The Niagara River

Name: The Niagara River
Author: Hulbert, Archer Butler

Hulbert, Archer Butler

Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)

One hearse covered with black cloth, and drawn by four black
    horses, each with a leader, contained both the bodies. Soon
    after ten, a lane was formed by the 1st and 4th regiments of
    Lincoln militia, with their right on the gate of Fort George,
    and their left extending along the road towards Queenstown, the
    ranks being about forty paces distant from each other; within
    this line was formed a guard of honour of the 76th Regiment, in
    parade order, having its left on the fort. As the hearse moved
    slowly from the fort, to the sound of solemn music, a detachment
    of royal artillery began to fire the salute of nineteen guns,
    and the guard of honour presented arms.

    On moving forwards in ordinary time, the guard of honour broke
    into a column of eight divisions, with the right in front, and
    the procession took the following order:

  A Staff Officer.
  Subdivision of Grenadiers.
  Band of Music.
  Right Wing of 76th Regiment.
  THE BODY.
  Aide-de-Camp to the late Major-General Sir Isaac Brock.
  Chief Mourners.
  Commissioners for the Monument.
  Heads of Public Departments of the Civil Government.
  Judges.
  Members of the Executive Council.
  His Excellency and Suite.
  Left Wing of the 76th Regiment.
  Indian Chiefs of the Five Nations.
  Officers of Militia not on duty--Junior Ranks--First Forward.
  Four deep.
  Magistrates and Civilians.
  With a long Cavalcade of Horsemen, and Carriages of every description.

On the 17th of April, 1840, a miscreant by the name of Lett laid a train
to a quantity of gunpowder secreted beneath the monument to General
Brock and fired it, partially wrecking both the base and the pillar. The
criminal had been compelled to flee the country during the rebellion
then just over, and, returning, took this outrageous method of
gratifying his malice. As we look upon the beautiful monument that
stands above Brock's remains to-day it is with a feeling almost of
pleasure that such a wretched deed was necessary to result in the fine
pillar that is one of the scenic beauties of the Niagara country to-day.
This fine shaft bears the following inscription:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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The Niagara River

Hulbert, Archer Butler

Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)

One hearse covered with black cloth, and drawn by four black
    horses, each with a leader, contained both the bodies. Soon
    after ten, a lane was formed by the 1st and 4th regiments of
    Lincoln militia, with their right on the gate of Fort George,
    and their left extending along the road towards Queenstown, the
    ranks being about forty paces distant from each other; within
    this line was formed a guard of honour of the 76th Regiment, in
    parade order, having its left on the fort. As the hearse moved
    slowly from the fort, to the sound of solemn music, a detachment
    of royal artillery began to fire the salute of nineteen guns,
    and the guard of honour presented arms.

    On moving forwards in ordinary time, the guard of honour broke
    into a column of eight divisions, with the right in front, and
    the procession took the following order:

  A Staff Officer.
  Subdivision of Grenadiers.
  Band of Music.
  Right Wing of 76th Regiment.
  THE BODY.
  Aide-de-Camp to the late Major-General Sir Isaac Brock.
  Chief Mourners.
  Commissioners for the Monument.
  Heads of Public Departments of the Civil Government.
  Judges.
  Members of the Executive Council.
  His Excellency and Suite.
  Left Wing of the 76th Regiment.
  Indian Chiefs of the Five Nations.
  Officers of Militia not on duty--Junior Ranks--First Forward.
  Four deep.
  Magistrates and Civilians.
  With a long Cavalcade of Horsemen, and Carriages of every description.

On the 17th of April, 1840, a miscreant by the name of Lett laid a train
to a quantity of gunpowder secreted beneath the monument to General
Brock and fired it, partially wrecking both the base and the pillar. The
criminal had been compelled to flee the country during the rebellion
then just over, and, returning, took this outrageous method of
gratifying his malice. As we look upon the beautiful monument that
stands above Brock's remains to-day it is with a feeling almost of
pleasure that such a wretched deed was necessary to result in the fine
pillar that is one of the scenic beauties of the Niagara country to-day.
This fine shaft bears the following inscription:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Niagara River

The Niagara River

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