The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-15

General Graat's Funeral.
The Ceremonies in New York
City on Saturday.

The Ceremonies in New York
City on Saturday.
The Remains of the Great
Warrior in the Tomb.
See mes Incident and ADproprf.
ate TO the Occasion.
On last Saturday the last sad
rites were performed over the re-
mains of General Grant. All night
the hotels and public resorts were
crowded, and more distinguished
men were in New York than have
ever been before assembled at one
time in the country. In the process
sion we're the President and Vice
President of the United States, mem
bers of the Cabinet, members of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
the United States Senators and
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, the heads Of bureaus
and departments, the Governors OF
States, Mayors of large cities, men
OF renown, soldiers as well as citi-
zens, with military and other asso-
Citations, and large concourse OF
people eagerly followed and watched
for a glimpse of the lifeless form of
one Of the most distinguished men
the world ever produced.
The church bells tolled from one
end of the city to the other, and
there are many costly spires and
rare bells in New York city. The
sounds of muffied music and the
tread of men were heard for hours as
the different detachments arrived
and were escorted by aids to their
places along Broadway from the tip
of the city at the old battery far up
above Madison Square, distance Of
more than three miles, and the grand
procession of forty thousand men
formed the most memorable process
sion this continent has ever seen.
The chief of this wonderful parade
was the illustrious General Winfield
S. Hancock, his noble form clothed
in deep blue trimmed with gold and
his staff, composed of distinguished
scientific men, and military and
naval officers, soldiers and ex-sol-
diers, both federal and confederate,
Spanish, Americans and Europeans,
was as imposing as it was appropri-
ate and representative.
By order of Gen. Hancock, given
by telegraph from far up town, the
body is carried from the City Hall to
the hearse, and with mournful music,
the tolling OF bells and the rolling of
artillery, the nlournful yet imposing
funeral procession moves. The dead
General is borne to his grave in a
magnificent black car, canopied like
the tombs of kings at the moment of
their death, drawn by long line of
twenty four dark horses, each held
by sable negro.
The following is partial descrip-
ton of the procession and some OF
the persons as they pass the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, Abbreviated to suit our
limited space. After General Han.
cock, riding black horse and splen-
didly attired in blue and gold, came
a very long staff containing such men
as Admiral Rogers, General Ingalls,,
General Fry, Horace Porter, Francis
A. Walker, grandson of Alexander
Hamilton, General Gordon and rep
resentatives of the leading New York
families. Then followed a regular
battery with it's six black guns out.
The Engineer Battalion of regulars
followed, with castles upon their
helmits. A band of music preceded
them playing a dirge. Four ambu-
lances followed, then "a regular bat
terry on foot; then came sailors with
pioneer axes on their shoulders. A
magnificent band Of regulars with
red coats and white pants followed
the celebrated Marine Band of
Washington. Then came the Marine
Corps, making a splendid sight in
blue coats and duck pants. Anaval
band then followed, and thousand
sailors in fat white hats with short
guns and zouave leggins of white.
Stretchers and ambulances followed
the sailors, battery of boat
howitzers came next, drawn by sail
ors with long ropes. A battery of
Gatlings accompanied the howit-
zers.
A heavy State battery followed,
with fine-looking men sitting on the
guns. General Ward led the First
State Brigade, and the splendid
strains of Gilmore's Band were
heard following, fifty-six pieces Of
music, with thirty-four drummers.
The New York Twenty third Regi-
ment, one of the best in the city,
wearing white coats, helmets and
blue pants, turned out about thous-
and strong. The ninth Regiment
also, with an immense band and
drum corps. The twelfth Regiment,
differed by the Seventh, made a
splendid appearance, and produced
delightful band of music. The
Eleventh Regiment, composed mainly
of Germans, turned out large, the Of
ficers walking. Gen. Fitzgerald head
ed the next brigade, big mounted
officer of the Bazaine kind, and the
band of the Seventh Regiment fol-
lowed nearly sixty strong, with a
great drum corps beating mufiled
drums. The Seventh made a fine
appearance in their duck pants,
white helmets and gray jackets, with
cross belts.
The Eighth Regiment, with the
band in scarlet, turned out equally
strong. The display of New
York City troops was magnificent.
The Seventy-frst Regiment, which
left a great name in the war, turned
out beautifully. A small organi-
zation called the Old Guard, wear
ing white jackets, blue pants and
huge grenadier hats, followed,
made up in great part of New York
epicures. The Governors Foot