Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-31
At Mt. McGregor.
MILITARY AND FUNERAL ARRANSE>
MENTS

@N@AANNh AMI III lNhhAL AkkANSE>
MENTs.
Mr.. MCGREGoR, July 2S.-Upon
the same train which brought Col
Grant came The company of regular
troops that had been expected since
yesterday morning. They brought
tents and all camp accoutrements and
wore the uniform of the regular
army. There are thirty eight men III
all and they present fine appear.
ance. The commapdaut is Major
Brown, with Lieuts Wood and Bsla.
The detail was made up from %. Il.
ot the 18th Infantry, located at Fort
Porter on the Niagara river. The
men were formed in line under arms
at the mountain depot and marched
up the path which Gen. Grant at
tempted to climb to the cottage, lust
SIX weeks ago to>day.
II passes through grove in front
of the cottage and up the slope To a
ridge covered with pine trees, where
Gen. Grants little grandchildren have
been wont TO play since coming To the
mountains The spot where the halt
was made Is about forty rods south of
the cottage and here the whits tents
have been pitched, and about the cot
tage where the dead commander lies
is now scene of blvouac and camp
life. with veterans aud regulars side
by side. Col. Roger Jones, to whom
all the military here are ordersd To
report, came with the regulars, ard
has assumed the control and direction
under orders from Gen. Hancock.
He understands that the company OF
regulars referred to are to act as a
body guard and the guard of honor 10
the remains, but if this is true, the u.
S. Grant post detail which has been
serving in that capacity since Sunday
night, will be displaced and relegated
to minor post duty.
This matter however is within the
discretion of Col. Fred Grant, who
will determine whether or not the
post OF honor shall remain with the
post which bears the name OF the
dead whom the men are watching. 1t
has been learned this morning that
600 or 700 troops will be or have been
ordered 10 Saratoga 10 meet the re-
mains of Gen. Grant on their arrival
from the Mountain Tuesday next.
1t was the original intention Of Gen.
Hancock to have sent these men TO
the Mountain, but when he heard the
limited facilities for moving the troops
there he changed his purpose. In
stead too Of ordering battery of
artillery TO the Mouutain the ordnance
will be stationed at Saratoga, and
there proper saiules will be fired dur
ing the transfer of the body from the
Mountain train 10 the funeral train
on the track of the Delaware & Hud-
son Canal Co. s road.
TAe intention OF carrying the re
mains in the private car Of Mr.. Van
derbllt has been changed. The funeral
car Of Woodlawn has been substitut
ed This car, besides carrying the re
mains, will furnish accommodations
for forty persons. Otherwise the train
will be made up as previously stated.
The government has ordered General
Passenger Agent Kendrick, of the
New York Central to drape the ears of
the funeral train, and it is the purpose
to drape them entirely In black, rely
ing for an imposing effect on the mass
ing of the color No white will be
used, and the company promise spec
tacle that shall be more imposing than
has ever before been known OH such
an occasion.
Gen. Hancock and staff now pro
pose to be present here on the Monday
before the funeral services. On the
day of the removal of the body to
Albany the railroad company will
send ahead OF the funeral train at
short intervals, four passenger trains
of fourteen cars each 10 take up the
Grand Army men and others who
may be desirous to go TO Albany to
view the remains
TO Go TO MT MGREd0R.
NEW YORK, July 90 The board of
officers of the Loyal Legion held a
meeting yesterday and appointed a
committee TO go TO Mt. McGregor and
report to Paymaster Gilbert Robert
sen. They will accompany the re-
mains of Gen. Grant to New York.
A committee on obituary and resolu-
tions was also appointed, Gen. Horace
Porter being elected chairman. Gen.
Fredrick I. Tocke was appointed mar.
shall for the Loyal Legion on formal
ceremonies.