The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-08-20

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innocent Engers, snG loving Lear5s TOOK Jne
wreath of oak leaves that to-day is the only
tribute thet touches the general; C ,si1et
The little ones Offering being finished, they
had taken it to Col. Grant, whose eyes dim
med when his daughter said:
"Papa, Josie and / have ri,.ie this for
grandpa, and please went you give it to
himgn
The colonel placed the oa,1en wreath on
the casket, then it rested tl.ere in a bany,
and still remains as the childrens' Offering
Four O'Clock had passed. The grey of
dawn had deepad to red; daylight was
near, the strains of dirgo music crept out
On the morning air. At first distant, they
grew nearer and nearer. The red dimmed in
the east. Sunrise was near. The strains Of
music, slow and sad, grew more distinct
Then blue coated veterans of Meads post
Philadelphia, 500 strong, cams tramping t.
The dirge music of the trumpets The
east was suffused with iints of orange and
dawn was closer-tha dawn Of the funeral
day.
The Veterans entered the plaza and
marched past while mufied drums timed
their footsteps A heavy gun doomed out
toward the sea. Tie chimes Of old Trinity
pealed mournful notes, and the sound Of
mufiled drul IS grew fainter and died out It
was sunrise The day was born, the last
day for the lead upon earth before the tomb
should be opened to shelter him.
Six O'Clock and Wilson post of Baltimore
marched by followed by Chicago organi-
xAtion. The corridors had bsen picketed by
fifteen police under Sergeant Naily, Of the
Fourth, while outside I25 more men were at
rry1ro md Of
and Farley. The last guard of the Grant G..
A r post, save the thirteen who will at
tend the body to the tomb, had been moved
at O'Clock Their names: George F. Tart
james Hands, W. c. Young, p. 8. William
s0. c. F. Kenney, A E Carshaw, A H
Frost, John Curtain, James A. Bronson and
F. Wilson.
At $50 Capt Barry and men, Of the First
regiment, went on the plaza. Mu1iled drums
and dirgefM tumpets marched in at one
side and took positions at the east side. The
players constituted the Davids Island Mill
tary band.
At $50 Gen. Hancock and his brilliant
stair trooped slowly into the plaza from
Broadway, and presented front to the City
Hall, then moved to the end of the plaza on
Broadway, where they rested At this time
100 members Of the Leiderxranz society filed
up to the steps of the City Hall, and led by
-four instruments, sang with impressive effect
the choru& OF 'sThe Spirits from Over the
Water"-ScHUBERr; and ''Chorps Of the
Pilgrims
The guard Of regulars fled into the open
space at 8 O'Clock Company A, Fifth ar
tillery, under Col. W. B. Beck, and Com
pany Z, Twelfth infantry, under Maj
Brown. The companies and guard of regu-
laTs are under entire command of Col Beck.
Tho regulars took position beneath the trees
opposite the City Hall and stood at rest
Thsa came the original guard Of honor that
WAS on-duty ON Mount McGregor, and which
alone should lift the remains today. Filing
into the corridors Of the City Hall, they took
thsir places beside the remains Of the dead,
and are under command of John h John
sou, senior vice commander Of Grant post,
Brooklyn. The men as they stood were
a<1ows Left of casket, Comrades Cor
N,watt. Mcdonald, Squires, Knight
eA Alam- Right Of casket Comrades
Tebbita. AcKeller, McNe,vey, Brodie, Col
NM and Barker.