Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-07
THE NATIONS CHARGE
CROWDS VIEWING T-s REMAINS.
The Goddess Throng From Earif Morn.
Jog TiH Past Midnight Interest
ing incidents.

NEs foAs. Aas. s.-fsopls ioltsred IA
the Cits Hall Park All night - as - De nrst
Ia the hne that soon after 5 0'ci0es this
morning began nling past me reHain--
There xers 40 great LhrOngs asaItlng 4dmIs-
sion. Ihose ~ho saigsd al O'Clock we're
n0t more than 80 persons. AtsIx inmates
psst the gates we're opened The nfst
person 70 sIsk TIE remains ses spare but
sweet faced little <oman, Who led With each
aand little boy. she sas an1ioas that nsf
shilrsn .n0uld sae he Generals face and
they xsrs permitted - halt an instant and
gaze over the -iis Of ths easket and peer INTO
10. The second was a man sith a lunch roll
Ia 81. hand and a pair OF nnemens climb
ers slunz over his arG- The line started
siaxly and fDr tho most part sas nade up OF
iaoonny CLASSES. The nr-t minate only "A
persons psi-sed Au old lady who va
very fat .t.olied ia. she caught a giimp7e
OF the toral piilOss Al me foot OF the casket
and adjusted her glasses t0 inspect 10.
tail lean police uaan selzed her shoulder and
hustled her along People we're hurried
through 40 the rate OF lC4 minute negro
father with bis little boy came IN The cslild
go too small % see, aud the father lifted
han go that he could, the boy toes humping
the dais o. the horror and anger OF the
body guard The father and -On were aided
alonx the line with zOfse U.Or. A little
b.otblack Nith his bon On hi- shoulder came
al0nx o. see Gen. Grant Ills face shone and
hl- hair had been freshly ~et and smoOthed
ouf at fhe fountain Many women came
too, aud they caused delay. They must need
examine every detail and pat their noses 20
the lowers before they could be induced 10
move away Men and boys with lunch
baskets and dinner pals nled along
After o'clock the labOrers and
working women had gone, and tho
clerks coming down town were stepping
from the elevated and surface cars into the
stream that VA running Al the rate OF 10
per minute. The police were reinforced At
5 o'clock. and at that hour there were ~
men on duty. The line moved faster under
the surVeillance OF the augmented police
force. and the guards AZ the coffin did not
allow the people - halt AZ sd the line
wa passing az she rate of l5O minute. For
a short time the pace was increased 10 llO a
minute This rate OF speed comported al
With the dignity OF the occasion, and more
tune Was gwen; bat the accretions were too
rapid 10 BE- cared for, and the line OF wait
lng people stretched out. until az 10 O'Clock
IL pa--ed the bend AZ the registers Office
and extended pp Center street 10 keade.
tt il estimated that from the time the iron
gates we're opened this morning 600 persons
passed By the casket every hour. At 8 this
evening fully 10000 persons were assembled
IN front Of the City Hall, Printing House,
square and the adjacent streets, while the
double line extended A. far a. Broadway and
Worth street The police arrangements were
admirable during the dav. Little trouble was
experienced ia keeping the vast multitude IN
line The verses written by Commissioner
Of Public Works Squire- and placed by him
IN front Of the City Hall Last week were re-
moved BY order Of Mayor Grace shortly after
du-k this evening, aud two draped American
hags we're hung IA the vacant places. Dur
ing tho evening crowds continued 10 pass
INTO the hall and fle past tho casket at the
rate OF 100 minute. At 10 o'clock to night
fully EO.u'O persons wsre IN line waiting
their turn 70 view the body.
Al II, midnight. the line OF people waiting
~ view the body reached from the City Hall
ID Grand street. fully a mile AZ 2;D the
police cut the line half way, telling the peO
PIE IN the rear portion that a. the doors
closed a O'Clock Il would be useless for
them 10 wait longer AZ the time OF clOSln z
the doors :. WA evident that 10000 persons
had viewed the General'- face since 1t reach
ed the City Hall last night.