Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-01-02

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OF march to see the funeral cortege
pass. A sense of common loss, engen-
dered by sort of mournful pride in
the fame of the dead man, awed and
overwhelmed all, and the crowds were
remarkable for their silence and de-
corum.
Thousands were gathered about the
Sewell home, at No. 626 Cooper street,
early in the morning At 80 O'Clock
the front doors were opened and the
crowd, kept in line by 80 policemen,
was allowed to pass rapidly, but ST.
lently, past the casket in the hallway
and through side door to the street.
The wasted form of the dead Gen
eral lay in a casket of black, lined
with white The body was dressed in
Major Generals S uniform. At its
left side lay sword, and at the foot
the dead soldiers hat rested upon an
American flag and his old brigade
flag At either end of the casket,
motionless as statue, and in attitude
of present arms, stood a uniformed
member of the National Guard of New
Jersey.
About the head and at either side Of
the casket was huge bank of floral
tributes from Washington, New York
| and other cities. The Generals sons,
| Robert and William Joyce, stood at
either side of the stairway leading
from the hall to the second floor. The
parlors east and west of the hall were
filled with friends of General Sewell
while his family and relatives were
seated in rooms on the second floor.
| Promptly at noon Bishop John
| Scarborough, of the Diocese of New
Jersey, assisted by Rev. R. A. Rod
| rieck, of ST. Paul's Church, of which
General Sewell was vestyrman, be-
gan the reading of the funeral service
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
A surpliced choir of sixteen men and
boys from st. Paul's Church sang
softly Jesus, Lover of My Soul. -
The hymn, MY Faith Looks Up to
Thee, followed, and. finally, with
somewhat fuller voice the choir sang
"On Resurrection Morn Soul and
Body Meet Again.
/ Ass voices of the choir died
away the family took last look at
the body. The lid was fastened on
the casket, and eight sergeants of the
National Guard picked up the casket
and carried it between the two lines
of honorary pail bearers to the caisson
in waiting.
As the casket appeared at the street
door the Third Regiment Band, at
Sixth street, played Nearer, My
God, to Thee" and the regiment,
stationed on the opposite side OF
Cooper street, presented arms Gov
ernor Voorhees, and his staff, Brigadie1
General Cooper and his staff, and a
delegation from the Grand Army OF
the Republic, were also in the street,
and in various form indicated theil
respect for the gallant dead.
The procession started down Cooper
street, the artillery band from Gov.
ernor's Island, and the Third Regi
ment Band playing Chopin's Funeral
March
The line of State troops, Govern,
ment artillery guests, clergy and
civilians, was headed by Troop A,
mounted, from Newark.
Down Cooper to Third the process.
sion moved, down Third to Federal
and out to Broadway. At Broadway
and Federal the artillery left the
main body of troops and went out to
the Third Regiment Armory to fire
minute guns. The main body con,
tinued ON down Broadway to Kaighn
avenue, and out Kaighn avenue to
Haddon avenue and the cemetery.
The head of the line reached the
cemetery at 1. 80 O'Clock, and as each
command reached Spring Grove lawn,
where the grave is located, it deployed
on the adjoining fields. The Third
Regiment halted before the grave and
stood at attention.
The caisson drew up to the grave,
followed by the honorary pail bearers,
distinguished mourners and the i'm
mediate family. The casket was lifted
and placed in heavy slate box, and
Rev. r. A. Roderick read the COM
initial service. "Taps" were sound
ed, the Fourth Mounted Battery, U.
S. A, roared salute of 13 guns.
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