The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-02
IContinnea from ne First Poqe.l

son, Captain L. II. Warren 18th Infantry, Captain
L. Ward, Of New Jersey; General Lewis Perrine,
General b. #. stockton, Major General Robert NC
AlsteI, Of Staff Barker t1ummere, Clerk in Chan
cery H. N. COnger, Secretary OF State; Admlrai
Palmer Major General Sandford, MaJor.General
Hall Colonel Horaho N. King, Mayor Hoffman,
and the New York Common Council delegation
(who subsequently, we understand, gave moderate
dinner or lunch to General Grant,, Colonel John B.
woodward Colonel Il. Le Gal, General a. Duryea,
and host of others of militia fame whose names
adOrn the roster of the LIST Division state Of New
ISa %auoha, a u sn @ t 9teS hoia head
can readily discover. The Hon. Vice.President and
Speaker wore the custo mary white linen scarf, and
to them were presented without much form or cere
mony the officers of the Academy and post
Captain Boynton, Adjuiant of the post, held in
his hand printed list OF the stat, and as the turn
of each came, he called loud his name, which was
repeated in dulcet tones by Major.General Cullum
gentleman pleasantly by the hand. turned him over
with alacfitY 10 Vice-Presdent Foster at his left
This ceremony was long but hardly imposing; IT
was PROBABLY gratifying to the gentlemen engaged
it, but to the populace who stl aimed the nerves
ofeyery eye to see the Lleutenant-General, 1t was
decidedly bore. However, 1t was soon over; and
then awaiting myself of lul IN the activity of Gene
raj Culum's duties, ventured to ask the names of
THE PAIL BEARERS.
was informed that they had not yet been selected
and as II then within three four minutes pos
sIDy fve Of the hour OF starting, It was deemed a
good thing to do at once. General Cuum, by virtue
raj Head Centre of everybody and everything had
charge of this and all other dutes fact, he was
CIhmlneui IhIuineu JaulI1Cu WIFI uuIy, ana 0au
no time for mental moral, or physical refrc shment
from the time of General Scos death to the farewell
shot this evening; but as Mai0r-General Thomas
(LOrenzo) the Adiutant General of the Army, was
present with great grace and equal tact ne referred
the selection TO him.
and divers pullngs backwards and forwards the fol-
loving named gentlemen were selected bv General
Thomas, and approved by General Gu lum :-VIce.
Admiral FarraRut, U. S. N; Rear-Admiral Palmer,
u. s. NJ; Commodore RlnRgold, u. s. N i; Major
General CuIlum, U. s. A. Major General Townsend
U. S. A.; Major.General sandford, N. Y s. N. G.;
Major. General Van Ylie, U. S. A.; Major.G Generai
Alter this sShv imSortSnt matter eiE Vas o. Hed ~ a.
General Thomas kindly furnished me with his official
copy OF General Cullum's
SPECIAL ORDER
for the day the same as had inadvertently seen at
Captain Boynton's office in an ''incompete state :'-
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
4be Ro SFs Hsw sev1t
Scott u s. A., will take place to day in the chapel at
At 1880 p M procession will be formed IN front of
MOHTneTs and intimate friends OF the deceased
Servants OF the family.
senatorial Delegation.
Offcers OF the Volunteers and Militia.
0ffcers Of the Navy cd Marine Corps.
Governors Of the Sc veral States and their Suites
General in-Chie OF the Armies Of the United States
societies. and Fraternities.
On the completion of the exercises in the Chapel the
procession viii be formed and proceed to the Cemetery
u.
in the following order:-
Six Companies Of United States Artrery
Battery of Light Artillery.
Commanded by Colonel H. NJ. Black,)
The Horse.
Servants of the family.
Aourpers and intimate friends.
Delegation from United STATES Senate and House of
Ihe President of the United States and Speaker of the
Oficers of the Military Academy
Officers of the Volunteers and Militia.
9fSeTs 9SeTs Of Of the tRe NaWS and Marine Corps
Officers OF the General staff OF the Army.
Governors of the several States and their Suites.
General-in Chief OF the Armies of the United States
Societies and Fraterntes.
Commencing at SUNRISE half hour guns will be fired
from Battery Knox, and, upon the movement of the
guns will be fired from the seacoast battery until the
The artillery detachment Will be employed under the
direction OF the Officer Of Police in pre- eserving order
he Company of Engineers will attend at the hotel
in the chapel, and at the cemetery, as they may be
a6Cr On the G% pOst 10 a. Snt M anu q"
Major Wnng "a are ReT5 detailed to act ans as s to
MaOrG General Meade BY order OF or,,,,,,,
EDWARD C. BoYHToN, Captain and jjutant.
One O'CLOCK it seems was the hour designated by
General Cullum for the formation of the procession
and at two minutes before that hour Captain Bovn-
ton, who, as Adjutant 10 General Culum, was vir-
tually the master of ceremonies, entered the room
and announced in loud and commanding voice
that the hour had arrived, and ali who expected to
join in the procession should Immediately proceed
to the square in front of the hotel
This they all did, while the Thousands of symoa.
thlZing spectators stood at respectful distance
awaiting further developments. Some title time
was necessarily taken in forming the procession
according to the programme as above given but the
commendable promptness of Captain BOynton and
all concerned was noticeable, and peculiarly graft
Tying TO all from the great metropolis, who have
been in the habit for many years past of expecting
land having their expectations realzed delay OF
from two to three hours, according to the import
ance of the occasion.
To the measured time of the best band land poorest
paid in the service, the procession moved across
the parade-ground in the presence of not less than
fifteen thousand interested and affected spectators
There no rushing Tor place. Tor everybody could
see there no unpleasant rowding, for the
parade.ground can accommodate many thousands;
besides, there was no oitciousness of police, for
pickpockes are unknown here At length they
reached the chapel where
THE FUNERAL SERVICES
were to be held Exactly at l245 O'Clock, Rev. DR..
French, Chaplain OF the Post, accompanied Oy Rev.
Mr.. Warren, OF Elizabeth, N. j., and Rev Mr. HOfT-
man, of Brooklyn N. Y, met the pal-bearers at the
Chapel door and the services then began The little
organ in the loft pealed forth solemn dirge, and
stopping, opportunity for the reading of certain
which he, followed by the pall.Dearers and others
would halt while the orean again gave Its haTmoni-
ce was taIrly beSup by the orqanst the nToees
sion catered in the following order:-
Chaplain French.
Reverend Mr.. Warren. Reverend Mr.. Hoffman.
Pail Bearers Pail Bearers.
Mr.. Hcyt children and relatives
William, and ether servants.
Lieutenant General Grant and staff.
Other Officers or The Army.
General Sanford ana Militia Officers.
Governor Ward of New Jersey, and civilians.
Mayor Holman, OF New York. and Delegation,
The chapel was too small to accommodate the rest,
so tnat the other portions OF the cortege including
the cadets and the several of the service were