The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-08
The Sleeping Hero Tenderly
Committed to the Tomb
at Riverside Park.
Local 0bservances Of the Day
of National Mourning
Imposing Ceremonies.
THE NATIONS DEAO.
DUST TO DUST

NEW YORK, August s.-[Speciall--'
The remains of Americas greatest soldier
There was solemn funeral pageant
the most imposing ever witnessed in New
York. The president and chief digni,
taries took part. Thousands upon thou-
sands of spectators were along the line
route, and the programme was carried
out without hitch. The remains were
removed from the city hall at
9:42 a. m. and reached the tomb
at 1:40 p. m. The line and military
parade was led by Gen. Hancock with his
aids the regular army troops, and the
naval brigade. They formed below the
city hall the head of the columns at
Main street. At 9o'clock Gen Hancock
led this command up Broadway to
Fourteenth street, and Fifth ave
nue., to the head of the di-
vision of military and armed organizes
tons, which made up the military escort.
This was near Thirty>fourth street. As
soon the naval brigade had passed this
point, the first division, National guard
deployed from there down as far as Four
teenth street, on the east side of Broad
way, and moved into Fifth avenue near
Fourteenth street. Simultaneously the res
mainder of the division, made up of the
National guard of other states and mis-
cellaneous armed bodies, deployed o.
the east side of Broadway, from Four>
teenth street to the city hall moved into
Broadway, so that from the city hall to
Thirty-fourth street the procession forms
ed at once. At 9:45 the funeral car
brought the remains from the city hall
and joined the line, escorted by the guards
of honor. The members of Gen. Grants
family, physicians and clergy and other
mourners and the mayor and alderman OF
this city joined the line here in carriages,
although the municipal authorities fell
back at Twenty-third street, when the
main division of mourners in carriages,
headed by President Cleveland, fell in
next to the immediate mourners. The
funeral car and the carriages moved W
Broadway, the veterans and the Grand
Army under Gen. Sickles, and finally
the civic division under Gen. MacMahon,
all of which bodies were waiting on the
side streets of Broadway, between Tenth
Street and the City hall, fell in. The
head of the column was well on its way
TO Riverside Park by the time the last OF
the civic bodies advanced. The order Of
the procession was:
The division Of New Jersey National Guard con
slsting Of two brigades Of infantry under com
mand or Major General Plume, and Gen.
eral brakes Veteran Zouaves.
left resting on city hall
at Chambers street
Company D, First Minnesota Guard.
Capital City Guards
Union Veteran corps District Of Columbia.
First company Union Veteran corps District OF
Columbia
Battalion OF four companies Virginia state troops
First regiment Massachusetts infantry.
Second regiment Connecticut National guard
Gates City guard, Atlanta, Ga.
First ~ ymant Pennsylvania National gtiard.
Second division \. q. :. y. y.
Three companies Veteran guard lcoored)
Columbia Guards
GaribIldi Legion.
Italian rifle Guard
Colombo Guard
Second company Washington Continental Guard
Tenth regiment New York Volunteer Veterans
Veteran Zouave association
Veteran association
One hundred and Sixty fifth New York volun
teers
Governors Foote Guard, Hartford, Conn, an,
Old Guard.
First division n. G. s. N
The United States troops, consisting of infantry
marines, blue jackets, and artillery Of the
navy, under Commander II. b.
Robson, U. S. "
Captain Randolph light battery and four com
panes OF foot artillery.
Fifth United States artillery, under command O
Maj. Wildrik, Of the United States army