends and brother ON
the widow, her two sons, and two sisters Oh tic
Commodore Mrs. Cooper aud Mrs IoitS ne
Collin was of red cedar covered with hluc ci"'h'
The handles and mountIncs were of oy died silver
I he plat, bore the simple inscription: Thomas
Scott EilchruWn. Commander /. :. y. Dic0 sep
TENDER -. 1851 aged sixty years just 3potr we
plate fay the dead veterans hat aud sword. VI the
loot of the COtnn beautiful floral anchor
placed there b. George /. r~h"r, IN the name %!
Ils father, Commodore Cp~hur, who IS a. piC-rh,
cru sing IN the North Paciuc. The other moral
offerings were many and beautiful, notably ono
representing the insignia OF commodore an
lachor aud star. presented by the officers OF the
Al hall ms, nine thc officers and crew of the Ten
ne see $50 m number headed hy the shp.s band,
'orhcd on the wharf at thc foot Of Mam-St., ana
matched g. their position u ilout of IN" receiving
store. lhcy were immediately followed 10y i't
r.ntiucDuts nom the Vermont and other vessels "l
.t Noith Atlantic Squadron now IN th" haihor. \
fow minutes later the Marine Battalion. commanded
NV Lieutenant Colonel Haywood aud headed lay the
Navy Yard nand, Appeared and took position h'"i
III, Yptk-st. gaze. They numbered about 80 and
voic m iull dress uniform. Presently General Han.
cock and hom- Admiral James l.. Jouctt WITH h,
stan Joined the many officers and Trends Whp h'l
r1I!rcfc d IN at! uouud the lNCcuW. aud thc Nh"i'
party moved toward the C9ininanGdhi hon''.
Tho service. were conducted 10y the koN. bE
ILutl.. A Hall of ilolN TRINITY church, Bro"NNn.
lie WIS assisted 10y the Rev. ". A. leonard ol -
,Idlus Parish, Washington. only IcN WORDS. "'l'
fpukcn hN IN Hall n culugN of hls dead ltltnl' NJ
tie conclusion Of the service, detachment "l SUI
ois from the Vermont placed tic CoUIu lI I"'
hclrAr and the !rOCrs~lu moved down On" hll /"
the luil..st gate. whence n was - or'd down
Nau.>t ~ the Marine Battalion and the Navy
Nald band aud drum corps. Ihc sailors ana
marine, along the route presented arms, ana ll'
talutc from the Vermont formed a httmg accom-.
paunucut 10 the mOuTuiI strains of the music. Al
Long Wharf the body was transferred 10 Inc ing
Catdlpl for transportation to jersey CltY, whence
ID was taken To Washington on the ! p. M. uaIn,
accompanied Icy the eldest son of the dead commit
done aud by The following officers, acting as an
escort Commander theodore f. Kane laymastcr
Read. Lieutenant Primo and Passed Assistant sur
pcon Andcrson.s - The pall.hcarcI~ were Reu- Nj
mural James l.. Jouett, Capt1ns James H. HilII,
Milton lIaX un, William A. Kirkland. Robert b"Nd;
Pay Director \. II. Gilman, Chic! Engineer EdWaIr
II. Robe Standardization Richard {. Dean. Mcdi-
cal Inspectors Dclcvau BloOdgoOd and john {.
Spear, Pay-lnSpcCtOT Ambrose j. Clark, Command
cIs Theodore +. Kane and John &. Watson, wi
Engineer i. t. Pnndc, Naval Constructor ". l..
MintOyne and Lieutenant d. ID. Y. stuart
Among those present during the services were
General Hancock, Adm:rals Chtz. g. ii. Cooper,
and Melancthon Smith. Rear Admiral Henry
Walker, captain John Eaunce, Commander Wood
ward OF The lrOncad Pa>~dc. and Med zeal Director
Thomas smith. Commodore FIlebrOwn was a Free
mason. and a member of the Naval Mutual All
Society. He also belonged 10 Washington Com
maudery of the Loyal Legion of Honor.
The body arrived IN Washington IN the evening
and was taken Immediately TO the chapel at OAK
ll!l Cemetery where 1t Will Iemain until the burial
Oh Thursday.