The New York herald., 1865-04-26
THE PROCESSION.
The military Display.

Tho military had the lead OF the great funeral procos
sion yesterday in moro senses than one. In fact the
militia astonshed every one yesterday though every onc
iows that i Is not easy days to astonish the
citizens OF New York when the history OF thc New
York militia H. written there will be PAGES In their
annals interesting crediable and more gallant
than all the Others and these will record their prompt
response 10 tha call Of President Lincoln to defend the
national capital 1901 and the unanni;y foce and order
with which they turned ont % escort tho remains OF that
same great and rood President their passage through
Now York The 2i;h and 2jih OF April, 1895. Tho mill
tary pages yestordsyif such solemn nnd mournful
la display properly be denominated--c1cceied any
thing ia the military order that occurred in the
city of Now York In numbers, In discipline, and
annsaknble interest cnch individual seemed 10 with
the tho desire 10 appear 10 advantage and thus
honor the remains Of the martyr President who has led
the nation successfully and trumphantly through the
storms Of treason and rebellion aud at last scaled his
devotion 10 the Of the nation with his blood and hts
e None know better than the soldiers how to honor
the rr0a,, the brave and the true patriot, and
the display yes rday proof beyond provarica,ion
that tho militia OF tho metropolis fully appreciate the
time the circumstances and the event which call forth
The tribute OF honor and gratitude TO tho departed great
but to the procession and the military part OF H. How
can we convey idea Of what II was' Tho men
OF ngurcS Will not tnis, nor
noun cement that many reg gnents with swelling
ranks and patriotic hearts there accomplish the OBJ
jcct W, must enter into few details a. least.
Tho st atimston made 20 the mighty throng along
the route OF procession that II moving the
sound or ho artillery then the sound of marching music
ard M he'd drums But the first tai gble proof of the
spuroach Of procc sion the advance Of uad.
ron or more correctly, troop sqund whatever you
ike of mounted police bearing back the crowded popu.
lace on both sides OF the line OF the procession II s
oan a the procession to describe how the people
submitted 10 this prelude, and the patience and
auiet they evinccd In bearing with H. and
even assisting In carrying out the efforts OF tho police,
voluuis commentator might be written They bore
Il wai' aud that is enough record The mort par, OF
the PROCESSION grand escurt Of tho remains II Abr
ham Lincoln from tho city Of New YORK tho ap.
proach Of body OK about hundred Dragons These
dragooDs vcrc handsomely alfred IN blue, with yellow
and rsd fccings, rode elegant horses plumcs OF
white and black, moved With tho utmost regularity,
enn ty AMI precision, AMI universally admired b.
tho million itcray the 1lion along the route Mex,
70 these tsms four gercr,L Among hoso was General
ssndfoIt bat the people dd uo scem 10 take much in.
ierst IN ,hcsa, but simply looked, and seemed
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