The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-05
GOING HOME.
General Grants Body Now
On its Way to His
New York Home.
Graphic Picture OF the Start
From the Mountain and
the Trip 10 Albany.
All Along che Route ThrOngs
of People stand with
Uncovered Heads.
Incidents OF the sad Journey
10 the Capital city of
New York state.
GENERAL GRANTS FUNERAL.


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Mount McGregor, \. Y, August A.
On the mountain brow at the eastern
lookout, a gun doomed suddenly at
4 o'clock this morning and the shock
OF the reverberations was yet on the
heavy air when second report shook
the earth and. started the biTia i'' ~.
trees; the artillcrymen had begun fir
ing thirteen guns to mark the sunrise
of General Grants last day upon the
mountain. Soon after o'clock the
soldiers received orders to break up
camp and in less THAI twenty minutes
all tents had disappeared from among
the trees and were packed away in
boxes ready for shipment,
Down on the mountain side at 5:45
a bugle rang out; il was assembly call
for the trumpeters, and fifteen
minutes later the bugles of four COM
pauics of troops were sounding re-
veille. AS the last strains tloated
over the mountain they were swallow
cd up in the booming OF the guns that
every hali-hour through all the day
will thus tell the valleys the signiii-
canoe of the day, and at sunset will
close with thirty-cight volleys.
The family OF the cottage were astir
rs the morning touched 8 o'clock, and
correspondents aud guests were NOV
ing at dawn. The mountain train nj 6
o'clock had begun to bring up people
aud every hour thereafter the little
engine drew Up at the depot.
The funeral car to carry the remains
| from the mountain to Saratoga, came
up early and lay waiting for the bur
den it should carry. Last
night the family ina group and alon,
had taken the final farewell
of the remains and to-day they give
up his body to the nation. Al
O'Clock all the family, except Mrs
Grant, repaired to the hotel fol
breakfast and on their return prep
aratiOns began for the funeral jour
noy. This morning when the family
were at breakfast il WAS not surely
known what the widow would deter
mine to do. She had her trunk pack
ed yesterday in the event of her dc
Gliding to go with the remains but he
decision, If known 10 herself, had
not been shared with the family.
AT half past eight the door of thu
Grant cottage had been thrown opel
and stream of visitors poured /,
for over All horr. About o'clock
long line of of buggies, wagons, omni
buses and various kinds of vehicles
appeared ascending the steep lnclin
near the eastern outlook, an
soon the area in the vicinit
OF the cottage was throngcd wit
horses aud wagons, and farmers wit
their wives and families. At $3.50
train brought General Hancock and
number OF distinguished visitors.
At 10 O'Clock services were held
the cottage in the presence OF oV'
1000 persons. Cane chairs and ru
tic seats were provided for the ladie
under the trees in the grove betol
the cottage. Those who failed TO s
cure leafy shade used their umbrella
The ceremony opened with the rca
ing of the Nineteenth Psalm, Whit
was followed by an impressive pray
by Rev. Bishop Harris. The hyn
"My faith looks up to Thee" W
ioinrd in by the whole assembly pl
sent with fine effect. DIR. Newm
then came forward aud delivered
sermon on the subject OF 1.-The dc
general" the family sitting In
meantime about the remains in
parlOr.
Al conclusion of DR.. Newman's d
course the noble hymn, Nearer
God TO Thee" was rendered very
pressivcly by the congregation, a
the services ended with II benedicti
> After the services ended there wa
movement OF the people toward
cottage to get Il final LOOK at
corpse, but it was not deemed ADV
a bic TO admit any one, in view OF
fact that II was near the time for
funeral train to start.
Generals Sherman and llancC
and Senator Evarts left the
couy together. Mrs. Cir
- had concluded not to
with the funeral train but TO wait
Ill 4 O'Clock, when she and the OF
ladies will leave for Saratoga
from there go direct to New "
u, S. Grant Post 347, OF Brook
bore the remains from the cottage
the station. Shortly before | o'c
the military were drawn up and
Lutte was paid the remains AS
passed the depot, and the throng 81
with uncovered heads while the ca
Y was borne to the car.
r The mountain train, compose
- seven cars, waited at the little RI
depot. Next to the engine was
funeral car with open sides and q.
siye drapings. The transfer was
pleted without difficulty and the
started for Saratoga.
,Es Among those representing the
tary were: General W. S. Han
General w. 4. Sherman, Genera
tns Ingalls,, General Ill. A. Peary