The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-02
General Sewell Buried Withr
Simple But Impressive !
Ceremonies.
ALL CAMDEN M0URNS
Men Prominent in State and
Nation Followed the Body
on Foot to the Grave.

S.fS were tAe ceremonies WIKI Wn-cn
William Joyce sewelI, Senior Unitel
States Senator and adajor General cons-
manoing the National Guard Of New Jer-
sey, was on Tuesday Laid IN his hn4s rsst
4 ing place in Harleigh, the beautiful
cemetery on the outskirts OF this city
! State and Federal troops escorted th1
body and men prominent in the State am
nation On foot followed the bier 1hrougi
streets lined with sorrowful people cantl
den truly mourfled her distinguished eff,
zen. All the public buildings and many
OF the private residences were draped Il
black, while flags at half-mast hung all
over the city. and emblems Of mourning
wers in every hand. Business generally
was suspended from 10 clock to 2 o. clock
and the greater part OF the populace
thronged the streets through wnich the
funeral eortege passed.
! At $3.50 o clock the doors OF the SeWef;
mansion, No. e2s Cooper street. were upen-
! ed anc the public was admitted TO LOOK
for the last time upon the face Of the
dead statesman and soldier. The body
dressed in the fun uniform OF Major
| General reposed IN a cedar wood coffin
covered with black broadcloth At his
| left side was his sword while at his feet
was an American flag. his. old briga4lss
flag, and the old fashioned sugar loaf
black hat with the narrow band Of gold
cord which major generals wore during
the Civil War. and which General Seweu
never discarded for the stifr uacoufort-
able eaapeau Of the present day. On his
breast was his Grand Army badge and
| the medals for bravery and Conspicuous
service which he wen during the war. Al
| the head Of the coffin stood an infantry
man and at the foot an artillery man OF
the National Guard. both as rigid As
statues. The coffin rested in the epac- !
1 ious main hall of the house, and on either
side were huge banks of beautiful floral
! tributes from Washington. Philadelphia
New York and other cities.
+ At eleven o'clock the coffin was closed
and the flags. sword and nat were placed
on the i'd TllesrarIors filled rapidly with
distinguished men Among them were
Governor yoorhees. Governors elect Frank
lin Murphy. Senator John Kean, The New
Jersey congressman the COMMITTEES of
the United States Senate, Mr. =. r g.
Young and Colopel Samuel D. Dickinson
of Jersey City; Andrew j. Cassatt. presl-
dent, the four vice presidents and all the
higher officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
/ road. including superintendent F. T..
/ 4
! hour later the surplieed choir o
/ Paul's Church. of which General
! was vestrymans flied into the hous
arranged themselves about the cd
/ Soon after Bishop John Scarborouzh
I Trenton, assisted by the Rev. H.
Roderick of st. Paul's, began the bean
/ full burial service of the Episcopal Churc
During the service the choir sang Jesus
NJ. irs.s=
/ to Thee and 'sOn Resurrection Morn
Soul and Body Meet Again.
While the services were in progress +
caisson covered with black cloth ard
drawn by four artillery horses of The y
regular army. driven by regular artillery
men. took its place in front Of the house.
while the Third Regiment drew up at the
| opposite curb behind the officers OF thu
National Guard. When the last note
the cnoIr died away the pail bearers, Sec
| 1etary OF War Elilu Root, Ad5utant Gen-
eral H. c. Corbin, Governor Foster II.
Voorhees,, Governor-elect Franklin Mur
phy. former United States Attorney Cen
eral John w. Griggs. A. J.. Cassatf.
President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; c. Stuart Paterson. Clement a. /
Griscom, President of the International
Navigation Company; Beatvesa Borie.
Colonel Charles H. Raymond. -EB. Cad
dis, State Banking Commissioner William
Bettle. Attorney General Samuel H Grey.
Chancery Clerk E. C. Stokes, Henry stat
| ford Little Colonel J. E. Beil, +. F, G.
Young. Cortiandt Parker. e Weicott
jackson. Chancellor William =. Magic.
Chief Justice William H Gummere, State (
Assessor David Baird, General p. +.
| Wanser, E. r. Shubriek, DR.. II. Genet
Iavlor. former Secretary of state Henry
&. Kelsey. Richerd McCurdy General L.
w. James, General S. Duncan Oiipnsnt
and Major E. w. Coffn. formed = lfEe
FRO ntho house to the eaisson. Eight ser
seants of the National Guard appeared
III the doorway bearing the flag drapped
coffin on their shoulders. The troops pre-
sented arms and every head was barred,
while from down the street came the sub
slued notes OF Nearer My God to Ihee
nisve6 bv the regiment band The scene
was nlost impressive and many AZ s9S
was dlfnned as the regular army men men
deftly strapped the conn 70 tns s9iRssv
Away Away off in the distance doomed sun
and the procession moved, tne szs*
IS the cortege passed through the ca5S.
The Red Bank ana Essex troops Ql Stzfc
Cavalry led Then came ETH The . artlliefN .,lls , ot
a. fiery OF Regulars preceded by the
band from Governors Island. General
Coorer, Commander % & Of m the second 1,s ssss NV
Consisting OF the Third Regiment and
iight Battery of Camden Behind the
state troops came the noqy' ls3s.s5 ao1less1 ~
sDnbre pail and led BY Two ofae1nso
81 the REGULAR Army, with the dead g ief1~
ers,lss boots in the stfrrups Of the sacQie-
ssarriaaes sss, Containing the pail bearers fol-
lowed and then came most imposing
feature Of the ccrtege the prosess.9n 9n