St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-05
A SAD CEREMONY.
The Commencement Of the Funeral Ser
vices of Gen. Grant Held On
Mt. McGregor.
Rev. DR.. Newman PAYS an Eloquent and
Thoughtful Tribute to the De-
ceased General.
His Rare Traits of Character and His Pub
lie and Private Life Generally
Reviewed.
Departure of the Funeral TRAIN L NoH'
the Mountain With the Noteo
Dead.
Arrival in A1bany--The Solemn ANAP
lifting Services Heid IN
London.
THE Funeral Services.

MI. McGREGoR, n. Y, Aug. 4.-On the
mountain brow by the eastern lookout
onn boomed suddenly at O'Clock this morn
ing. The artillerymen had begun TO lre
thirteen guns to mark the sunrise OF Gen.
Grants last day upon the mountain. In
Quick succession and at short Intervals the
guns were fired. The rain had stopped,
but the moist clouds still concealed the val
lev. The morning crept on to O'Clock ana
again the half hour gun doomed in solemn
token of respect from the mountain SIDE.
AS the day dawned the cottage and the
hotel became clear, and several artlstS LOT
illustrated papers were enabled TO capcn
their outlines. The soldiers received orders
to break camp, and in less than 20 min
utes all the tenrs had disappeared from
among the trees and were packed away III
boxes ready for shipment. Down on the
mountain side at 5;45 O'Clock,
bugle rang out on the Still ar
1t was the assembly call for trumpeters'
Fifteen minutes later the buglers OF the
four comnanies of troops were sounding the
reyeiIle. and as the last strains tioated over
the mountain they were swallowed up In
the booming of the gun. The family at the
cottage were active as the morning touched
& O'Clock. and correspondents and guests
were moving at the hotel. The mountain
train at 6 o'clock had begun bringing
up people. and every hour thereafter the
little engine drew up at the depot. Inc
funeral car to carry the remains from the
mountain to Saratoga came up early and lay
waiting for the burden it was to carry.
Last night the family, in group and alone,
had taken their final farewell OF the re-
mains of the dead general, and to-day they
gave up his body
TO THE NATION.
At9 o'clock the family, except Mrs. Grant,
repaired to the hotel for breakfast. On
their return Col. Grant and his wife, with
Mrs Sartoris, entered the cottage, and prep
arations began for the funeral journey.
Even this morning when the family were
at the hotel at breakfast il
was not surely known what the
widow would determine to do
AT $50 o'clock the doors of the Grant
cottage had been thrown open and stream
of visitors poured in steadily for over al
hour. About o'clock the vicinity of the
cottage was thronged with horses anC
wagons, and farmers with their wives and
families At 1:30 train of two cars brought
Gen. Hancock and a number of distin-
guished visitors. The two companies OF
regulars were drawn up to receive them.
They proceeded from the station to the cot
tage i'll the following order: zen. dancOcR
and Col. Jones; Admiral Rowan and Gen
Sherman; Senator Evarts and Gen. Rufus
ingalls,; Senator Miller and Joseph w
Drexel: Gen. Hancocks staff; Miss Drexel
her aunt and cousin, dressed in deep mourn
ing. On the same train came the Loya
Legion, under Past Assistant Paymaste
Gilbert a. Robinson; Breyet Brig. Gen
Charles A. Carleton; Paymaster Georg'
De Forrest Barton; Brevet Lieut.. Col
Floyd Clarkson; Brevet Lieut.. Col. Aug
McClark; Capt. Edmund Blunt. At l.
o'clock services were held at the cottag'
in the presence Of a thousand per
sons. Cane chairs and rustic seat
were provided for the ladies under the
trees in the grove before the cottage
The ceremonies opened with the readin!
of the ninetieth Psalm, which was followed
by an impressive prayer by Rev. BishOl
Harris. The hymn, MY Faith Looks u
to Thee" was joined in by the whole as
semblage present with fine effect. DIR
Newman then came forward and delivered
a sermon, the salient parts Of which are a
follows: