New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-02
GENERAL BARNUWS FUNERAL.
MANY MILITARY MEN PRESENT.
THE REV. DR.. PAxToS's ELOQUENT EuLo"f-
THE BURIAL TO De At SYRACUSE

THE REV. DE-. PAxToN's ELOQUENT EuLo'f-
THE BURIAL TO De At SYRACUSE
The funeral Of General Henry a. Barnum YESTERDAY
morning was largely attended by the military o" VI
ho ,,,. az tho many veteran soldiers who came 10
the Rev Dr. PaXton's churh IN Wcat fu''' ",
there was room in the building only for the Ola "uaiu
DohIror D., No l13 and George Washington POST
No. 100, G.. y. X. ,,,
Al 10 80 O'Clock the funeral procession. consisting
Of the 1st Battery " q. D. y. V. commanded by zap
tain Lou, Wendell tho Generals body borne Oh
c,lsson covered with n nag. on which lay Ms hHuu!
hat and sword: tho Old Guard. seventy five strong
detachment Of the Goth Regiment, the Ola GUARD banu'
bands from Fort Hamilton and Davids lsland' ''o
,nenhers ~ tho Republican county and district com
nittces of the XXIst Assembly District, ana IarFc
delegations from all the Grand Army posts IN 'nc '"''
started from the Generals house. NO lo west foI'S
ourth-st and marched through fortyfourth-st. ["
Broadway TO Forty sccond-st. md then TO tie ehnrch
Major George Chapel was grand marshal. and ~ NJ
Cudncr chief Of staff Among tho pail were
General ritz JOHN Porter. General Daniel h. slcAes'
General NJ T. Mcmahon, General Daniel ButtcrhcIh
Colonel James E. Jones' General W. ID. Wmppe
Henry C. puval Jacob Hess Major George W. NC
Lean Frederick : Gibbs. Major Willard Bullad joseph
" Brown, Colonel James :. Fraser, MAJOR John D.
McGrath. Albert 4. Woof Frank NJ Clark ana 1ohh
V. Passtt.
Gu,rd Nessrs May, Coxford, Haynes. Shaw. Mead and
Kirby following tho palbearcrs. bore the body up ue
centre aisle and left II under guard Of TWO OF thcl
number. The organ meanwhile Was Paying i"c'o
is a Land immortal Below the pulpit and NJ inc
head Of the coffin were floral tributes from various
f,ierds and the different Grand Army posts OF the
city, Two battle flags stood on either side ot the
nnIpit Ge-crai Farnsw0r,h General Alexander shalcr
General Earle Major ". G. sammons, Colonel Parker
cy MAYOR Wlcklam John Flower. Quartcrmaotcr H. H.
urockway Commissary ;. VI. saunders, Assistant Com
mi,sary r. +. Whitfield, surgeon II. H. Warner ana
CAPTAIN Henry L. Fairs present among Others
A1cr u prayer by the Rev. Dr. Paxton, MISS
CIementlne De We're sang Il Know that My Rcdrmcr
Liyetha Dr. Paxton paid high tribute to the mem
ory Of General Barnnm in the culoey which he De
liyered As chaplain Of George Washington Post. lie
said in mart This vast concoursc Of men heG 10
day IS gathered to pay respect p the memory OF nero
who fought that ills Union might have second brth
Of freedom God bless his heroic soul We ara herc'
great assemtlagc to show that republics are not a
failure to pas a tribute to Il brave man AID brother
who fought from IoGI 10 the close Of the war and in
tho most sanguinary conflicts. lie wn5 patriot who
did NOT intrigue for personal advancement, but gave his
all 10 al, country. lie honorcd this country by SHOW"
Ing his Willingness to die for It, lie never cOdtcd Ms
own life, love happiness when his countryS IN
teress WIRE Al stake solder shot for BIS country,
he returned to the 10 b shot again. Death IS 80
un~OClul, and, t~cueiul, We jun
fellows IT Gettysburg and at Lookout Mountain cay
General that yOu second In bravery to 10 other
who ever faced y foe. Scared veteran Of twenty
battles you HELPED - 10 reach App'mh'toAl Grant
Hancock and sheridan died under -Aty-tpec, and our
friend at nf,-ninc. lie carried down 10 his grave %
fdghifn wound which each morning sipped lbs life
and strength away Why have our heloc, d / Young !!
because ey gayc fifteen years "a their iNes to their
country
III conclusion Dr. Pastor gave a bnei sketch Of the
battle, IN which General Harum fought. ana rc;onnlcd
hls ho1ors military and civil The whole congregation
sang =. w COu,try. us If Thee. The body WAS
e,cortoI 10 tlc Grand Central station whence Il was
tah.u Ia syrac1,c Ter burial \ DELEGATION "f George
W1ehl1ct,6 Pol Major j. II. Butler and General
Martin r. Mcmahon, accompanied The faniiy to syra-
cu,e nj / O'Clock Ills brother, Captain ". :. Barnum
Of SyIacusc and Two son, LIcnlcnant Malvern l
Har;,uu II Inc ID United stale Cavalry, and tho
younec.t Ear Barnun. were present
Drs George r. shy.dy, T.. .. Carlton, Joseph D.
gryan and Lewis 4. eayrc. ana Dr. Morgan, OF syria
cu-c reformed an AUTOPSY 10 ascertain the track II
The bullet which pns-ch through the G,ncrd1 body al
me battle Of Ma vern lin. 1t wao found that the bah had
crashed through the upper rim Oi ms pclVls breaking
the cum aud plIcly shilling the vita! parts. Pieces Of
dI-,a lre Ind caused "A daily discharge and prevented
TIE " md fra,l healing The piiis Immediately in
vovod I'm IN, would 49, % DC cent ~ the Army Ncd
cal Museum Ut Washington.