Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-13
GENERAL GRANTSFUNERAL.
Removal OF the BODY OF Gen. Grant ''"
Mt. MeGIcsor to New York
Great Muititudes Reverentiy witness '
progress Of the Heavily-Drapeu run"
eral Train.
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Municipal Authorities ane NO"
Lie I'm Royal state

he lonored Ashes surrendered TO '"c
M,oieipaI Authorities. ane Now
Lie In Royal state
The family funeral OF Gen. Grant 'ooh
alaee at Mt. McCiregor on Tuesday the ~"
t,st The ceremonies were OF simple
character. The slope from the cottage up
"a the hotel forms a natural amphitheater'
and the whole place has been carefully
Guarded against the attack OF the landscape
gardener and the yandals, Who WITH their
artistic taste, have so often banished ma
ture from their grounds.
The crowd was fringed on the rieht IN
'front.' of the cottage by Company % 'ne
Twelfth infantry, and on the leit by 'ou'
na,y of the Fifth artillery. who form the
rnard of honor. At the right oil the open
dnor was "A small table covered with the
dog nj which were seated, opposite each
other DIR. Newman and Bishop Harris. Ia
tbe m, flor sat the ladies with the casket III
The center under the canopy. Az the loit Q,
Tho table were ranged Gen. Hancock anu
rtaff and "A few Of the more distinguished
mop-ners. while on the left were seats Tor y
few moro, Among other clergymen present
were Rev Van Horne Of Philadelphia, H. ,,
Rush of Cincinnati and DIR. Sidney Corbett
Of Philadelphia. ~, nj,
Ivy DIR. Agnew Of Philadelphia Bishop
Harris offered briT prayer, ana the com
many. under the vigorous direction OF
iboTister Henry Camp, Of the Hanson
place NJ. f.. church Of Brooklyn, sang the
HYMN "My faith looks up 20 thee. Or,
Newman arose and began his funeral DIS
course in q clear distinct voice and with
measured delivery, So that ne was audible
to almost every person present,
An hour and twenty five minutes was oe.
supied in the delivery Of the address oinear-
IN 10. 900 words, during which the outer
circle was perceptibly narrowed by thedrop-
ming of OF one after another who returned
To Join ia the singing 81 Nearer, My God To
Thee" With which and the benediction ny
Bishop Harris, the services closed. A last
opportunity Was then given TO Wow there
mains.
The rich velvet of the heavy easket
cleaned and the polished silver glittered in
the bright sunshine az IL was borne by
twelve members Of the U. >. Grant post,
1927, Of Brooklyn. The sons, Col, Fred
Ulysses and Jesse, followed the coffin, and
Gen sherman rode as friend Of the family
aud without attention To his military RANK.
Gen. Hancock followed with Admiral
Rowan, Admiral Stephens with Gen. Ruins
Ingalls,, the stan officers, Senator EVarts
and Miller, NJ. ]. ETamer, ex-miEister To
Denmark, Mrs Corbin % sister OF Gen.
Grant, L. s. Grant, the second son Of Or.
vile Grant Paymaster Sharp, Y; ), A., and
wife, Mrs. Grants sister, 6N-fostmastet
General Cresswell and vile, ex-Secretary oi
State Hamilton Fish and wife, Gen Horace
Porter and Others.
Next 60 the engine the funeral car, with
open sides and solid, massive dapery, was
placed The guard VI honor, u, :, Grant
post, Brooklyn, consisted ~ the following:
Col, William II, Rarker, Mai u, Corwin,
DIR. George w. Brus, Reese u, Gwillin, j, u,
Heaalt, Commander John ii. Johnson,
Horny W, Wright, u, y, MackoilaT, Mr.
Mcdonald A. NJ. j, Mpkelyy, George J,
Collins, Noah T'ibbsts aud George u, Squire =
Al Saratoga tho International on presi'
dents salute was lirad on the arrival Of the
train from Mount McGrcgor, and here oe'
Cured the almost inevitable accident one
poor fellow having an arm shot of by a
premature discharge. Here the funeral
train OF the New York Central was in waiting
Every one ui the nine cars was completely
covered with black. leaving not an inch
Of the woodwork above the cars visible.
way TO Albany, and all along the whole
forty miles people had gathered 10
see il pass. On arriving at Alba.
ny, Grand Army men guarded the re.
mains as posts Of honor aud four man oI
lhe Tenth battalion we've mounted at each
corner OF the eataialqne, Gen, Hanoocb
and staff iilod out into Steuben street
1 where the generniwss mounted on a power
| iul black horse, Tile second division com
prised 30 many posts Of the Grand Army
that the railroads were heavily taxed il
their transportation, and halls aud rink,
had 10 he secured for their accommodation
The procession moved to the Capito
where the remains lay in state. A grouI
OF ineandescent lamps hung over the cas-
ket, but MIR. Merritt turned them of, leay
ing the gas Jets burning only, az they shet
| too strong q light, being only few Zee
above the glass, Until after midnigh
| the crowd numbering about 500 an hou
passed through and viewed the remains
! Jessie and u. S. Grant, Jr., aecompanie,
by GOV. IIilland Others, entered the capitol
| The throng OF visitors was checked for 4
time, and the generals sons passed beneath
! and halted, briefly, 10 view the remains o
| their father.