The New York herald., 1875-11-28

Body Guard Of United States Marines.
Four more companies Of the Seventh regiment, COM
petng the military display with the exception of two
companies Of tho Skldmore Guard tcolored Of eleven
files front
Aner the military were the Washington and Massa-
chusetts gentlemen already mentioned together with
those Immediately In charge OF the remains IN car
riages Senators Cragin, Of New Hampshire aud Pad
dock, Of Nebraska, had meanwhile Joined the party
Several members Of the Common Council attended on
foot the greater part of the way and behind these
Mayor Wickham, other members OF the Common Coun-
Gil and representatives or the commercial exchanges
and the republican organization also IN carriages.
Bstween these carriages and the hearse Messrs Ell
wood 4. Thorne Colonel Frank &, Howe and Mr.
George NJ Van Mort marched as a delegation from the
Freemasons OF the CITY, whose temple the flag was
placed at half mast
Last Of all except the large body OF police that had
done duty at the Jerry, came the hremen with their
spparaIua With slow and solemn tread this procession
moved along the sound Of funeral airs and the beat OF
mufled drums, past vast concourse Of New York cit
izens II followed the remains of the dead Vice Presi
dent on their way 70 the tomb
AS the cortege moved up Broadway the bell In the
steepie OF 81 Paul's church tolled It's mournful
requiem for the dead
The crowd that awaited the progress OF the funeral
procession must have had their patience sorey tried
for there were many unnecessary checks and delays.
on the line Of march and throughout the city all flags
were displayed al hali-masi, but only few houses
were draped
follows:-From Cortlandt street ferry through
cortandt street 10 Broadway through Broadway 70
Fourteenth street, through Fourteenth street Filth
avenue, through Fiih 70 fhirtyfourth street.
through Thirty fourth street to Madison avenue up
Madison avenue TO Forty second street and down 10 the
Grand Central depot
Arrived a. the depot, at O'Clock p NJ, the
casket was borne into small room on the west side
and rested on benches prepared for IL The crowd
without displayed much eagerness 20 get glimpse Of
the casket but no one beyond the members of the
Common Council and the escort accompanying the body
was permitted TO Six flies of company Sew
I enth regiment were left to guard the remains until
deposited on the train. No arrangements were made
for a special BY the Washington authorities, and
so II was found too late TO provide one when the
Municpa Sub committee called al the depot 10 arrang
tha 0fl he hodv Tha
4 train WAS therefore, the one on which the remains
were forwarded special car was however, fur
nshed and draped to await the reception Of the caske
containing the body Of the Vice President rest of
two hours necessary, aud it was, after ALL for
tunate interval the escort pretty we'll exhausted
and needed brief rest and reireshment
/ Gradually the assembled crowd dispersed when they
found II impossible TO obtain access TO view the
mans, and by the time the train started but few
NAMED TO notice Its departure The different regiments
had meanwhile returned 70 their armories and the fu
neral procession accompanying the remains OF Vice
President Wilson on their way through New York
thing of the past.
About the time the funeral cort4ge arrived in this
city national salute Of thirtyone guns fred at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard Two other sautes had been
fred during the day-one or thirteen guns sunrise
salute OF seventeen guns at noon.
In the funeral the Gold Exchange represented by
the following committee James Colgate, G Q.
Morris. b NJ. Nevers ". H Jameson oswin o'Brien,
c Harvier, A. Lucker, L. G. Meyer.
The Cotton Exchange closed at twelve O'Clock, and
70 the funeral the following committee :-Messrs
James r Wenman, George Blagden, Thomas Scott,
Arthur b. Graves, William p Campbell John H. In
man. William Woodward, Jr Theodore FachirI William
Whitlock, John h Hollis, and the President OF the
Exchange.
The spectators that lined the route Of the funeral
procession must have numbered many thousands. So
dense we're the people along Broadway from Cortandt
Fourteenth streets that travel the sidewalks
in most places completely blocked Besides, the win
dows stoops and doors crowded and the
dId not percepubly diminish until the procession
reached Thirty fourth street Then had grown quite
dark and the people in the line were unrecognzable
AS the head or the column reached Fortysecnnd
the military formed In line the west side Of Madison
while the hearse and carriages passed 70 the
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