Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-10-22
FITTING ], / / I TRIBUTE.
The Burial Of Gen. Daniel Leasure
at New Castle, Pennsylvania, 8.
Attended s$$
BY Over Twelve Thousand People
From ALI Parts Of the
Country. II s.5 u

From ALI Parts Of the
Country. y. ss$ Il
85 Impressive Ceremonies. s
The following article regarding the
burial Of Gen. Daniel Leasure, at New
Castle, Pa, the deceased father Of Mrs. j.
w. Raymond. is taken from the Pitts
burg Daily Leader Of the 18th inst:
GEN. DANIEL LEAsURE. 81 q
.j Died October 4, 1886. 4. =s
| The above, printed on slips of white
| satin, was conspicuous on the lapel of
men who had seen service in the late war
as members of the One Hundredth regi-
ment (R0undheads), and their mission here
Yesterday was a sad one. They had con-
gregated from many parts of the country
IN order to be present at the burial of their
gallant commander, Gen. Daniel Leasure,
who died at st. Paul, Mimi, on the 4th, and
whose remains had been brought here for
interment. When the casket containing
the corpse arrived here Saturday morning
it was placed in charge Of the members Of
the One Hundredth, who had made ar
rangements for the funeral to take place
Sunday afternoon. The casket was taken
to the Park theatre, where it lay in state till
Sunday afternoon. During the time inter-
yening between Saturday noon and 2
o'clock yesterday it is estimated fully 10000
people viewed the remains Sunday morn
ing people began to arrive in carriages from
the surrounding country and towns, while
road brought large numbers from Pittsburg,
Brighton, Beaverfalls, Youngstown, Eden
burg, Wampum and other places.
Nearly all Of these were vet
Grams of the late war, and as
they filed into the entrance to the theater
and viewed the remains of the noble man
| whom they all loved so well, tears would
trickle down their cheeks, and men who
had faced death in their great struggle for
| freedom, men who had seen their comrades
slaughtered, on the battlefield, wept like
children as they took a last look at the face
sight, and one not soon to be forgotten by
those who witnessed it. At the hour set
for the services to begin the parks and
streets leading thereto were thronged with
people, while hundreds filed slowly toward
Greenwood cemetery, and it is safe to say
| that uot less than 10000 people had turned
out to take part in paying respect to the
of the history of his country. Fully an
hour before the services began people be-
gan to try to gain entrance to the place
where the services were to take place, and
the guards at the entrance had great diff
Guilty in keeping back the crowds. At 2:3O
stood back from the casket and the near
relatives took a last look at the corpse af-
ter which the lid Of the casket was sealed,
and the face of him whom many hOnOred
was shut out from view forever. The
doors of the opera house were then thrown
open. Gen. Leasure's two sons, James and
John, and large number of near relatives
were the first to arrive in the hall, and
were given seats to the left of the stage.
Then came members of the Grand Army,
representing every town and city within a
radius of 100 miles. They were followed
iment li Gen; Gen. Leasq111es)' who were Yer;
doors were then thrown open,
and the immense crowd which
had by this time congregated in front of
the house, began to sway backward and
forward, and the entrance to the hall was
soon mass OF ,surglng humanity. In less
than five minutes every seat in the house
was filled, while many people were salts
fled to gain standing room in the aisleS
and in the rear part of the house. Yet
there was not room for all, and a vast num-
Der Of people were obliged te remain on the
outside. Before the services began fully
1000 people had gained admittance to the
| building, which was tastefully draped with
| mourning and flags. The choir, under the
leadership of Professor Porter, sang the
beautiful hymn. "Blessed Are the Dead"
Rev. N. H. Holmes followed, offering
read PORTION Of the 1osd Psalm. Rev. Dr..
Brown, chaplain of the "Roundheads," who
had been selected to preach the funeral
sermon, arose and began most eloquent
and pathetic sermon, paying a most glow
ing tribute to the memory OF the dead COM
mander:; He began with the ear rly life and
Hoodo pf Taocnrnsc unn,,npt
ents; depicted in vivid manner the valor,
courage and loyalty of Gen. Leasure as
citizen when the rebellion broke out; his
enthusiasm as northern man; of his Or
ganization of patriotism when the call to
arms was sounded: The speaker then
the war; his great popularity with his men;
displaying a quiclness of Judgment and
decision attained in the practice of medi-
cine; that these characteristic attri-
butes fitted him for service as an
officer. Rev. Browne spoke of the
butte to man who in life had by his actions
endeared himself to the people of this
community; it was fitting that the people
should mOurn-a great man had fallen; a
gallant soldier had been mustered out; a
dear friend has been called away. Rev. c.
the choir sang "'We Worship Thee" Rev.
John Edward dismissed the assemblage
with the benediction.
By this time the crowd on the outside
was so dense as to make it almost impossi-
BILE to pass through the park. The funeral
cortege formed on Jefferson street. moved
up North street to Neshannock avenue,
thence to Washington street to Green
wood cemetery, in the following order:
Chief Marshal Joseph Gilliland and % aides
Citizens Band, IS pieces.
One hundred and twenty -four members of the
! Grand Army of the Republic.
Physicians of New Castle and surrounding cities.
Funeral car, drawn by four horses.
Guard of honor, under command of Captain
| Clark.
Broken column of carnations and tuberoses a
tribute from the Roundheads, car
| ried by four men.
| Seven carriages, containing members of General
! Leasure's family and relatives.
| One hundred and ten members of the One Hun
| dredth regiment on foot.
Carriages containing veterans, citizens and
| visitors.
At the cemetery another crowd of sew