New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17
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Ericsson's home reminded passers-by of the
BLEAK House" for rarely could any one he seen
stirring about on the inside Of II. II had been
for n great many years his home and his work
shop Here he had eaten, drank slept sthdien'
solved intricate problems in connection WIN TIC
working out of his designs traced MS own uia"
ings upon his trcstc-board, made his MODELS pnV
M many of his machines consulted naval archl-
tccts and those who came to his ala 10 puiiu 'l,o
Monitor. and framed the contracts that he made
from time TO time with the Government and others
The last cbaptcr in the career of this great
man will be written, in part when his pooS Is
transferred from the vault in which it was de-
posted on March II, 1880. in the Marble Gene
terry. on Second-st.. to the cruiser Baltimore
which is 10 start with it for Stockholm, Sweden.
next Saturday. These ceremonies. or the oniciaI
programme of them. have been arranged by lAcu-
tenant. Commander Clifford H. West, aide TO the
commandant of the Navy Yard, Rear Admiral
n l. Rraine. The programme nsures one
of the most imposing funeral professions that has
occurred In this city since that which attended
the transfer of the bodies OF Licutcnont-' ON
mander George w. De Long and his dead cnli-
radcs Of the Jeanette Arctic Expedition from
the Battery TO the Navy Yard on February ~
1884.
TRANSFER OF TIE BODY TO THE DAhrlMol'E'
The ncw steel cruiser Baltimore. which has
been selected by Secretary Tracy to carry the oouS
10 Sweden. will he at anchor near the ''H,uc
Of Liberty. and other Navy vessels. including
tho Souodron Of Evolution. will be anchored near
her on the morning Of August 90. The guard oil
honor 10 escort the body from the Marble Gem
cterv on Second-st will be composed OF the
marines of the Baltimore and Of the station lie
sides all of the Navy officers who can he spared
from other duties on the ships and the statloh'
there will I've present in carriages Secretary IThcy
,be Minister Of Sweden and Norway, Rear Al
niral John L. Wordcn. who commanded TIE Non
i,nr when she showed 70 The world her quahtles
in her great battle against the Confederate ram
varrimnc; c. s Rushwcll. and I. F. Rowland
the ONLY persons alive now who alued captain
Ericsson 70 build the Monitor. ana George IL.
Robinson one Of the executors OF 'he EII'ss""
estate There will also take part In the PROCESSION
the Swedish Division. commanded hy !" T. H"I-
land: the Nofwcgian-Amcrlcan Seamch 5 Assooia-
tion the Marine Society Of the City OF New-io
x-Iieutenant James Parker Of the Navy. prcsi-
don't: Farragut Naval Veterans Association Naval
Post of New-York William Lloyd Garrison Post,
Rankin Post of Brooklyn. and Naval Post OF
Uobokcn. Grand Army Of the Republic; Dat
talon of boys from the John street
Methodist Church; Amaranthus Lodge OF odh
Fellows Of this city. Of which Captain Ericsson
yeas member. about 900 members from other
lodges: and representatives. Of Deamatcr Iron
Works.
The body and the metallic coffin In when the
body now is will bc put in handsome oakcn
coffin. and an open hearsc. drawn by four black
horses. will carry ii 10 Pier NJ the Bat
tory The line Of march will he from the Marble
Cemetery 10 Sccond-ayc., thence 10 Eighthst..
thence 10 Broadway, and down broadway
20 tbe place Of embarkaton. Thence
:, will bc conveyed 10 the Baltimore under
the escort Of all the steam launches aud pull
inc boats of the squadron. formed in double
column. the steam launches preceding the Navy
Yard tug Nina, upon which will be the body and
the guard Of honor and guests Tie body VIII
hc placed upon handsome catafalque ahoit OF
,bs cab,n Of tic baltimore. and soon aftcrward
the ship will sail for Sweden, followed as far as
Sandy Hook by the other war-ycssels.