The Jersey City news., 1892-03-17
A SOLDIERS FUNERAL.
General Dudley S. Steele Attended
to the Grave by the Regiments
Under His Command.
speciol to the Jerseu cftu Ne,us.

ORANGE, March II, 1S92.-The funeral
of Brigadier-Gen Dudley S. Steele,
Conmandant of the First Brigade. Ma
tional Guard of New Jersey, took place
from his late home. No. q South Maple
avenue, East Orange, at one o'clock yes
terday afternoon. 1t was full military
funeral and the exercises were impressive
and imposing. The attendance was large.
the house being packed to its utmost
limit.
Hundreds of military men of the First
Brigade attended to pay their last respects
to their dead commander. The entire
lower floor of the house was set aside Tor
military guests. Among these were Gov
ernor Albeit and staff, Major General j;
w. Plume and staff and General Sewell
and staff, who occupied the library at the
right of the hall There were also present
the commanding officers Of each regl-
ment in the brigade with the members OF
their staffs. The body lay in a square
state coffiu covered with black cloth ana
draped with an American flag. The floral
tributes were numerous and handsome.
Other guests than the militia were seated
on the second floor.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. DR.. James M. Ludlow of the Mum
Avenue Presbyterian Church.. Eas1
johnson of Hackensack. DR.. Ludlow
made an address in eulogy of the de-
ceased. There was no singing. AT the
close of the service the coffin was opened
aud all who desired were permitted TO
take a farewell look at the face OF thc
dead General. The remains were then
taken in charge by the National Guard
and due military honors paid TO the de-
ceased.
THE PAIL BEARERS
The coffin was borne out or tne mousse
hy porters, followed by the members OF
General Steele's staff, who acted as pail.
bearers. These were Lieutenant Colonel
John A. Parker, Lieutenant Colonel, u.
Eugene Hamilton. Lieutenant Colonel A.
K. Baldwin, Major Charles HOLLYWOOD,
Major Enos Runyon, Major Robert l.
Hopper Major Lewis H. Broome, Cap
tn1n Allen B. Wallace aud Cap tain ..
Wood McClave.
The funeral procession was in the fol-
lowing orier:-Platoon OF police. band
and drum corps of First Regiment, Cen
eral Plume and staff. General Sewell and
staff, officers of the First, second, Third.
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh regiments. First,
Second and Third battalions, Seventh
Regiment of New York and Veter an As
sociatlon of Seventh Regiment OF New
York, all on foot. Then came the re-
mains of the dead General on the gun
pallpearers followed. After them came
Governor Albeit and staff in carriage,
and directly behind were the carriages
containing the relatives and friends OF
deceased.
THE FOURTH REGIMENT.
While the services were in progress the
Fourth Regiment of Jersey City, of which
General Steele was q member, four nun
dred strong under Col. Wanser, arrived
Mt East Orange in special train and
drew up in front of the house. AS the
BODY was carried out of the house the
band OF the Fourth Regiment played a
dilpe, The funeral procession was then
formed. 1t was headed by the Fourth
Regiment pand and bugle and drum
corps. Then came the Fourth Regiment
of six companies, under command OF
Colonel p. Farmer Wanser. Following
the body was the horse OF the dead Cen
eral led by an orderly.
AS the procession started Brigadier-
Generals salute of eleven guns was fired
bv the gun detachment of the Third Bat
TALON of Orange, under command of
Lieutenant William L. Fish. Upon ar
irving at the East Orange station, spec
iaI train of several coaches was In wait
ing. The remains were placed In the
baggage car One coach was reserved for
the members of the family, the others
being filled with military men.
This train took the party to Hoboken,
whence it was taken In special boat to
the foot of Forty-second street. New
York. From there carriages were taken
to Woodlawn Cemetery, where the in
terment was made.
The Democratic Society of Orange
Tuesday night passed resolutions OF
sympathy with respect to the death OF
General Steele.