The sun., 1885-08-09


| It again for Hancock II they had the chance. 1t
must have becn this feeling and the general
human love for sailor that controlled the risi-
bilttes OF the concourso when at the end OF the
brigade great number OF those big. honest
clumsy follows appeared dragging . few Cat
| ling guns. These gums are formidable enough
In action. but In repose they are as small field
piecos and the sight OF nifty tars manning
twice as much rope was ever used to show
OF Big Six In flremans procession came very
close to being ludicrous.
Tho marines looked and marched we'll. but
exhibited the least artistically dressed officers
over seen in military procession. Next to the
tRrs in general interest was the Marine Band
| from Washington. . colossal orchestra. trained
to preserve perfect time. and 10 produce the
| most delightful music. Tho Pioneer Corps.
| Jack tnrs with axes over their shoulders. was q
notable bit OF this section OF the procession.
The tars who did not swarm before dimiputive
cannon or carry axes all had carbines. SO held
that one hand held tho muzzle close to the
| small Of the back and the butt was caught
between tho upper arm and the body.
DR1NarNo THE COFFIN INTO THE LINE.
A few minutes before O'Clock the 120 nom.
hers Of tho LlederkrHnz Society. all dressed in
blach. had come mp tho white steps Of the City
Hall like a dark wave. When the topmo ost rank
had reached the last step tho entire body
pkoppoo' lotutu8 - pyLitulu. VI WulOu b'Hhu
group Of players on musical instruments wero
| the apex. on the pavement below. They sang
| first Schubert's Song OF the Spirits Over tho
Water" tho strange mournful notes OF tho re-
frain now swelling to majestic. organ-like vol
ume. then sinking to q low. melan ncholy chant.
| As the aat notes ceased the sovnd OF dir9es
played by the distant bands came back like an
| echo. Tho Liederkranz then sang The Pill
grims' Chorus" from 'Tannhiaser." aud wont
| quietly away.
The last relief of tho Grand Army guard.
with Comrade John II. johnson at their head.
came with quick. swinging step across the
| espanade and up tho stops. With one ex-
| ception. the thirteen who composed 1t wero the
| samo thirteen who first took up the watch In
the sad cottage under tho sombre hemlocks OF
Mt Mc6reeor.
1t was at twenty-six minutes past 8 that
| Mayor Graco led distinguished party Of men
| In civilans' dress. but wearing sashes OF nuted
| white cambric. up the steps OF the City Hall
and ordered the great iron gates flung open be-
fore the soldiers coffin. Those ctizens. upon
| whom I've thousand pairs of ewes wore instant
ly fixed. wera the Rev. DR.. Newman and Bishop
Harris. Methodist Rabbi Browne. Hebrew
Father MeGlynn. Roman Catholic; tho Rev. DR..
Talbot W. Chambers. OF the Collegiate Dutch
Church: tho Rev. Robert Collyer. Unitarian !:
tho Rov. G. De W. Bridgman. Baptist; and the
doctors who attended the dying General-Doc-
tors Douglas and Rhrady. DR.. sands. the surGl-
Instantly the undertaker lifted the coG.n
from its resting place under the canopy. and
bars at Its sides. and raising themselves. strode
| with it and with solemn tread down the steps,
the portable BLACK steps that ut tho end OF the
funeral car which Just then had boon driven p
rshs and e Q, she ane that
marked the passa9eway to the car. presenting
ssiy y ss down e1 t
stairs; and up the wooden steps to its r!acce zee on
Sss. Of hs .sa st e.o q hs
clergy and doctors. Workmen At once screwed
the solln firmly 10 place ppqn the p!a.iSr,n,;
from ;he sable drapery Of the chr.
W'tli" they were we're thus bnsiod ths Grand Army
TOOK ihelr places in evon numbers on eithor
aide Of the funeral car. tho portable steps were
car. the doctors and clergy the Mayor. and The
and while the island band played a dlrse. the
car and it's escort moved out OF the plaza and
, into Broadway. TWAS then ten minutes to IL
> mere touch artistioaly inspired had vastly
, car. Some one. perceiving tho slimness Of its
outlines and the spsreness Of Its general easS
es%h 1n5Sl s the days SIN
AZ ssssa NJ Sssa s Ii. ssy saslt
! the city. ,he second divisisn. coIsIstinE 8
ine afe.a % Of It. and the GRIND Army % POSTS and and
0 | others coming along behind it..
ars nsshsG wessre
main Office si.na that NJ the honored remains
! place. He Instant later the fam! sound Of the
bells q old Trinity and ns1t the louder tones q
march march wS whsn % this doetn % Sound Of tons & bs
NJ, s.s
were rigging though they S could 9ot be - hsard
@ leo. ior when the electric sparks carried IL,
ri 1ras e1sf e. IL
1904 n: Gen. Grants essket now In cstsfsque
}. UP THE ROUTE AHEAD.
hs line % to
i street to broadway agsIn aud TO tho Bople
YARD e seyonsy street 70 ths end
ennisIsd pfSi iss. Ans nsrt to the tonb 1hssd
]. the advancing vanguard OF police the view wa
and n
o tiai fashion and everywasre from % sidewalk I
and tho houses and .nsn In bust views
s2a :sss y: 1ss sssassS sss ns
sS Hs
nue. the mourning emblems wore scarce, an
- reminders OF the broadway, display. such n
" that made by the lavishly decked Union Ieagu
ID Club. were rare. But there we're as many spec
10 tetors In the avenue as there bad been i
~ | Broadway and tho breadth and density OF til
~ waiting lines did not diminish until H,versid
l. Drive was reached. where. by general conssn
IN Thousands agreed among themselves that n
a one would stand, and therefore thousands be
o. took themselves.
" Viewed by u.arly twenty miles OF men. womsr
=, snd children. standing shoulder to shoulder o
" eithAr side OF nino-and nd-8- ALI mile line
n march. B'',.w Fiity-ninth street tho spscts
10 tors we're l. ny rows deep Their toes fringe
"A the curtis. and thoy covered the stont,4. door
10 ways, and many window lodges. The lttl
boys had the best places. as usual. They mad
~ abandoned gas lamp posts. surmounted, b
oi rings into which the glrss globes used I
Id boys and tho right shape for comfor
In Almost every ring hsld S. bnoy as ~ sIp q
re populacs was srbdued and deeorous, exactl
H. as II has been ~ sI great sembies since IN