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schubert’s funeral. 
and mirthful spirit, that seemed sure of victory. But 
he sunk in spite of them. 
“ The last offices were rendered to him with the 
same careful ceremonial that we observed at Baker’s 
funeral. There were fewer to walk in the procession; 
but the body was encased in a decent pine coffin and 
carried to Observatory Island, where it was placed side- 
by-side with that of his messmate. Neither could yet 
be buried; but it is hardly necessary to say that the 
frost has embalmed their remains. Dr. Hayes read 
the chapter from Job which has consigned so many to 
their last resting-place, and a little snow was sprinkled 
upon the face of the coffin. Pierre was a volunteer 
not only of our general expedition, but of the party 
with which he met his death-blow. He was a gallant 
man, a universal favorite on board, always singing 
some B6ranger ballad or other, and so elastic in his 
merriment that even in his last sickness he cheered 
all that were about him.” 
