Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-02

Dsaes On vnne sver ttetf right zkoai.
eers, closed at the left SIDE vita rnsstfsr
OF black Grape. Immediately 10 fhe
rear were the ohcers OF the Cnfted
6tstes Army In full uniform. On ~
n1rth side of the church were thu Gov
ernors Of States With their sta6s. The
o,its OF the city ohorches beaan their
toiiinR when the remains vsre takso
from the hoase, and eontfns "a thsi,
peeiip6 dcftna the eontinoation of the
church rites and while
ru rnpcnsslou
Was on tts lens march 70 Grown Hill
cemssefy. There vas very little delay
10 TIE movement Of the great column,
when once the distinguished people vhe
bad composed the church ardisnce had
oeeu assigned TO their carriages. The
formation had bean completed during
the progress Of tbs services In the Ca
thedral. The oolann vas preceded BY
Q tnsonted police escort, Who we're fol-
loved By the Columbus Barracks Band
and the Richardson Zouaves. Who iu-
uediately preceded the hsarse. The
latter vas drawn by six black hofses,
wearing the black paraphernalia worn
By the animals attached TO the funeral
car which bore the remains Of General
Grant TO the grave. On either side of
thu hearss vas guard from the Indi-
annapolis Light Infantry, carrying their
guns az the position of reverse arms. !"
The funeral car occupied the central
position In the second OF the -four grand
divisions. The first grand division Vas
In line ready for the forward movement
when the oasket vas carried from the
church. IL was composed of the State
military companies, marching inds-
pendently. all the ofhosrs being dis
mounted.
In the second grand division, follow
ina the hearse, came carriage contain
ing Mrs. Tbos. A. Hendricks, Mrs. 8.
w. Morgan and Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzhueh
Thornton. The succeeding twelve ear
riaRes contained relatives and near
friends. Ex- President Hayes occupied
the next carriage and was followed in
rseuisr order by the members Of the
Cabinet. Y. 8. Senators and Repre-
aentativss, Governors and their stats,
United States Judiciary, ex-U. b. Ssna-
tors and Representatives. Y. 3. military
officers, the State officers of Indiana,
followed BY the Presidents and faculties
Of the Universities aud Colleges, Mayors
Of oities and other civil officials.
The third division was composed of
all non n-military organizations.
The fourth division was made up Of
local municipal organizations, inclading
the 6Se department, with their steamers
heavily dfaped.
The column took up its line Of march
at 12:@s p. m. but its progress vas re-
tarded in the business district owing to
the blockAdina crowds, which far out
numbered the moving 6olumn. Ii pro-
oeeded slowly through the great masses
Of people In Washington street, the
military organic stions attempting to
march With company front, but being
repeatedly compelled to break into ool
umns Of four, and move by flank. The
carriages were driven three abreast.
The movemsnt was SLOW. the pregrsss
At times being almost imperoeptible,
until the column merged upon Meridian
street, q broad and very handsone
avenue leading to the entrance TO beau
ful Crown Hill cemetery. The corteQe
moved by the handsome homes Of
wealthy oitizsns, whose windows and
{, idswalks were FLIED with great ihrongs
standing respectfully. The broad thor
beyond ths city limits, and when the
stsry, a naile distant from Indianapolis,
the Light Artillery began 70 fire minute
guns. which Was contiRaed until the
hAarse approached the grave.
Shortly before the column finished
the inai stage Of It's iourney, the sleet
began to fail mora sharply, accom-
k~ q as,lA rDtuA
entered
TIE oKMETKsY,
And winding through thick growth OF
beech and maple trees the military d.
vision came op on the large open visv,
and approaching the open grave on the
Hendricks family lot, which occupies
the most ooH HmsadiaR visw In the
grounds, turned to the lsfs and then
encircled the tract OF which tue Hen
bricks plat forms q part. Is contains
historic ground for Isdiana. To the
east rises the marble shaft erected to
the memory Of General Jefferson @.
Davis. Immedistely opposite lie the
remains Of Oiivsf r. Aurton. To the
northeast another piece Of yfslna
grousd 10 doesed With she simple hsaa-
stones Of 100 Indiana soldiers, who lost
their lives on the battle nsld. The
asudrisks lot IL afaasd With . simple
column Of polished Grsnits. thirty feet
high and sevsn fest ct the bass. Il wss
erected thrss years AGO whom Mr.. Hen.
dricks vas deemed 10 BE- In failing
health. The lot contains the grave Of
Morgan Hendricks. the only child born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hsndricka, Who died In
bis third year. This grave was oon-
plstsly embedded In flowers BY the
friends Of the aorrovina widow.
The grave opened 70 deposit eli that
vas mortal Of Thomas A.. Hendricks,
was the counterpart Of . mausolsum,
HAVING been encassd completely In stone.
Looking into the open grave % the viss
there vas only bad Of evsrarsens
smilax and COS flowers, the stone In
closure having besn lined With thsss
beautiful embloua
when ths heasse hsd halted neas. the
caakes vas borne to
rHH oRAvR-
The venerable Bishop Knickerhoekss
preceded IL and read the verses for the
dead, and after the lowering Of The
casket Rev. DR.. Jsncks resd the CON
initial ssrvices, the Bishop siosing WITH
pt8yc< 1&0 uSucoIcttuu- OSAy sdo
widow and her supporters approached
the grave, the remaining nultitnds
standing OF. silent spectators-
The head of the funeral column
catered the cemetery at 2:t6 o'clsck. the
hsarse reaching the grave 81 2sSa
o'clock. TIE olosinR rites at the grave
we're performed . few minutes after
o'clock. The procession vas one boat
and ave minutes 10 passing Q given
point, and the head Of the column bad
only left the business portion OF the
ctty a few minutes befors the frst divi-
sion had approached the cemetery.
rHs scrNxs At TIE GRAVE
Were impressive. There vas no special
restraint upcn aamittance 10 the oeme-
terry, and several hundred persous had
gathered about The grave before the 70.
neral party arrived. The body OF The
procsssion hAd disbandsd altar passine
beyond The city limita. and only the
military With the mounted escors en-.
tered she ceuessry. Tue space resesvsd
about the grave bad only been defined