St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06

the Coates Ajar.n 1t is composed OF
two gates six feet high by five feet
wide, composed of white and purple
! immortelles, spanned by an arch in
seribed with the name, "U. 5. Grant,
and with flight of steps ascending to
the half open gates.
THE CASKET AND BURIAL CASE.
The coffin in which Gen. Grant will
be buried is six feet long and made Oi
polished copper, iDcased in shell OF
polished red cedar. The shell is lined
with lead and covered with purple silk
velvet, fastened in place by a frame
work of solid silver. The top is OF
French plate glass with beveled edges
and made to open the full length of the
coffin. The interior is lined with
cream -colored satin deliberately tufted
and Gen. Grants head will rest on a
satin pillow. The handles are solid
silver and the inscription plate solid
gold, six inches long and four inches
wide.
! The outer burial case is to be entire
ly of Bessemer steel, and will be SC
! tempered and constructed that it can
not be broken into or crushed. 1t will
be FURNISHED like silver. The case is
oval i'll shape air, water and burglar
! proof, and is to be secured by rivets.
! There is to be door on the end for the
reception of the casket, which when
once closed, will resist all attacks. 1t
! will be 3 feet long, 3 feet 6 inches high
and 35 inches wide. 1t will be painted
with Il waterproof paint. The steel
will be a half-iuch thick and will be
smooth. In plate OH top will be in
scribed "U. 5. Grant, died July 23,
1885" The case will weigh about 700
pounds. 1t will receive the casket at
Riverside.
SUNDAY AT MT. NC GREGOR.
There were many visitors at Mt.
McGregOr on Sunday. In the after
noon Mrs. Grant asked that DIR. New
man should be sent for to came to the
cottage. Whel he come she reminded
the pastor that the dead would be hers
only little while longer, and asked
him to be with the family while they
gathered in the cottage parlOr to say
their farewells. There it was that
about O'clock Mrs. Grant and her
daughter and each of her three sons
and their wives were in the room with
the dead. DIR. Newman and wife came
as well, and lastly timidly entered lit
tie Julia, the generals granddaughter
and the child of Colonel Grant. The
family surrounded the catafalque be-
meath which was the calm, peaceful
face of the general. Mrs. Grant, from
il table, brought her dead husbands
Bible, which she opened and passed
to Dir. Newman. The chapter was
read and DR.. Newman offered prayer.
On Monday afternoon the body lay in
state and was seen 10y many visitors.
THE FUNERAL SERVICE
At the cottage on Mt. McGregOr were
held at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning in
the presence of over 1000 persons. The
ceremonies opened with the reading of
Psalm 90, which was followed by an
impressive prayer by Bishop Harris.
The hymn, "My faith looks up to thee"
was joined in by the whole assemblage
present with fine effect. Rev. DIR.
Newman then came forward and de-
livered sermon on the subject of the
dead general, the family meantime sit
ting about the remains in the parlor.
At the conclusion of the discourse the
hymn Nearer, my God, to Thee" was
rendered very impressively by the CON
The services ended with
the benedictiOn. DR.. Newman's dis
course was an hour long, from the text,
"Well done, good and faithful servant,
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord"
Twelve members of the Brooklyn
post of the q. A. X. reverently APP
preached the casket and tenderly car
ried it down the front steps of the cot
tage, and to the funeral train at the |
railroad station. The funeral train
took nearly an hour in the passage
from Mt. McGregOr to Saratoga. All |
along the track were groups of people, |
who stood uncovered as the train swept |
by. AT Saratoga thousands of people |
were in waiting. Hats were taken off |
and cannons were fired as the remains |
we're transferred from the narrow
gauge railroad to the train on the New
ork Central road, which was in wait
ng to take them to Albany. A very
short stop was made at Saratoga, and
Albany was reached soon after p. III.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY MEMORIAL
The Grant memorial service in West
Minister Abbey Tuesday afternoon was
III imposing event. The edifce was
rOwded. The funeral address deliv-
red by Canon Farrar was most i'm
'ressive. Among the distinguished
english persons present were Mr.. and
1rs. Gladstone, while the Queen, the
'rince of Wales and Dukes of Con
taught and Edinburg were represented
" equeries. Chief Justice Waite,
senator Edmunds and Senator Hawley
we're among the distinguished Ameri-
ans nrasant