The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-15
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uies 10 I've O'Clock yesterday the pilot
engine Monllor, In charge Of Engineer
Nat sawyer, rolled lalo tho Gnnd Gem
trail Depol, and eight minutes later The
funeral train, consisting oi eleven
dfaped cars, drew un nt tho east plat
form. Among the nfst TO allahl we're
General Hancock and stan They wcre
followed by Governor lllll and siah,
l,ey. DR., Newman AMI Dr. Douglas, tho
Senate aud Legislative Committee, tho
Committee of One Hundred and the
members Of the press, The caskot was
then taken from The funeral car by mem.
bers Of the Grant Veteran Post and car.
lied through the station TO fortY.ihlrd
street and Vanderbilt avenue, where II
was placed upon the funeral coach
Owing 10 the rain that commenced falling
shortly before the arrival Of the funeral
train, the crowd around the depot was
not 80 large as was anticipated, and the
police had little difficulty in kecplng
clear passage for the funeral cortege.
At $3.50 p. m. the funeral car was
drawn by twelve black horses to Fifth
avenue. Twenty.four colored grooms
stood at the horses heads waiting word
10 move In the procession II was not
until 5iiOp m. that the order was given
20 march, The procession then moved
10 the following orders
Twenty mounted policemen.
Major.Gcncral Hancock and staff
Battalion consisting OF four batteries
OF the Fifth United States Artillery,
armed as Infantry, namely, Batteries I,
j. aud NJ, from TT. Hamilton; and Bat.
terry II, from IT. Columbus; also Light
Battery Il, Fifth Artillery, all under com.
mand OF Major A. G. Wildcck, Fifth
Artillery. These batteries were preced,
ed by the battery band from Governors
Island.
Naval detachment, with baud, con.
sisting Of two companies OF marines and
two Of blue jackets, commanded by Lieu.
tenant-Commander WIN. w. Meade, Y,
S.N
Maior-Gencral Shaler, n. G. s., N. Y,
aud staff.
Second Battery, N. G. S., N. Y, mount
ed without qua.
General Ward aud STAFF, commanding
First Brigade N. &. S.,N.Y.
Colonel Porter and Twenty second Reg.
iment N. @. s., n. Y, aud band.
Colonel Seward aud Ninth Regiment,
n. g. g., N. Y, and band.
Colonel Stewart aud Eleventh Regi-
ment, N. G. s., N. Y, aud band.
Carriage containing Rev. DR.. Newman,
DIR. Douglas aud Geucral Horace Porter.
Funeral car, containing tho body OF
| General Grant.
Guard composed OF the members OF
the U. y. Grant Post.
Carriages containing Senate and Leg,
islatIye committees.
Committee OF 100 citizens In carriages.
| Post No. S27 G. A. r.
| General Fitzpatrick and staff, com.
mlndIng second brigade, n. G. T., n Y.
Colonel Clark aud Seven tn Regiment
and band.
Colonel Cavanaugh and Slxty.nlnth
Regiment and band.
Colonel Scott and Eighth Regiment
aud band
File OF policemen.
The line Of the procession was as fol-
lowsi
From Fifth avenue TO Wavcrly Place
thcnca to Broadway, aud down Broad
way TO the City Hall.
The crowds along Fifth avenue In
creased at every block, and when III,
head Of the procession reached Madison
Square, the sidewalks were packed, whih
all the steps and windows In the vicinity
were crowded with spectators.
EEw YORK, August 6.-As the funera
cortege moved down Fifth avenue thI
scene was an unusually impressive one
The bells OF the brick church at Thirty
ninth street, the Dutch Reformed Churcl
at Twenty ninth street and other churche
could be heard tolling. The mllitarl
marched with reversed arms, while thI
bands OF the different regiments playc,
solemn dlrges. The crowds continued 4
increase as the procession moved towar
the City Hall, and In the nelghborhoo'
of Houston street the sidewalks be
came impossible, and when the hca
Of the procession reached the City Hall
fully 100000 persons were present
The funeral coach was conveyed In ffoH
OF the City Hall at twelve minutes pas
seven O'Clock. Members Of Grant Pos
carried the caskct up the steps OF th
ball and placed Il on the calaialque
the LOBBY. Mayor Grace, Genera Ilat
cock, DIR. Newman aud Dr. Douglas, an
4 number Of military officers were at III
head OF the steps 70 receive the body.
At twenty minutes past seven o'cloc
tie iron gates leading into the yestibul
Of tho hall were closed, aud ten minute
later the military were dismissed IN
left for their respective quarters. tn
casket, after resting a few minutes o
tho cataialque, was taken into
rear room u the building where th
uniertaker aud his assistants wei
engaged tor some time In trying 10 In
prove the appearance OF the dead Gene
ais face. The casket was then remove
70 the vcstIbule and placed upon n
eatsialquc, and ip a few minutes q throu
Of persons assembled aud ga1ed upon u
features Of the dead hero.
At arst Il was decided not 10 admit u
public 10 view the remains, but at e
minutes past nine o'clock two Of u
iron gates were thrown open aud n
I immense lhFoag that had remained
front Of tho building begsn 10 pour in !
fast ss the police would allow them.
steady stream OF persons of q
classes In double hle passed the rcmaII
. Of tho General from the time the gat'
were thrown open until eleven o'cloe
! at tho rate Of one hundred a minute.
this h Iur the crowd lcssened somewha
and nearly all the reserves Of police we
sent 10 their respective precincts. III
, guard Of houorlast ni1nt was compos'
Of members Of Grant Post and mambe
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