New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-29
IN MEMORY OF GEN. HUSTLED
EXERCISES IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
a GREAT AUDIENCE OF NOTABLE PEOPLE
pRESENT-MR. DEPEw'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
TO HIS DEAD FRIEND.


rREsENT-MR DEPEw's ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
TO HIS DEAD FRIEND.
Albany, March 28.-The arrangements for the Hustled
memorial exercises. which were he'd In the Assembly
chamber this evening. good could have
been made. The chamber, however. was not half
large enough 10 hold the crowd seeking admtance.
The desks OF the members had been removed from
he noor and In their places chairs were packed as
closely they could be put Those upon the left were
for the members OF the Assembly. those upon the
dqht for the senate, and those In the well OF the
House for the Memorial Committee. the Governor
and the State officials The space In the centre and
all the remainder OF the chamber without the rail-
was given to the public. The decorations were
simplc hut tasteful. The desks OF the Speaker and
the Clerk were draped In mourning. and the front OF
the wOmcn's gallery WINS hung with nag'. In the
centre of the gallery. directly over the Speakers
desk hung the excellent oil painting OF General
Hustled from the Assembly parlor. drapcd in black.
such a representative audience probably was never
heiors gathered In the chamber. II Included a
number Of General Husted's relatives and personal
friends members and ex-members OF the Legislature
for many years back; Governor and Mrs. Flower.
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals. State Officers and
iree number OF women. At rs the members Of
the Senate and Assembly entered the chamber from
the Assembly parlor. where tho two bodies met.
Senator McCleland chairman OF the Senate Memorial
panied BY Chauncey NJ. Depew. Speaker SuEcr ana
Assemblyman Webster. chairman Of the House
Memorial Committee. and took the seats provided for
them Senator McClclland named Speaker sulzer to
preside the joint legislative service. after which
the Excelsior Quartet Of Troy sang Remember NOW
Thy Creator" The Rev. ". ". Battershall. OF this
city, then made prayer. and the quartet sang
LEAD, Kindly Light"
sneaker sulzer introduced Mr.. Depew as the mani
init NJ all
General Hustled to pay a tribute to his momory.
Mr.. Depew spoke In part as follows
In the fall of 1852 stood upon the campus Yole
Cseee country lad who had jt entered the freshman
class had neither friend acquaintance in New.
Haven and utterly lonesome and honcsick y hand
somg young man. with brilliant eyes mass OF wavy
auburn hail. and gay debonar way stepped brissly up
70 me- with q cordial grasp. as IL we had been iiie
long friends. said: My name is Hustled, am junior
and we are both from westchestcr County, This was
the beginning Of our attachment. which remained UNI
broken amid all the wonderful changes and vicsstudcs
Of the future rpened and decpcnod with ume until
our relations were broken By the death OF Henerai
Hustled forty years aerward 1t hirty-eight yearr
from his graduation his DEATH and as school Commits
sioner deputy superintendent OF the Insurance pe"
men hartor master. deputy captain OF the port Ems'a
ton Commissioner and member OF the Legislature nc WI"
years response bic positions In our state
lie also judge advocate OF the Se'e"'
Brigade major general Of the Fifth Division Of the Naha
Guard and Grand Of the Masonic Fraternity oil The
State Of Ncw-York. He served twenty-five terms IN the
House Of Assembly and six times Us Seaker-a record
unequaed either in length Of service or IN the numoe
elections presiding officer Of the popular branch OF inc
Legislature. In the history OF the State
1t well rc,pid visit to the Capitol TO see seoNcr
Hustled preside: Some member would he occupying inc
temporarily The House would be in confusion ana
many members shouting at the same tine for recognition
would stop business Angry alterations would lie going
aslcs and in <ont OF the desk The chairman
would pound with his gavel, and threaten TO hand tae
moro. obstreperous members into the costoay OF 'he
Arms only to be either unnotced or enched
A. Suddenly would sound through the Chamber sharp
rap succeeded by another and more emphatic one.
Silence would instantly follow The Speaker "o"id
peremporly order that members take their seats ana
then Instantly utilizing the GREATNESS silence. he would
either end tho wrangie by decision which one dared
question recognize the member whom he Knew couia
hold the noor direct the Clerk TO proceed with the
regular order The transformation from riot to bus-
ness leader had resumed the chair ana
the House bowed submissive its master No one but
he ut least Albany has ever been able TO make 'he
gavei talk General Husted thoroughly familiar with
the history and needs Of the State. He made himself
scouainsed with the bills which pending. both in
Senate and Assembly. lie know the inside OF oil the
combinations and through the veneer Of
ellcxed public the strike and behn1 the
nask Of n fraudulent reformer the striker Business
would proceed with the rapidiy Of lightning and the
dazed members be frantic parayzed in the whirl
Of motions speeches. reports and roll calls lhcrc was
In that uaddened hrong COOL supreme controlling
daring which senced dissent he sifted tie mass pouring
from the hopper committees and subcommittee and
dropped the bad out Of Its ortci and sent the good
through.
Through Ill his varied he cared nothing for
yesterday his best for to-day. and was confident Z"
tomorrow He believed himself and his surroundings
He felt that others had environments covered by the
same general nomenclature, but thit no one ever Nco
who possessed gifted and good wife. such dus.u
and promising children, such worthy and devoted frcnos
and moved amidst such happy ard Satisfactory cono'uohs
He never did injury u any man. but he heipeo
hundreds TO positions profit and trust fully one
Quarter of his time Was devoted assisting the young
or the unfortunate. and bis name 10 hoard III '"e s'"
ful prayers OF numberess households.
ps,ro,c uublic servant and useful citizen. faithful
friend and charming companion the State which ho'orea
him. and which honored has enrolled MIN on inc s'
OF her guishcd and we, the ''oNe'hor' e
State officers the members Of Senate and Assembly s
people In private station who knew and loved him. VIII
ever cherish his memory feeling that our lives are oeer
and brighter because he entered Into e"e'' A>e"' WV
friend. hail and farewell!
The address was listened to with the closest at'eh
tion and at its close there WIS hearty applause
The quartet sang Mcndelssohn's Forever bics' are
They Who Die In the Lord" tile benediction was
pronounced. md one OF the most notable memorial
serviccs in the history Of the Legislature Of the state
Of Newly ork was over.
4 CURIOUS HEAVENLY B0DY SEEN IN THE "kSI'
San Francisco, March 2s.-At midnight last night
peculiar phenomenon was visible In the heavens here
little south Of west. 1t appeared Like large s'ar
shooting out red and blue sparks. 1T was hot iAr
above the horizon and slowly sinking. 1t was Also
moving rapidly from south TO north. The same phe-
Dcmenon Is reported from santa Cruz ana o'ner points
u the State.