The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13

words were heard. TIE showy white
helmets and cream c0Iored jackets Ct the |
29d regiment OF siale tsccps made =
CONTINUOUS double ale. Fronting TIA
hotel, to the north Of Il, haHrst and Sc
ond batteries, Handsomely mounted held
theavenue Is far IS gsaty-eighth street
Throughout the line the crowd was 90
dense that its power to exercise pressure
had passed. Where 1t stood il remained
an inert mass from sheer inability 70
move foot. The policemen were wall
ed In and finding their occupation gone
stood still with the rest, part and parcel /
OF the immense throng. At 1910 the
Grant family came out of the ladies en-
trance Of the 9Th Avenue hotel and took
their carriages. As the carriages
received their occupants they
rolled away toward the avenue
and remained there. closely wedged In
and waiting for their turn N the line.
They had been waiting more than
quarter Of an hour before
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND CAME OUT
and took his seat In his carriage with
Secretary Bayard. A four-horse car.
rage that followed received Vice Presi.
dent Hendricks and his private secre-
Ahead had gone 3 number of car
riages. following The Grant family in the
following order: Mrs. Rswlins Holman,
daughter of General Grants friend and
first secretary of war; the generals old
staff in four carriages; his ex-cabineE off,
GERS in four carriages, detachments from
Wheeler and U s Grant post, g A r in
four carriages; Mr. ] W Drexel and
members of the Aztec club; survivors
of the Mexican war. Next came the
presidenI's carriage, the wee president
and cabinet in five carriages; members
of the supreme court Of the United
States; senators; the house congree
sIonal committee in score OF carriages
the committee of the state Legislature In
thirty carriages; Elk Presidents Arthur
and Hayes and the members OF their
cabinets. Then came the foreign min
listers and Diplomatic and consular Of
icers under Gen. Grants administration.
These flied ten carriages. Then came
the representatives of the different de-
partments OF the national government.
Next came the governor of ststes with
, their stats, and then the representatives
, of various cities.
The catafalque Fpassed Twenty-third
street at 1 O'Clock sharp. The hum oi
q expectation that had proceeded 1t wal
settled as it passed by and all heads were
/ uncovered as soon as the catatalque had
r passed. Carriages containing Col. Fred
Grant, his wife and sister fell in and the
mourners' coaches fell quickly into lint
without confusion. Both Mr.. CLEVELAND
and Mr.. Hendricks had tired of tn
long wait aud alter sitting in the car
riages aud being stared at by the curiou
crowd till half past IL O'Clock went q
their rooms in their hotel. They observes
0ke parade from their windows and die
not again come out until the catafalqu
had passed the hotel, Their carriages
> had remained at the door. Secretarie
Endicott and Manning, whose carriage
followed the vice presidents, remaine'
in their seats and other cabinet minis
ters who rode in pairs did the same.
Almost the last carriage had wheele
into line at 23d street when one fell i
. behind containing an officer with broa
gold band across his breast, two crutch
y es and stood up in the carriage besid
. him and proclaimed his name and ar
nounced his rank. He was ID
Major General Daniel SIckles. Fo
e lowing behind the crippled veteran
carriage there trod seemingly endles
army with banners without show G
= gold or glitter, bat with armless sleeves
u a Iimping gait aud SCARED faces tn.
stirred mems minds as they passed wit
deep and strong emotion. These were
THE DEAD HERDS coAIRADs
who shared his danger on the field G
battle; had marched behlnd his victor
Ious banner over many road and noI
d walked with him to his last resting plact
~ SO many of them soon to follow sadly
Proudly they walked once more together
They were old men, most of them, bu
they marched bravely and kept up wit
the youngest. Some carried canes. NOR
walked without support of any kind an
all had their badges yelled with crap
u and wore bows OF Grape on their lei
arms. Their tattered banner
were yelled IN black, and man
posts carried as distinct badges spriG
of myrtle or evergreen on their brtast
The
PROCESSION SEEMED
~ stretching southwHTd as tar as the ey
could reach, and the streets all the wa
~ to the tomb were packed with peOpl
= and as the right of the column approach
= ed the tomb the dull reverberatiOns
- the guns from the men-of-waI could
, heard, and the troops broke column irol
the left marching 10 the right or ca
side Of the road. After forming in In
arms we're presented aud the cataialq q
:, slowly passed.
The catafalque arrived at the tomb
4 ;37 In Riverside park.
:, The remains were deposited in til