The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-14
GENERAL GRANTS FUNERAL.
Removal of the BODY OF Gen. Grant from
1t. McGregor to New York
Great Multitudes Revsrently witness the
Progressof h Heavily-Draped Fun.
eral Train.

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place at Mt. McGreeor 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 ofthe landscape
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 L Of the
Twelfth infantry, and on the left by Com
guard ofhonor. At the right OF the open
door was a small table, covered with the
nag, at which were seated, opposite each
other, DIR. Newman and Bishop Harris. In
the parlor sat the ladies with the casket in
the center under the canopy. AT the lett OF
the table were ranged Gen. Hancock and
staff and a few OF the more distinguished
mourners, while on the left were seats Tor a
few more. Among other %clergymen present
we're Rev. Van Horne Of Philadelphia, r. S.
Rush OF Cincinnati and DR.. Sidney Corbett
OF Philadelphia.
After tho reading OF the ninetieth Psalm
by DIR. Agnew OF Philadelphia, Bishop
Harris offered a brief prayer, and the com
pany, under the vigorous direction OF
Ghorister Henry Camp, of the Hanson
Place NJ. i. church of Brooklyn. sang the
hymn MY fa%ithlooks up to thee" DIR.
Newman arose and began his funeral dis
course In a clear distinct voice and with
measured delivery, 80 that he was audible
to almost every person present.
An hour and twenty-five minutes was oc-
cupied in the delivery ofthe address O near-
~ 10000 words. during which the outer
circle wasperceptibly narrowedby thedrop-
ping off Of one after another, who returned
to join in the singing OF Nearer, My Godto
Thee, y 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 q. s.. Grant post.
1921, of Brooklyn. The sons, Col. Fred,
Ulysses and Jesse, followed the coffin. aud
Gen. Sherman rode as afriend OF the family
and without attentionto his military RANK.
Gen. Hancock followed with Admiral
Rowan, Admiral Stephens with Gen. Rnfus
ingalls,, the staff officers, Senator Evarts
and Miller, NJ. u. Cramer, ex-minister to
Denmark, Mrs. Corbin, u sister OF Gen.
Grant, us. Grant, the second son OF Or
vile Grant, Paymnster Sharp, U. S. a., and
wife. Mrs. Grants sister, ex-Postmaster
oSiCttti GISsohSli ttll VIII, eA-DecTelttTy Oh
State Hamilton Fish and wife, Gen Horace
Porter and others.
Next to the engine the funeral car, with
open sides aud solid, massive drapery, was
placed. The guard OF honor, us. Grant
post, Brooklyn, consisted OF the following:
Col William II. Barker, Mai. B. Corwin,
DR.. George w. Brus, Reese B. Gwillin, j. p.
Hewalt, Commander John H. johnson,
Henry W. Wright, r. L. Mnckellar, Mr..
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Collins, Noah Tibbets and George B. Squirrels.
AT Saratoga the international or presi-
dents salute was fired on the arrival oitlie
train from Mount McGregor, and here oc-
CURED the almost inevitable accident, one
poor fellow having an arm shot off by a
premature discharge. Here the funeral
train oftheN New York Centralwasin 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 half hours on the
way to Albany, and all along the whole
forty miles people had gathered to
see it pass. On arriving at Alba
NY, Grand Army men guarded the re-
mains as posts OF honor, and four men OF
the Tenth battalion were mounted at each
corner OF the catnialque. Gen. Hancock
and stan filed out into Steuben street.
where the generalwas mounted on a power
ful black horse. The second division co1n-
yprised so manyapostso OF the Grand Army
that the railroads were heavily taxed in
their transportation, md halls and Kinks
had to be secured for theiraccommodation.
The procession moved to the Capitol
where the remains lay in state. A group
OF ~incandescent lamps hung over the cas-
ket, but Mr.. Merritt turned them off, leav-
ing the gas Jets burning only, as they shed
too strong a light, being only a few feet
nboye the glass. Until after midnight
the crowd numbering about 500 an hour
passed through and viewed the remains.
Jessie and y. s. Grant, Jr., accompanied
by GOV. Hill and others, entered the capitol.
The throng OF visitors was checked for a
time, and the general sons passed beneath
and halted, briefly, to view the remains Of
their father.