Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-13

On Wednesday, the funeral car, drawn by
| six black horses with their incoming trap
! pings, moved TO the state street side OF the
capitol. Gen. Hancock, mounted upon ~
black charger from West point, and FOL.
! lowed by his stat, approached the capitol,
IA also did Gen. Farnsworth and staff
I Gov. Hill and stan had gathered Mt the cap
ital and were Ia waiting.
The sons Of Gen. Grant and their compan-
! ions were driven 10 the depot where the
| funeral train was awaiting its burden Gen.
J Hancock and ID. NJ. IIrndrick were in
| charge. Guns doomed while the remains
! were being placed in the ear "Woodlawn."
and the bells tolled slowly. The committee
! from New York entered their carr, Gen
| Hancock and staff were aboard, the reyii.
lars were quartcred and the great train
| started. The remains were viewed in Al
bany by 1920 persons. The train was
constituted and occupied as follows:
Eirst, the loFamotPc; secaBd, tho baggage
car; third, funeral ear 'Woodlawn,' fourth,
car containing the sons Of the general with
DIR. Rev. Newman and DIR. Douglas; fifth,
Gen. Hancock and staff; sixth, Gov Hill
and staff and the committees Of the house
and senate, twenty-five in number; seventh
and eighth, the New York committee of one
hundred; ninth, the ear Of public iniorma-
the command ofCol. Beck and Mai Brown.
On the roofs OF the houses in the vicinity
hundreds Witnessed the start aud IA tho
black train rumbled across the long bridge
OF the Hudson IL was between two dense
lines Of people Who filled the footpath on
either side. There was no clanr of bolls no
scream 81 whistle; only the dun rumble Of
the wheels beneath the memorabletIain.
But the train swept around curves and
over leyes steadily and smoothly. Ou the
river there were many little boats and
launches aud some yachts with ensigps tip.
ped black. Each bore people with heads
uncovered and all those tokens OF respect
were not unheedcd by the sons OF the dead
All the employees ofthe New York Central
Railroad company who received their pay
at Poughkrcpsie were drawn up beside Il
work train Of the road AT that station and
stood with uncovered heads as the train
passed. \ long train Of fiat cars, filed with
sightsrers, stood apon the side track. The
river had narrowed, and upon tho bluffs
there were dark frinees OF human figures,
Along the side OF the railway, before Gar
rison West Point station. thecadets IRON
West Point were drawn up in line at pre.
sent arms All the officers 81 the post were
near with uncovered heads, and the band
from the post, with muliisd druma, playing
sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer All the
while, ut intervals 81 fivesceonls cnme the
sound OF gun. AT length, as the New York
Grand Central depot clock dial marked Z
O'Clock, the train stopped, and ON time.
Gen. Grants last Journey was ended, and
rom the start there had been no elane al
bell no sound Of WHISTLE
1T was not a moment before the members
OF ihe citizens committee, al wearing dark
suits, with Grape on ths:r arms and black
bands about Their tail white h,,ta. were
pouring out 81 one 81 the rear cars anil
forming IN line Tor the procession. Then
Gov. Hill aud his staff, covered with yold
lace, their snowy uniforms standing out IN
inhrked reiicf against the black train. the
regntsr army troops, their bright, poIisLcd
fiiie-barrels shining in the sunlight. filedout
upon the platform, while the guard al
honor was busy opening the doors Tor the
ceress Of the coffin,
The collin was borne through lifelong line
o. troops and place.: securely In It's pod
ton, while the great mass Of people which
iinsd the sidewalks back OF Tho well pra.
served police line spontaneously uncoy ere,
their heads and waited for the PROGRESSION
To start. The start was auspicions. Bands
al music poured forth solemn dirres ne me
column moved forward, and the last rays
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