The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-08-13

thlei OF Police Murray at l O'Clock in th,
morning was in command of men and affair
at Tie city Hall. At that hour the iron cate,
were about to be clOscui when he observed
mat thcle were 900 or 1000 people vet waiting
at the loot CT the steps and across the piazza
LET them come in, commanded the s,lperiu.
tendent to the officers, who at command Ind
shut OIL the people The last per on had nj
last crossed the well worn threshold, and the
IRON gates wcro shut. The public had taker
IT'S leave q the deaf general. Officers of the
~ IeS'meht were on duty and the usual de
TAIL OF Grant post was present 40 immediate bod,
guard, while the Loyal Legion was replescnteI
by one OF its members VINO stood at ,he head
OF the cnsket. One Of Wheeler post of Sarato-
"a which first mounted guard detail about
INC mountain cottage the day OF Gen Grants
death, was also pr sent. The last of the gen
erli public h q pissed through the black dri,ped
corridors ana ont ui the building. The hour
was LIS a. NJ. None but the police and
guards and all-nlght reporters were present
when the undertakes took charge of the re-
mains. At l.l9, the remains of Gen. Grant
were forever closed from view When all the
citizens had left the City Hall. and the police
men md taken Il look into the bier, the mem
bers Of the G. A, r., with n solemn step,
formed in line and pa, sed by the clskct. Each
''N ,'"c'io" 'tS lolis5 us possible, ana reluC-
family turned their gaze from the face of their
old commander. As the last one passed, he
s'ood for several moments us if petr fed, and
tears rolled down his hard looking face.
AS daylight approached the strains of diroe
Music uept on the morning air. At first
distant, they drew nearer and nearer. The
req ocepcheu III the east the strains of music
SLOW ana sad, grew more distinct. Then blue
coated veterans OF Meade post, Philadclpba
oOo strong, cnme tIamping 10 the dlrge music
of the trunpcts. As the veterans entered the
piazza, heavy gun doomed out toward the
sea- The cha es OF old Trinity realed mourn
lul notes, and the sound of mufflcd drums grew
hunter and died out. 1t was sunrise. The
day was born-tlo last day for the dead upon
earth before the tomb should have openel to
shelter him. SIX o'clock and Wilson post of
Baltimore marched by with u Chicago orpapi
zailon. The corridors had been picketed by Is
policemen, while outside l25 more men were
ut r-st under command of two scrgcants.
seven o'clock and the strains of solemn music
iloated in ut the grated iron doors from MANY
directions Eight o'clock, ard nature was
putting forth signals Of an intensely warm day.
lhe crowds grew denscr and denser around
the piazzt. Muifled drums and dirgeful
trumpets marched at one side and took position
at til east end. The pla ers constituted the
Davlds Island military band At $50, Gen.
Hancock and staff trooped slowly into the
plaza from Broadway and presented front to
me Ciy Hail. then moving to the end OF the
plaza IN broadway, where they rested on the
plaza. 1t this time, 100 members of the
Liederkranz Society filed up to the steps of the
CITY hall, and, led by four instruments, sang
with impressive effect Schuberts "Chorus Of
the Spirits from Over the Water," and Chorus
OF the Pilgrims, from ''Tannhauser" The
honor quart OF regulars flied into the omen
space at 8 O'Clock. The companies and guard
ofregulars were under command of Col Beck
The regulars took position beneath the trees
opposite the City Hall, and stood Mt rest.
Then came the original guard OF honor that
was on duty at Mt. MeGregor. Filing into
the corridors of the City Hall, these took their
places beside the remains.
At 9.35 the imposing funeral car drawn by
"A jet black horses in black trappipns. was
halted ON the plaza directly in front of the CITY
Hall steps Inside the corridor Commander
johnson was waiting. Columns in position,
right and left" was his command. The
veteran guard of honor was erect cliff the
remains" was the next command, in clear,
but low tones. The IL men STONED to the
silver rails with glOved hands. The order,
"blarch, was given, and they moved out upon
the portico bearing the remains Down the
steps with measured tread to the stems of the
bak car, the burial case and its honored bur-
den was carried, and placed upon the dals on
the mounted catainlque. The veterans retired
down the steps. The honor guard next to the
hearse on either SIDE took the same relative
positions they had maintained to the remains
while being borne to the hearse
The steps were drawn away from the hearse
Commander johnson, commanding the honor
guards, took place in the centre, and immedi-
ately behind the funeral car. The clergy and