The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-08-13
GENERAL GRANTSFUNERAL,

GENEHAL GkANISFUNEkAL
Removal Of tho Body of Con. Grant from
Mt. McGreEor to Now York
Great Multitudes Reverently Witness thu
Progress Of the Heavily Draped Fun
eral Train.
Tho Honored Ashos Surrendered to the
Municipal Authorities, and Now
Lilo in Royal State.
The family funeral OF Gen. Grant took
place at Mt. McGregor on Tuesday, the 4th
inst. The ceremonies were of a simple
character. The slope from the cottage up
to the hotel forms a natural amphitheater
and the whole place has been carefully
guarded against the attack OF the landscap
gardener and the vandals, who, with their
artistic taste, have SO often banished ma
ture from their grounds.
The crowd was fringed on the right in
front OF the cottage by Company E OF the
Twelfth infantry, and on the left by Com
guard OF honor. At the right OF the open
door was a small table, covered with the
flag at which were seated, opposite each
other, DR.. Newman and Bishop Harris. In
The parlor sat the ladies with the casket in
the center under the canopy. At the left OF
the table were ranged Gen. Hancock and
staff and few OF the more distinguished
mourners, while on the left were seats for a
few more. Among other clersymen present
were Rev. Van Horne OF Philadelphia, r. S.
Rush OF Cincinnati and DR.. Sidney Corbett
of Philadelphia.
After the reading of the ninetieth Psalm
Harris offered brief prayer, and the com.
pany, under the vigorous direction ol
Choristcr Henry Camp, OF tho Hanson
Place NJ. +. church of Brooklyn, sang the
hymn "My faith looks up to thee" DR..
Newman arose and began his funeral dig
course in a clear distinct voice and witt,
measured delivery, so that he was audible
to almost every person present.
An hour and twenty-five minutes was oc-
cupicd in the delivery the address of near
~ 10000 words, during which the outer
circle wasperccptibiy narrowedby the drop
ping off Of one after another, who returned
to join in the sing ing OF Nearer, My God to
Thee, ~ with which and the benediction, by
Bishop Harris, the services closed A last
opportunity was then given to view the re-
mains.
The rich velvet OF the heavy casket
cleaned and the polished silver glittered in
the bright sunshine as it was borne by
twelve members Of the U. s. Grant post,
1927, of Brooklyn. The sons, Col. Fred,
Ulysses and Jesse, followed the coffin. and
Gen. Sherman rode as Il friend Of the family
and without attention to his military rank
Gen. Hancock followed with Admiral
Rowan, Admiral Stephens with Gen. Rufus
Ingalls,, the staff officers, Senator Evarts
and Miller, NJ. j. Cramcr, cx-minister to
Grant, u. S. Grant, the second son OF Or
vile Grant, p:.ymaster Sharp, U. S. A., and
wife, Mrs. Grants sister, ex-Postmaster
General Cresswcll and wife, ex-Secrctary oil
State Hamilton Fish and wife, Gen Horace
Porter and others:
Next to the engine the funeral car, with
open sides and solid. massive dr:lpery, was
placed. The guard OF honor, U. S. Grant
post, Brooklyn, consisted of the following
Col WilIi.:n II. Barker, Maj. i. Corwin,
DR.. George w. Erus, Reese Il. Gwillin, j. p.
Henry W. Wright, X. +. Mackellar, Mr.
Mcdonald, A. NJ. j. Mckclvy, George j.
Collins, Noah Tibbets and George b. SQuirrs
AT Saratoga, the international OF plrsi.
dents salute was fired on the arrival OF the
train from Mount McGrcgor, and here oc-
CURED the almost inevitable accident, one
poor fellow having an arm shot off by :,
premature discharge. Here the funeral
train ofthe New York Central was in waiting.
Every one OF the nine cars was completely
covered with black, leaving not an inch
OF the woodwork above the cars visible
The train WAS one and IL hall hours on the
way to Albany, and all along the whole
forty miles people had gathered to
ny, Grand Army men guarded the re-
mains as posts of honor, and four men Oi
Pie 'EsEtth battalion were mounted ut eacl,
corner OF the cataIalquc. Gen. Hanco:l:
and staff filed out into Steuben street
where the general WAS mounted on a power.
full Black horse. The second division com.
priscd so many posts OF the Grand Army
that the railroads were heavily taxed in
thcir transportation, and halls and Kinks
bad to be secured for 1liriracComnodatiO ion
The procession moved to the Capitol
where the remains lay in stat e. A group
Of incandescent lamps hung over the cas-
fet, but Mr.. Merritt turned them off, leav-
Ing the gas jets burning only, as they Shed
too strong n light, being only Il few feet
above the glass. Until after? midnight
the crowd numbering about 500 an hour
passed through and viewed the remains.
Jessie and u. 5. Grant, Jr., accompanied
by Gov. Hill and Others, entered the ca pitol |:
The throng OF visitors was checked for Il
rinie and rue scner, II; sons passed beneath
end h.l'tSd, briefly, TO view the remains Of
their father.
Tho Journ and Arrival In New York.
On Wednesday, heiuneral car, drawn by
six black horses with their morning trap.
pings, moved to the state street side of the
capitol. Gen. Hancock, mounted upon Il
black charger from West point, and fol
lowed by his staff, approached the capt. l
as also did Gen. Farnsworth and staff.
Gov. Hill and staff had gathered at the cap
ital and were in waiting.
The sons OF Gen. Grant and their compan-
ions were driven to the depot where the
funeral t. ain was ;waitin. its burden, Gen.
charge. Guns doomed while the remains
were being placed in the car ''Woodlawn,' -
and the bells toiled slowly. Fhe eamnitt.e
from New York entered their cars, Con
Hancock and staff were aboard, the res,l.
lars were quartcre(, and the great train
started. The remains were viewed in Al
bany by 1900 persons. The train was
constituted and occupied as follows:
First, the locomotive; second, the bagya &C
car; third, funeral ear "Woodlawn;' fourth,
oar containing tho ans,a cf general, with
DIR. Rev. Newman and Or. Douglas; fifth
Gen. Hancock and staff: sixth, Gov. Hill
and staff, and the committees OF the house
and senate, twcnt y-fivc in number; seventh,
and eighth, the New York committee of ono
hundred; ninth, the car of public informa
tiou; tenth;and eleventh, the rcs,,t;trs su,,le,
the command ofCol. Beck and 'MajrBrown,
On the roofs OF the houses in the vicinity
hundreds witnessed the start, and rs the
black train rumhlcd across the long bridge
Of the Hudson it was between two, dense
Tines Of pebpla who TILED the footpatii on
either side. rlnra WAS no ck,ns Of bells, no
scream Of VIII stlc; only the dali rumble 81
Pie wAeefs bcMsath the mc,norableth ain.
But the train swept Hvoiind c4tvpA ;.nll
over iovcs steadily and smoothly, On the
river there were many little boats and
launches and some yachts with ensigns tip.
ped with black. Each bore people with heads
uncovered and i'll these tokens OF respect
were not unhccdcd by the sons OF the dead
All the employees OF the New York Central
Railroad company who received their pay
at Poughkeepse were drawn UP beside q
work train Of the road ut that station. and
stood with uncovered heads as the train
fjassad.'' A. long train Of fiat cars, filled with
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