Evening star., 1901-12-31
Imposing Military Funeral at His
Hom9 in Camden.
INFBRMENF In HARLEIGH CEMETERY
Members Of Congress and Other
Distinguished Men Attend.
LIST OF THE PALLBEARERS

CAMDEN, y. J., December 31.-The fune-
raj. with military hOnors. of the late United
States Senator William Joyce Sewell took
place at noon today from the Sewell man
sion. G26 Cooper street. From 10 o'clock
until IL O'Clock am. the public was per-
mitted to view the body, and thousands of
Camdens residents passed around the bier.
The services were conducted by Bishop
John Scarborough of the Protestant Epis-
copaI diocese of New Jersey, assisted by
Rev. R. A. Roderick, rector of St Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Church of this city.
AT the conclusion of the services eight
sergeants from the Sd Regiment and Bat
terry B. National Guard of New Jersey, car
ried the casket to a caissOn provided by the
War Department, and the cortege pro-
ceeded to Harleigh cemetery where inter-
ment was made.
The procession was made up in this or
der: Four mounted batteries L. S. A: cne
foot battery, L. S. A; Third Regiment
Band. Sd Regiment, National Guard of
New Jersey; Troops a and B of the State
Cavalry; Telegraph and Signal Corps OF
the I'd Brigade, National Guard: caisSon
containing the flag-draped casket; Gen.
Sewell's horse, with saddle, boots and
spurs, and led by orderly: Acting Divi-
sion Commander P. NJ. Wanser and staff
National Guard of New Jersey; thirty hon.
OTdry pallDedrerS. BlShop scarborough and
clergymen, family and relatives, delegates
from the United States Senate and House
of Representatives, T. NJ. X. Lee Post, No.
;, G. A. R.; distinguished guests and civil
ians.
Gen. Brooke in Command.
General Brooke of the Army of the East
was in command of the government troops
and Brigadier General VIM. II. Cooper OF
the I'd Brigade, was in command of the
state troops.
At the grave a salute of thirteen guns
was fired by a battalion of the Sd Regi-
ment- After the reading of the committal
services the body was lowered into the
grave and another salute was fired Finally
the bugle corps of the I'd Regiment sounded
taps" While the funeral was in progress
the city hail bell was tolled.
The honorary oanbearers included the
following:
Secretary of War Elihu Root. Adjt. Gen.
H. c. Corbin, Gov. Foster NJ. VOORHEES,.
Goyernor-elect Franklin Murphy. ex-United
States Attorney General John w Griegs
A. ]. Cassatt. president of the Pennsylya-
MIA Railroad Company; c. Stuart Patterson
Clement A GriScom. president of the Inter-
national Navigation COMPANY; Bcauveau
Borie- Col. Charles VI. Raymond E "
Gaddis, State Banking Commissioner Vim.
BEETLE. Attorney General Samuel H Grey,
Senator E c. Stokes. Henry Stafford Little.
- ->edle- bOt- JOnn CaSSei. Il. F.
Young. Courtland Parker. F. Wolcott Jack
son. Chancellor VIM. T. Ma gle Chief Jus
tice VIM S -Gummere, State Assessor Ds-
vid Baird, Gen. P. F. Wanser, E. r. Shu-
brick. DR.. II. Genet Taylor ex-Secretary of
State Henry C. Kelsey, Richard McCurdv
Gen. L. w. James. Gen. S. Duncan OIiuha nj
and Maj. E. ". Coffin.
Other Distinguished Men Present,
In addition 10 the United States senator.
and representatives who came to attend tn,
funeral there were present a large number
of distinguished and prominent men from
New Jersey and adjoining states All O
the county and city off srs and most O
the business houses were closed from moo,
until / o'clock.
Senator SewelI was president of the Yves
Jersey and SeashOre Railroad Company ant
the general manager Of the Pennsylvani;
railroad line, which controls the forme
line directed that the ferry houses on boil
sides of the Delaware river and the offic
pulldlns IN this city be draped in mourn
Ing. In addition all flags on ferry boats an
fa.road buildings are carried at half-mast
Inc committee of the United States Sen
ate included Senators Kean, Hawley Proc
tor, Burrows. Warren, Scott, Quarles, Bate
Cockrell, Pettus, Harris, Foster Cullom
Aldrich. Penrose, Elkins and Turner Tn
House committee was COMPOSED of the New
Jersey delegation