New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-17
,rvrRAL BUTLER BURIED.
.s,xns DO HONOR TO The DEAD
i' SOLDIER
,.rpxoRs OF MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW
rou,cE PRESENT SERVICES AT TIE
yin THE GRAVE

,ar GOVERNORS OF MASSACHUSETTS NM NE"
.vpspIcE PREsEST-sERvIcEs AT TIE
curEcH AND THE GRAVE.
g. Ian. lC-Gencral b. F. Butler was
LOVE-" s,v with all the honors. both military ana
Nn" Itch his high rank entitled him. THOUSANDS
due " md hi, bier 10 attest their sorrow. Nt
pihe'" ,hi. morning the doors OF Huntington Hall
o'" ouened to the public. and there were
tde waiting TO look upon the dead. a double
no's'", srcmcn and policemen kept the people III
F'" "A they went through the hail. TWO ABREAST ~
1ne' '"" ,ro,v q minute More than 10000 people
W ,osed At the face OF the General Inc greater
pH =, mis- throng OF sighsecrs came from out vi
ru' Tho trains packed npd the streets were
w" u,h slcIglls and vehicles of every Description
ga wiz, nm the sidewalks, especially near the en-
JIG -, huntington Hall, was frlehtful. and the
nn ,u,d II difficult to prevent injury TO the women
f,,,Sp one woman tainted and was carried
IH - into a neighb0rlng store. one little
tTV" ,ramplcd upon and was carried Into
INV office with a badly spraincd arm Many
'o"4 emerged from the crowd with torn clothing.
Von.a nike this crush had ever before been seen IN
No'Hs A II 80 the hall was closed and the BODY
Low Butler was surrendered by the Grand Army,
o. ",Ds Keeping II had been. TO the State military
Ibis To them was assigned the duty OF giving
q military burial ,,
hofnr
.s,,cIks in the neghbOrhOod began 10 BE- crowded
"" han the body WAS carried from the hall across
snd .,,.ot mlly 10000 people were within sight.
w %. ,hose who held cards Of admission secured
~ A., tho church They numbered $50 Among
Gus. Governor Russell and staff Che Governors
,n and the committees OF the Legislature ZEN
,,ors Ranks AmcS and Bracelet were present
rors also the surviving members OF General Bnt
-. council in 1883: General John w. Kimball' the
w.. Auditor and George II. Malden. state Treasurer
..,ssr,ed ihc other legislative departments OF the
"uonveslth Ex-secretary Of state Henry d.
u.s also present Governor smith and staff
:, ysrpampshlrc accompanied by President Johh
IN ~ the senate: speaker Robert y. Chamber
=, tho House and Insurance Commissioner John
,,.ohsn came 10 assist in the ceremonies. General
-, po,mer Pas, Commander-in-Chief Of the &. A. K.,
.o ,,oo Albany and the present Commander was
.,,sseutad by Inspector General Goodae anu a'ues'
commander Churchill and ten aides represented the
v.ssehusetts Department of the o. n. X. Among
,1s, Veterans were Brevet Lieutenant Colonel H. c.
Va ,te Of Kankakoe ILL.,. who was on General Bu'er
.rsonal staff during the war; d. Z. u. fieiu' VINO
y. General Buffers financial agent In New-orleans
an, the Army Of the James: Henry Bennett, OF New
york who was General Buffers private secretary
IN yevo Orleans; Colonel r. q. Usher CHER Paymas-
-. =, ,hs Army of the James, and ". II. Batchelder,
,5vs,e secretary I'd General Butler In the Army OF
~. lanes The 3lst Massachusetts Regiment was
,spresentad " LieutcnantColoncl W. NJ Wheidon
aud fifteen commissioned and non commissioned ON
cers Colonel Jonas II. French, Colonel Noah Pymp'
,on Colonel John p. sweeney, eX-Depar'mcnt 'om
msnder Evans Colonel A. e. Drinhwater, Heherai
Z w. Hinoks. Colonel Il. ; Lowell. Colonel Ihoma'
= Parker and Colonel H. II. Hugely We're among
o,ber veterans present. The legal fraternity was
rsprssened by c. NJ Horton, examiner OF the Depart
of ID C..
1ts,ric Attorney Charles II. Allen, Of Boston: Judge
Aldrch OF the United States District Court OF New
Hampshire and Judge lIadley. a. p Bonney, Charie'
S. IIley William Ii. Anderson and John Davis. OF
Lowell; Charles Levi Woodbury.. William Is. Gale
Thomas J. Cargan, Linneus y. ChildS and Judge h. q
Walker Osborn and James A. Mcdonald OF Marlboro
Join l. Baker, Of Beverly; A. V. Lynde, of Merose
Mass and Sheriff Cushing, OF Lowell, were among TIC
representative delegations.
II had been planned 10 have The body resch 81
Anne's Church at / 80 o'clock, but it was fifteen
minutes after that hour when the tolllng bells an
uounced the approach of the procession. General
Peach and staff, Of the First Brigade, preceded th'
learse The four coal-black steeds were stepped II
trout OF the gate. and the G. A r. veterans lifted th'
cofn and placed IL upon stretcler guarded Ds iit
body-bearers. They we're Sergeant Gray, OF Wake
field. commanding; Screeants Peters, Terrell Menoeh
Farr, soaIe. Jones and Danbridge. They carried TN
John hambre and the honorary pallbearers awaited IL
The latter were John A. Lowell, ). r: sherman
Edward Avery, E. II. Burnley, Charles H. Allen C0ione
George J. Carney, George r. Keihrosoh ana D. NJ
Marshall
The regular Episcopal burial service. brief but I'm
prpssye was used At its close the coffin was born
out Of the church and placed In the heafse and the
the line OF march taken to the cemetery Ther
escort arrived at the grave with the CONN the las
Of the procession had just left the church. The marc
10 the cemetery was long and haid one Inc stree'
fan OF saturday night and yesterday made 1t difhcu
marching. No carriages were allowed inside the ccm
iery and only those persons who came In carnage
were allowed 70 enter the enclosure. General Peac
and saif occupied knoll inside. and the troops 10 III
the voley were grouped near the grave. me re, ne'
gave short ritual and the vOley was fired Ihousnhe
followed the procession to the burying ground ai
there was great confusion in narrow Hdreth-st. a1u
the ceremonies finished ~ ..,
The city Of Lowell entertained the VISITING ohcia
n Mechanics Hall and the Merrimao House.