Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-25
OF THE SIMPLEST CHARACTER.
Funeral Services over the Remains of the
Late Gen. Joseph Il. Johnston.

OF THE SIMPLEST CHARACTER.
Funeral Services over the Remains of thu
Late Gen. Joseph Il. Johnston.
WASHINGTON, March 95. - Fu era
services were held at II o'clock Tuesday
over the remains of the late Confederate
Gen. Joseph f. Johnston, at st. Johns
Episcopal church. The church was
crowded with Confederate veterans. and
many peope prominent in official life,
The services were Of the simplest char.
acter: no attempt at decorating the
church was made, and no flower save q
wreath Of immo telles on the coffin were
visible.
This simplicity, characteristic of the
man, was observed at his earnest re-
quest, as he Iii 1 not desire any display.
Though the church was iillel with bat
tle-scarred veterans, the was not a
uniform present to announce the fac
The last great soldier of the civil con-
tlict was buried as a civilian, not war
riOr.
Rev. Dr. Douglass, the rector of St.
Johns chnrch, assisted by the Rev. Dr.,
Mckim, Confederate chaplain of Ohm.
stons command during the war. con
Quoted the services. He rell a lesson
from st. Paul to the Corinthians. after
which the choir sang the beautiful
hymn, Just as | Am,
Dr Douglass then recited the Episco-
pal burial services. Rock of Ages
was then rendered ly the choir, and the
congregation joined with feryer with
the rector in reciting the Apostles
Greed and the Lord Prayer, with
which the service closed lnere were
few dry eyes among the aged, bowed
veterans as the remains of Gen. John
ston Were horne from the church to tine
hearse by members of the Comfedel ate
association Of Washington, who fol-
Lowell the old veteran throughout the
war, They were Capt I. j. Luttrell,
Private W. A. Gordon, Private Charles
Wheat.ey Mai, Anderson, president OF
the association; Mai II. l.. B'scoe,
Surgeon w. r. Young, Private Lee
ROBIN on ard Capt. }. w Drew.
Following he remains We're the hon
Orary palbearers composed Of Federal
and Confederate soldiers alike. ] he
casket was Of mahogany, covered with
black cloth Upon 1t was plain silver
plate bearing the inscriptions "Gen.
Joseph u, Joanston, born Feb. /, 1909:
died March q, 1891.
The procession to the hearse passed
through the open file of Lee camp of
Confederate veterans OF Alexandria, y a.
Mrs. Mitchell, the sister of Gen
Johnston was too old to attend the
funeral, The immediate family pre- eat
wa eE-Govcruor Mel ane, of Mar land
ana hi son; Dr. q. f. Johnston. Of
Richmond, Va; Dr Joseph p. John ton
aud Mrs Susan IalliafeTo Then
came the representatives of the Confed-
crate a5sogiat on of Baltimore Col. j,
W. Gill Col. il T. Doug. ass, Col j, s,
Saunders and Gait Thomas b Mackall.
The remains We're conveyed to Baltl-
more ON the 80 2, m. train, over the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad.
Lawrence Barrett Lni to II st.
CoHAssETT, N. Y, March 25.-The
remains of Lawrence Barrett, the a,tor
We're laid alongside the boiie5 OF his
father and mother in She family plot in
the Central cemetery Tuesday. The
body was taken ir IN the receiving
vault early in the morning to st.
Anthony church and p aced in the mid
die aisle in front of the chan cl The
coffin WAS completely surrounded with
flowers sent b friends from Boston and
other places. The members Of the
family. relatives and frien Is. arrived by
a special train from Boston at 1915.
They were at once driven to the church.
The services at the church We're i'm
pressiye A solemn mass Of requiem
wa said at the conclusion Of which a
choir specially selected for the occasion
chanted Moza t's "NIissa 'Brevis" The
body 81 as then placed in a hearse and
driven to @ cemetery, followed by the
relatives and friends. At the grave a
short prayer for TIE repose of the soul
OF the dead was said. The funeral party
leturne to Boston by the special train
which awaited them