Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-08-07

hon, who fought under Grant. General
Hancock formally delivered the body to the
city authoritIes early in the evening. The
police of the scity are responsible for the
keeping: 1t was decided after formal con
ference i'll hemayOr's Office that the coffin
should be kept open until 10 a. m. tonlor-
row, Friday, and Saturday On the last
named morning, at the hour mentioned, the
coffin will be finally closed
Incidents of the Day.
New York, August 5-From + to z
o'clock this morning was employed by
working men and women, boys and girls in
viewing the remains. The clock marked
sos a. m. when the iron gates were thrown
open. The first person to view the remains
was spare but sweet faced little woman,
who led with each hand little boy. She
was anxious her children should see the
generals face, and the children were per
mtted to halt an instant and gaze over the
side of the casket and peer into in it. As it
yet early, the police refrained from urging
forward the very first visitor; besides she
was woman. The laborers had gone and
the clerks coming down town were STEP
ping into the line, that was moving at the
rate of ITO to 120 per minute. The chan
mel with it's walls of police extended, in "Y"
shape around the sides of the fountain cir
Gle, which, like "a hopper, received the peo-
pie, and from which they were straight
ened out into line of twos and threes up to
the city hall steps. The guards at the
casket were fastening the people, and $50
per minute were going by. When the
hands on the clock marked O'clock the
fountain circle was no longer tn point of
formation of the line. Eyeryy car and
train coming down town added its quota to
those anxious to look upon
THE FACE OF GENERAL GRANT.
By the remains, U. S. Grant post had
mounted another detail of thirteen men,
and ten men Of Wheeler post, of Saratoga,
which first mounted guard about McGregor
cottage after the generals death, was
standing at the foot of the casket, while
members of the military order of the Loyal
Legion of Honor were represented. At IL
o'clock between 10000 and $1,000 persons
had passed the casket and looked toward
the remains, though many coming in from
the bright sun light were scarcely able to
distinguish them in the sombre shadows
OF the black draped corridor. The floral
offering OF the board of aldermen was set
up during the morning beneath the ro-
tunda dome, where the light streamed upon
1t. The central column arose ten feet, and
was f1anked by stands Of cOlOrS, while the
base was bed of ferns and palms, among
which was placed huge rows Of white buds.
An incident was occasioned by the attempt
OF an old lady who came up in the line to
stoop and kiss the face of the dead general.
She was reminded hastily that such pro-
ceeding was not allowed, and besides two
plates of glass prevented any demonstra-
tions of the kind.
Mayor Grace this forenoon sent the fol-
lowing communication to the commissioner
of public works.
some of the friends and admirers of Gen.
Grant, you are hereby directed to remove
from the front OF the city hall the verses
inscribed thereon"
THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN
at their meeting today resolved to attend
the funeral in body. AS the morning wore
on to midday more women, young and old,
appeared in the line of visitors; many car
ried hand bags and some had been shopping:
their discomfort was increased by the care
of parcels and packages At 1 o'clock A.
600 persons had viewed the remains, seven
hours having been occupied in SO doing.
General Gordon, of Georgia. who at Spot
sylvania Court House, Va, checked Genera
HancOck's advance on the 18th of May,
1854, and who commanded wing of Lees
army and made the assault upon General
Grant at AppomattOX has been appointed
aide to General Hancock for the funeral
ceremonies at the burial of Grant.
THE ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Col. Hedges, who has charge of the re-
ception and transportation of official guests,
has nearly completed his arrangements.
There will be about 300 carriages in line.
The carriage in which the president will
ride will hedrawn by six black horses. Imme-
diately behind his carriage will follow six
open carriages. containing the vice pres-
dent and members of the presidents cab-
net; behind these will follow a carriage
drawn by four horses, in which will be
seated ex-Presidents Hayes and Arthur. The
other civic guests will follow in the order
named below: United States senators, ten
carriages; members of congress, sixteen
carriages; Admiral Jouett, in carriage;
Commodore Chandler, in carriage; foreign
ten carriages; cabinet of General
ten carriages; General Grants staff, two
carriages; family and relatives, seven car
riages; clergy, four carriages; attending
two carriages; pail bearers.
six carriages; General Sheridan and staff,
four carriages; chiefs of bureau, war de-
partment, four carriages; General Scofeld
and staff, one carriage; judges of
the supreme court, six carriages; governor
of Illinois and staff, eight carriages;
governor of Michigan and staff, three car
riages; governor of Wisconsin and staff,
five; governor Of Massachusetts and staff,
five: governor of New Hampshire and staff,
three; governor of Connecticut and staff,
two; governor of Maine and staff, six; gov
ernOr of Vermont and staff, four; governor
of Pennsylvania and staff. twelve: gov
ernor of New Jersey and staff, fifteen; gov
ernor of Rhode Island and staff four; gov
ernor Of Iowa and staff, two; governor of
Virginia and staff, three; representative of
the governor of Indiana, two: legislature
Of New York, thirteen; General Franklin,
president of the soldiers home, one: board
of Indian commission, twenty; mayor and
of the city of Brooklyn. fif-
teen; mayor and common council of New
York City, fifteen; mayor and common
conncil of Boston, fifteen; mayor and COM