New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-06
they had said their last farewell to the foremost
soldier of the world


cpowns At THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Al "ESi
Tho soble-coated train moved out Of the Albany
station ot $50 on time to a dot Thus far all tne
f,roraI a,ranoemepts have been carried out WIN
clock like regularity under the stimulating Ihhu
ence of military discipline. One car hau ooon
added since the journey to Albany, making INC
train consist of ten cars. The brst car con'"i"ou
tho baooape The second the coffin and guard OF
honor: third. Colonel Fred U. S. and Jesse Grant,
some intimate friends of the family. and the servants
Harrison and Henry fourth, General Hahcoch
and staff fifth Governor Hill and stan, ana COM
mttees from the State Senate and Assembly sAVh
and seventh, some fifty odd members OF the new
York Committee of One Hundred; eighth newspa-
per men ninth and tenth, the military escort.
Engineer H. " Milhken was at the engine throtlIe'
John Weeks was the conductor. and to engine NO.
5O3 was entrusted the task of hauling the tram
into New-York Every precaution had been taken
IN avoid DELAY or accident. Orders had peen
issued giving the funeral train the f'Rh'
of way over all Others, and orderi"e
all freight and working trains out Oh the way d.
least thirty minutes before 1t would be que.
,ilot engine ON which was j. NJ. Toucey general
super,ntendent of the road kept tie, minutes ahead
of the train L" TO make assurance douby sure
Monrnfu music which fttngy interpreted the
feelings of the silent thousands gathered around
rose from military band as the train crept away
from the platform. long lineof soldiers was drawn
nm at present arms, the officers standing with
sword points on the ground. Back OF these troops
peered motley collection of faces expressing every
shade of character. but for the time beng rejecting
common desire to the last of the funeral tram
4 minute gun doomed a farewell as the train
cleared the station.
Each yillage passed according to its capacity.
turned out a crowd to see the long line OF black
cars 90 BY Boys dropped their ga mes OF bascDaii
when il came sight young men ana naldehs III
shady hooks forgot their wooing while tho Tram
remained IN view; men and women iiileu their
little ones on their shoulders that they might
better see the train and seemed to be trying to eX-
plain to them the Significance OF the spectace.
Here and there when dashlng b. stretches OF
country road. an occa ional solitary tramp would
halt and remove his battered hat as the tralh
passed him. quite unconscious OF the dignity lie
gained BY that little act of courtesy.
When the Hudson appeared IN view 1t was no
ticed that the steamers all had their IL ,gs at half
mast. Men on canal boats towing down stream
barred then heads to the sunshine rs the black In"
sped onward. At Cat,kill when was passed at
1885. TIE little station displayed an abundance OF
draperes. People thick on the platform and
a little lnnon doomed hoarSely From the kaater-
skill House. looking like daub of white paint
high up on the mountain. no doubt many people
through fe Escapes Watched the thin black line
gliding SWIFTLY by at the edge of the slvery HUI
SOU The Kaatcrskll House cherislcs many MEM
ores of General Grant aud had hoped to nave him
fer an inmate this month Al this stage OF the
Journey the weather. Which had been much like
that the morning when General Grant was carried
no 20 Mt McGregor to try his last chance for life,
l.. I,.. ffi.l tta rfl al
the hulson and clouds gathered and afforded some
protection from the sunshine. Ii was an improve
ment but indicated storm later on.
Poughkeepsie was passed at 2:i5 People were
there packed thick Oh the platform, the roofs OF
freight rs and on every inch of space where
footing could be had and a view obtained. Inc
train slowed up opposite the station, allowing "a
note TO be made of he abundance of drapery upon
il and the portrait of General Grant, black Dor
dered suspended over the front entrance. AT New
Hamburg there a similar scene, ana
also at every considerable village passed.
Here and there could be noticed row.
boat. with flag draped nutterng at the Stern
Or some fond mother might be seen behind little
child. the child holding mp the National dag with
some OF the bars and stars hidden by the heavy
black trimming. The significant Thug about these
demonstrations OF sympathy and interest is the
fact that they confined to no class but were
spontaneous universal.
At Wcsi Point which had coveted the privilege
OF beng lie burial place OF IFS most distinguished
son many people could be seen LOOKING NE 60 ored
patchwork against the grecnsward The bluffs
stood out in grandeur their beauty beng
brought into strong relief by the background male
by heavy rain storm which was fast travelling
eastward. "No wonder, thought many people on
| the I ain, " tlat West Point should be strongly
| urged burial place for General Grant" There
was a pretty scene at Garlsons. opposite West
| Point. The brakes were applied and the tram
| crawled by the station ut n snalls pace. The
full corps of West Point cadets were there drawn
up III line standing at present arms They looked as
fpetIi ed. stlil and ImmOyablc were they only
Their faces uld be dlscerned some traces 81 that
cannon emotion which hao aroused all these demon
| STATIONS General Merritt and all the Academic
| professors were there. suddenly from The west
Point wharf. on the oppUsite shore. Hash as OF
| lightning seem a cloud OF smoke curled over
| the river and moment later the deep boom OF n
cannon ached the tram. The deep-Inouthed can
non baycd again and again, az brief intervals, the
distance mutilng the reports and intensfying their
soennIty. The band with draped and mufiled
| drums played sweet SplIit Hear my Prayer
with exquisite effect. and the strains of Waaces
mnsic were the last sounds that like "A benedicion
| reached the train which. with gathering speed,
| was Fastening toward NewYork.
Then the storm broke The waters OF the
| Hudson were dashed into foam. On
| slopps and schOoDers sails were fuflcd, aud
the ram descended III floods; II fell furiousy for
| ten OF fifteen minutes, and thereafter continued
with diminishing vigOr until the train had nearly
reached New-York. But the people would not miss
| seeing what 10 them seemed the last of General
Grant because of little drenchiug or other incOn-
| venlence Some fastened to their homes and
turned 10 their posts vii umbrellas, Others sought
shelter beneath trees and projecting roofs, and many
| disdained to seek any shelter at all. A big crowd
gathered at Pceksklll and by deep silence
| and abundance Of funeral hangings attcsted
| their sympathetic interest in tn passage of the
| dead man TO his final resting place. At ionkers a
| company from a National Guard regiment was
drawn up in front of the station and every other
visible piece of ground from which the train could
be seen was filled with people, notwithstanding the
drlzzling rain.
| When the train began TO skirt the Harlem River
it was noticeable that all the boat houses had flags
| at half-mast. As the train began to enter New
York the interest in it seemed to in