The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-05

Mt. McGregor, August AT !
O'Clock the order to start was given
and the train slowly started by its
own weight down the mountain. The
bluffs and ridges on each side of the
track were densely thronged with
people, and the grove south of the
cottage where the generals little grand
children played was alive with spec
tators. Every rock, every juttihg
point. every vantage ground was oc-
cupied; the whole immense throng
standing uncovered in the afternoon
sunlight. But no sound escaped the
throng and the mountain was hushed
and still, except for the heavy boom
ing of the guns, bidding farewell to
the great dead.
II was dcath-scene in the sunshine.
slowly the little engine started but
quickly it felt the impulse
ing about the curves to
the right and the lett, the train
passed slowly down. There was Il
RRer IF fly e s6ShR o II SSna Cannon
echoed in the cliffs aud across the
plain; the artillerymen were yet bid
ding their farewells.
The descent to the little village of
Wilton was safely accomplished, and
ON the platform a few hundred villa
gers silently and with uncovered heads
saw the train pass through. The level
plain was reached, and there families
stood near or sat upon the farm fences
to sec the train pass that bore thc
dead general.
The spires of Saratoga were coming
in view, and from that direction came
the dull boom OF cannon, planted half
mile out of the village beside the
Mount McGrcgor track. Soon this
battery was reached and passed, its
guns salutiug the train on its pass age,
and the train Strengthened away
parallel to the tracks of the
Delaware Il Hudson railway on which
the funeral train of the New York
Central road was waiting, while thou
sands of people were being held bacl,
by the military.
There were nine cars in the New
York Central train; next to the ell
CINE came the funeral car, "WoOd
lawn" Other cars were occupied al
follows: In the second car were tn,
clergy and DIR, Douglas; in the third
the sons and notable mourners; in tn,
fourth, General Hancock and stall
in the fifth, Governor Hill and staff
in the sixth, the members of the press
in the seventh and eighth. tho mill
tary escort, and in the ninth the bag
gage.
The remains were taken in silence
by the guard of honor to tn
car Woodlawn, which wa
draped in black and hung with flag
and all parties were transferred t.
their respective cars. which were al
draped in PLAN black. The Brook
Ign guard of honor, and six men o
the Loyal Legion and guard of reg
ulars entered the dead car; also tw,
, men of Wheeler Post, Il. A. II. 500
, after 2 O'Clock the superintendent
gave conductor Thornton the signs
to start aud the impressive aud heav
a train moved through the throngs an
4 away from Saratoga.
Mrs. Grant has concluded not to Z
|, TO New York to-day and will III
h probably leave here till Friday mex
a and the other female members of tn
a family on account of this determln
ton of Mrs Grant have not made u
n their minds whether they will go Ill
~ evening or not.
- Waterford Junction was passed
. STA. aud betw en- there and We
80 Waterford, which was three miles l.
a. You'd, train going in the opposi
direction slowed up and halted as t
4, funeral train approached.
4, Cohocs was passed at 1922, Al
ar ar when the funeral train roled.throug
~ ~ the city had emptied its factories n
~, workshops, and its homes, aud evci
w. body had crowded to the track and
nm nearby buildings to see the train Il
a bore the dead general and EXPIRE
al dent.
h n" West Troy was passed at 1928, a
he the heavy black-draped train rol
"' into Albany at $40 o'clock, on ii
AS uer speCiAl schedule.