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Funeral Of The Late Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Napier, G.C.B.
On Thursday , Sept . 8 th , the day named for the funeral , upwards of sixty of the Brethren assembled , uniformly dressed in entire suits of blade , AA ith white neck-ties ancl white gloves , ancl meeting the corpse at the entrance to the town , headed the melancholy cortege from thence to the Garrison Chapel , on the Grand Parade , the place of interment . Arriving there they divided right and left , thus
forming a double line , through Avhich the corpse , accompanied by the distinguished mourners and numerous fohWers , passed into the body of the church . The portion of the Burial Service there performed being concluded , the Brethren again formed as before , this time Avithin the church ; and through them the body again passed to its final resting-place . The gallant brother in arms and kindred of the deceased has
supplied what the reporters could not catch of the speech over the grave to the soldiery surrounding it on the day of interment , at the Garrison Chapel . The following is Avhat Sir AVilliam Napier in vain attempted to give expression to at the time : — " I meant to say , " are Sir AViUiain ' s Avords , " that a great and good soldier Avas in his grave ; a man Avho had from his earliest youth been a soldier ; loving them , serving AA ith them , fighting and bleeding with them—for the poor
shattered body before them had seven deep wounds ; but neither Avounds , nor suffering , nor danger , quelled his spirit . That AATIS not in man ' s power : Death only could do it ! That in his old age he commanded armies , and led them always to victory . Neither in youth , nor in manhood , nor in his aged years , did he ever cease to love , and cherish , and confide in soldiers ; and never had he reason to repentfor never did they fail himor any General who confided in
, , them . And UOAV they thronged around his grave , to do honour to the dead man Avhom , when living , they had by their courage , devotion , ancl discipline , raised to renown . He could not thank them , but I , who knew his inmost feelings , did so in his name , and beg of them to pray for him , and I will pray for them . " A most interesting anecdote may be here appropriately introduced
in relation to our distinguished Brother . Dr . Edward J . Scott , of Southsea , Avas one of the medical attendants of the deceased , ancl Avas Avith him constantly for some weeks , ancl up to his death . At the meeting held by the Brethren above mentioned , Dr . Scott attended ( being an old P . M . of the Phcenix Lodge ) , and after stating how highly the relatives of our late distinguished Brother appreciated the proposed mark of respect to his memory , took occasion to state that an hour or so before his death the hand of Sir Charles
laid in his , aud that shortly before that event Sir Charles took him by the grip of a M . M . ancl thus died , giving a final proof of his appreciation of Freemasonry , dying as a Mason , holding a Brother Mason ' s hand hi this fraternal manner .
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Funeral Of The Late Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Napier, G.C.B.
On Thursday , Sept . 8 th , the day named for the funeral , upwards of sixty of the Brethren assembled , uniformly dressed in entire suits of blade , AA ith white neck-ties ancl white gloves , ancl meeting the corpse at the entrance to the town , headed the melancholy cortege from thence to the Garrison Chapel , on the Grand Parade , the place of interment . Arriving there they divided right and left , thus
forming a double line , through Avhich the corpse , accompanied by the distinguished mourners and numerous fohWers , passed into the body of the church . The portion of the Burial Service there performed being concluded , the Brethren again formed as before , this time Avithin the church ; and through them the body again passed to its final resting-place . The gallant brother in arms and kindred of the deceased has
supplied what the reporters could not catch of the speech over the grave to the soldiery surrounding it on the day of interment , at the Garrison Chapel . The following is Avhat Sir AVilliam Napier in vain attempted to give expression to at the time : — " I meant to say , " are Sir AViUiain ' s Avords , " that a great and good soldier Avas in his grave ; a man Avho had from his earliest youth been a soldier ; loving them , serving AA ith them , fighting and bleeding with them—for the poor
shattered body before them had seven deep wounds ; but neither Avounds , nor suffering , nor danger , quelled his spirit . That AATIS not in man ' s power : Death only could do it ! That in his old age he commanded armies , and led them always to victory . Neither in youth , nor in manhood , nor in his aged years , did he ever cease to love , and cherish , and confide in soldiers ; and never had he reason to repentfor never did they fail himor any General who confided in
, , them . And UOAV they thronged around his grave , to do honour to the dead man Avhom , when living , they had by their courage , devotion , ancl discipline , raised to renown . He could not thank them , but I , who knew his inmost feelings , did so in his name , and beg of them to pray for him , and I will pray for them . " A most interesting anecdote may be here appropriately introduced
in relation to our distinguished Brother . Dr . Edward J . Scott , of Southsea , Avas one of the medical attendants of the deceased , ancl Avas Avith him constantly for some weeks , ancl up to his death . At the meeting held by the Brethren above mentioned , Dr . Scott attended ( being an old P . M . of the Phcenix Lodge ) , and after stating how highly the relatives of our late distinguished Brother appreciated the proposed mark of respect to his memory , took occasion to state that an hour or so before his death the hand of Sir Charles
laid in his , aud that shortly before that event Sir Charles took him by the grip of a M . M . ancl thus died , giving a final proof of his appreciation of Freemasonry , dying as a Mason , holding a Brother Mason ' s hand hi this fraternal manner .