The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-11

mourning OF the coffin, purple covered, and
with the sng'e wresth of oak leaves
placed over The heart Of the
dear father by the children's
hands resting upon the lid. 1t fell upon
! the wrinkled faces of the veterans, who
carried it as tenderly as a loved chi from
the car to light push cart, brought down
from Woodlawn for the purpose, and drew
il up the inclined platform and across to
the wet side of the depot, and 10 the We
hicle that was t. be the last on which the
| body would ever rest. With them wax ii
SIX of The loyal Legion ard two G.. A. K
men. The martial tread of armei men
echoed behind company "a" OF the 9TH
artillery, and company "E.." 18th infantry.
The reeu airs whom the govnrnment had
sent as guard OF honor marched in the
escort Geaersl III ncock and hi, suit had
left the train ffom the opposite side and
passed through the g te into rOrty-third
stree where the horses wore waiting ahead
of the coffin, then Hoped to the head OF
the procession, on Fifth avenue below
Thirty fourth. The three sons of General
Grant aIsD left the depot quietly aud all
the others who had come with the train
followed the remains cut IN double
tile The ciriz MS committee Of enc huadred
led by ex VI 'yor Coop-r and exGOsern IT
Gained, ex-Mayors Franklin, E'son and
Jackson, Schulz walking rext and follow
ed by regulars. Behind them Gov
ernor Hill and Central Farrsworth, his
gifts ring st If, in their turn committees Of
the house and senate at Albany. In Forty
third street the guadalupe waited. Eight
cps led up To the raised platform upon
which the veterans set down the coffin with
the wreath Of oak il bore. No o he- work
or ornament stve ,lien plate Their duty
done the veterans stepped down and took
their stand beside the cataf lque. The
clash of troops presenting arms ard the
mournful rains of a dirge played by the
soyernmt mt band, had greeted the appear
ance of the casket. In the doorway MES of
soldiers of the Sew n'y-hrSt rect reg men.
were drawn across toe street and OPP. os te
the euro from the portt to the catsfalque.
As the casSet was borne between them the
teeming cowds b-hind the miliG, men
uncovered, and The mellow sunlight fell
upon thou, lands of bowed heads Invol-
unfairly some o. the policemen lifted their
has. Then the he wy trs al OF the regu-
lars broke the stiffness as they marched up
10 take their place beside the ca, afalque.
Twelve colOred men eiZed the reins OF the
twelve horses that were sh.Ouded in bia K
like the hearSe, and standing beside them
awaited the signal.
After III OF half an hour the proces-
sion started. The head of the cortege was
lar down Fifth avenue when the or:er TO
move was given, the stalwart figure OF
General Hancock In the lead. A block in
fx,nf - the Ia ,.also.r,o, IL IL
tie streets. Everywhere the coffin passed
heads bowed and The crowd was silent, abb
solutely voiceless. From far ahead was
heard the Iuarreling of the police and the
crowd, but where the procession passed all
was still save for the steady tramp of the
marchers and the rumble of the heavy guns
and muffied drums and the mournful dirgss
of The bands. Many houses on Fifth aye
nue, notably Mrs. A. Il. Siewaft's, were
Handsomely draped 10 mourning. As the
procession ent-rsd Broadway, show black
became profuss and d ,gs everywhere seen
were at half.mast The crowds down
town Were deEser too and
the police had greater difficulty
in repr ssing them. The route at no time
.nteriered with more than the hour con-
sumed in reaching City hall. When the
right entered the park the LETT Was still a
mile away, yet only the military, with
few excepIIans, marched with the parade.
Battalion four, batteries OF the 6itn Unit
Ell aIes artillery, fOllawed behind G,n-
eral Hancock's staff. Armed artilly ry-
men marched behind them and wer,
by the band from Governors
isl md. Then came Lieutenant Command
er w. w. Mead, with two companies. TWO
Of blue jackets in their white shirts. They
carried arms reversed and Banners yelled |
with Grape, as did every succeed ng regi. |
meni; Grape on hills of the officers |
swords, on drums, BUCKS and |
Msjor-General Sha.t,r and /
staff, of the national guaTdSmen, brought |
relief to the picture. Resplendent with |
gold and tpauletS, they rode ahead of the
first brigade of New York citizen o'diers.
Ii comprised the second battery, mounted /
but without guns. General Ward and his
i itf, the Twenty-second regiment 10 It's
striking white jackets, the Ninth, Twelfth
and Eleventh following In turn double file.
,arri ges containing distinguished New
Workers, citizens committee, Governor
Hill and his staff, and the committees
legislature followed the 1lth regiment.
Governor Hill in plain black, and high
White hai, rode wi h Gen.
raj Farpswor.h in military
inform. Then came the ca'afsque with
Is insnimate burden. Maj. Brown's regu-
ars marched upon the left and Captain
3eck's on the rIgnr, walling in Manning's
'e:ersns. The coffiu rode easily aud when
{ passed no sound was heard behind it.
ieneral Fitzpatrick led the Second bril-
,ade of National guardsmen. The 9TH
egiment, the 9th, 9Th and Sh, followed in
uccession, file of politicians brinding up
be rear. When the procession arrived at
be park, after O'Clock, at the space on
be plaza directly in from: OF the steps lead
ng up to the heavily drsped pOrticos of
be City hall. They had kept clear bY the