Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-06

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Col. -.xard Ninth Fegiment , u /
and band Col ots-Aft' ]
ffth ra.yiuleut. y \ l.. \. 4. and band /
...-rt..y- containing hss Dr. Newman bf- /
ll,..syIs. .ud Gen Horace Porter the tunof- /
N ear containing the body Of 1en. ufSAis
guard mp.-ed ~ members ~ 4 . us@A'
p.-f. ssrriases cor taiBlng senate aud Les
,.I..ts. .,,,,t r,ttt..-. COMMITTEES Of 100 cItl-
,..,,- IA carriages. Poet ~ q. A. n, Gen.
f,tl,atriek and -tad commanding znd
E-,.r.d. n y l. \. y tlrth req
-e1st and band. Colonel CayanAzh-
,ixty aiuth regiment and baud. Col Scott
Ellhth regiment and band tlle of poilee-
The hne u possession ~A' TN a'1a.us .,.'.. 70
Wagerlg Place ~ Broadway, down Broad
a. u City Hail. The crowds along flfth
avenue Increased II every block, ane sh~n
tb.. head of the procession reaehrd Madison
square. ths sidewalks we're packed, while All
.toop. aad windows IN the vicinity were
crowded. -.
A. tbe funeral cortege moved down flfih
avenue The scene ~as an unusually impr.1-
.lvs one. The bells OF the churches could Do
beard tolling and the military marched Win
-s..~.sd .r,S,- yshlle the bands OF the differ
aut regiments played solemn dirgc~- iho
crowds continued to increase and IN the
uelghborhood Of Houston street the side
salks became ImpasSabio. When the hra1 ot
fh4 pruee.-iOn reached the CITY HAN
/ 4ru. tO 600 person- were present. The fU
neral coach wa conveyed IN front OF the
I Ctrv Hall At exactly two minutes past seven.
Member. Of the Grand Army Post carried
/ shs casket az the steps OF the Hall and
placed IG on the caiafalaque IA the ioooS'
I Mayor Grace Gen. Hancock, hev. Dr. New
mar aud Or Douglas and military once -
/ w@ra Al the head of the steps 10 receive the
/ BODY While the ceremony OF conveying
+ the ca.ket into the Hall WAS IN progress the
/ Twenty secoud regiment formed one side OF
/ the entrance, while cavalry drew up AZ
the east and west sides OF the park. Al ~
! the iron gate- leading into the yestlbuie were
/ clo.el and ten minutes later the military
,ssrs di.mi--4d. The casket. after resting a
f-w minutes on the catafalque, was taken
into the rear room OF the building, where
the undertaken and assistants were engaged
Tor some time. The casket Was then re
turned 10 the vestibule and placed upon the
catafalque again. and IN few minutes
the thrOng OF privileged peISott
/ a.setnhled to gaze on the features OF tn'
dead hero. The heavy draperies IN th'
ve-tibule gave the place weird, lmpres-lV'
/ anrearRncs. notwithstanding the hght IRON
four electric lights of 5000 candle power
A. first IL wa- decided not 10 admit the puo
lic 10 review the remains, but at ";lU Two .
the iron yates were thrown open and IN
immense throng that had remained II
front OF the building began 10 pou
in "A fast A. the police would ALLOW
them. 4 steady stream of persons oil al
classes. ia double file. passed the remain
from the time the gates were thrown opel
IN n o'clock. at the rate of 100 minute
AZ that hour the crowd lessened somewhat
and nearly all the reserves OF the polic
were .ent To their respective precincts. In
I guard OF honor to night IL composed OF mem
, her- OF Grant post. and officers and men
] bars OF the Twenty second regiment,
At conference held IN the Mayor : onic
D to- night IL was decided TO close the gate
every morning at O'Clock, and open theE
/ ao-ain at : O'Clock