The Osceola times., 1885-08-15
At THE METROPOLIS.

7 Arrival aDo Hoception OF the Bemotno q
General Grant 1t New York-An Impos-
ing Military Escort-rhs Remains Lyins
in st&ss 1t the City Hall-Aa Immense
Throng.
NEW YORK, August 5.-At 1--WE min.
utes to five o'clock yesterday the pilot
engine Monitor, in charge Of Engineer
Nat Sawyer, rolled into the Grand Cen.
trail Depot, and eight minutes later the
funeral train, consisting OF eleven
draped cars, drew up at the east plat
form. Among the first to alight we're
General Hancock and staff. They were
followed by Governor Hill and stan,
Rev. DIR. Newman and DIR. Douglas, the
Senate aud Legislative Committee, the
Committee Of One Hundred and the
members OF the press. The casket was
then taken from the funeral car by mem.
bers OF the Grant Veteran Post and car
ried through the station to Forty-thlrd
street and Vanderbilt avenue, where 1t
was placed upon the funeral coach.
Owing to the rain that commenced falling
shortly before the arrival of the funeral
train, the crowd around the depot was
not so large as was anticipated, and the
police had little difficulty in keeping q
clear passage for the funeral cortege.
At $3.50 p. m. the funeral Car was
drawn by twelve black horses to Fifth
avenue. Twenty-four colored grooms
stood at the horses heads waiting word
to move In the procession. Ii was not
until $40 p. IN. that the order was given
to march. The procession then moved
In the following order:
Twenty mounted policemen.
Major.Gcncral Hancock and staff
Battalion consisting OF four batter les
OF the Fifth United States Artillery,
armed as infantry, namely, Batteries |,
l. and NJ, from Ft Hamilton; and Bat
tery II, from Ft Columbus; also Light
Battery +, Fifth Artillery, all under com.
mand Of Major A e. Wildeck, Fifth
Artillery. These batteries were preced-
cd by the battery band from Governors
Island.
Naval detachment, with a band, con-
sisting Of two companies OF marines and
two OF blue jackets, commanded by Lieu.
ant-Commander VIM. w. Meade, U.
S.N.
Mojor-General Shaler, N. G. s., N. Y,
and staff
Second Battery, N. G. s., N Y, mount
ed without gun.
General Ward and STAFF, commandag
First Brigade N. q. s., n Y.
Colonel Porter and Twenty second Reg
iment N. G. S., n Y, AMI band.
Colonel Seward aud Ninth Regiment,
N. G. s., N. Y, and b,nd.
Colonel Stewart and Eleventh Regi.
ment, N. g. S., N. Y, and band.
Carriage containing Rev. DIR. Newman,
Dr. Douglas and General Horace Porter.
Funeral car, containing the body.of
General Grant.
Guard com posed OF the members Of
the U. s. Grant Post.
Carriages containing Senate and Leg.
islative committees.
Committee OF 100 citizens In carriages.
Post No. 1927 G. A. II.
General Fitzpatrick and staff, CON-
manding sccon brigade, N. G. s., N. Y.
Colonel Clark and Seventh Regiment
an band.
Colonel Cavanaugh and Sixty-ninth
Regiment aud band.
Colonel Scott and Eighth Regiment
and band
File of policemen.
The line of the procession was as fol.
lows:
From Fifth avenue to Waverly Place;
Themes TO Broadway, and down Broad.
way to the City Hall.
he crowds along Fifth avenue In
creased at every block, and when the
head of the procession reached Madison
Square, the sidewalks were packed, while
all the steps and windows In the vicinity
were crowded with spectators.
New YORK, August 6.-As the funeral
cortege moved down Filth avenue the
scene was an unusually impressive one.
The bells of the brick church at Thirty
ninth street, the Dutch Reformed Church
at Twenty y-ninth street and other churches
could be heard tolling. The military
marched with reversed arms, while the
bands OF the different regiments played
solemn dirges. The crowds continued to
increase as the procession moved toward
the City Hall, and In the neighbornood
OF Houston street the sidewalks be-
came impossible, and when the head
OF the procession reached the City Hall,
fully 100000 persons were present.
The funeral coach was conveyed in front
OF the City Hall at twelve minutes past
seven O'Clock Members of Grant Post
carried the casket up the steps OF the
ball and placed 1t on the catafalque In
the LOBBY. Mayor Grace, Genera Han
| cock, Dr. Newman aud DR.. Douglas, and
a number OF military officers were at the
head OF the steps to receive the body.
At twenty minutes past seven O'Clock
tie iron gates leading into the vestibule
of the hall were closed, and ten minutes
later the military were dismissed and
left for their respective quarters. The
casket, after resting few minutes on
the catafalque, was taken into a
rear room Of the building where the
un lertakcr and his assistants were
engaged tor some time In trying to i'm
prove the appearance Of the dead Gencr-
ais face. The casket was then removed
to the vcstibulc and placed upon the
catafalque, and In few minutes a throng
of persons assembled and gazed upon the
features of the dead hero.
At fret it was decided not to admit the
public TO view the remains, but at ten
minries past nine O'Clock two OF the
iron gates were thrown open and the
immense throng that had remained In
front of the building began to pour in as
fast as the police would allow them. A
steady stream Of persons OF all
classes in double file passed The remains
OF the General from the time the gates
were thrown open until eleven O'Clock
at the iae Of Que hundred a minute. At
this h,ur the crowd lessensd somewhat,
and nearly all the reserves Of police were
sent to their respective precincts. The
guard of honor last night was composed
of members OF Grant Post and members
OF the Twenty Regiment.