New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-18
GENERAL SLOCUM BURIED.
,,r,Ry HONORS TO THE MEMORY OF
THE DEAD SOLDIER.
,orrD TO THE CEMETERY BY HUNDREDS
or MoURNEEs-THE ADDRDSs DELIVERED


Of MouRNEEs-THE ADDRpss DELIVERED
BY DIR. sToRRs.
eli military honors were paid to the memory
corsral Henry ". Slocum at the funeral yes
I" So, IN the Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn
"s ,be burial at Greenwood. %There was great
S'- Of people in the vicinity Of the church ana
"n. the line of march of the military parade in
Sv If the dead soldiers memory. The body lay
.a,a AT the house. No i65 Clinton-aVe.. from .
- o'clock and many Old friends viewed the 81
". face The uniform Of his rank worn, and
~ tho flag draping the coffin rested crossed
iris There were many handsome floral designs
" ,ne parlors. \ brief service was conducted at
u honse by DR.. Charles Il. Baker. rector Of
~. church Of the Messiah The members OF
o.,E,n Post formed the body-guard from the house
,ha church. Tie palbearers were Generals
90 : Greene. Daniel T.. Sickles Daniel Butter
ia FY,z John Porter Benjamin +. Tracy. Stew
-. l. Woodford Edward L. MolineuX and Will
49, Rogers Judges r. NJ. Cullen and Calvin +.
e., ex-Nayor \. = Hewitt. Congressman w. j.
r",rhs William Marshall and James + Pierce
"a Co,onels Horatio G. King and John l.. Bur
'1,h The body-bearers were eight sergeants Of
80 RATED States Army. In the church. seats were
s,ved for the representatives, of many organiza-
49,, General O. O. Howard and staff represent
,hA Army: General James McLeer ana stan, the
,,onal Guard. The Legislature was represented
....mblyren Porter. Gould. Wells. Bush and Fin
~ Navor Scheren and many Aldermen and
ssorvisors represented the city. The Military Or
49, ~ the Loyal Legion. the trustees of the Sol
49,. Home the Brooklyn Club. the Peoples Trust
c,anv and other organizations had official repre-
.,aton Department Commander Schotts and
's Of the G. \. r.. Of Ncw-York. were present
,-ong others in the church were General John
inner B. d. Sullivan. General w c. Treacy.
,'sr Nichols H. y. Pohemus, Colonel y. f.
,.,an Felix Campbell Joseph G. Hendrix. E g.
n,ackford NJ s briggs. St. Clair McKelway. John
: little Judges Bartlett. Clement and Van Wyck,
y q Carrlan William Hester. General Joseph h.
Carr R. D. Benedict and Colonel II. W. Michel
Tho burial service was read by DR.. Baker ana the
.sa choir sang who Are These in Bright At
-" and Gounods Requiem. The funeral al
a...s was by Dr. StorrS. In the course OF II ne
ai ss .It is Of course. not especially prolonged
ne that we commemorate, though II nal neary
Ieaene' onr ewes gave promise OF much longer cor
snr Not Of late years has Il 0een pdrucu-
atE hry1nce ana thought though lustre from the
as, has always slgnally rested upon II, anu ihs
as in II have always been recognized: i mas
-, heen probably. a wholly and constantly lauIt-
is has seemed far more than is common in men re-
r~,vsd from the reach OF human cenSure. but GER
AMY s mas sc Pef has Justly entitled I'm VINO achieved
70 The place which he held not only IN the aiiee
!, h,s bsen a life presenting. a. We all must know
sxtraor1narv contrasts. impressive ana memorable
This has been true even in the circumstances 81
bs recent departure out Of mundane limitations TO
ms r,sater though unseen. life beyond"
Willie the services we're going foTT Tr1 C IN me
ssnIT'"1 sngdon. the Second Brigade Signal Corps,
under Captain Legh and the "a Resimsn o r. The
ri, r ,escor, As the coffin was borne out the
band played drg End 1t was carTied to se 10 ei,
~, caieson Rehind IL was led a rlderless war
horse. with the trappines of major-eener9;L C-o,
THE line OF march OF the procession was IN Greene
I'D r. rl,on ayes Ful'on-st.. Gates. Clinton and
lafayette aves.. South Oxf2rd-st Hanson Fac
Ths G 4 R posts and other veterans only march'd
az far as Fourth and Atlantic aves. At the Gene
,sry DR. Baker read the cOmmittal service al the
rscsiying vault where the body is temporarily
placed and salvo. Of three guns was hrea by a
dstachment OF artllerymen. after which pugler
sienailei lights out and a drummer sounded