The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-30
GRANT OBSEQU|ES
Arrangements for Them Be-
ing Completed by Gen.
eral Hancock,
Who Is Overwhelmed win APP
pliCatiOns from Orguniza-
tiOus of ali Kinds.
Eyeryihing Now Indicates that
il will be the Grandcst Fun
eral Ever Seen.
InCidents ana Notes from Va.
rious Points Pertaining 10
the Funeral Ceremonies.
GRANT oBSEqUIEs.


New York, July 2g.-The clerks IN
the adjutant generals Office on Gov
ernor's Island are puzlcd how TO an
swer the many questions asked re-
garding General Grants funeral, and
are busily engaged III transmitting to
the various organizations throughout
the country the arrangements so far
rs they affect them and SO far rs COM
plctcd.
GeneralsDaniel +. Sickles was clos
eted with General Hancock this morn
ing in reference to the department OF
veteran army officers OF which the
general has charge.
Franklin Allen, Mayor loves sec
rotary, accompanied by Alder man
Collins, representing the Brooklyn
common council, called on General
Hancock and assured him that the
people OF Brooklyn would do all in
their power TO assist at the funeral ar
engagements, and that they wished TO
be assigned place In the procession.
Colonel Grant has sent telegram
stating that his father had been
commander of the Loyal Legion
and requesting that the mem
bers OF that organization
be given as prominent position as
possible.
III NJ. Ncvens, state commander OF
the G.. a. II. of New Jersey, by re.
quest OF Gov. Abbott, rendered q
brigade of the National Guard OF
that state for an escort at the funeral
Gen. Perry, representing Gen. Han
cock, President Crimmins, of the
park commission and Superintendent
of Police Murray met to-day and de-
livered the two proposed routes for
the funeral. Col. II. ID. Hall, presi.
dent of the veteran association of the
both regiment, (the Duryea Zouaves,
called on Gen. Hancock and st ated
that seventy-five officers and men OF
that organization, fully uniformed
and equipped, would participate.
PROCESSION DETAILS.
New York, July 29.-ln reply to
Colonel Grants request that the
Loyal Legion be assigned prominent
sent the following dispatch: 9Th,
order of precedence will be deter.
mined according to the prescribed
rules of that order, which indicate
that communicates shall be placed in
line according to the date of their
organization"
5. 5. Burdctt COMMUNICATIVE chief
OF the q. A. X. suggested yesterday
that IL agreeable the use of the q. A.
IL; ritual would crafty the members
OF the organization. General liam
cock said that pastor Newman had
already been designated for the SER
vices.
General Hancock says: lowing
TO tho length of the march
and the consequent fatigue,
the advisability of having
school children participate in the pro-
cession is not evident"
The following orders were issued by
Major-G neral Hancock:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THR)
ATLANTIC, GoyERSoHs ISLAND,
NEW York, July ~ ISIS
Having been placed by President
Cleveland in charge of the ceremo-
MES connected with the funeral of
Ex-presidcnt of the United States,
General U. S. Grant, and in command
of the escort of the obsequies, mill
tary and civic organizations intending
to participate will, upon promptly
reporting such intention, be assigned
positions in the procession which will
take place in the City of New York
on Saturday, August sth, proximo."
Order No 2. Appoints General j Ohm
Z. Farnsworth chief marshal in charge
of the ceremonies at Albany.
Order No. 0 appoints General Lloyd
Aspinwall 10 the duty OF laying Out
the line of march for the procession IN
New York city.
Order No. A. Appoints General NJ
Mcmahon to conduct the march of tn,
civic organizations in the procession
lie is instructed to establish head
quarters in New York CITY aud Il
announce the same when Sc
lected. All such organization de
string TO take part will repor
directly to these headquarters send
ing a duplicate to General Mac Mahon
will state the title of same, the nam,
OF chief officer and the number t,
parade"
Brigadier General Lloyd Aspin
wall in speaking of arrangement
yesterday stated that "all arme,
: bodies will be assigned to position
IN the column which Is TO precede th
hearse, and all ciyic,organizations vii
Q be placed in line following the hears,
All organizations from difleren
states will occupy positions in line a,
cording to the date of admission q
the state, each represents, into tn
l union. Aides will escort the govel
9 nors ofthe different states visiting III
5 ely ON the day of the obsequies. III
D remains VIII arrive in this city on ia
evening of the hth Of AusYust