Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-08-20
REST IN PEACE.
- Body Of the Nations Hero
Laid to Rest.
- eesins Street Pageant In New York.
Asaiaaal. State and Munic;na, ON
esrs join tho Throng of
Aouzners--ceremonies
At the Tomb.

new YORK. August s.-The closing da,
% NE funeral services over the remains O
sne iate General dawued with a clear sky
ofight sun and cooling breeze more beauti
u -Four o'clock passed and the gra!
lawn had deepened into red daylight
Near By the strains of the dirge nusi,
csept out on the morning air. Sunrise wa.
near, and the sad music grew more distinct
Then the blue-coated veterans of Mead,
Fost Philadelphia, five hundred strong
came tramping to the dirge music o.
uumpets. The veterans entered the plaza
marched past, while the muf1led drum.
maze their footsteps heavy. The gun:
doomed ont, the chimes of Old Trinit,
pealed mournful notes. The sound OF the
mumod drums grew fainter.
Church bells began tolling, ringing in the
m0unful cadence, and their peaiing has
ADDED to the general feeling of sorrow
and gloom that is everywhere displayed
Not II the history of the METROPOLIS OF
OF the Nation has there been such universal
burning as on this occasion, nor has there
oeen exhibited such wide spread sympathy
s0r the family OF which the Nations hero
Was late the head.
Al SIX O'Clock Wilson Post, of Baltimore.
uArched by, followed by the Chicago or.
nization, the last guard of the Grant
A. X post save the thirteen
no will attend the body to the
'eomb. Later General Hancock and
1is stan troOped slowly into the plaza from
nroedway and presented front to the City
bail, and then moved to the end of the
plaza. When they rested one hundred
members OF the Liderkranz Society filed up
to tho steps of the City Hall, and led by
Tour instruments, sang with impressive eff
Inc Water, by Schubert, and the
hauser."
NEW York, August S.-The carriages
following the funeral car as it left the CITY
Hall contained Rev. DR.. Newman, Bishop
Harris, Bishop Potter, Rev. DIR. Chambers,
Rev. DIR. Field, Rev. Dr. Bridgeman, Rev.
DIR. West Rev. Father Deshon, Robert
COllyer, Rabbi Browne and Drs.
Douglass, Shrady and Sands. Colonel
Beck was In command of regulars. He
eDmmanded his company to positions, Com
pany A on the right and Company Z on the
eft Of the hearse. The cOlOred men were
r the brides of the twenty-four black
horses. Sixteen men of Meade Post,
81 Philadelphia, OF which Grant was a
member, were directly in front. The Da-
vid's Island band preceded them. The signal
was given and the line of coaches with the
cl0rky moved on the plaza on 10 Broadway.
Tho band stood waiting at the head of the
funeral cortege. Colonel Beck advanced to
tbo bead of the line of black horses before
the coach.
Move on" were his words of command
With uplifted sword. The leaders stepped
Forward led by the cOiored men and in an
instant the black line of horses had stra ght-
ened the traces, and the wheels beneath
the remains were moving. The hour was
9:47 and the band played dirge to the
tramp OF the regulars. Thousands were
beneath the trees and crowding the sides of
the square, looked silently on. The black
funeral car rolled over the curb into Broad
way. The black corridors of the City Hall
were silent Grants last journey was be-
gun. Comptroller Low. and Aldermen
Sanger and Jaclue emerged from the
City Hall and entered the carriage
that had drawn up in 'front.' The members
Of 10 CSlnhon CSSsss followed and en-
tered carriages, as did the Police Commits
Dienere They followed out of. the plaza as
fast as disposed of i'm the carriages. and
when it was ten O'Clock the police lines
were Withdrawn, and people streamed across
the piazza. The last scene was ended.
New YORK, August s.-The members of
he Grant family, with the exception of
Mrs. Grant, have decided to await the ar
rival of the funeral procession at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, where they are staying DIR.
Douglas joined them at nine a. H. Mrs.
20 rf<.rsC Il Of
meeting and sObbed as she shook
The hand of the physician who bore
Buch an important part in the closing days
Of her fathers life. At precisely ten
o'clock the carriages drove up to the en-
rance and members of the family took
eats in them as follows: Colonel Grant. ac-
by Mrs. SartOris and Mrs.
Pred Grant took seats in the first carriage
The second carriage was occupied by Mr..
lad Mrs U. s. Grant and Senior Romero,
yesse Grant and wife entered the third.
ID the fourth were Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer
me next carriage contained General Cres-
veil and wife. and was followed by Potter
Palmer and Mr.. Honore. In an
Dther and the last carriage Were
laf. Morton and DIR. Excl. At 1880
j. m. President Cleveland appeared at
he entrance of the hotel and entered
ais carriage. He was accompanied by Sec
retary Bayard. Following the carriage of
Cleveland and those of the Grant family
we're the carriages containing Vice Presi-
lent Hendricks and the delegation of the
United States Senate and House of Repre-
,entatives. These carriages formed in
street three abreast on the
inc extending toward Sixth avenue.
waiting the arrival of the catafalque.
At precisely 11:45 General Hancock
cached the head of the column,
which was then at Twenty-third street and
Riding along the whole line
4 formation, from the City Hall on
- coal black charger In front of his bril-
iartiy uniformed staff, be was the exposure
4 Ill eyes. He rode with easy grace. and
g the people caught sight of the command
ng figure of Gettysburg, they
we're Inspired with expressions of
ldmiration which were only partly |
by the solemn character of the
,ccasi0D. On arriving at the head OF the |
,olnmn the General issued the order TO
march, and the mournful cortege began TO
move vending its way up broadway to
be solemn music of bands, en- route to Riv- |
rside Park.
NEW York, August s.-The c0rtege |
moved in the following order:
Two platoons Of mounted police.
Na1ofaGeneral Hancock and staff.
General Aspinwali. chief aide, and stan.
General Shaler and staff.
YxnD1 DIVISION (TROOPs UNDER ARMS.
Federal troops. 1,5O.
United States Engineers Corps, $50.
Pnll-bearers in carriages.
funeral car With catafalque upholding the !
body Of General Grant.
1entlemen OF General Grant $ family in car i
rfagcS-
3erxymen and Physicians of General Grant !
49, in carriages
!. g. Grant Post of Brooklyn. and Meade
United States Naval Brigade. 1,U0.
Eir6t Division. N. g. s. N: Y. $50
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