The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-12
Kcu1hl- PrOCessica from tas City Halls DARK
Corridors 10 the Riverside Tomb.
NEw YORK cHYs MOST NfEORABlE aAY.
It's Sesrss and Incidents VIII krg Be
Remembered Thsre.r7 ia
TIE ssrandsss Funere1 Pageant zcver 'Ess-
ssxvsed IN the Uisssed States 81 Amer
ioa-A Tribtsse Worthy & the
Nations Dead Soldier.

att O'Clock this corning was incOmm and OF men
and aiiai1s at the City HALL Atthathour the iron
.eates were asosts to be closed, when he observed
there were 5ooor 1000 people yet waiting ct tass
loot Of the stsns and across to the piazza
ssLet them come in commanded the supeIir-
'tendent 10 the officers, who at command had shut
cf the people, and then followed ten lainRses Of
the most expeditions hustling OF human beings
that las probably been known since the emanci-
paficn proclamation. The material was composed
al1acss entirely Of men. and lusty policemen sup
plencufcd their GdnonitiOns OF haste with
ceeGsRgly effective persuasion Of a muscular char
aeier. Men and boys were shot through the City
Han with such celebrity wiz render the occasion
to them GOubly memorable. The last person had
at last crossed the well-worn thrcshheld, and the
iron gates changed shut. The public had taken
It's leaye Of the dead General Officers OF the
seyenty-frst Regiment were on GUy, and the
tsl.al detail OF Grant Post was present as immeli
ate body suard, while the Loyal Legion was rep
resented by one OF its members, whs stood at the
head OF the easket. One of Wheeler Post, OF
Saratoga, which first mounted guard detail
shout The mountain cottage The day of General
Grant's death, was also present. The last Of the
general pubic had snrfied away through the
black draqe corridors and out OF the building.
The EOur was LIS a ~; none but the police
and guards and all-night reportsTs were present
ANY here who nov desires to view Sc remains
VIII step forward at once" said the undertaken
and hisyO.ce echoed through the dark, still cor
1idcTs. III present passeS, by the easket and the
lying in state OF heex-Presdent had-ended.
~ UndertakeT Merritt then pushed the glass plates
above the tody and drew from their places the
two lids which cover the casket. The four screws
in each were then turned down, and the face OF
the dead had been closed forever from view. I'M
less there shan, IL the future, from the lam
ily a request to remove the body Then the
dead was left in care of the guards, who stood
erect and silent within the closed iron gates and
beneath thebiaek drapery. The night wore on,
and the gray of daylight was creeping up the east
Ihestill air of the tomb-lissc corridors became
heavy with the perfume of withering flowers near
the dead. A huge piece, 1.-The Gates Ajar," hal a
place at the head OF the cssket.- and the sweet
smell OF the lilies was borne down TO those who
Great horseshoes Of red and yellow rosesuds
ADDED their frasrance, and crossand crown from
Ayof =. =, 1.i.e, ~ 5 y sSns on. s,,. lSs
chraI air. But there vas one tfibute
tnaI core no fragrance, except srcn as VIII
come eEGerly 10 the family of the dead. II bore
no perfume save that which lives in its memories.
This token was a plain wrea-h of oak leaves pinned
in The shspe Of letter The leaves grew ON
the oaks in the forests 0f Mount McGregor, and
fiuTtered in the mountain breezes while General
Grant was dying and the afternoon of Thursday
the Gay he died little Julia, his grand daughter,
and little Josie, DR.. Douglas child, gathered the
oak leaves in the mouRtain road Then as the
children praTtled they knit with innocent fingers,
and loving hearts, the wreath of oak leaves that
TODAY is the only tribute that touches the Gen
erals casket. The little ones, their Offering fin-
ished. had taken il 10 Colonel Grant whose eyes
filed when his daughter said: Papa, Josie and
have made this Tor grandpa, and please won't YOU
give il 10 him?' The Coi0nel placed the Oaken
wreath on the casket. and there il rested in Al
bany, and still remains as the childrens Offering.
-Four clock had passed. The gray OF dawn
haG deepened 70 red. Daylight; was near. The
strains Of rirse music cfePt on the morning air,
at frst distent, then drew nearer and nearer. The
red dtepei.cd in the east. Sunrise near The
strains OF music, slow and sad, grew more dis
The blue coated veterans of Meade Post, Phila-
deipaia 60 strong, cane tramping 10 the dirSe
Tie east was sutiused with tints OF orange and
dawn was closer-the dawn of the funeral day.
wkile muffled drums tiEaed theiR footsteps. a
heavy gun doomed out toward the sea- The
the sound OF nufied drnmsgrew fainter and then
died away, II was sunrisel The day was born
the last day for the dead upon earth before the
tomb should have oIeRed TO shelter him.
Six O'Clock and wilson Post. OF baltimore,
marched by, with a Chicago organization. The
corridors had been picketed by fifteen policemen,
while outside l25 more were at rest, under CON-
mand Of two sergeants-
The last guard Of the Grant G. A. r. Post, save
the thirteen who will attend the body 10 the
tomb had been mounted AZ 5o'clock.
seventy-frst Regiment, went on duty as the last
military bOdyguard before removal Inspector
steers with three hours sleep in as many tays
ing Of the military, and shall
have $40 men here at O'Clock" said the in
sPeetOr. seven O'Clock, and the streams of solemn
music foated in az the grated iron doors from
many directions. Eight O'Clock, and nature was
The crowds grew denser and denser around the
piazza Mufied drums and iirgeinl trumpets
marched in at one side and took positions at the
east end. The players constituted the Davids
Island Military Band: AT $50 teneral Hancock
BToadray ag presented 'front.' ,ns 30 the cy fToi Ho
then moving 70 the end OF the plaza in Broadway.
where they rested in the plaza. AZ this
time 100 members Of the LiederkTanz Society filed
mp 10 the steps OF the City Hall aud. led by four
instruments, sang with impressive effect -charms
0i tne spirits from over the Water ana Cnorls OF
the Pigrirns.' by Tannehauser. The honor guard
OF regulars fled into the open space at Q O'clock.
Company A, Fifth Artillery, under Colonel W. b.
Beck. and Company Z, Twelfth Infantry. under
Major Brown The companies and the guard OF
The regulars took position beneath the trees OPP
posite the City Hall and stood at rest
Then came the original guard of honor that was
on duty AZ Mount 1fcGregor, and which alone
s9ould III The remains to-day. Filling inte the cor
id9rs Of the City Hall, they took their places. be-
side the remains and there, under command Of
John II. Johnson, senior Vice Commander OF
Grant Post of C. A. r. OF Brooklyn, the men, a.
HomFades Corwin, Howalt, Mcdonald. squires.
Knight and Guillam; right OF the casket Comrades
and Darker, At 9:s5 the imposing funeral ear was
ArGNn up, BY twenty four jet black horses In black
Erppll1s II halted on the plaza directly in front
81 he City Hall steps Inside the corridor, Com
Jlander Johnson was waiting Columns in posi-
flosl, night. aud left.'' was his command.
The veteran guard Of honor erect. Lift
The zfu1ains," gas the next command, IN clear,
but Low zones The twelve men stopped to the sill
yer Tails with gloved hands. March" was the
word The body moved. Ost upon the portico
were horne the remains. ComEgander Johnson Inn
mediately a. the head. Down the steps with meas
nred tread, eeEoss the open space to the steps Of
the black and gasting ear Compander Johnson
stepped aside The silver mountfSgs glistened as
TIM burial ease and IL h0nofed ksrden was car
eafafalque. The geteraDS retired dois& the steps
The body was asone for all 70 view, but
the hearse on either side took the same relative
positions they had nai9fsined 70 the Eeuains
while being borne TO the car. The steps we're
drawn away from the hfarse, Commander fo1n-
son took place in the center end Immediately BE-
bind the fDnerel car. Al h's lfft and right ~