Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

LOWELL Mass, Jan. 15.-Gon. Buffers
body is lying in state in Huntington hail.
All day up to a late hour tonight thou
sands fought thsir way into the hall to see
the face OF the dead general Morrimack
street was black with people from before II
O'Clock this morning The scene at the hall
beggars description.
AT the generals late residence on Belve-
dsre Hill, at $3.50 this morning, private flu
nsra services were held. Rev. A. st. John
Chanbre Of st. Anne's Episcopal church
read the office for the dead The body was
in the drawing room, that extends the
length of the mansion. The stars and etripes
were not ON the coffin during the private
funeral services. President Harrison's
wreath and couple OF ferns and a few
lilies were laid upon 1t. Over whore the
general Icy, gas bracket with half dozen
globes and hundred cut glass pendants
swung from the ceiling. But the light came
only from the windows
Among the people there, were such lead
ing mon OF the CITY as are close freinds of
the family, and General Kinsmap, Messrs.
Pypton and Drinkwater, Cadet Butler
Anies of West Point, Gen. Ames, Frank
L. Wsshburn, q. d. Barrett and others.
There was no euloGy, no address by the
Clergyman After the short service closing
WIN thS LVld tuOse ttceeHv
Viewed the General for the Lat Time.
A detachment of comrades of Post AZ Ct.
A. r., reached tho house directly after the
private funeral exercises. Their standards
wore draped and the banner of the Post
bearing portrait of the dead commander
was also in mourning emblems Col, D-
mon, who has charge of the arrangements
for the funeral, was in command. Com
lales kora tha ho1v frc11 ha house tn
Learse drawn by four horses.
a wild wind was blowing from the river
over the hill. TITO veterans suffered, but
not man sought shelter. AS the body
was carried from the portals Of the house
the drums of the band rumbled, tue coors
were dipped aud the company sautsd. One
OF the Veterans in the line was Michael
Tuliy, II years of age, tottsring on black
thorn cane. He could not be prevailed uron
70 take carriage, but walked nearly two
miles in the raw weather. When the
march to the hall was taken up arms were
reversed and the officers fell 10 the rear of
the detachment. COL Dinon, the command
irg officer, last.
Iho Eemains In Huntington Hall.
The streets were crowded as the baud
signallei by dirgee the passage OF the gem
erals body. 1t WINS nearly | / o'clock a
great crowd was waiting to be admitted. La
the hall the coffin was placed in tie centre
of the floor. Thirty feet over It's head a
circle of gas jets hickered. 1t was the only
light in the hall. From the ceiling 10 the
floor wall OF black extended. Tho light
did not extend 20 this wall Of black and tho
effect was dismal and gruosono. People
sEuddered as they stepped into tho forbid
ding atmosphere. Grand Army men guard
cd the casket They locked like statues in
the dismal light tapering On ali sides of tho
shades OF darkest night.
On the coffin rested the sword and
epauiettes that were worn from Lowell to
the gulf and back again in the days when the
negro was mgde a contrabaud OF war by tho
brain that lay under the glass plate OF the
coiiir lid. Behind the catafalqus rested a
bank OF flower that had come from Prssi-
dent Harrison and from the convicts of the
State prisons and from all classes of people
between those extremes. President Harri-
sons wreath was placad on the coffin in
Washington. The convicts' offering was
massive piece with the words 'Our
frend'' and "Justco' upon it. Senators
Dawes, Chandler aud Hale, Gov. Russell
Hon Frederick Douglass, militia compa.
MES, societies and friends in Lowell, Bos-
ton, New York, Washington, Chicago and
other places sent pisces that took up ons
eide of the hall.
When the crowd wa. admitted to the hall
they almost carried the doors eff their
hinges They struggled up stairs and
bowled over the police who tried to restrain
them.
Shouts and Cries Woke the Eoios
Of the hail where the dead man lay. Hunt
ing ton hall whenever Gen. Butler appeared
In life saw turbulent scenes. But those OF
to-day surpassed anything ever seen before
at the old hall where Gen. Butler used to
make the closing speeches OF his campaigns.
Down in the street Thousands prossel for
ward when they saw the doors open. Tie
police fought them all the afternoon. A
steady stream Of people poured in, but tho
crowd That wanted to get in did not dlmin-
ish. The exit was at Sbattuck street and
stream of peop.e as vomited through that
door.
No impression could be made on the m ass
that clGmored for admission at the other
side of the hall. Late In the afternoon the
doors were closed and the officers had an
hours rest. IL designed to close tue
hall ct ) o'clock until tomorrow morning,
but at q O'Clock they were opened again
This Tins tho people were beaten into lines
and moro order was main tanned up to IL
o'clock, when the final closing was made.
huhuTtus lelI lue pace WIlhOut RettlS. IN
and many others who wanted to get out of
tho jam were forced TO wait aud be swept
into the hall by the stream. There will be
another d sh tomorrow morning, as all
who failed to-day will try then.
Tonight the police torcs was increased
and about 46 fireman assisted. Tle crowd
smashed lot of glass in shop during one
fierce moment and an unknown woman mad
leg broken.