Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-07
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THE NATIONS DEAD HERO,
GRANTS BODY LYING IN STATE.
THOUSANDS MOURNING At THE BIER.
A Steady Stream Of People Sweeping
Through the New York City Hall.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND.
THE HONORED DEAD.

THE HONORED DEAD.
Scenes About the City Hall To-day
Dust and Stains Removed From the
Casket by the Observation-Disclosures u
Brief Respite the Crowds Again Surge
Through the Building.
NEW YORK, August 7.-When the city hall
gates were shut at o'clock this morning and
when the shuttle Of foot steps had ceased, the
undertakers and embalmers came. The face Of
Gen. Grant was scanned by them through the
double plates of glass. Thus the undertaken
observed that dust had settled upon the lower
plate of glass, and he removed the top plate
that the other might be cleaned. Surprise'was
expressed that such an accumulation of dust
should have been possible through the fine
close joints made by the closing of the surface
plate. The glass was cleaned and polished
anew, the top plate replaced and the lids of the
that covers the caslset had become dusty with
the =, rising particles from all the shuftiing
Of the thousands past 1t through the day;
of dust Many hands during the day
had touched the silver rails and moist
stains upon each because of the fact. These
were removed, the metal fnishings polished
brightly, and the underwriters and others went
away. The body had not been touched by them.
At o'clock the adjutant of the U. s. Grant
Post sent out the relief for the next three hours
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quarters OF the Post, al the AstOr house. This
guard, of ten men, would be on duty until 5
o'clock: Lieut.. Col. J. r. Gilmore, Lieut.. Col.
+. Clarkson, Lieut. c. P. Mason and Lieut. Col
A. NJ. Clark represented the Loyal Legion from
until the hour OF opening the gates. The OFF,
GERS of the 18th regiment were on duty through
the early morning hours, and were detailed UNI
til O'Clock this morning. As early as clock
Inspector Steers had line of officers placed
gates to the fountain Circle. At that hour there
were some thousands damned back by the $50
ment hat the inspector then had on duty.
AT o'clock another guard detail of Grand
Army men was mounted at the casket, under
the command of Junior Vice Commander A.
Cranston, the names being A. X. Freeman A.
Marler ID. F. Pipps, NJ. T. Crouch, T. MINIS,
and Geo. A. Price A sergeant and thirty officers
filed into the corridors and took positions con-
venient tor hustling the visitors who passed.
Between and 5 O'Clock the crowd had become
throng, and its line reached from the fountain
along Park row TO Centre street, turning the
corner OF Chambers street. Every train on the
big bridge brought recruits who scurried across
Chatham and Centre streets to the point where
the loose crowd was being melted into a solid
procession Brooklyn in the early hours seemed
determined to jostle New Workers and take the
largest space In the lines. Even at the hour of
3 O'Clock there was noticeable different COM
plexion lin the crowd from thut characterized ii
at the same hour yesterday, and the army of
young shop girls and women were present as at
the early hour yesterday, though in greater
numbers; but there were thousands more of
the middle classes of people who did not give
O'Clock yesterday morning. At the same reIa-
tive hours to-day there were thousands more
in the stream and the fact was due to the belief
and experience that the early ones had yester-
day least time to wait, SO 1t was that the early
down town cars, between 5 and O'Clock,
brought hundreds of ladies and gentlemen who
had thought to be in advance of the great
crowds. Those, however, who came down on
the broadway cars as late as O'Clock this
morning, checked the car and alighted above
Reade street. The shutting throng in line had
at that early hour even backed through Cham
bers street and up Broadway to the point
stated There the new corners were getting
in line, and policemen were protecting those
already there in tine enjoyment of the privil-
clock marked 5:50 O'Clock when Junior Vice
Commander Cranston, Of the U. s. Grant post,
ed sc ieFeTs from the the af passed bis
assumed his place at the head OF his detail OF
u. A. K. men.
THE GATES OPENED.
St Pauls was tolling six O'Clock and the iron
gates were thrown back. The first to pass
through were, as yesterday, women. Each
was middle-aged and each could not appreciate
disposal. Several hands and voices reminded
them otherwise with not little suddenness
A solid stream had again commenced flowing
across the plaza to the entrance. Two lines Of
officers walled up channel from the steps to
the fOuntain, as was the case yesterday, and
through it, in threes and tours, the human
stree IN was flowing just as though thousands
had not shutted over the same stones yester-
day. After fifteen minutes the entire line was
bers street to Duane. There was the fountain
head and the stream was then flowing from its
sources az Ia tn, Inc lnes were on the move
their toes against the too broad dais, upon
which the remains rest The crowd is fastened
SO rapidly and the eagerness of each visitor TO
get a good view of the remains is SO great that
many, while peering into the casket, stumbled
against the platform beneath. 1t projects upon
each side more than u foot from the caSket
while the dais of Albany was no broader than
the casket and cut away beneath so that no
person would stumble. though brushing clothes
along beside the remains.
Church Bells to be TOlIed.
NEW YORK, August IA number of churches
throughout the country have signified their in
tentiOn of tolling their bells when the funeral
again when 1T arrives at Riverside park In
order that they may be promptly notified, the
Western Union telegraph company has ar.
the country the time of starting of the funeral
procession from city hall TOMORROW morning
and the final moment of deposit Of the remains
of Gen. Grant In the tomb.
Ex-Confederate Soldiers Honor Grants
Memory.
GALyEsroN, TEx En- August IA special to the
estimated that &c, 900 veterans and others were
in the grounds. Gen. Ross, of Ross brigade, was
thousands Of cSippied old confederates ' were
begging their living from door to door, while
10000 federal soldiers were drawing pensions
was unanimously adopted:
ResOlped, That we, the surviving members of
Ross brigade, RectOrs brigade, Maxey's bril-
gade, Grahams brigade, the 18th cavalry of
Texas, and unattached cOnfederates and Union
soldiers, numbering about 1O, 900 men, in this,
our annual reunion, held at Greenville, Texas,
express our deep and heartfelt regret at the sad
news of the death Of that illustriOus soldier and
patriotic statesman, US. Grant, whose remains
now lie in state in New York; and
Resolved, That we tender to the heart-broken
widow and family Of the deceased our warmest
sympathy in this the sad hour Of their bereave-
ment; and
Resolved, That these resolutions be telegraph
ed to the family OF Gen. Grant by tbe president
of this association.
These resolutions were drafted by commit
tee consisting of Gen. Sullivan Ross. Capt j. NJ.
Cook. Lieut. s. B. Barrow, Col. e. r. Hawkins
and other ex-confederates. Many addresses
were made eulogistic OF Gen. Grants distin-
guished services to his country.
TO-Morr0w Holiday I'm California.
SACRAMKNTo, CAL, August 7.-Gov. Stone
man issued q proclamation last evening de.
claring Saturday, August 9Th, to be legal holi-
day in California.
Railroad Shops Closed sn the Day Of
the Funeral.
DALLAS, TEX, August wv r. Newman.
traffic manager Of the Missouri Pacific system