Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
GEN. BUTLER BURIED
Impressive Services at Lowell This
Afternoon.
TRIBUTES FROM MANY CID CIXRlDES
Remains Taken TO Their Last Rest
ing Place.
GIN. BTTLER BuRIrp.
Funeral Services H~id ., Iswrn IhI. An~r-


Butler, the soldier statesman. LAWYER anl man
ufacturer. was buried here tolav uith the fun
measure ot uiilitarv rtaous aui civic houar-
Dear A. were the ''ponp and rtrrumztancs' 81
war and the evidences % popular admiration %
the heart Of the doughty general. the escrci-r-
and appointments Of his niacu i,cut funeral
would have left nothing for him % desire
could he have fore-orn ucok AGO that tonight
he would slcrr in his la.t resting riace.
VS. country, his state ani be- CITY cousri-.d
20 honor his memory. Lowell hss been crogdri
TODAY a. neNcr before iu &C. htstUrt lr.lssl
since the arrival of ID. ctusraI.- rerrsirls .,l,
fridaV last business has I.rHcuaiiiv hfs.n 81 =
sitnd~ttl The preVarnrIor.- fsr the funeral
have Suburdinntcl every other event.
There VAS SNOW Ia tue Al Yesterday. hut tha
weather seemed o. have ru fi,-t upon fhs
crowds who throncel Hgnuugl1u HAD. who're
the body Law IN state.
prior to cirrring the BODY 10 tis hail sunday
morning funeral services we've ttli al the Ilc.-
Vedero ~ iieucc a. Gen. RBIFr
AfJer tho cNerrisr- fhs ia.ri b Dutisr p5-t
escorted the BODY 20 Huruur'ul Hau pith 70
yer ed arms and mnfi,d drum.
The body re tsa on a cainfalFla crr-tfi n
the center 81 the floor beneath .lis chan lali.-
aud single Jet 81 ca- iliYml1rl DE features -
the dead The rear of the hall wa ndoruel
with Talms. plants flowers aud ho-sl de-iru.
furnished by the city aud irlrn8. sAl admirers
from various parts of the country.
rHE rREsiBEyr's Er,rrNrnsNrr.
The wreath presented by T're.issut Harrisan
had the place of honor az th, head of ne
casket. Above was the fU-lcd headquarters
flag Of the Army OF the James On tha cosfn
rested the sword aud epaulets 'haf we're s..rn
from Lowell to the gulf aud back again in tho
days when the uegro wa ma.le ''csu'rabauI
Of war by the brave Union general who lay
beneath.
TRrnrrEs PROM w,~urNaroN.
Among the hand-omo nornl tributes were.
Bunch of white lilies anl palms. tied with q
ribbon, from Gen. IL. \. Goyu,ou of Washing
ton.
Design four feet in height. Fai,h. Hone and
Charity: an anchor. cra-- ard heart made u
white camelas. white ro--- ard dark reF carna-
hons. from Senator ". A.. Chandler. Ma-hiug-
ton.
Broken anchor. male % white oarneliss ana
maidouhair ferns. on a base g iyy Leases. from
sydney Webster of New Hnfk
Standing aBrhor. live feet ~ hti.ht. of ivv
leaye-. with a butiouhole bouquef tlsa Nth .
white ribbon on the arms % th. anchor. frsrn
Frank l. washbnrue, he general. Law partner.
Gates \ jar Of white ro-.s aud shite csrna-
ions, from Charles O'Ncii. VI. g. Of Washing
ton.
Wreath Of ivy leaves and white lilies. from A.
II. Morrison Of Washington.
Broken column Of white r1-e- four fes, high,
snrmouRted by dove, from senator Engeno
Hale.
Ivy wreath. with cluster % white ro-es tied
with ribbon. from senator H,ury L. Dawes.
Large wreath OF laurel. with bunch OF uhiis
lilies tied with white ribbon. frosn A. A. Ades
of Wa hiugton.
Standing anchor Of foliage. from A. Little Of
Portland. Ne.
Standing wreath OF ivy. three Zee, high. on |.
base of longinornm lilies, from Adjt. Gen. nal-
ton.
FROM NAssAcHUsETs.
n-o .F. a.. 4 q
designs ever made here, aud one never at
tempted before. was the state coat-of-arms and
seal of Ma-~achuset's. four feet high. the
tribute of the executive department. Of the
state.
Tablet Of ferns. With broken sword lying ON
IL. from Fred Douglass of Washington.
Bunch of sago palms and white lilies tied
with purple ribbon from Col Rice. L. = A., of
Chicago.
Large bunch 81 pink roses. from Mrs.
Nashburue. wife of the generals lnw pnrtuor.
Standing wreath. four feet high. uith the IN
seriptlon The Butler Club, from that orgsni-
cation.
Standing cross of white roses. with wreath q
yioiets around the arm, from John IluHssu
Young.
4 guard Of honor from BeuJ Z. gutler Post,
No. ~, q. A. T.. Of Lowell stood near the
caske,. while a detah Of police kcPt the pro-
cesrlou in motion.
This morning at : O'Clock the hal Uas again
thrown open and the proccs-iua 81 visitors
sGmed its march past the caskct.
FUNERAL sTEyIcEs rHis AFTERNOON.
The funeral services were hsll ., s clsck On
st. Annes Episcopal Church Every soat IN
the ediiice taken nearly al hour before tho
funeral eXercises begHn.
At 80 O'Clock the BODY was taken from
Huntington Hall and carried to the church. 49,
eortea bv the honorary siibvarcrs John
A. Lowell. Judge l.. J. sherman. Mr. Edsari
Avery, MIR. l.. T. Burieigh. Mr. Geo. +. Iarh-
ardson. Mr. Joshua y Marshall. Mr.. Charles
ii. Allen and Maj. George J. Carney.
There WAS solemn hush the procession
entered the church n vas headed b. Rev. pr.
Chambre. followed by The cssket. the pail
bearers. and then by the faInilr. frioni- and
distinguished mouruers- notably GOV. Rus-eli,
council and staff. and the delegations from ths
Massachusetts senate and house.
The Episcopal services Tor the dead with an
propriate words OF euiogy Constituted the ina
pre~sive yet simple ceremony.
When the services were completoa the nti-
tary funeral procession formed Tor the march
TO the cemetery in accordance WIth the follow
ing program;
Gen. Peach and STAFF band Of music: COM
pany Of cavalry. sixth regiment. ". \. n, Co.
Parrons commanding. Capt Duche.ne's battery
OF artillery: company u. second corps %
cadets; company NJ, ninth rcgimcut NJ. \. N.s
honorary pallbearers IN two carriages. III. re-
mains were escorted by eighi ssrgeantS 81 Gen
Peach : brigade The carriages included tbs
following: Family. relatives aud friend. GOV.
Russell. coancil and stuft delegation from state
senate and legislature Of Massachusetts,, gov
ernor Of New Hnmp.hire. councn aud staff;
delegation from senate aud leg stature OF New
Hampshire. mayor sud city government OF
lowell. the Butler Club of Mas.achu-etts.
Lowell Bar Association. delegation of colored
men led by Nir. r.. Walker. aois CATIONS from
city governments OF Boston and Glnucs-tef,
Lowell high school battalion escortiug Benia-
min =. Batter Post AZ. a. A. L., with their
drum corps: Louis Bell Post, q. A r.. Of Man.
chester. y. IL; Post i20. q. a. a.. of Lowell;
Post Is. q. A. r.. Of Lowell: Maj. Howe Post ~
of HaverhiIl, William H. smart Post No. 80. q
Cambridge and other Grand ArnT 0rganiza-
tions: FarTagut Camp. Sons of Veterans; Green
halge Camp. Sons OF Veterans the civic soci--
ties of Lowell and other cities, under command
Of a chief marshal: private carriages.
AT THE cEMETEaS.
Arriving at the historic Hildreth buryfng
ground. the sixth regiment NJ. V. NJ took iis
position along the northwest ii De OF the cem-
etery. and the Grand Army Of the Republic,
the Sons Of Veterans and other took their places
in front of the militia. the artillery forming st
the lower end Of the cemetery.
Chaplain }. r. Fulton 81 D. y. Bntior Post
read the funeral service Of .he q. A. x. rftuI
and Rev. DIR. Cnambre closed the sol.mn aud
touching ceremony with the beneliction.
As the body was being lowered into The grave