The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-27


Lieutenant Colonel stephen II. Oln, chief Of
stan.
The brigade consisted Of the follow
ing organizations
SIxty.ninth Regiment. Colonel james Cav
anagh. witni,c ola battle nag ear
red with General sherman
ut Bull Run.
Eighth Regiment. Colonel q. -, Scott com.
handing
Sinth Regiment. Colonel WIN. seward, com
handing
Twenty second Regiment. COLONEL 4. Camp
commanding
seventy first Regiment, Colonel Frederick
Keeper, commanding.
seventh Regiment. Colonel Appleton. COM
handing.
Twelfth Regiment, Colonel Homan Dowd,
commanding.
Tie Signal Corps. commanded by Captain
Gallup. mounted.
The First Battery.
Captain wendell the second
Battery, Captain Wilson. ana Troop
A Captain Roe. with troops OF the Regular
Army.
Forming the Funeral Guard.
Delegations and representatives ~ Veterans,
sons OF Veterans and other organizations
unassigned, under charge Of Gem
cral David Morris.
The route followed by the procession
As Eighth avenue. Fifty-scventh
rect. Fifth avenue. Fourteenth street,
roadway. Canal street and nesbrosscs
srcct. to the Pennsylvania ferry.
Tie bulk ~ the military escort dis
'anded a Canal street The body cs-
.or' continued with the remains to .Ier-
icy City. where they were met by the
First Regiment n q. :. y. H.. and
Nlaccd aboard the special train on the
.'ennSvl' la railroad for IT. Louis.
The famdy and committees Of escort
.'so boarded the train
II is estimated that there were 10000
persons IN the procession. The streets
along the route were denscly thronged
with spectator, Church bells were
tclled III New York and Jersey City and
business generally was suspended.
The caisson on which rested General
>hcrman's body was received every
where with uncovered heads, and where
the crowd had been noisy. il was in
stantly hushed when the object Of this
military display approached.
At Madison square there was 4 great
crowd while the great throng Of people
in Fifth avenue. from Twenty
to Fourteenth street was Of such q nat
IRE that Il def,d the police The
mounted police had % ride straight
down on this immense mass Of people
70 clear a passage for the column.
From this point On the scene was i
repetition IF the above ant;i Washing
ton square was reached, where all cx-
ccpt the regular military escort were
dismissed.
The caisson with its escort there
turned into broadway and continued
down the avenue TO Canal street, from
which point the ferry was soon made.
Traffic in the street ear lines in the
neighborhood Of the line Of march was
completely stopped during the entire
time of the march.
When the head of the procession
reached Dcsbrosscs-Street ferry few
minutes after five o'clock they found
an immense throng awaiting it.
The mounted police soon opened
ranks on each side Of the
street. The ferry gates were thrown
open and the caisson upon which thu
ipdy rested. was tirnt driven aboar
tae boat escorted rs Lafayette Post li'
rndcr General vi-'e. A few minutes
later the general party was aboard
the boats swung about into the stream
and the great funeral. the last tribut,
which the metropolis could pay favor
lite son Of the Republic was over.
The scene along the line of marcl
was one similar u that Of the centcn
nia parade two years ago. From thu
start to the finish il was one gran,
crush. and walking in those streets ans
avenues was almost nm impossibllity
4 II appeared as II every resident Of New
/ York and the surrounding cities ha'
\ turned ont to gaze on the caskct tina
contained the remains Of the great Gen
eral Along the wall Of Central Parl
on Fifty-ninth street crowds Of pcop
were seated. and ut the Circle wher'
the column began TO assume dcfinit
shape. the sea Of bobbing heads wa
simply indcScribable. Along FIT
avenue mass Of people lined the side
walks, steps and windows. and balcc
MES on the thoroughfare Were occupie
until after six o'clock. when the last q
the dirgc-playing bands went by.
was cold and disagrccablc standing :
long. but there was no apparent dim
mutton in the numbers OF the crowd III
til the very last.
The Generals old veteran Gran
Army men formed part Of the compan
and carried part Of the draped flags
"a manner both rround and loving
Many Of them walked on crutchcs ar
excited plying comments; but they III
not want any sympathy. They wer
in their glory, and with determine
micn walked side Nv side with the
more fortunate comrades TO the end !
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