The herald., 1894-09-19

room at the southwest corner of the
Williams dwelling. Here the features
of the dead man were viewed by several
hundreds OF persons, including members
of the Loyal Legion, the 6. A. R., etc.
I Some of the veterans who viewed the
body had served under General Stone
mans command. At 3 O'Clock the Rev.
Thomas R. Slicer began the service by
reading several passages OF scripture.
This WAS followed by prayer, and then
Mr.. Slicer read that beautiful poem by
Wordsworth entitled Character OF the
Happy Warrior. This poem. being de-
ecription of an ideal soldier. was sug-
gested by the feeling of the English ma
a suitable motto for the Occasion DfT.
Slicer read an extract from Browning's
Epilogue, ss follows:
One who never turned his back, but marched
breast forward;
Never doubted clouds would break;
Never dreamed, though right were worsteo,
wrong would triumph.
Held fall to rise, are baffied 10 ngnb Detter'
Sleep to wake
This concluded the service.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Williams and
their family there were present OF the
relatives of General StonemaD, his
brother, Judge Stoneman of Iowa, Miss
Stoneman, DR.. W. E. Long and wife and
DR.. H. d. Ingram and wife. A goodly
mum bsr of the neighbors and friends oil
the family and others had ass embed to
pay their respects to the dead.
Outside, ON Utica street. drawn up in
position at the southerly curb, there
awaited large military escort for the re-
mains, which were taken to the Erie
station to be forwarded to Jamestown.
This escort had formed at the
cornev Of North street and Delaware ave-
nue. in pursuance of orders issued by the
commanding officers, and marched
thence at 2 Is O'Clock. 1t consisted OF
Brigadier. General DOYLE and staff, bat.
, TALON OF regular troops from Fort Por-
ter, the Sixty-ffth and Seventy-fourth
regiments, N. G. 8. N. Y, and members
of local G. A. R. posts. In all there
were over 800 men in full dress uni
form. The pail bearers were Command.
: ing Sergeant Chuck of the Twenty frs'
i, infantry, Post Quartermaster Tuttle
First Sergeant George Merdinger. Ser
peant Jsmes Hamilton, Sergeant, Charlel
McCue, Corporal James M. Thomas ant
, CORPORAL John Shea, all of the REGULAR
at Fort Porter.
.. The honorary pail bearers were: DR.. W
S, Tremaine, Col. John B. Weber. Col
. Charles Z. Walbridge. Charles A. Orr
James Wadsworth, Col. u. S. Alexander
Cspt. John M. Brinker. Col. II. w
Warren, Col. Horace Jewett, and TWEEN
: ty-tirst Infantry Captains Joseph M
. Duncan and Charles H. Williams.
: The remains were borne past the es
t cort to the hearse, which stood shor
2 distancs weet of Delaware avenue. Th
procession then formed and move
slowly and solemnly to the station, tn
: bands playing funeral march. IN
d. companies of regulars and local militl
a marched company front, filling the stree
from curb to curb, the u. A. II. marcn
ing column fours. The route WAS ou
Utica street to Main, to Bryant,
Delaware, to Chippewa. to Main'
Seneca, to Chicago, and to Exchang
street and the Erie station. The mil
tarv escort was preceded by Captai
Gable of the Sixth police precinct and
: sunsd OF mounted policemen. The
= followed General Doyle and his stat
,r mounted. The members OF his sta
!. were Lieut.. Col. +. s. Warren, Gap
i Wyman H. Smith, Capt. George J.. Fr;
10 Mai. Edison J. Weeks, Maj. John ii. Bal
ie Mai. G. NJ. Ransom, Companies an
rs II of the Twenty-frst infantry, U. ). A
Dr. in command OF Major Powell, who'
er aides we're DIT. Appleton al
Lieut.. f. l.. Palmer. Companies !.
the Sixty-fifth regiment. Col. s. \
d. WEIGH commanding. Companies oil IL
i'd Seventy-iourth regiment, Col. Geori
n G. Fox commanding. The hearse al
is military escort (the bearere) and 10 ca
is riages containing the honorary bearer
yh members OF the Loyal Legion. clerl
Q. and mourners. The 6. A. r., Altr'
Lyth grand marshal and John }. u
lahan chief of staff. Chapin poi
ha CHARLES johnson commander, was LOT
~.s ~ most in the work of furnishing men
no the procession, Bidwoll.Wilkeson pc
r. being next.
Several flags were carried by the q
djers and militia, some Of which we
ILL frrled. Along the route hags weie
Es- played at hall mast. A large number
nc' people asse emblsd along the route, p