The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-08
THE REMAINS
Of General Grant Turned
Over to the Undertaken.
TO BE SEEN NO MORE ON EARTH.
The Afghan Frontier-Turf Talk
More Trouble for Roach-Cho-
lera-Keily-Ashore
fstll al = W.
General Grant.

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gates were closed at o'clock this morn
ing, and the remains of General Grant
left alone, watched by the guard OF
honor. Between and 5 O'Clock the
crowd had become throng and its line
reached from the fountain along Park
Row to Centre Street, turning the cor
ner of Chambers Street. Every train
on the big bridge brought recruits who
hurried across Chatham and Centre
Streets to the points. where the loose
crowd was being made into solid pro-
cession. At the same relative hours,
to-day, there were thousands more IN
the tream than Yesterday and the fact
was due to the belief and experience
that the early ones had, yesterday, the
least time to wait, so it was that the
early down town cars, between 5 and
o'clock, brought hundreds of ladies and
gentlemen who had thought to he in
advance of the great crowd. The City
Hall clock marked 5:25 O'Clock when
the covers from the casket were lifted.
ST. PauPs was tolling o'clock when the
iron gates we're thrown back. The first
to pass through we're, as on yesterday,
women. A floral remembrance from
General Grants old home, Galena, Ills,
was placed near the remains to-day
The inspector, this morning, states
that he was ordered to close the gates
at l o'clock tonight, and that the re-
mains will then, be turned over to the
undertakes and the public will not
AT noon the line had extended up
oil Tonnord Sfraaf an6
up to that hour $4,000 persons had
visited the remains. Midday passed
and there was no diminution of the
constant train of people so anxious to
see the unrecognizable face of the dead
General. AT l o'clock the line reached
up Broadway to point near Canal
Street. The tide was flowing past the
remains at about 100 per minute, as on
yesterday, and at 2 o'clock nearly
$1,000 persons had reviewed the body
since the gates opened at o'clock this
morning.
New YORK, August T. It looked like
old war tunes at the hotels in the city
last night. Great crowds of strangers |
arrived on every train and boat, in an
of Saturdays funeral pageant, !!
but it was in the hotel lobbies that the |
most extraordinary assemblages ga
thered and friends of twenty years ago, |
who were made enemies by the war
shook hands and made it all up, Some |
Of the scenes between the soldiers of |
the north and south were heart stirring, !
and there were groupings of grand old |
figures on all sides. In the midst of the |
scenes stood General Phil Sheridan;
red faced man advanced |
leading Gen. John B. Gordon,
Of Georgia, towards the Union
soldier, then introduced them and
the two old warriors seized hands with
a firm grip, and looked each other fairly
n the eyes; then their hands trembled.
put they did not release the friendly
grasp but stood there looking at each
Dther with sparkling eyes. General
3elknap, the ex-Secretary of War, came
lp with General Curtis, the one-eyed
of Fort. Fisher. and formed
part of the group. 1t was a picture
worthy of great painter the southern
general, tall, black eyed, long hair, and
CARED. pressed the hand of the famous
older of the north "This is how the
oldiers of the north and south meets
o-day," said General Curtis, "God
rant that it is only an emblem of what
S coming to the whole country
a number of churches throughout
he country have signifed an intention
# tolllng their bells when the funeral
ortage leaves the City Hall, tomorrow,
nd again when it arrives at Riverside
Park. In order that they may be
notified, the Western Union
telegraph Company has arranged to
over the wires throughout
he country the time of starting of the
uneral from the Civ Hall to-morrow
norning and the final moment of the
oposit of the remains of General
rant in the tomb.