Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-13
The Journ and arrival In New York.


On Wednesday, the funeral car, drawn by
six black horses with their morning trap
pings, moved 10 the state street side Of the
capitol. Gen. Hancock, mounted upoa n
black charger from West point, and FOL.
lowed By his stah, approached the capitol,
as also did Gen. Farnsworth and staff
Gov. Hill and staff had gathered at the cap.
ital and were in waiting.
The sons Of Gen. Grant and their compan-
ions were driven To the depot where the
funeral train was awaiting its burden Gen.
Hancock aud ID. NJ. Hendrick were In
charge. Gnns DOOMED while t!ie remains
weee being placed ia the ear 'Woodlawn,"
and the bells toilet slowly. The committee
from New York entered their cars, Geg.
Hancock and stan were aboard, the reg,i.
bars were quartcred, and the great train
started. The remains werc viewed in Al
bany by 1920 persons. The train wtts
Constituted and occupied as follows:
First, the LOCOMOTIVES; second, the baggage
car; thitd, iau6aalcay "WgOllawG;" fourth
ear containing the sons OF the general, with
DIR. Rev. Newman and DIR. Doullas: fifth.
Gen. Hancock and staff sixth, Gov. Hin
and stan, and the committees 81 the house
and senate, twenty five in number: seventh
and eighth, the New York committee of one
hundred; ninth the ear OF public informa.
tioui tenth and eleventh, the regulars under
the command ofCOi Beck and Mai: Brown.
On the roofs Of the houses in the vicinity
hundreds Witnessed the start, and az tho
black train rumbled across the long bridge
OF the Hudson it was between two dense
lines 81 people VINO filed the footpath ON
either side. There was no clanr 81 bella, IA.
slFeam % WHISTLE only tho inli' rumble al
the wheels beneath the menorabletfaip.
But the train swept around curves and
over toycs Stcatiily and smoothly On the
river there were many little boats and
launches and some yachts with ensigns tin.
pedwith black Each borepeople with heads
uncovered and all these tokens Of respect
were not UNDECIDED by the sons OF the dsnd.
All the employees ofthe New York Central
knlroad company who received their pay
at Pou2hkeepsir were drawn iib beside Il
work train Of the road NJ that station. and
stood with uncovered heads az the train
passed. lonstraih 81 fiat cars, filled with
sightseers stood upon the side track. The
river had narrowed, and upon the bluff.
there were dark iringes Of human figures
Along the side OF the railway, before Gar.
rlson West POINT station, the cadets from
West Point we're drawn up in line al "pre.
semtarIns.' All the officers Of the post were
peaf With Uncovered heads, and The band
rom TIE poet sith mnihed druma, piay,t,g
sweet Spirit, Hear Ny Prayer" All the
While, az Intervals % Ave seconds. came tho
sound OF a gun. AZ length, as the New York
orand oentral depot clock dia! marked 3
O'clock, the train stopped, aud ON time.
.se", tirant's last inurnay was ended. and
rom the start there had been no eiang 81
Dell, NO sound 81 whistle
~ was not "a moment before the members
OF the citizens committee. all wearing DARK
suits, with Grape on ths.r arms and blaek
bands about their tall white hats. we're
pouring out oI one al the rear cars ami
forming IN line for the procession. Then
Gov. Hill aud his stan, covered with ,nlJ
lace, their snowy uniforms standing ost In
marked relief against the black train. the
regular army troops, their bright. polished
riiie-barrcls shining IN The sunlight tiled out
upon the platform. while the g,ard -,
nohor was busy opening the doors iur tbe
rgress OF the colin. ~ -'"e
he coffin was borne through the Ion, ll,.
o. troops and placed securely I'M liz n,sSs
Nonl while ne great mass vi people which
nned the sidewalks back af'thd !. ell nr,'
served police line spontaneously ,lne oyr,a,
their heads and wai.ed for the pro,es,iar
% start The start was auspieiou.. Rand.
ci music poured forth solemn dIrgss a : ~
column moved forward, and the last rays