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

r,> military funeral this afternoon of
AR Henry w. Slocum was the most
hrnoHnx with the possible exception
=, that of the late Henry Ward Beecher,
~, has ever occurred In Brooklyn.
N,re than 5000 men. a majority of them
uniformed, escorted his remains to the
tomb.
Cen. Horatio c. King was in consul
tot,on during the morning with Mrs.
c,,cur md her family. getting every
ching in readiness The military arrange
want. were left entirely to Col. l.. l..
Ienpdon. commander at Fort Hamilton.
DR. Bellows. Gen. Slocum's family ply
s,c,an. was at the house with Mrs. King
during the morning. and he said 1t was
then doubtful II Mrs. Slocum would be
able to the remains OF her
husband to the cemetery.
City Works Commissioner White had
a large force of men at work on Greene
and Clinton avenues and various other
avenues and streets getting them In
shape for the military procession.
At the Twenty-third Regiment Armory,
on Ciermont avenue. the members began
to gather at noon.
Col. A. C. smith issued orders to
the officers Of the regiment last night
to nave all the companies assembled
at 100 this afternoon.
Col. Smith received a message from
Col, Langdon early in the day. stating
that everything was ready, and that
there would be little or no change made
In the programme arranged yesterday,
At the Church of the Messiah, until
noon, a number of men were busy
draping the chancel and arranging a
few palms and flowers which had ar
CAPT. McKelvey was placed in
charge of the police and detective
squads at the church. and Sergt. John;
son, a veteran who acted a. as H Gonrt
MEG led the mounted squad OF
police In front of the procession.
AL the offices in the city departments
were closed at noon as a mark of respect
to Ger. Slocum in pursuance OF a res
olution pa 'sed by the Aldermen yester-
The list of the .pall-bearars, which was
Of those requested to act in that capacity
to Gent %tte9 "a t q. H ioRsrai' Tas aS Gi!an
s,fpreme Court Justice Edgar NJ. Gull
len. Congressman w. J. Coomh5. Gen.
Daniel +. sickies. Gen. sita John Por.
ter, Gen. Daniel Butte:tield. Cen. Stew
art L. Woodford and ex-Mayor Abram
rtmen of the Atlantic, represented
President Cleveland at the funeral. -.
Mayor SCnleTtH anu
Cabinet were present dring. the church
services to represent Brooklyn. u
The Board of Supervisors met this
morning and passed resolutions OF con
Golence. The Supervisors decided at the
meeting. to attend the funeral services
In u body.
for the funeral services. W.T.
me eight sergennts from Fort Hamtl;
tho m m Of Fankin Post No. 10 ar
Rived at Gen. Slocunis house at l.@.
and accompanied the hearse bearing the
remains down Clinton avenue, to Greene
Aha to- the church.. where the funeral
director dismissed the hearse.
All Of the military and civic ~organiza-
az, either side of the church, and as the
bearers bore the coffin into the edifice
Ine band OF the United States Artillery
The Rev, Or. R. l. storrs conducted
Charles r. Baker. Both delivered eulo-
Eies. The church was hacked, ana hun
dreds of people were unable to gain ad-
Mittance.
vices ended, and the body was borne
from the church draped in n flag of the
Loyal Legion. AS the bearers passed out
ma dawn to Carlton avenue; where ere
band played another dirge, and the
military, drawn up presented arms.
The procession. made up as follows,
moved towards Greenwood:
Squad OF mounted police.
60: I0",nls l. Langdon and stan, mounted.
signal Corps of the Second brigade. Capt.
Frederick J.. Leigh, 30 men. mounted.
rwenty-'hird Regiment, n. c., S. n. Y: Co.
Alexis C Smith, SOC men.
Light Battery X, First United States Artillery,
90 men. from Fort Hamilton. Capt. Dillenback.
Caissoa. drapca with flags and bearing the
cashct. surrounded by members OF Rankin Post In
q hollow square.
An army horce in the full trappings used by
q Ma1or-Gcnerai Of the regular army. and with
saddle empty.
Paii-bearers in carriages.
Members of the family In carriages.
Members of the Military Order Of the Loyal
Legion.
oniceru of the United States army and navy.
In full uniform.
oncer of the National Guart. In full cos.
tune.
G. A, n. posts of Kings County. thirty -four
In numser
Members OF the Twelfth and Twentieth Army
Corps, which Gen Slocum commanded
Members of the Society OF the Potomac.
The line of march was down Greene
avenue to Carlton, to Fulton, to Gates
avenue, to Clinton past Gen. Slocum's
mouse, to Hanson place, to Fourth ave
nue., to Twenty-ffth street. to Green.
wood Cemetery.
In Fourth avenue. near Atlantic ave
rue. G. A. r. posts and other escorts
except the militia. We're dismissed.
As Col. Langdor had arranged, three
Paluteri OF four guEs each were fired from
n adincent hill by Battery X, Light
\RERlery,. under nd of Lieut.. Par
as the remains We're placed In the
wing vault IL Greenwood.
funeral Of Bishop southgate.
bishops and q large number of clersymer