Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21
GEN. HARTRANFr's FUNERAL
Twenty Thousand People DO Honor TO
the Dead General.

NoRRrsrowN, Pa, Oct 2l.-The citizens Of
Norristown were awakened as early as o'clock
THIS morning by the bugle calls OF the troops
arriving to participate in the funeral eortege Of
Gen Hartranft Fully twenty thousand visitors
were present and assisted in doing honor 70 the
dead hero. Business was suspended and the
iactories shut down. Eight thousand mourners
Iohowed the body Of the general through long
ro~s o, crepe-draped houses TO the
famous montgomery cemetery. where lie the
podies OF Hancock, Zook, Slemmer and schAIl
Az S:S0 o'clock there was q service over the
body at the house for the family ana near rel
anves ihe service OF the Episcopal church
was read by the Rev. DIR. Davidson OF Phila-
delphia. The other services were under the
auspices OF the Presbyterian church. At IL
O'Clock the body was taken to the court house
and lay in state until O'Clock. DR.. McCook,
chaplain OF the Loyal Legion. assisted by Rev.
DIR. Bieber OF Norristown, conducted the SER
vices in the court house as well as in the ceme-
terry.
THE FUNERAL ooRrEsE.
At 8 o'clock the procession formed in front
Of the court house and marched up Main street
TO the cemetery. a mile and a half away. In
addition to the religious and military services
the Knights Templar performed the ceremonies
OF their order over the grave. The procession
was led by the First Brigade band Then came
Gen. Snowden and his staff with an escort con-
sisting of the first city troop, sheridan troop
and battery c. The guard Of honor. Coils. Bow
man, Dechert and Bonnaffon and Mai. Chew
and the sixth regiment. followed, and behind
them the chAplains and surgeons. Then came
the remains borne on caisson draped In the
national colors. drawn by six black horses,
On either side of the casson marched the pall-
bearers: Ex-President Hayes, commander Of
the loyal legion; Gen. R.A. Alger commander
in-chief OF the Grand Army; Major General ID.
Mem. Gregg, commander OF the Pennsylvania
nd Nnft th.. n Nfas..
John q. Parke, late commander OF the ninth
army corps; ex-Govs. Curtin. Pollock, Hoyt
and Pattison; Chief Justice Paxson, supreme
court Of Pennsylvania; Brigadier General Jas.
W. Latta, ex-adjutant general OF Pennsylya-
MA; Major General William j. Bolton.
late colonel fifty-first regiment, p. v. Gen.
Hartranft's old command; Col Il. II. l. God
dard president society ninth army corps; Gen.
{. Ii. Burney, secretary society ninth army
corps; Col. George Ii. North, assistant adju-
tant general OF Gen. Hartranfts staff: Col
Chas. 5. Green, division commissary national
guard OF Pennsylvania; samuel &. Perkins,
president public buildings commission; L. Z.
knight, John Slingluf, Hon. Henry Rawle, ex-
treasurer state Of Pennsylvania; United States
Senators Cameron and Quay Gen. Lewis Mer-
| rill and Chester n. Farr.
HIS HORSE IN THE LINE.
Following the body of his dead master
marched the generals handsome horse, bearing
his sword and boots. Then came the chief
mourners, including the family and 200 officers
of the national guard. Gov. Beaver and staff
followed. then the Loyal Legion and veterans
| of the ffty-irst, Hartranfts old regiment, and
veterans of the two hundred and ninth Penn
| sylvania volunteers Of the old ninth corps.
Then came the Grand Army veterans, under
Department Commander Stewart, over 1000
! strong. They were led by Zook post of Norris
town, followed by Meade post No. 1, Post and
Post 10 OF Philadelphia. The civic demonstra-
tion. which was very impressive. under
Chief Marshal Rennison, and included the su-
preme court, state legislature, Norristown
council, Norristown insane asylum trustees,
Knights Templar of Norristown, fire compa-
MES, Union republican club of Philadelphia
| and many other organizations