The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
The Funer., yorsese.


New YoRK, July 31.-The arrange
ments for General Grants funeral.
as far as relates to General Hanceck's
division. are nearly completed. Zen
erals Mcmahon and Aspinwal, des
to General Hancock, notify civic au-
thorities who desire to participate in
the funeral procession TO address
them at room AZ, Federal Building.
General Aspinwall has the forma-
ton of the column. Permission to
inter the body at Riverside Park was
formally granted by the Health
Board to-day. General Alexander
Shaler has been charged with the
formation of the escort column Of
troops and the orders that the escort
shall be composed of Federal troops
Of the army and navy and all arm
ed bodies of the various State troops
duly commissioned. These organi-
cations are asked to report for a
place in line, as well as other armed
bodies. General Shaler will make
all necessary arrangements for the
firing of salutes on the deposit of
the remains. General Hancock has
authorized Wheeler Post to preserve
order at Saratoga.
The Board of Indian Commission
ers will be recognized according to
its numbers. Governors George P.
Whetmore, of Rohde Island, and
Alger, of Michigan. with their staffs,
have asked for place in the line.
So have the following bodies: Sew
enth Regiment, N. G. S. n. Y, vet
Grams; New York Board of Trade
and Transportation, Veteran Associ-
alton of Illinoios, Veteran Associ-
alton of Seventy-ninth New York
Volunteers, Mayor O'Brien and City
Council, of Boston; Hawkins Zou-
aves, Seventy-6rst Regiment Veter-
ans, Union Veteran Corps, of Wash
ington; Tenth Regiment, N. Y. ";
National Zouaves thirty armed
members), One Hundred and Sixty
fifth Regiment, Second Battalion OF
Durpea's Zouaves, Veteran Associa-
ton, four members of the late New
York Mounted Rifles. on their own
black horses. Sixty-ninth Regiment
New York Veterans, One Hundred
and Thirty ninth Regiment Veterans
of Brooklyn, First Regiment, of New
Jersey; Twenty-second Regiment
New York Veterans, Columbia
Guard, New York Italian Rifle
Guard, old first company Continen-
tai Guards, Department of the Poto-
mac, G. A. r.; Citizens Law and
Order League, of Boston; Charles
r. Lawrence Post, G. A. r., of Port
Chester.
The Secretary of the United States
Senate notified General Hancock to-
day that Vice Presiden. Hendricks
and a committee from the Senate
would be present.
General Shaler announces that
his headquarters are at 155 Mercer
Street and requests that bodies OF
troops who desire to parade in the
column will report on or before the
fourth proximo through Major Law
son B. Bell. The First and Second
Brigades and the Second Battery,
mounted, without guns, will escort
the remains from the Grand Central
Depot to the City Hall, through
Fifth avenue to Waverly place, to
Broadway, to City Hall. On arriv-
ing at the City Hall the leading reg
iment will form lines on either side
of the entrance leading from the ca
tafalqne down the steps and along
the porch or plaza. Arms will be
presented before the remains at all
times.
Nine regiments were represented
at the meeting of the United Volun-
teers tonight, and they suggested
the name of M. M. Cannon for mar
shal of their body. General Aspin-
wall was requested by vote to as
sign the regiments together in the
line. The Building Trades Council
met tonight and adopted appropri-
ate resolutions.