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FUNERAL OBSEQUIES ON TUESDAYTuesday, was a solemn diy for Milwaukee. There was death in oar midst and mourning in the hearts of our people. It was tho day appointed bj the Mayor for Fasting and Prayer, and in accordance with the Proclamation andA • • .the Resolutions adopted bj the meeting of th^ citizensj It was very generally observed.. At eight o'clock In the morning the bells upon the Engine Houses and the Charch bells Commenced lolling and continued for more than one hour. -Flags shrouded in crape were displayed at half-maaiind business places were {closed and draped . in mourning.—• Gloom and sorrow were depicted upon almost every countenance, and the whole city lamented tbs loss of her oltlzans and {sought to do honor to their memory.Seventeen bodies which had been brought 1 up from Chicago were to be consigned to their graves, attended by the various military and oivio associations of the city. The 3tre,.t3 were crowded with people as the hour for the-' forming of the faueral cortege drew near and the greatest eagerness waa manifested to get a light of the procession or to witness the funeral ceremonies in the Cathedral.The great majority of the boainese houjea on Paat Water, Wisconsin and other gtry^3 were appropriately draped in mourning, aome fiom the roof to the side-walk. The emblem* were hong in graceful festoons and pr seated a sight at once pleasing to the eye and mournful to contemplate. Some of til* most promi-neut buildings Were literally covered, and the closed shatters and black and white drapery gave evidence, If such wa3 needed, that the loss was deeply and generally fell.On the house of Liberty Hose Co. No. 2, or*which organization Councillor McCormick tvi a member, wa3 \ banner bearing this tnoUo IF* Mourn, our lou. though Lo.it in Lit:In }fimory they 'otll Llv* For-'VzrThair flag was also- trimmed with craos, u were those at half mast from :ho ia7?rai coglno houses. Every engine house ic wi*draped ia mourning.At half past ten the Cathedral bells chimed, 3nd tho people soon SHed every i7ailabU seat and standing position in that large edifice, and not less than 8,000 werv left ouhud-i -mabio w gain admittance.The services at the Cathedral were impresjiv* and sol-mn. They consisted of a Grand Ilc-qulem Mass for the dead, and an excellent JLn course from'tha Rt. Rev. Bishop H^nni, issia^d In tha ceremonies by pr’^tj it. the altar, among whop we recognized Father Kundig, O'Donohaeind Krautfcaaer.Tha Requiem by the choir wa* from Sob ;»?,»*-melr. Afterthe Services ;verc C7er tha precession was formed consisting of the following military companies:Chicago Hides and Dragoons, with defecations from other German Chicago compani-a.Milwaukee Lighc Gaard.Montgomery Goards.Blue Yigera.Black and Green Yagers.Artillery'and Dragoons of this city.Bands of Masic. .Common Coancil and ciDcersFour 3ar.vi7or3 of Union Gu.ir.isio ci'.i'.ens .dress.St. Piug Societies of St. Jo3dph and St. Mw ry 3 Charch and the Turners in costume.Tho several Fire, Hoae, \od Hock aod i.id'hrSeveral hearses bearing 15 dead bodiesCarriages innamarablo.The military marched with arms rev-’r.srd, and the bands played funeral dlrg-3 x3 Uo procession moved ou it? line of march, a --ping Btep with slow and solemn tread to the The route frccu the Cathedral was down Jack son to Heron strict, down Horen to Eaat Water, up Eaat Water to Spring, and opSpHng to Tenth strewt. Hers '.be escort took leavs of the carriages containing the mourners and remains of the deceased.The procession, when It moved up Spring lt;1 . was nearly a mile long, and It ia estimated that not lesa than ten thousand peraona were- upon the street at one time.At the top of Spring street bill, loo military defiled through Tenth' atreet, and returned toMarket Square, wher9 they w-re diamidi^d. whilo the carriages continued In the precession oat to tho Cathoiio Cemetrv, so** thrse or fonr miles from the ci;y.It wathe saddest day Milwaukee -mr and one that we hope may never occur sgain.
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Milwaukee Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Sep 13, 1860
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