The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
ASLEEP, GOOD MIGHT
Commander Sands Laid to
Rest in New York Bay
Cemetery Today.
G. 1. R. VETERANS IT THE CRAZE
Immense Crowd FILLS Hsddiag q.
E. Church Where the Pu.
neral Services We're Held.

Emanuel Sands, Commander of the New
Jersey Division, G. A. r., is being buried
this afternoon with all the pozpp and
honor which can be bestowed by his conn
rades in the G. A. R. and the various
Masonic orders of which he was a meme
Der. The funeral services are in progress
as ''The News goes to press.
The cortege presented a most imposing
spectacle. Over 1,50O Grand Array men
have turned out and will follow their
comrade to the grave in the New York
Bay Cemetery, where he will be laid at
rest.
Hedding NJ. E. Church. where the re-
hgious services are being held. was
packed to the doors this afternoon. One
half of the pews were occupied by dele
cations from the G.. A. R., members of
Varick Post, of Masons, and Hugh de
Papens Commandery, knights OF Pythias,
while the remainder were occupied by the
friends of the dead man and by those who
arrived first at the church. Over thou
sand persons other than the veterans who
are to participate in the march to the
grave, were gathered outside of the
church. The services over they will be
allowed to pass by the coffin, which Will
be placed in the upper hallway of the
church. and view for the last time the
remains of the dead commander.
The body rested before the altar in a
handsome black casket. About The altar
were piled dozens of beautiful Eoral offer
ings. Van Houten Post, No. 3. sent a
large floral G. A. r. badge which stands
beside the coffin. A broken column six
feet high is the gift of Van Houtsn Fife
and Drum Corps. Phil Sheridan Post, No.
110, of Newark, sent a broken column.
The New Jersey Division, G. A. R., sent
fac smile of the commanders epaulets
with the single word Taps worked on
the field in blue immortelles. A large
floral flag also came from the department.
A wreath and column came from the en-
ployes of the dead man. There were pill
lows from Zabriskie Post and friend in
Brooklyn, also one on which was the in
scription Father
The G. A. r. men who were to par
ticipate in the parade began to arrive at
Woods Hall, in Barrow street. at 1890
o'clock. BY two o'clock there were fifteen
hundred of them in line. They extended
in a double row from Montgomery and
Barrow streets to Mercer street and
thence up Mercer street to the house OF
mourning, No. 139, near Vardck street.
There was a delegation of several hun
dred veterans from Newark in line. The
Newark posts, each of which was headed
by band of its own, were:-Phil
Kearney, No. /; Lincoln, No. IL; Phil
Sheridan. No. 110; Marcus L. Ward, No.
SS; Heximer, No. "a, and Tucker (colored0.
No. 65. Van Houten Post, No. 8, to. which
Comm mander Sands belonged turned out
nearly 200 strong. Other Jersey City posts
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