, 1885-08-05
MOVING.
The Funeral Procession Leaves
Mount McGregor.
A HerO's Remains in Charge of
The Nation.
Impressive Memorial Services
at Westminster.
MOVING.
From cGregor to Albany.

~ fiN'hLhphf mug. t.-Ou Tue
mountain brow, on the eastern lookout, a
gun doomed solemnly at I O'Clock this
morning. The shock of the reverbera-
tons was yet on the heavy air when a
second report shook the earth and startled
the birds in the trees. Artillerymcn had
begun firing thirteen guns to mark the
sunrise of General Grants last day upon
the mountains. In quick succession and
at short intervals guns were fired. The
rain had stopped, but a mist still con-
cealed the valley. The soldiers received
orders to break camp, and in less than
twenty minutes all the tents had disap-
pcared from among the trees, and were
packed away in boxes for shipment.
Notwithstanding the heavy and contin.
uous rain of the night, the soldiers slept
well, and we're comfortable. Down on
the mountain side, at G o'clock, buglers
were sounding the r%eveille, and as the
strains loated over the mountains, they
were swallowed up in the booming of the
gun that will be fired every half hour
through the day, and at sunset will close
with thirty-eight vollcys. The mountain
train at & O clock had bepun brinoino nm
the people. The funeral ear to carry the
remains from the mountain IN SARATOGA
came up early and lay waiting. Last
night the family had taken their final
farewell of the remains of the dead gen
eral, and to. day they ave IN his BODY to
the nation. At Q o'clock the family. ex-
cept Mrs. Grant. renaired to the hotel for
breakfast On their return Col. Grant
aud his wife, with Mrs. Sartoris. paused
upon the ridge at the rear of the cottage.
and among the pines, to sean the bright
picture of mountain and valley. and then
the family entered the cottage and prepa-
rations began for the funeral journey.
At $50 o'clock the doors of the cottage
were thrown open. A stream of visitors
poured in steadily for over an hour.
About 9 o'clock the head of a long line of
buggies, wagons, omnibuses and various
other kinds of vehicles, appeared climb
ing up the steep incline near the eastern
outlook, and soon the area in the vicinity
of the cottage was thronged with horses
and wagons and farmers with their wives
and families At $3.50 a tram OF two cars
brought ten. Hancock and a number OF
distinguished visitors. The two compa-
mes OF regulars were drawn up to receive
them. They proceeded from the station
to the cottage in the following order
zen. Hancock and Col Jones' Admiral
Rowan and ten. Sherman; Senator
hvarts and Gen. Rufus ingalls,; Senator
Miller and JAS. w. Drexel; Gen. Han
cock 5 staff. AT 10 o'clock services were
nelu at tue cottage IN 'he presence oil over
one Thousand persons zane ehairs ana
'us,c sea's vert pro'iueu lor Ihe "uies
"nucr Tue trees III 'ne grove, Inc ccre-
Mo"ies op1neu WIN 'me reauinR o' psalm
w. w. "n,en was iolio"eu Dy an impress
s"e prayer " he,' pisnoP iia,Is' Inc
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page'-hp'I
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"yu"' Nearer my "ou 10 l"ee' ""s
rendered mpress''e'y Dy the cohgrega
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a.or rVar's ieit the palcohy 'ogether'
urs, uraht nau concluded not 10 go win
tne iuneral train' out TO wait over untl =
o ciocN' Wheh sne ana inc other ian'es oil,
the iamly VIII leave lor saratoga ana
from tneie go ulrect o new iork'
L. 5. Grant post, 1927, Of Brooklyn,
bore the remains from the cottage to the
station shortly before ! O'Clock. The mil
itary were drawn up and a salute was paid
to the remains as they passed to the
depot, and the throng stood with uncoy-
cred heads while the casket was borne to
the car. The mountain train waited at
the little rustic depot there were seven
cars there next to the engine and the
funeral ear with open sides, and solid