, 1885-08-09

ItncnthtlNeS Oh tue Loyal Legion hDreas
as follows; Gen, John j. Milkan, Gen
c. A. Carleton, Paymaster George d
Barton, Lieut.. Col. Floyd Clarkson
Lieut.. Col. A. NJ. Clark and +. Bluent
The clergy and physicians bad paid theii
respects to the remains by alight
ing from their carriages and &c
companying them from the steps tC
the car. They entered carriages on
either side of the plaza near Broadway as
follows: Rev. DR.. Newman, Bishop
Haines, Bishop Potter, Rev. DR.. Cham
ben, Rev. DIR. Field, Rev. DR.. Bridge
man, Rev, DR.. West, Rev. Father
Dcshon, Rev. Robert Collyer, Rabbi
Bronze and Drs. Douglas, Shrady and
Sands. Col. Beck, in charge OF regulars,
commanded his companies as indicated
above to their positions. Company \ on
the right and company + on the left of
the hearse; colored men were at the
brides Of the twenty-fonr horses; sixteen
men of Meade post. Philadelphia, of
which Gen. Grant was y member. were
almost directly in front of the team of
black LEADERS. A signal was given and
the line of coaches with the clergymon
moved off the plaza on to Broadway. The
band stood waiting ut the head of the
funeral cortege. Col. Beck advanced to
the head of the line of black horses be-
fore the coach, Move on, were his
words of command. with uplifted
sword.
The leaders stepped forward led by the
colored men and in an instant the black
line of horses Strengthened their traces
and the wheels beneath the remains were
moving. The time was 9:l7. The band
played a dirge. The tramp OF the regulars
and honor guard beat upon the pavement;
thousands beneath the trees and crowding
the sides of the square looked silently
upon the black funeral car rolling over
the curb INTO Broadway. The black CORR
doris of the city hall were silent, Gen.
Grants last journey was begun. Then.
at 9:52, Mayor Grace, Comptroller Low
and aldermen Singer and Jachue, emerged
from the city building and entered car
riage that had been drawn up in front.
the members of the common council fol
lowed and entered carriages as did also
the police commissioners. They followed
out of the plaza as fast as disposed ofin
carriages and when it was 10 O'Clock, the
police lines were withdrawn and the peo-
pie strained across the plaza without him
drance. The last scene there was ended.
AT 900 o'clock President Cleveland
called his cabinet together, and arrange
ments were made for the order in which
they were to leave the hotel to take their
places. The hands on the clock pointed
to five minutes after 10 O'Clock when
Gems. Hancock and Shaler rode under the
windows to the head of the procession.
The sun was rejecting from the mazr oi
glittering gold on the uniforms of their
staff as it trooped behind, followed by
the regulars, who in passing reversed
arms. While the bands played mournful
dirges along the line Of the avenue, when
the troops of the first division Of the Ma
tional Guards were drawn up. Guns were
shouldered as the generals passed. The
regiments of the first division stretched
southwark from near Twenty eighth street
in a continuous line.
Mrs. Grant had not arrived and it was
announced that she would not attend the
funeral, but had concluded to stay at Nit.
McGregor. She was reported by DIR,
Newman to be still weak and i'll, though
not confined to her bed. The party gath
cred at the hotel ready to take carriages
for their position in the parade; when the
column should have advanced SO far as to
permit their carriages to fall in line from
the hotel, there were, Col. and Mrs. +. d.
Grant, Mrs. Sartoris, Mr.. and Mrs. L..
S. Grant, Jr.. Mrs. Dent, Miss Cramer,
Gen. Cresswell, Mr.. Stephen l.. MORT
arity, Senior Romero and Mr.. W. j.
Arkell. The members of the party, who
from time to time appeared at the win
dows, MS the head of the column began TO
move up past the hotel, the bands play
ing ms they passed, were the object of
general attention on the part Of the null
titudes gathered on the square.
Large bodies of Grand Army veterans
extended down as far as the eye could
reach. At l.l0 precisely the Grant
family came out of the ladies entrance Of
Fifth avenue hotel and took their carriages
! Col Fred Grant and wife rode with Mrs.
Sartoris, U. S, Grant, Jr,, and his wife
and Senior Romero occupied the next
carriage together Mr.. Arthur and Jesse
Grant the third and the Cramcr family
the fourth carriage, As the carriages
received their occupants they rolled ava,
toward the avenue and remained Their,
closely wedged in, and waiting for theil
turn in line. They had been waiting
more than a quarter of an hour befort
President Cleveland came and took hi
seat in a carriage with Secretary Bayard
and the four horse carriage that FOLLOWED
received Vice President Hendricks AMI
his private secretary. Ahead of then
had gone a number of carriages following
the Grant family in the following order
Mrs. Rawlins Holman, daughter of Gen
Grants friends and first secretary'of war
The generals old staff in four carriages
his cx-cabinet officers in four carriages
a detachment from Wheeler and U. 5
Grant posts G. A. II in four carrisgei
Mrs. j. W. Drexel and members OF tn
Aztec club, surviving the Mexican wal
Next came the presidents carriage, tn