The evening world., 1894-04-17
GEN. SLOCUM BURIED.
An Imposing Procession Escorts
His Remains to the Tomb.
His Coffin Draped in the Flag Of the
Loyal Legion.
Salute Fired from a Hill Adjacent
TO Greenwood.

Ger. Henry w. Slocum was the mos,
,mnosIny win the nossibIs execution
in'pos"s. WIZ" VI posoe M-ep,'o'
OF that OF the late Henry Ward Beecher,
that has ever occurred in Brooklyn.
W. w., 1904 Won n ,,,,,r,,v a, tbap,
'"o.e nan ''"' '''t a
tomb.
60 .-.. x,,, u.s !, oo,.,l-
Gen Eora'io y, Ni"S "a' %a.
sloeum and her family. getting every.
tbInv IN readiness The military arrange.
'nnIs III 'ea',,s.'
ments were LETT entirely TO Col L. L.
~ pa,aua Co. s,oo,m,. f,mIiy INV.
~. he"'"s' n'"' '''eu"n an" p,'
sician' was at the mousse win Mrs N'hs
during the morning. and he said IT was
the, douh,r,I ~ Mrs slocum would be
So, -. -, ~
aple 10 accompany the remains oi he'
husband to the cemetery.
CIV works commissioner White had
., u.a.r ~ Craan.
and Clinton avenues and various other
avenues and street, getting them in
shape ior 'he m'i,lary proces'on
At the Twenty-thlrd Regiment Armory.
on Clermont avenue. the members began
=" n.,.nn - a.s
TO gamer at noon
the officers Of the regimen, las, night
to have all the companies assembled
a. C t1o s sns,h raoaIpnd re.saye from
col Isnrdnn eariv in The da~' stating
t he iafsuTn cary III rnndv and thai
tnere soulu De niue OF no cmasse inaae
In the Prosrtmme arrange yes,eruaS
,o "a, 'ne nm muSe o 'n me nles were bbmmsvr
hoon; II nunlper VI men me,e uu',
draping the chancel and arrang,ng a
Few palms ana flowers whicn hau ar
riEeu carry; ,,,s n,.cea In
charge H4Pe' OF Hen the police and detective
squads at the church. n Sergt. John.
son. a veteran who acted as guard
oyer Gen: Grants remains az m3unt
police In front OF the procession.
AL the offices in the city departments
were closed at noon az a mark OF respoct
olution pa 'sed by the Aldermen yester-
day.
The list Of the pall-beire~s, which vas
OF those requested to act in chat capacity
to attend the funeral. AMI vas AS fol-
lows:
Gen. O.. Q. Howard; william Marshall
len. Congressman W. ] .CoombJ, Cen.
George s.. Greene. James T Pierce. Ger.
Daniel 4. Sickles, Gen. -ith John Por-
ter, Gen. Daniel Ru;te"ield. Gen. Stew
art l.. Woodford and ex-Mayor Abraham
S. Hewitt.
Gen. Howard, commanding the pc;
partfnent OF the AtlantlC, IepIesehteo
President Cleveland at the funeral.
Mayor Schieren and members or MS
Chpinet were present uIlns ane eiuiei
services 10 Ieprssen, ur3oR.yh. mi,
morning and passed resolutions OF con
dolcnce. The Supervisors DECIDED at ,tht
meeting to attend the funeral service!
in n hody.
Al noon eyerything was in READINGS,
for the funern, services.
Tho e,ybt sereeants from Fort Hamil
ISL -, hoorara 49,
ton, VINO acteI as ppd{ oealeis, az.
the mempers OF rtankIn roau Az On
rived at Gen. Slocufn mouse ~ Lev
and accompanied the hearse bearing tnt
remains down Clinton avenue TO greene
and to the church, where the funera
director dismissed the hearse.
All Of the military and civic organiza-
lions ware draw n lin on Greene avenue
~ 80 ~ cotRn into the edihce
bearers pore or tb me Jn}tad States Artillery
tne pdhu Vi ~ Ciii'eu '"'
played a diTge.
The Rev. ut. H.. l.. Storrs conducted
the services assisted 5y Hey nr'
gies. The church was packed, and hun
dreds of people were unable to gain ad-
mittance.
1t was almost 9 o'clock when the ser
vices ended, and the body was borne
from the church draped In a nag OF the
LOYAL Legion. AS the bearers passed gu
and down to Carlton avenue, where
the CONN was placed On caissoh' me
band played another diIBe,, ana the
military, drawn up. presented arms.
PROCESSION, made up as ioiio"s'
moved towards GREENWOOD
Squad of mounted police.