The Jersey City news., 1901-12-31
At RES |
Funeral Services Of General
sewell Held Today
at Camden.
MILITIA PAID THEIR TRIBUTE
Second Brigade Issues Pro
clamation Regarding Their
Old omcer.

rnents for the funeral of United States
Senator William j. Sewell, which took
place here at noon today were completed
yesterday by Brigader General William
/ H. Cooper and Quartermaster Major
! William ]. Browning, who were close
friends of the dead Senator. General
/ Cooper was placed in command of the
| funeral arrangements by Brigadef Gem
eral Wanser, who is assistant command
ing OFFICER of the division. The funeral
| was strictly a military one.
! The honorary pallbearers were Stewart
Patterson, A. j. Cassatt, Clement AZ
Griscom, Randolph Ellis Beauveau Borie,
| General Fl. C. Corbin, Colonel Charles H.
Raymond e. B. Gaddis, Insurance Com
missioner William BEETLE. Attorney Cen
eral Grey, former Senator E. c. Stokes,
Governor Voorhees,, Governor-elect
Franklin Murphy, former Governor
Griggs. Henry S. Little. 7. G. Neale,
| Colonel John Cassett, e. F. c. Young,
Cortlandt Parker, F. Wolcott Jackson,
Chancellor William J. Magic, Chief JUS
| tice Gummere David Baird, General p
r. Wanser, E. R. Schubriek. DR.. H.
Genet Taylor, H. c. Kelsey, Brigadier.
General l.. w. James, General S. D.
| Olphant and Major E. w. Coffin.
The funeral cortege was formed as fol-
| lows
The Third Regiment band Brigadier
General William H. Cooper in command;
| four mounted batteries, u. s. A; one
! foot battery. T.. S. A.; one bandi Third
Regiment National Guard; First Troop
of Newark. and Second Troop Of Red
Bank, and Battery b; members of the
l NH nd of hc bTi-
gade; caisson containing the body of the
| dead General; riderless horse, containing
| the boots. spurs and accoutrements of
the late General led by an orderly; mem
bers of the late Generals division staff
of officers; honorary pallbearers and
clergymen members of the family; men,
bers of Congress, Senators; National and
State officials: members of the Grand
Army of the Republic; members of socie-
| ties; officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company: distinguished visitors and
civilians. There was no detail of police
| in line.
Governor VOORHEES, and stan followed
1 the members OF the former command OF
General Seweil. The staf was:-Adjutant
General Oliphant Major General John r.
Brooke. Major General Charles F. Roe,
Major General r. A. Donnelly. Brigadier
/ General B. w. Spencer, Brigadier General
e. P. Meaney, Bflgadier General J. w.
Congdon, Colonel Clifford Hurrl, National
Guard of New Jersey; Lieutenant Colonel
Bryant, National Guard of New Jersey,
and Captain Dean. U. S. A.
The division staff. in command Of Coli
| onel Chambers: First Brigade ataff. Col
| onel Campbell; commanding officer and
/ officers of the First, Second and Fourth
Regiments; departmental officers, formed
by Assistant Adjutant General Freeman
| commanding officer and officers of Bat-
| terry A. Field Artillery; commanding Off
Ger and officers of the First and Second
| Battaiions. Naval Reserve, followed the
| staff of Governor Voorhees,.
! The military exercises consisted in a
| salute of thirteen minute-guns, the COM
initial service, lowering of casket into
/ grave. thirteen guns and three salvos of
musketry.
| Brigadier General Cooper issued o.
| ders yesterday to the several military er-
/ ganizations ordering them to report at
| the Third Regiment armory. in Camden.
| ait 10 o'clock this morning. Arrangements
were made to provide for the accomme-
dation of $50 officers at luncheon in the
banquet room. and the troops were pro-
vided with luncheon on the floor OF the
drill room
Free transportation was forwarded t.
every commissioned of1icer IN he Ma
tional Gnard OF New Jersey In order that
ne nngnt incur no expense IN attending
| the funeral of General Sewell. AS major
general commencing the state militia.
senator ss"eii was eSceedinsiy Wen liked
pS s'ose uifec'is 'iiiuer him. lhe susses-
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Diocese ~ view 1srsrs' assistea sDy rev.
T. =. rSoosrich' u o'. raui : 1.rolesIant
f1plscopai churcn Samoen' OF Wnich Gen
erai seven was vestryman. the body
was borne from the house by eight SER
geants OF the miltia ana carried to the
cais90n.