New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-27
COL oNEL GoUVERNEUR CARR BURIED.
AN OLD CoMRADE IN ARMS FALLS DEAD NEAR
THE CHURCH WHILE MARCHING TO

The funeral of Colonel Gouveneur Carr. Of the
1e5th New-York Volunteers ted Duryea Zouavesl,
Nineteenth Army Corps and recently Of The Tribune
city staff, held yesterday at Calvary Protestant
Episcopal Church. at Fourthave. and Twenty frstst,
shortly after l O'Clock. The members Of the 1G5th
Volunteers Veteran Association met at No. 90 Union
Square and marched In body to the church. Among
them Colonel J. F. Ferguson, president; Captain
Matthias Johnson, Lieutenant +. o. Stoves besides
W. R. French, CAP tains James Vose and
William II. Vance, Lieutenant IL. c. Gibson, Sergeants
James Henderson and Robert WEIGH, Color Sergeant
Charles Hughes and A. G. Mills. The Nineteenth Army
Corps was represented by General Nicholas W. Day.
Colonel Richard B. Irwin, Colonel Anthony
j. Allaire Major oden, Colonel Leonard, Major
Tiemanu, Captains +. H. Oates and James Cooley.
The following from The Tribune st2f were present:
Hart Lyman II. b. Cosgrove W. II. McEroy, a. F.
Bowers, E. F. Brady, Frederick Evans, jr, J.
s. II. Umsted, J. A. MacKnight, T. B. Penfeld,
Z. II. omsbee, D. C. Baillle, L. c. Bradford,
r. J. Mooney, A. L. MacKaye, H. S. Fuller
II. NJ Stegman, W. H. Frost and s. Smith. Among
others in attendance Judge J. W. Van Hoesen,
claSsmate of Colonel Carr; A F. Andrews, G. W.
Pearce Edwin Coo clerk in the superior Court Leon
ard Hendricks and Nicholas Biddle, of The Herald'
c. H. winsow, of The Press" and II. L. Manson, Of
The World"
The body Of Colonel Carr carried INTO the vesti
bule of the church and the lid Of the coffin raised 10
allow his army comrades and newspaper associates to
take last look at the face, Tho coffin covered
with American flag, and the lid lay his sword.
hat and Of white roses, the tribute from his CO
workers Of The Tribune Among the other floral
offerings were pillow Of beautiful white roses from
Colonel Carr's court house associates and from the
members of the regiment and army corps to which he
belonged The inscription the plate read simply
"Gouverncur Carr Died September %, 1889. Age
so years.
Soon after / O'Clock the coffin carried into the
church by six comrades in arms: c. l.. Hughes James
Henderson George Huty, J. voorhees,. d. o'Connor and
j. Van Pelt, of the 165th Volunteers accompanied by
the pail bearers, who General Nicholas W. Day
and Colonel Richard b. Irwin, of the Nineteenth Army
Corps; Captains William II. Vance and Matthias John
SON. OF Colonel Cars regiment; exJudge Frederick g.
Gedney D. G. Bailie and L. c. Bradford. of The Trib
une and Major William Ferguson Of the 9th New-Iork
Volunteers Immediately following were the WIDOW
and her cousin Mrs. Jacob We'll; DR.. John T. LICK
and wife the latter being Colonel Cars sister The
services were conducted by the Rev. Joshua Kimber,
chaplain CT the l65th Volunteers Veteran Association
While the hymn "Thy VIII Be Done was being sung
by the choir the cofn removed from the church,
placed in the hearse and, with escort consisting OF
tAo members volunteer-, taken to Green
wood Cemetery, where the burial took place.
Just before the funeral Jacob A. Warehouse, Of
No $40 Pleasant-av ave-. met sudden death It is sup
posed from heart disease He was member OF
Company A. 165th newborn Volunteers anrihg IN ths
regiment TO take part in the funeral of his old com
member He apparently in good health lie
Joined the procession Of the veterans in the march
from Union Square to the church, but being rather
Aeshy, had some difficulty in keeping up with his
comrades. The company reached FOurth-avc. and
Twenty fstst AFTER the hearse had arrived with
the body Of Colonel Carr As the roll OF The drums
sounded Mr.. Warehouse suddenly fell PROSTATE on
the pavement, and few minutes later, before nedi-
cal aid could be obtained he was pronounced dead
by the surgeon Of the Veterans Association, DR..
Ferguson. He carried into the vestlbule OF
the church and was laid not ten feet from where
hts Colonel had been lying in his coffin half an hour
before. Mr.. waterhouse was Unmarried and was
about fifty years old. Since the war he has engaged
in no business living with his relatives al tho above
address. HIS father some years ago was Wentodo
resident Of Harlem and at one time was colonel OF
the 18th Regiment