The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-15
Borne TO the Tomb.

grew denSer and denSer around the
plaza. Muffied drums and dirgeful
trumpets marched in at one side and
took positions at the east end, AT
$50 Gen. Hancock and staff troOped
slowly into the plaza from Broadway,
and presented front to the city hall
then moving to the end of the plaza
in Broadway, where they rested on
the plaza.
At this time 100 members of the
Liederkranz society filed up to the
steps of the city hall and sang with
impressive effect "ChOrus of the
Spirits from Over the Water" Schu-
bert, and "ChOrus of the Pilgrims"
Tannahauser. The honor guard of
regulars filed into the open space at
8 O'Clock A, 9Th artillery, under
Col. w. B. Beck, and Co. f, 18th in.
fantry, under Major Brown. Then
came the original guard of honor that
was on duty at Mt. McGregor, and
which alone should lift the remains
to-day. Filing into the corridors of
the city hall, these. took their places
beside the remains, and were under
command of j. II. Johnson, senior
vice commander of Grant Post, G.
A. r., of Brooklyn. Inside the COR
ridOrs Commander johnson was
waiting.
Columns in position right and
left" was his command. The vet,
ran guard of honor was erect. Lift
the remains" was the next command
in clear, but low tones. The twelve
men stopped to the silver rails With
gloyed hands. March," was the
word. The body moved. Out upon
the pOrtico were borne the remains,
Commander johnson Immediately at
the head. Down the steps with
measured tread, across the open to
the steps of the black and waiting
car. The silver mountings glistened
as the burial case and its burden was
carried up and placed upon the dlas
upon the mounted catafalque. The
veterans retired down the steps. The
body was alone for all to view. The
honor guard next to the hearse, on
either side, took the same relative
positions they had maintained to the
remains while being borne to the
hearse.
The clergy and physicians had
paid respect to the remains by alight-
ing from their carriages and accom-
panying them from the steps to the
hearse. They entered carriages on
either side of the plaza, near Broad
way, as follows: Rev. DR.. Newman,
Bishop Harris, Bishop Potter, Rev.
DIR. Chambers, Rev. DR.. Field, Rev.
DIR. Bridgeman, Rev. DIR. Welt, Rev.
Father Deshon, Rev. Robert Colyer,
Rabbi Brown and Drs. Douglas,
Shrady and Sands.
A signal was given, and the line of
coaches with clergy moved off the
plaza to Broadway. The band stood
waiting at the head of the funeral
cortege, Col. Beck advanced to the
head of the line of black horses be.
fore the coach. Move on" were
his words of command, with uplifted
swork. The leaders slipped forward,
led by cOiored men, and in an in
slant the black line of horses had
Strengthened their traces and the
wheels beneath the remains were
moving. The hour was 9:47. The
band played dirge. The tramp of
the regulars and honor guard beat
upon the pavement, thousands be.
meath the trees and crOwding the
sides of the squares looked silently
on as the black funeral car rolled over
the curb into Broadway.
AT 1910 precisely the Grant family
came out of the ladies' Ltrance in
the Fifth avenue hotel and took their
carriages. Col. Fred. Grant and his
wife rode with Gen, Grants daughter
Nellie, Mrs. Sartoris, U. S. Grant,
Jr., and his wife and Senior Romero
occupied the next carriage together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grant the third,
the Cramer family the fourth carriage.
AS the carriages received their occu-
pants they rolled away towards the
Avenue and remained there closely
wedged in and waiting for their turn
! in the line. They had been waiting
eagerly more than quarter of an
hour before President Cleveland came
out and took his seat in his carriage
drawn by six handsome grays, with
Secretary Bayard. A four-horse car
rage that followed received Vice.
President Hendricks, and his private
secretary, Hughes East. Ahead of
them had gone number of carriages
following the Grant family in the
following order: Mrs. Rawlins
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