Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-11

THE SERVICE
at the church was the solemn funeral
ritual of the Episcopal church, conducted
by Right Rev. Bishop Bissell and Rev. j.
|, Bliss-the singing being by the sur
pliced choir of St Paul's, Mr.. Thayer pre-
siding at the organ. At the close Of the
service the casket was again borne to the
funeral car, and the column and process
sion, forming us before, marched, to
solemn music, to the Elmwood avenue
cemetery, between solid crowds of citi-
zens of both sexes and all ages, all silent
and intent, and rejecting as it were
from their mournful faces the sorrow
which marked the faces of the old soldiers.
THE GRAVE
Of the brave soldier had been prepared in
the Stannard lot, near the north end of
the cemetery. The sides of the grave were
lined with cedar and the mound of earth
covered with evergreens and white flow
ers. The wooden box in which the casket
was to rest had been already lowered to
the bottom of the grave and some thought
full hand had strewn the bottom of the
box with pansies The caisson halted at
the gate of the cemetery, and the bearers
again taking upon their shoulders their
sacred burden, bore to his last resting
place the body of their friend and com
rade. The mOurners took their places by
the side of the grave, and the various or
CARNATIONS were massed around 1t and
them, the military forming on the north
side, with the United States regulars in
front.
The service at the grave was conducted
| by Rev. Mr.. Bliss. The choir sung the
| burial hymn, blessed are the Dead. ="
| The band played sOttlya brief dirge as the
casket, still bearing It's load of flowers,
was lowered into the grave, and the cere
monies closed with the burial salute of
three volleys of musketry, fired over the
grave by company G, 18th United States
Infantry. The pieces rang out at the low
word Of command, like the discharge Of a
single gun, and after the widow and fam
| lily had taken a last look into the grave
| the clergy and mOurners withdrew, and
| the column, forming as before marched
| back to the square, and dispersed at 3:45
| The entire proceedings were conducted
with the utmost order and good taste.
| There was no hurrying to and fro of com
mitteemen or officials. There was neither
haste nor delay. Nothing married the dig
| nifty and solemnity of the occasion; and
it was the remark of gentlemen from 9th
or and larger cities, who have attended
many funerals of distinguished soldiers
and men, that they had never seen one
better managed in all its details, or one
more truly impressive.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
Nearly twenty members of General Stan
nard's old regiment, the Ninth Vermont,
were present at his funeral, including Col.
Andross, who succeeded Stannard as
colonel Surgeon Carpenter, Adjutant
Stearns and Quartermaster Peck.
The Ninth Vermont Veterans, who car
ried General Stannard's remains from the
house to the City Hall on Friday morning
last. were under command OF Lieut. Cur
It's A. Hibbard, Co. "E."
The members of the Ninth Regiment
also marched together in the funeral pro
cesslon and carried the battle flag which
they had in service when General Stan
nard commanded the regiment and which
flew in the storm of shot and shell at
Chapins Farm and was planted ON the
rampant OF Fort Harrison. This shot torn
relic OF the war attracted more attention
than anything in the procession, except
the caisson and casket and the led horse
being the generals empty saddle. 1t was