Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-23
OUR HEROES.
The Father Of His Coantry-The Gallant
Arctic Explorers.

NEW YORK, Feb. ~.
The dismal fogs and gloomy weather which
have prevailed for the past two weeks, today
have given place to bright sunshine and
crisp. invigoraring atmosphers. A day more
favorable for the ceremonials which are tax
ing place could hardly have been asked for
or expected.
washington's birthday is being more gen.
orally observed as holiday & an heretofore,
while national feature in the deep under
current or intelligent appreciation which
seems to pervaie the dense and orderly
crowds that throng every street and avenue
in the lower part of the city through which
the remains Of DeLong and his gallant CON-
panions are being borne in solemn funeral
pageantry.
Last night q company of the 9th regiment
of Hoboken acted as guard of honor on the
pier of the Hamburg line. Shortly after
daylight, crowds of people began to gather on
the pier and were permitted to walk past the
remains for the final look. The caske;s
were in wooden cases and covered with the
lunerrl pals that had been used in Oren-
burg. Distributed over the palls were The
floral gifts that lad been sent from municip-
alities, societies and individuals in Europe
and New York. The flags in Hoboken and
on the shipping adjacent to the Hamburg
pier were at half mast.
Shortly az er nine o'clock, tug from the
Brooklyn navy yard ran up to the end OF The
dock. She was under the command of 1t.
Commander Barber. who came on from Wash
ington to take charge. There were on board
of her Lit. Co nmanders Hubbard and Noel.
1t. Berry and John w. Danenhower, Chief
Engr. Geo. w. Melville, and the seamen
Winderman Norod and Lanherbach, who
were on the Jeanne..e, Lit. Harbor and
Schentz who brought the bodies from Siberia
were also present.
When the tug was moored to the pier the
soldiers formed in two open files at present
Arms" before the gangway. squad Of sail
ors conveyed the boxes containing the
bodies on board the tug. Each casket was
wrapped in the union Jack and on Long S
CT ket was placed his dress coat, hat ard
sword and the stars and stripes. The boat
then proceeded 70 pier l. North river, in
this city Here the bodies were carried to
the dock while delay occurred, pending the
arrival and formation of various orgauiza-
tons to complete the procession.
Atl2 o'clock the first inmate gun was
fred from Governors Island, as y signal for
the s'arting of the procession. 1t was some
fifteen minutes later before the cortege was
re lady to move.
1t was proceeded by 80 mounted policemen,
who with greatest difficulty cleared the pas
sage through the throng which densely
packed Broadway, both sidewalks and road
way. After the police came the Marshal aud
Aids, Commander Robeson, u. S. N, navy
aud Capt. Mecker, the U. S. Marine Corps,
and Lieut.. Stewart, U. S. N, navv yard hand.
40 pieces, battalion of marines. 4 companies,
Lieuts. Harbor and Schen;tz in charge of the
pail and Immediately in advance Of the lin
of ii hesrses an open car completely loaded
down with elaborate floral pieces. The
h arses were uniform in size and color,
plain black and each one drawn by five
black horses.
They were followed by the survivors of the
expedition and Q carriage containing Mrs.
DeLong and her relations. After these
marched 100 seamen of the U. 5. steamer
Saratoga, two New York regiments, regular
army battalion of 200 men, 60 officers of the
army and navy, and invited guests in car
riages. These were followed by the police
commissioners of Brooklyn, common council
and board of supervisors of Brooklyn, COM
mittee of N. Y. board of aldermen, Mayors
Edison of this city, and Low of Brooklyn, "a
judges, chiefs of the naval bureau, secretary
of war, the Russian minister and council,
and many other distinguished personages. The
different societies followed in Q column four
abreast.
The procession went across to Brooklyn
navy yard where 1t was disbanded. Church
services over the remains will occur tomor-
row. On Broadway and along the line of the
procession many buildings we're draped, while
the flags on public and private buildings, on
the shipping in the harbor and upon the
eonsalates, were at half-mast.