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A GREAT FUNERAL PROCESSION FOL
Lows GEN. GRANT TO HIS GRAVE.

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The Military and Civic Display In New
York Acknowledgement GRANTS
RaderIess Horse-Jersey's Part An the
Memorable Parade-One Hundred
Thousand Strangers Pass Through
This City Bound for New York
Special TO the TArrLEaI
New York, August S.--Probably never
before in its history has this city seen 8
grander spectacle, or more impressive
one, than that of to-day. It had been ar
ranged that the firing of howitzer in the
City Hall Park, at 8 A. M. would be the
signal for the advance up Broadway of the
Federal troops, with Major-General Han
cock at the head of the column, and of the
long line of mourners who were to follow
the body of General Grant to its last rest
ing place, and at precisely that hour the
firing of the howitzer was heard. 1t was
$50 when the catafalque reached the City
Hall. 1t was drawn by twelve handsome
black horses, heavily draped with corded
blankets. The catafalque itself was three
TERED, 20 feet high, the roof supported by
four columns at either corner. and was top
ped off with sort of cupola. The easket was
of oak, covered with purple velvet and
magniicently mounted with silver.
A few minutes before nine o'clock Cen
eral Hancock, accompanied by an aide,
rode up Broadway past the Post Office, the
troops presenting arms as he passed along
the line. At nine o'clock precisely the
order for march was given, and followed
by his staff, General Hancock led the line
of march up Broadway, passed the armed
escort, which was in waiting on the right
eof the marching column. Behind the
Generals staff was Light Battery 6 F." of
the Fifth U. S. Artillery. Following them
came the Battalion of Engineers under
command of Lieut.. Gel. Henry L. Abbott,
preceded by the Engineers band from
Fort Wadsworth. There were six COM
mands marching twelve files front. The
men marched with reversed arms as they
moved past the waiting escort on the right,
these organizations presenting arms as the
column moved by. The first battalion of
artillery followed next under command of
Major Abram G. Wildrick. The band of
the Fifth Artillery followed at the head of
battalion forming the guard of honor, I'M
der command of Captain William A.
Beck. This command. was headed by fif-
teen sailors acting as sappers and miners,
with axes carried over the right shoulder.
Battery ga of the Fifth United States
Infantry, with two commands of twelve
files each, and Company E of the Twelfth
United States Infantry with the same for
nation followed. Behind them was de-
tachment of marines, and following the
marines were sixteen detachment of sailors
under command of Commander FL. B.
Robson. The first ten detachments
marched in company front of twenty files
The other six companies dragged noun
tain howitzers.
The military escort, consisting of the
First and Second Divisions N. G. S. N. Y.
and visiting armed organizations, had taken
up positions along the east SIDE of Broad
way at the points assigned them before 9
o'clock, and when the regulars passed
every organization was in line The left of
the line was at Reade street, and from this
point an unbroken front of armed organi-
cations extended up Broadway to Four
tenth street, along the north side of that
street to Fifth avenue and along the east
side of Fifth avenue to Thirty-sixth street
On the left of the line was division of
the National Guard of New Jersey, under
command of Gen. j. w. Plume. The right
of this organization was at Canal street.
The troops were clad In the State service
uniform. The command was made up as
follows Fifth Regiment, six commands of
ten files front; Ninth Regiment, six COM
mands of fourteen files 'front.' Fourth
Regiment, seven commands of sixteen files
front, the First and Second Battalions, of
three commands of twenty files front each;
the Seventh Regiment, six commands of
thirty-twO files front; the Sixth Regiment,
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and the Third Regiment, seven COM
mands of sixteen files front. The
Veteran Zouaves, numbering fifty men
and two Calling guns, under command of
Col. j. Madison Drake, led the New Jersey
militia. The Capitol City Guard, of Wash
ington, d. c., under command Of Captain
L. s. Kelly, were on the right of the New
Jersey Division. They were a fine looking
body of men, most of them nearly six feet
in height. A battalion of four companies
of Virginia troops, under command of Gov
ernor Cameron and staff, were on the right
of this company. They averaged fifty men
each. Company B, of the First Regiment,
wore dark blue uniforms with white he'll
NETS; Company F, of the Third Regiment,
wore gray uniform, similar to the Seventh
Regiment; Company A, of the Third Regi-
ment, wore blue uniforms, and Company
A, of the First Regiment wore gray dress
coats, white pants and helmets. The men
were chiefly young men. and well differed.
The right of the Virginia troops was at
Prince Street, above them was the First
Massachusetts Regiment, under command
of Col. A. G. Wellington. This regiment
numbered twelve companies of twenty files.
This regiment turned out more than 80 per
cent. of its full strength, the total number
on the rolls being 759, and there were 693
answered to their names to-day. On the right
of the Massachusetts militia was the Second
Regiment Connecticut National Guard.
Next at Twelfth street was the Governors
Foot Guard, of Hartford, Conn.,, wearing
the striking old British grenadier uniform.
They numbered 100 men, under command
Of Major ]. c. Kinney. The Old Guard, in
the white coats and shakos, were formed at
Fourteenth street and Broadway. There
were fully 100 men in line, under command
of Major George W. Mclean. The First
Division N. G. S. N. Z. had the right of the
waiting escort column. Each organization
turned out with full ranks, and the right of
the division was at Thirty-sixth street and
Fifth avenue, while the left was at Four
teenth street and Broadway.
The First Regiment of Pennsylvania,
under command of Colonel T. E. Wilder
sheim, numbered 57S men. Their uniform
is blue coat with white pantaloons. They
carried knapsacks with blankets rolled on
them. The right of this command was at
Blocker street, and from this point to
Tenth street the space was taken up by the
Second Division N. G.. S. N. Y. The
Twenty third Regiment paraded ten COM
inands of sixteen files, the Twenty-second
nine commands of twelve files, the Forty
seventh eight commands of sixteen files,
the Thirteenth twelve commands of sixteen
Hles, the Fourteenth ten commands of six
Staen files, and the seventeenth Separate
Company forty officers and men.
The Garibaidi Legion paraded thirty nine
men the Columbia Guards, with three