Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-15
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. IN HIS NATIVE LAND. Ericsson's Body at the Place
 of His Birth. FATAL WORK OF \ BOLT OF LIGHTNING Serious Railroad Accident in the West. NARROW ESCAPE OF 4 ROWING PARTY Relief for the Tight Money
 Market.
MARROW ESCAPE OF 4 ROWING PARTY
ERICSSON'S BODY


 Arrives at StOckhOlm-The Transfer Made With Much CeremOny-The ProcessIon-Mfnute Guns Fired by the Baltimore-Many People View the Procession.
 STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14.-The body of Cap
 tain John Ericsson was landed from
 the United States warship Baltimore at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The transfer was
 made with much ceremony. Upon arriv-
 ing here on Friday evening the Baltimore
 saluted the Swedish flag on passing the forts Soon after she had dropped anchor the American minister went aboard to an- nounce officially the program for the cere-
 monies. The reception committee, which included three naval officers and four
 nephews of the deceased, met on board the
 Baltimore at 1:30 pm. to-day. Speeches
 were made by Captain Schlsy of the Baltimore in delivering the body to the American minister, by the latter in consign- tug to Admiral Pepron, and by the admiral in
 accepting charge of the body. The remains were then transferred to a steam barge draped in black and silver, commanded by a captain of the Swedish navy. The body was placed in pavilion that had been erected for the purpose on the bridge of the vessel, to which it was carried by sail
 ors from the American war ship. The coffin was covered with wreaths. A pro- cession of boats was then formed. First
 came Admiral Peyron and the captain and other officers of the Baltimore, then a num- Der of American sailors and then the cata- falque. As the procession of boats moved | slowly along minute guns were fired by the
 Baltimore and by the forts on shore, while all the vessels in the harbor hauled down their flags to half-mast When the funeral barge arrived at the landing stage the governor of Stockholm formally received the casket which was borne to large pavilion, hand
 somely decorated in black and gold, which had been erected near the waters edge in the park While the body was being carried to the pavilion bells were tolled,
 remains to the train, presented arms. An immense crowd had assembled in and
 around the pavilion. When the coffin had been placed upon the bier in the pavilion dozens of wreaths and other floral emblems were heaped up around it. The services were very simple, consisting of the sing ing of Swedish hymns and the recital of a poem. When the services were concluded the body was depositrd in magnificent I hearse and the funeral procession l was formed in which were representa- tives of the king, the crown prince | and the government, the American minis ters to Sweden and Denmark, the officers of the warship Baltimore and the munici- pal authorities of Stockholm. In the line | was the carriage of the king of Sweden.
 The route to the railway station was thronged with spectators who maintained | respectful silence as the procession passed | along. It is estimated that 100000 per sons viewed the procession.
 Ina fatf
 a special train was awaiting to convey the
 body to Wermland, the birthplace of Erricsson, the remains were placed in q
 handsome funeral car, heavily draped.
 At twenty minutes past three o'clock the
 train moved slowly out of the station. The whole ceremony was conducted with
 great solemnity and made profound i'm l precision.
 The municipal authorities will give q
 banquet to the officers of the Baltimore at 1 Hasselbacken tomorrow, and on Tuesday ! a gala performance will be given at the | opera house in their honor. On Wednes-
 day they will dine with the king at | Drothningholm.