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Show i'Sj w. U. Telegraph.) The Uitrlal of Gcup(n? Mcnde. Philadelphia, 11. Business U almost al-most entirely suspended. The oity wears a holiday appearanco; flags everywhere every-where are draped in mourning, and even the buildings, out of respeot to the memory of General Meade, The route ovor which the funeral cortege moved was filled with people early this morning. The body of the deceased was removed from the house to St Mark's church, where it was placed in front of the altar and guarded by a detail de-tail selected by Gen. McDowell. Long before half past ten, the time fixed for the services, the ohurch was packed, The officiating clergymen were the Rev. Mr. Hoffman, rector, Bishop Odenbeimer and Bishop Whipple. Tho first earned bishop read prayers. The latter made an address eulogistic of the deceased. The funeral procession proces-sion commeQced moving about halt past eleven, aud took nearly an hour to pass a given point. The national, State and city officials vied with private pri-vate citizens to honor the dead. The coffin was carriad on a gun carriage drawn by six horses, followed by tho deceased's horse with saddle, in which were vacant boots, a reversed coffin covered with the American colors, and a sword and wreath on top. Grant, io citizen's dress rode in aq open carriage occupied by George H. Stuart and other gentlemen. Generals Sherman, Sheridan, and other army officers appeared ap-peared in full uniform. The procession proces-sion was a very imposing affair. |