Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-25

Thousands Paid Last Respects TO the
Late General Cogswell.
Signs of Grief Shown All
Over the City.
Friends In Other Places Also Pay Tribute ia
His Memory.

SALEM, May 25.-All that was mortal o
Salem's illustrious son, soldier and states
man, General William Cogswell, repre-
sentative Of the Sixth district In congress-
was committed to mother earth In Har
mony cemetery Just before nightfall ysster
day. II was tho most notable funeral and
the greatest gathering Of distinguished
public men ever seen In Salem, II not In al
Essex county.
There were representatives of the ma
tional senate and house of representatives
and Of the state of Massachusetts,, judges
Of the. state courts, distinguished military
men, and many others, all paying tribute
to the sterling worth of General Cogswell.
The lips Of all spoke the same name, the
interest of all was reverently centered on
the same event, and this feeling showed
itself In tho crowded streets, In the display
Of the dead generals portrait, draped with
somber colors, In the store windows, in
the dropping flags which showed them
selves, wherever there was staff, all over
the city, and In the mournful draperies
Over All the Public Buildings.
It was at the city hall, however, that
the display was most impressive. 1t was
in the council chamber of the building
that the body of General Cogswell lay In
state and to the crowds of people that
passed into the building the sight was an
impressive one. The coffin, draped with
the nations flag and surmounted by
sword and belt, occupied the center of the
room. At the head and the foot was a
guard, either "a relocated member of the
Salem Cadets or one Of the more somberly
clad veterans of the Grand Army post.
Behind the coffin at the head of the cham.
Der was bank Of beautiful flowers.
From the center of the ceiling of the hall
black strcamers extended to the sides, and
all the vacant desks were covered with
black. The body Of the general lay in
state from 10 o'clock until the time of the
funeral in the afternoon, and almost
steadily during that time did the throng
of people file by his coffin for last look at
his familiar face. During the first half
hour after the public was allowed to enter,
30 persons a minute passed through
Impressive Church Services.
Early in the afternoon the body of Gen.
eral Cogswell was removed from the coun.
Gil chamber in city hall to the Tabernacle
church, and there the funeral service was
conducted. The building was crowded to
the utmost, and so many organizations
and official bodies desired to attend that ii
was necessary to have them represented
by small delegations.
The service at the church was very sim
pie, but none the less impressive. The open
ing hymn was sung by the choir. Then
Rev. j. J. Hill, d. D., read from the scrip
tures. After that Rev. j. p. Franks con-
Quoted the ritualistic service prescribed by
the regular Episcopal form, and also read
u few lines written ON the death Of the
Duke Of Wellington.
There was no eulogy. The music, by
the regular choir, was as follows: Funeral
march; chant, Lord, Let Me Know My
End" hymn, Crock of Ages" hymn,
Nearer, My God, to Thee" dead march
by Lane. The body bearers were IL men
from troop A, Loyal Legion, in charge of a
sergeant At the conclusion of the serv-
ices the 'Lost Chord" was given by bugle
end organ, and as the body was borne
down the aisle the bugle sounded again in
accordance with the Loyal Legion service
The March to the Grave.
At the conclusion of the service the line
of march was formed by the various mill
tary organizations and clubs
The route Of the procession was through
Federal, Boston, Goodhue and Grove streets
to the cemetery. There the body was
placed In a receiving tomb. During the
passage of the procession the bells of the
city were tolled, and the final ceremony
at the tomb was the ritualistic service of
the Grand Army.
AS a mark of respect to the dead general
the Massachusetts, house of representa-
tives adjourned at noon. From various
less prominent organizations, also, trib-
utes have been coming in. The State Re-
publican club passed resolutions express
ing appreciation of General Cogswell's s
public services and regret at his death.
Similar resolutions were adopted by the
Beverly Republican club, and the flags
there as we'll as In others places through
out the sixth congressional district, were
displayed at half-staf, while many build
ings were appropriately draped in mourn
ing. Marblehead selectmen also adopted
resolutions expressing their appreciation
OF the common bereavement on the death
Of General Cogswell, and calling for vari-
Gus public marks Of respect for his
memory.
At the cemetery sad accident occurred
when q volley was fired in honor Of the
dead. BY some mistake In the last volley,
ball cartridge was used In ono of the
pieces and John j. Donohue was shot In
the arm, infiicting = flesh wound. The
ball was extracted at the hospital.
FIremen's Day.
GARDINER, Me-, May 25.-The fifth day
Of the carnival was firemen's day and it
drew large crowds from surrounding
towns. The first big event was the parade
by the Gardiner fire department with com
panies from surrounding towns. In the
afternoon there were horse races and
trials Of engines. In race, the conditions
of which were 400 feet run from hydrant
to carriage and return, lay 100 feet Of hose
and draw water, the Independent of Au.
gusta won In 59s. In the trial Of hand
tubs the Hecla of Randolph won, the win
ming distance being 192ft. Ain. In the
evening the flremen dedicated the Coli
scum, and there was big ball.
Yellow lack rs Fighter.
Boston, May %. = Steamer San Do