Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12

bv the organ in the anthem, Through the
valley of the shadow Of death, " after which
Bishop .Galleher made an address. He
said:
ssWhen we utter our prayers to-day for those
who are distressed in mind, when we lift our
petitions to the Most Merciful and ask bene-
diction on the desolate. we remember that one
household above others is bitterly bereaVed
and hearts closely kni tied with our own are
deeply distressed. For the master of Beauvoir
lies dead under the dropping flag OF the sad
dened city; the light Of his dwelling has gone
out and left it lonely for all days to come.
Surely we grieve with those who weep the
tender tears OF homely pam and tEouDle' tht ane
shakes the moss on the cypress trees sheltering
their home but finds an answer in our own
burdened breathings. We recall with sweet
sympathy the wifely woe that can be measured
only by the sacred depths Of wifely devotion;
and our hearts go travelling across the heav-
ing Atlantic seas 10 meet and comfort II we
might, the child, who, coming home, shall for
once not be able to bring all the sweet splen-
doris of the sunshine with her.
A TRIBUTE OF TEARS.
Let us bend with the stricken household and
pay the tribute of our tears. And then, &C
knowledging the stress and surge Of peoples
sorrow, say that the stately tree Of our South
ern wood. planted in power, nourished in kind
ly dews, branching in brave luxuriance and
SCARED by many storms '1ies upro0ted." The
a
moving volume of human history has been
closed and clasped. The strange and sudden
dignity of death has been added to the fine and
resolute dignity of living
A man who iu bis person and history SYMBOL
lied the solemn convictions and tragic fortunes
of millions of men cannot pass into the gloom
that gathers around grave without sign or
token from the surcharged Dosoms Of those he
leaves behind. and when Jefferson Davis,
reaching "the very Eeamark of his utmost
SAIL" goes to his God, not even the most
ignoble can chide the ma jestic mourning The
sorrowing honors of las5 salute, stir not even
by breath the stihed embers of strife. to
speak one word unworthy OF him and of the
hour. But am here to say for our help and
inspiration that this man, as Christian and
Churchman, was lover of all high and
righteous things; as a citizen, was fashioned in
the old faithful type; as a soldier, was marked
and fl tied for more than fame--the Lord God
having set on him the seal of the liberties OF
men.
Gracious and gentle even to the lowliest,
nay especially to them: tender as he was brave,
he deserved to win all the love that followed
him. Fearless and unsel6sh, he could not well
escape the lifelong conflict to which he was
committed.
MANY GRIEvOUS WRONGS.
Greatly and strangely misconceived he bore
injustice unbetitting his place. He suffered
many and grievous wrongs suffered most for
the sake of others, and those others will re-
member him and his unfiinching fidelity with
deepening gratitude, while the Potomac seeks
the Chesapeake, or the Mississippi sweeps by
Briarfield on its way to the sea.
Following Bishop Galleher, the Rev. DR..
Markham read the lesson, while the Rev.
Mr., Martin repeated Psalm, the Rev. Mr..
Bakewell the versicles and the Rev. Thomp-
son the creed. And thus ended the services
at the City Hal, which, although simple and
brief, were wonderfully impressive.
During this period the immense throng,
representing every conceivable variety of
religious and social prediction, profession
and nationality, stood in reverential silence
and with heads uncovered. At the
conclusion of the religious services, the
casket was borne by detachment OF sol
diers to the handsomely decorated caisson,
which had been prepared especially for its
reception, and on which it was conveyed to
the cemetery. From the caisson arose a
catafalque consisting of unique and beau
tifully designed canopy, measuring from
base to dome, eight feet in length and four
in width, and supported by six bronze can
non, craped in between with mI7skets.
THE STARS AND STRIPES.
The dome of the canopy is oHDamented
in bronze with furled United States flags
craped upon either side. The sides of the
catafalque are superbly draped in black
cloth. with bullion tringes and gimp. The
casket rested on slight elevation and the
caisson was drawn by six black horses, two
abreast, caprisoned in artillery harness and
plumes, and each animal led by soldier IN
uniform.
With marvellous military precision the |
various seemingly unwieldy battalions |
wheeled into line, preceded by detach- |
ment of the city police and followed in turn |
BY the clergy, pallbearers and so on in their |
respective order until the mammoth process |
sion was formed. The procession, after |
leaving the City Hall, proceeded up St. /
Charles to Calliope, and from Calliope /
moved into Camp, through to Chartres, to
st. Louis, to Royal and on the canal in
direct route to the cemetery. It was an
hour and ten minutes passing given point
As the grand funeral cortege traversed the
streets from the turrets of every church
knell was tolled, the clank of sabers ana the
tram of iron-shod feet echoed along the in
terminable lines, while soul-subduing dirges
blended with the solemn booming OF the i
minute guns. Parts of the city not directly
located on the line of march or in any wise
remote from the scene of the pageant, were
to-day literally depopulated.
Simultaneous funeral services were held
at Atlanta, Winchester, Va, Lynchburg,
Va, Raleigh. N c., Columbia, S. c., Nor
folk, Va, Wilmington, N. c., Staunton,
Va, Rome, Ca, Chattanooga, Montgomery,
Ala, St. Louis, Charleston, w. Va, Au-
gusta, Ga, Birmingham, Ala, Lexington,
Va, Richmond, and nearly all the cities
and towns of the South.