National Republican., 1884-02-23
Reception Of the Remains Of the Victims Of
the Jeannetto Party.
An Imposing and Solemn Pageant Wit
messed by Crowds Of People.
The Survivors Of the Expedition and the Relatives
Of the Unfortunates Participate,
Impressive Funeral Services i'm Memory
OF Boyd In Philadelphia.

Jeanette exploring party on the pier OF the |
Hamburg line at Hoboken. Bernard A. Col
lins, brother of the moteorologist of the ex-
pedition, was also on the pier. Shortly after |
daylight crowds Of people began to gather on |
the pier and squads Of them were permitted |
to walk past the remains for q final look. |
The caskets were in wooden cases and COW |
erei with the funeral pals that had been
used at Orenburg. Distributed over the pals
were the floral gifts that had boon sent from
the municipalities, societies, and individuals
IN Europe and New York. The flags in Ho-
boken and on the shipping adjacent to the
Hamburg pier were at half.mast. Shortly
after o'clock the tug Nina, from the Brook
lyn navy yard, ran up to the end of the dock.
She was under tho command Of Lieutenant
Commander Barber, who came on from Wash
ington to take charge.
There were on board of her Lieutenant
Commanders Hubbard and Noel, and Lieut..
Berry and John w. Danenhower, Chief
Engineer George w. Melville, and the sea-
men, Ninderman. Noros, and Lauterbach,
who were on the Jeaunette. Lieuts. Harber
and Schuetze, who brought the bodies from
Siberia, were also present. When the tug
was moored to the pier, the soldiers formed
in two open files OF "present arms" before
the gangwsy. A squad of sailors conveyed
Iub UOAcb COHtdiuluB tuO UOuloo Ou DOhEu thO
tug. Each casket was wrapped in union
jack, and on De Longs casket was placed his
dress coat, hat, and sword, and the stars and
stripes. The boat then proceeded to pier 1,
North river, in this city. She did not seem
to be recognized by any pass ng craft and re-
ceived no recognition from any. Here
the bodies were carried to the dock
while delay occurred pending the
arrival and formation of the various
organizations to compose the procession. A
great crowd of people were assembled at pier
], which squad of police kept in order
Opposite the hearses for the bodies stood, in
tastefully trimmed wagons, the floral trib-
utes, conspicuous among which was an ee-
giant device, the offering of the classmates of
DeLong. Assembled on the pier were
squad of United States marines, the pupils of
the schoolship st. Marys, the navy yard
band and that of the 23d militia of
Brooklyn, the Herald club, 23d reg
iment, and United States marines. All
the Irish societies in the city were repre-
sented. Shortly after IL o'clock minute
gun was fred at Governors Island and the
line was formed. The mounted police were
in front and the rest of the procession was as
follows: Commander H. b. Robertson, U. 8.
N, marshal; Capt. f. p. Meeker and Lieut..
ID. Stuart, U. S. NJ, aids; navy yard band,
battalion Of marines. Then came the
eleven hearses containing the remains
of the dead. They were followed by
the survivors OF the expedition
and the carriage containing Mrs De Long
and her relatives. After these marched 100
eamen from the United States steamer Sara
/ ga; the 23d and 69th regiments, national
guard, regular army battalion of 200; sixty
officers of the army and navy in columns of
two; invited guests in carriages, among these
being Assistant Bishop Potter, the British
consul general, Mgr. Quinn, and Gardiner
q. Rowland who represented James Gordon
Bennett. These were followed by the police
commissioners Brooklyn common council,
Brooklyn board of supervisors, committee of
New York board of aldermen, Mayors Edison,
of this city, and Low, of Brooklyn. Judge
Advocate General Horatio G. King Senator
Warner Miller, chiefs Of the naval bureau,
Maj. Gen. Hancock, aud Secretary of War
Lincoln, the Russian minister and consul
general, Postmaster General Gresham, Secre-
tary Chandler, and Commodore Upshur, of
the navy.
The different societies followed in columns
of four. Among these were the memorial
committees of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and the Farragut post, No. 70, G. A. R.,
the New York Herald club, committee of
grammar school No. l, 1900 members of the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians. followed by a
platoon of police on foot Tho march up
broadway aud to and across the Brook lyn
bridge was begun. Many OF the buildings on
Broadway were draped in mourning and the
flags placed at halfmast
The procession moved on the bridge
at broken step" Landing at Sands
street on the Brooklyn side, they
proceeded up Washington street to Nassau
street. thence to Flushing avenue, and
through it to the east entrance Of tho navy
yard. The streets were jammed with people
and the horse cars crossing the line of march
were delayed for over an hour. Many OF the
vessels on the East river that had decorated
their rigging in commemOration of Washing
,tu ,.tE1 a.
the spirit OF mourning. About the navy yard
the crowd left barely room for the procession
TO move through. Having entered the yard
the procession moved up Morris avenue to
the equipment building. The marine escort
crossed Nam street, formed in front Of the
lyceum building and saluted the re-
mains as they were driven into the
equipment building. The organizations and
carriages passed through Main street and out
OF the yard at the main entrance. The bodies
were all, excepting that of Jerome Collins,
placed in the equipment building, where
they will remain until tomorrow morning (;
then they will be taken to the Church of the
Holy Trinity, at the corner of Madison ave-
nue. and Forty-second street, this city, where
services will be held. This is the church that
Mrs. De Long attends.
After the ceremonies the body of DR.,
Amber will be sent TO Alexandria, Va that
of Seaman Boyd to PHILADELPHIA, and those
others to WoOdlawn cemetery, where final
interment will take place. The body of Je-
rome j. Collins was taken in charge by the
Goth regiment under Col Cavanagh, by whom
il was escorted back to the city and placed in
the armory of the regiment. Here it lay in
state during the afternoon and evening,
ON a catafalque draped with the union jack
and surrounded by profuse display of floral
designs which had been contributed by the
friends of the deceased. A guard of honor
composed of members of the regiment stood
beside the coffin during tho night.
The pallbearers and 2l0 members of
the Herald club accompanied the remains
from the navy yard to the armory. Several
thousand people visited the armory during
the afternoon and evening and viewed the
caskGt. Tomorrow morning the body will
be taken to st. Patrick's cathedral. where a
requiem mass will be said, and afterward the
remains will be placed on board the steamer
City of Chicago to he conveyed TO their final
resting place in ireland.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-GTeat interest
was felt to-day through the city in the public
funeral service to George W. Boyd, the Phil
adelphian who was numbered among the
victims of the fatal Jeanette expedition.
The remains wore expected to arrive in the
city during the morning, and great crowds
gathered at the Broad street station from all
parts of the city, but the funeral train failed
TO arrive. At the same time, in expectation
Of the event taking place ut the time pre-
viousy announced, DIR. Mutchmores Coll