THE OBSEQUIES. 



The funeral of Professor Joseph Henry, late Secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, took place at half-past four o'clock, Thurs- 

 day, May 16, 1878. The services were in the New York Avenue 

 Presbyterian Church. The interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, 

 Georgetown. 



The arrangements for the funeral were made by General Wil- 

 liam T. Sherman, Dr. Peter Parker, and Professor Spencer 

 F. Baied, a special committee appointed by the Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution. The supervision <>f the arrangements at 

 the church was intrusted to General Alexander McCook, U. S. 

 Army. The pall-bearers were — 



Mr. Justice Strong, of the Supreme Court of the United State.-. 



William W. Corcoran, of Washington. 



Admiral John RoDGERS, Superintendent National Observatory. 



General Andrew A. Humphreys, Chief Engiueer U. S. Army. 



Joseph Patterson, of Philadelphia. 



George W. Chiles, of Philadelphia. 



General Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon-General I". S. Army. 



Captain Caelile P. Patterson, Sup't of U. S. < toasf Survey. 



General Orlando M. Poe, member of U. S. Light-House Hoard. 



Professor Simon Xewoomb, Sup't U. S. Nautical Almanac. 



Professor Arnold Guyot, of the College of New Jersey. 



Dr. James C Welling, President of Columbian University. 



A few intimate friends of the family, the Board of Regents and 



the officers and attendants of the Smithsonian Institution met at 



the residence, where brief services were held at four o'clock, con- 



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