The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-21
FUNERAL OF GEN. RAWLEY.
BODY LAY IN STATE At THE
STATE CAPITOL.

HOnors for the Dead Hero-The Escort
from WashingtOn-The Funeral Ser
vices To-day in Hartford-Imposing
Ceremonies.
Hartford, March 20.--Accompanied by
his widow and daughters the body of
General Joseph R. Hawley, which left
Washington at o'clock this morning
arrived here at $40 tonight and was
met at the station by large gathering.
Delegated as an official escort to the
former soldier and statesman were
Robert o. Tyler post, G. A. F., and
several men prominent in public and
military life. Among these were Mayor
Henney, Adjutant General Cole and
Governor Roberts, who, with the Grand
Army post accompanied the body of
General Hawley to the capitol. Colonel
Theodore H. Macdonald of the COVER
! nor's staff, represented that body,
boarding the car which contained the
body of General Hawley at Stamford. !
At the capitol where the body of the
former senator lay in state from until
10 o'clock tonight, there was an i'm
mense crowd which began to assemble
there as early as Z O'Clock. When the
doors of the rotunda where the body
rested were thrown open the crowd, in
single file slowly wendell its way
through. the exits being the several
doors at the other side of the rotaunda.
The casket in which the body of Gen.
eral Hawley rested was placed on a
catalafque in the center of the rotun-
day, which was heavily draped. Three
tattered battle flags of Connecticut reg
iments used in the civil war. formed a
part the drapery and over the casket
a cluster of incandescent lights sent
forth a glow which was the only light
in the improvised mortuary chapel
The body will lie in state, from 8
o'clock Tuesday until carried to the
Asylum Hill Congregational church and I
and its last earthly abiding place. 4
The honorary pallbearers will be:
Colonel Frank r. Cheney of South
Manchester. tt
The Hon. John R. Buck, ex-member
of Congress- &t4
The Hon o. H. Platt, United States
senator. LSs
The Hon. Morgan G. Buckley United
States senator. ...s..--.
The Hon. David Torrance, chief JUS
tiee Of the supreme court. 4
The Hon. William Hammersley. JUS
tice of the supreme court
The Hon. Nathaniel Shipman, ex-
judge of the United States courts,
The Hon. A. Chamberlain of Meriden,
ex-governor. =
DR.. w. NJ. stryker, president Of Ham
ilton college. H..
Or. Arthur I. Had1ey, president Of
Yale university
DR.. Flavel S. Luther. president of
Trinity college.
Charles e. Perkins, president of the
Hartford County Bar association.
The Hon. Marcus II. Holcomb, Of
southington. speaker Of the house.
The Hon. William +. Henney, mayor
of the city.
Sergeant w. c. Hillard of New Brit
ain, department commander Of the G.
A r.
Thomas i. Norton Oh LalSeville, pres
ident Of the Seventh Regiment assoc
citation,
stephen Wall1ley of southington of
the old Seventh.
The active bearers will be Jacob A.
Turner, foreman of the composing de-
partment Of the Hartford Courant, who
was with the paper before it was pur-
chased by Mr.. Hawley and his friends
and who has served as bearer for Mr..
Hubbard, Mr.. Goodrich, Major Kinney
and Mr.. Warner already: Arthur L.
Goodrich, Frank S. Carey and C. Fl.
Clark Of the Courant, and Probate
Judge II. b. Freeman, Postmaster E. B.
Bennett, United States District Attor-
ney f. H. Parker and Colonel John
Tweedy Of Danbury.
Every flag in this city this morning
was at half staff, and every one which
appeared during the day also paid its
tribute of respect to the memory Of the
soldier and statesman who died Satur-
day morning. General Joseph R. Haw-
ley. Orders issued Sunday and this
morning will bring into the solemn mil
itary parade, which will honor the dead
officer. Tuesday afternoon, the First in
| fantry, C. N. G., all the local commands
| in the Connecticut National Guard, and
| military bodies which will add their
| evidences of patriotism and esteem. The
| entrance of the city hall was draped
with black and white this morning, and
| the national flag was effectively used
in the simple arrangements. Hi
The following is the composition of
| the parade in full:
Platoon of Police.
Colonel Schulze and Staff.
| 3AEa-Ss. H'5& T2and