The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-24
Military Funeral of
the Late Major Jo-
seph Bruso, Jr.
SECOND IN CITrS HISTORY.
Eloquent Tribute to De-
ceased by Rev. Moses
FL. Harris.

war, Worcester soldier, one of the
defenders of the Union, was paid the
last tribute of respect due him as a
soldier, when, yesterday afternoon. all
that was mortal of Major Joseph Bruso,
Jr., was borne through the streets of
this city on a caisson of Battery Is to
its final resting place.
| The event was particularly impress
sive, and as the body of the dead hero
passed to Hope cemetery, those at
tracted by the muffied drum beat and
the funeral marches, reverently barred
their heads as the cortege passed. The
| riderless horse, led by a member OF
b battery, was a pathetic episode OF
the day, and the faithful animal fol-
lowed the caisson which bore his mas
ters remains. The horse was covered
with the trapping of an officer of the
Grtillery with the red blanket, saddle,
boots reversed and with the sword of
the dead commander. The whole was
covered with a black net fringed with
black tassels.
At Hope cemetery three salvos were
fired by B battery, and the shrill notes
of the last call for the soldier, Taps
were sounded by the buglers. The SER
vices at the grave were further en-
HANGED by the reading Of the ritual Of
the Odd Fellows, with all its solemnity,
after which the members of Ridgely
lodge dropped a sprig of evergreen into
the grave.
The cemetery was thronged with
people of all walks Of life, assembled
to pay the last mark of respect to
the dead
The funeral was an impressive one,
the members of B battery assembling
at the armory at 1890 and marching to
the home at Glenwood street. At the
armory the battery was placed under
command of Lieut.. w. t. Gould, with
Lieut. Arthur H. Boswell and Lieut..
William E. Sayles in charge of the
.platoons, one hundred men in line.
Captain Herbert III. Haynes, with Of
ficers of the state militia of this city
and from Boston composing his hon
orary staff, headed the procession. The
staff was composed of Lieut.. Col. Ed
win r. Shumway; Major Harry b.
Fairbanks; Capt. Dorice A. Young Of
Troop A, First battalion of cavalry
Boston; Capt. Edwin G. Barrett, A
Company, Second regiment; Capt. Jer-
emiah j. Moynihan, G Company, Ninth
| regiment; Capt. P. L. Rider, G Com
pany, Second regiment; Lieut.. F. II
| Gray, II Company, Second regiment
Lieut.. NJ E. Hines, G Company, Ninth
| regiment; Lieut.. F. NJ. Clark, c Com
pany, Second regiment; Lieut.. Herbert
H. Warren, C Company, Second regi-
ment, and Armorer George w. Huh
bard. Col. Fred w. wellington was al
| the church during the services, ant
also at the grave.
The pail bearers were taken from the
| different organizations to which tht
| deceased belonged, and consisted o.
Secretary of State William NJ. DIN ant
Luke X. Davis, representing the oit
| Thirty sixth regiment; Captain Clar'
ence c. Hemenway and Engineer ar
| thur c. Haradon, representing the tirt
| Department. Noble Grand William N
| Holbrook and Past Grand o. l.. Bloo6
| from Ridgely lodge, I. o. o. F.; Past
Master Workman George H. Whiting
and Past Master Workman Harvey d.
Buck of Worcester lodge, A. o. u. w.
| Prayers were said at the house by
Rev. Moses H. Harris, after which the
remains were conveyed to the receipt
| acle on the caisson, while the officers
| and the battery presented arms AND
| the drum corps played Nearer, my
| God. to thee The drivers of the bat
| terry, who composed the body guard
were Corporal George Bieberbach, Pri-
| Moore. William J. Williams w. Fl.
| Spencer and Joseph E. Tisdell
The funeral cortege left the house for
the church with the music leading, fol-
| lowed by Capt H. w. Haynes and hon
orary staff; the buglers, c. r. Chase
and Edward H. Bailey; Battery I'M
| der command of Lieut.. w. Il. Gould;
/ field pieces with drivers, Privates H. A.
Leslie, Jerome Higgins, Charles Swan
/ To- uTif
pail -bearers; caisson bearing the re-
mains, and the carriages of the mourn
! ers.
At All Souls church. where the SER
vices were held, Post 10. G. A. r., had
already assembled. $50 strong. with
/ Commander Robert B. Edwards. Ridge
| ly lodge, 1. o. Q. F., was also present,
with Vice Commander Frank H.
| Pierce. as was Willie Grout camp, UNI
| der command of Capt Edward W. Glea-
son and the entire company of Engine
IL. When the remains were being ta-
ken from the caisson, the long roll was
sounded on the muff1ed drums, and the
| band PLAYED Nearer, my God, to thee,
while the body was conveyed into the
church, where 1t was placed near the
platform which was covered with the
| floral tributes. Notable among them
was a PLAGUE from the Worcester fire
department, upon which was inscribed,
Last call-621" which was the last box
| that the deceased answered; a mound
with the words "At rest" from nieces
! and nephews: mound, from Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur c. Haradon; mound, from
the Daughters of Rebekah, !. 0. o. F.;
placoue, from Ridgely lodge, and pill
! low from Queen Esther chapter; bunch
of roses, from Mr.. and Mrs. P. II
Hughes; cut flowers, Thomas Loynd;
mound, from Mrs. Thurston and Miss
| Goddard pillow, from B Battery;
mound of sweet peas, from friends.
| The body was met at the door OF All
Souls church by the pastor, Rev. Moses
| n Harris, who preceded the body
reading prayers for the dead. The
] Odd Fellows quartet sang several Sc
| lections.
Rev. Moses Fl. Harris delivered an
Impressive eulogy, and during his re-
marks many stifed sobs We're heard
| and many an eye glistened with tears
He said in part: God has a Bible and
man is chapter in it. The chapter
of this mans life that has just closed
| every section Of it, Is full Of friendship
| for his fellowmen. Maj. Bruso was q
man endowed with physical strength
that would bring success in anything
he would have undertaken to have
| done in life; a strength that the worlc
admires in a man, a strength thai
brings Gods benediction to him that
possesses 1t. But the chief characters,
| tic of Mai. Bruso was courage, and
believe that there are very few mer
who were so marvelously endowed with
that virtue as Maj Bruso. 1t wai
| courage that would inspire the child
or the general in the army; a. courage
to which men bow down in reverence
In 1862, when Abraham Lincoln ISSUED
his call for more troops and the whole
| country rang with the cry, II am com.
ing. Father Abraham, 100000 strong,
everywhere volunteers answered the
call and went forth to fight for the pre-.
servatior of the Union. Mai BrusC
heard the call and went forth to Dc