The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
WITH MILITARY H0NoRS
Fourth Segment in Cha rge or the
Burial Of Captain Babcock.

The joint meeting of the o mit tees
appointed by the Board of Officers of the
Fourth Regiment, Zeredetha Lodge No.
13l, Assembly No. l62 Royal Society of
Good Fellows, and the New Jersey Bowl>
Ing Club, TO arrange for the funeral of
Captain George P. Baboosk, who died
s ssr1y ,a Yesterday .y.aIoo m ne ~. N was
Jersey Bowling Club house on
Virginia venue. The com n1ittee decided
to leave the entire matter TO the officers
OF the regiment. The Heredetha Lodge
and Assembly No. 1852 will simply cons
duct their respective services at the
grave. The arranging of the corteRe
will be done by the reaimental officers.
Tbs committee which was appointed last
night to represent the re2iment was as
follows: Lieutenant Colonel Mason.
Major Smith and Cap tain Steele. The
following orders for the fun eral were
issued by Colonel Abernethy;-
ORDERS No. SO.
JERSEY Cry, Oct. %, 1893.
The commanding officer announces with severe
regret the death. after o short ilnsss, OF Cap
tam George P. Babeock, commanding the Gun
D~etacnmeut, which occurred at his residenc Q
October IS, 1893. Captain Babcock's connection
with the reginsnt commenced as a private in
Company D February Is, 1881, second ~lieutsn-
lieutenant commanding the Gun Dstachmsnt
November II, 1887. aud after serving in that
capacity Tor I'VE years. was Reconnaissance
funeral Of Captain BabcocE will
take place from his lats residence, No. 90 Kear-
ny, avenue. on Sunday. October %, 1895, at
l.3O p. M. Company D is hereby detailed as
escort, and Captain Thomas B. O'Neill will ma ke
All necessary arrangements and take charge OF
the cortege. AS q mark,of respect to the memory
Of the deceased, officers will wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days. the drum
major will detail musicians to report to thu
Officers commanding the escort at armory Of
Company D at 1880 ?. H.
HUGH H.. ABERNErHY,
Colonel Commanding Fourth Regiment,
N. G., M.
The casket containing the body of the
Captain will not he carried on the Gals
sou OF the Gun Detachments howitzsr as
was proposed. on accou = of the distance
to the place of i%Gternent. which is in
the Mouthere Cemetery at New Durham.
1t would be impossible for the members
OF the detachment to pull the caisson the
entire distance, and a hearSe will be used
TO convey the remains to the cemetery.
Company d and the Gun Detachment
Will go to the burying ground by way of
the Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western
Railroad. Colonel Abernethy has in~
structed Drum Major Browniee to detail
twenty musicians from the drum and hfe
corps for the funeral. After the Masonic
aud Good Fellow lodges are through
with thar services at the grave, the regi-
ment will be in charge.
A firing party, to be detailed BIZ Colonel
Aberne;hy. Will fire a volley over the
grave and a bugler will souna taps. This
will conclude the exercises.
The officers of the regiment will attend
the funeral in civilians dress. They Will
90 to the cemetery In coaches. There
will be sixteen pail bearers and each of
the organizations. of which the Captain
was a member, Will appoint foul mem
bers to act as such.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at half-past one O'Clock.