Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-05

rested on black diay. The doors Al the
sides of the funeral compartment was open
and the afternoon sunlight shone upon the
royal purple velvet and silver mountings of
the cssket The first and each succeeding
detail mounted on guard consisted Of two
men of the L 5, Grant Post. One stood
with folded arms at the head of the casket
and the other at the foot.
Round Lake, Rev. DIR. Newman's summer
home. WAS passed at 2.+S o'clock. The depot
platform, fences and the fronts of cottages in
the grove were black with mourning drspery.
The population OF the resort formed lines
of uncovered heads on each side of the
tracks and scarfs of mourning were futtered
by many of the ladies in the throng as the
sombre train moved by.
Cohoes, at 5 20, when the black train
through had emptied its factories and work
shops, its stores and its houses and every body
bad crowded TO the track and near buildings
to see the train that bore the dead general
and ex-president Gen. Sherman and Gel.
Grant were conversing when the throngs at
Cohoes attracted their attention and COM
ment was made by one Of them upon the
widespread feeling Of respect for Gen.
Grant
The heavy black draped train rolled into
Albany AT $40 on time as per special sched
uic Nupt NouTUteS OF tnc DelaWarc
Hudson Canal Cos. road stepped down from
the cab of the engine. From the first move
ment of the train at Saratoga to this instant"
he remarked to one who had ridden on the
train, you have heard no sound from the
bell or whistle" 1t was true.
Col, Grant. Jesse and u s. Grant, Jr.
first alighted from the funeral train. Rev.
DIR. Newman. DIR. Douglass and Gen. Sher-
man followed with Gen Porter and the party
was at once escorted to carriages and drawn
to Gov. Hills mansion Before the remains
were removed Gov. Hill and the other officers
returned TO the train and there greeted Gen.
Hancock and staff, who were alighting from
the car they had occupied. The remains
were placed within the mounted catatalQuc.
The remains having been deposited on the
funeral car II WAS drawn out into Spencer
street where it was hsnked by the escort.
The column moved through North Pearl
street to State, to Eagle, to Washington
Ave-, to Knox street, to State street to the
Capitol. There Gen. Hancock dismounted
and retired, and the remains were deposited
beneath the great eatafalque in the Senate
corridor. Before being so placed, the body
was conveyed TO private room in the Capt.
tol building, where the undertakers and en-
balmers removed the lid of the casket to
inspect the body and learn its coudition.
They said they found the remains in excel
lent condition. The public was admitted
about o'clock, being permitted to walk two
abreast on each side of the casket, which Law
on an inclined dsis. Seven thousand four
hundred persons viewed the remains the first
hour.
U. :. Grant Post of BROOKLYN had IL men
waiting here, and the detail of six men on
each side of the casket kept the lhrong nov
ing, while II. Is. Grmsbee of Wheeler Post
of Saratoga, and Past Assistant Paymaster
Gen. Robertson of the Loyal Legion, were a
guard of honor at the foot and head Of the
casket respectively. The details for guard
duty will be relieved by members Of their
respective organizations, at intervals of three
hours each, until the remains are again
moved Company Both battalion. were placed
on dlty in the corridor to stand guard until
midnight, when it was relieved for six hours
by Co. ID, of the same battalion. The re-
mains will lie in state in the capitol contnu-
ously until 1890 A. M. tomorrow. The
doors will be closed at 1890 and the funeral
procession will be again formed on State
street. The remains will be transferred from
the cataafalque to the funeral car and be es-
corted to the Central Railroad depot at IL 20
=. M. pilot engine will leave Albany and
run 10 minutes ahead of the schedule time
for the funeral train to New York. The fun
eral train will leave the depot here at 1890
I. M, arriving at the Grand Central depot,
New York. at 8 p. NJ.
The proceedings of the two Houses Of the
legislature were of short duration. In the
Senate, Senator Ellsworth moved that the
appoint committee of seven To
act with a similar committee from the Assem-
bly, upon the sad occasion. The motion was
una nimouslv adopted.
The members of the Assembly had mean
while been gathered in the Assembly parlor.
A committee of fourteen was appointed to
confer with the Senate committee and prepare
a suitable memorial of the sentiment OF the
legislature. The Assembly then adjourned
until tomorrow at 1OA. M. After each
House had adjourned its members formed in
line TO join the funeral procession.
Late in the evening, Col. Grant, Jesse and
U. s. Grant, Jr., entered the Capitol. ac-
by Gov. Hill. The throng Of
visitors was checked for the time and the
Generals sons halted briefly TO view the re-
mains. Eight incandescent lamps shed q
brilliant light upon the dead face and reveal
ed a startling spectacle. The skin of the
face has the appearance of having been en-
ameled in bungling manner. The skin IL
Of ghastly hue and has a scaly appearance.
This is explained as due to the
fact that the face was powdered
late this afternoon and without reference to
the probable effect Of the brilliant light to
which the remains now for the first time are
subjected. The powder will be removed in
the morning.
The Procession.
NEW York, Aug. 4.
The procession escorting the remains Of
Gen. Grant from the Grand Central depot to
City Hall will be made up as follows: Gen.
Hancock and staff, United States Band, bat
talon Of foot artillery. four companies of
two companies blue jackets, two
C ompanies Of marines, Gen. Shaler and staff
Second battery. mounted Brig. Gen. Ward
and staff, first brigade of first division of Ma
tional Guards, catafalque, guard of honor,
Brig. Gen. Fitzgerald and staff and second
brigade Of first division of National Gurads.
The line will be down Fifth avenue to Wav-
erly place, TO Broadway to City Hall. As
the first brigade enters City Hall Park it will
be open ranks and the cstafslque will be
driven to the hall. Three hundred police
men will be on duty at the station and 10 at
the hall.
Ex-President Hayes telepraphed to Gen.
Aspinwall that he would be in New York on
Thursday. He expressed thanks for the at
tention shown TO him. Gen. Hancock will
notify the Grand Army organizations through
the press on Thursday Of the positions they
shall occnpy. The Army of the Potomac
has chosen the following special mourners: