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

mont in the procession were Governor
| Pingree, Lieut.. Governor Ormsbee and
other State officials, eX-Governors Proc
| tor, Fairbanks and Barstow, eXJudge,
Senator and Congressman l.. L. Poland,
eX Congressman Worthington c. Smith,
President Buckham and most of the Fac
ulty of the University, Hon. Justus Dartt,
superintendent of education, and many
other prominent men. or prominent eX-
soldiers there were Gen. Il. Il. Pitkin and
Col. A. S. Tracy, of the Second regiment
vt. Vols, Col. 7. o. Seaver and 1T, Col.
5. f.. Pingree of the Third, Col. William
HolbroOk of the Seventh, Gen. Stephen
Thomas, Col. John b. Mead and Major j.
L. Barstow of the Eighth, Col, ID. X.
Andross, Surgeon b. w. Carpenter, Adju-
tant John G. Stearns and Capt. Y. ;. Peck
of the Ninth, Major l.. G. Kingsley of the
Twelfth, Surgeon George Nichols aud
Capt. Albert Clarke of the Thirteenth,
Col. h. Proctor and Surgeon Bul-
lard of the Fifteenth Col. w. q.
Veazey of the Sixteenth Col. w. y. w.
Ripley of the Sharp-shooters, y. NJ. Gen
erai G. A. Davis, Col. LeGrand b. Can.
non of Mai. Gen. Wool's staff, General
Stephen M0ffat Of Plattsburgh, who com
manded brigade of Stannards division,
Major ID. X. Delany of Pittsburgh, of
the llSth New York, who was quarter
master of STANDARDS division, 1t c. Is.
Evarts, son of Hon. William g. Evarts, of
!
airy, and others
The following Grand Army posts were
represented by delegations of greater or
smaller numbers
Roberts Post, Rutland.
lIurlburt Post. st. Adams
Chamberlain Post, ST Johnsbury.
Ethan Allen Post Nergennes.
j. NJ. Warner Post, Morrisville.
Cambridge Post, Cambridge.
Brooks Post, Montpelier.
Washburn Post, Bradford.
Ormsbee Post, Brandon.
Whitney Post Tunbridge.
Dillingham; Post, Waterbury.
Isham Post, Mortified
William G.. Tracy Post Windsor.
Cummings Post Hinesburgh.
Simpson Post, Weybridge.
Jarvis Post, Springfield.
George p. Foster Post, Wolcott.
Phelps Post, Wiliston.
Reynolds Post, Milton.
Bostwick Post, Underhill.
| Jewett Post, Swanton.
Barber Post, Richmond.
George G. Randall Post, Woodstock.
Abraham Lincoln Post, Hartford.
Sherman Post, Essex junction.
Russell Post, Mddlebury.
keeler Post, Hyde Park.
Among the veterans in attendance were
members OF each of the five regiments OF
| STANDARDS brigade Ohe Second Vermont
! brigade of each of the six regiments OF
the old First Vermont brigade. of the
Seventh, Eighth. Ninth and Tenth Yer
mont regiments, of the sharpshOOters, OF
the First Vermont cavalry, of the 99tf
and llSth New York regiments, and of 9th
er regiments of other States. The column
the troops marching in platoon of eight
extended from the Van Ness House to the
church, without the addition of the car
rages containing the mOurners, which
took their place in the line just before
reaching the church.
The column started promptly at l:45, the
band playing a funeral march. The mill
tary escort marched with arms reversed
and muflled drums. The colors were
cased in Grape. Thousands of people
in dense masses lined the streets on eacf
side all along the line of march
and the crowd was heavily massed in
front of the church. Here the military
escort halted, deployed into line and pre-
scented arms, while the carriages with the
family, the mourners, guests, the Crane
Army Posts, civic escort and civic organic
ations passed to the entrance of the
church. The peWS on each side of the
centre aisle had been reserved for the
mourners, prominent citizens and veter
ans of Stannard Post, and We're filled
| The casket was lifted to the shoulders OF
six of the bearers, and borne to the front
of the chaucel. The principal floral deco
ration here was the large shield Of color
ed immorteiles sent from New York by
Gen. f. II. Ripley, heretofore described
| This stood in front of the chanCel.