Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
THE WARRIOR AT PEACE.
Amid TOlling OF Bells
the Remains are Borne
10 the Tomb.
America Has Buried Other Heroes
Hut None With Such HonorS
MS Given Gen. Grant.
Manhattan island Nc'cr Bchcld such
Distinguished Multitude ~ That
OF Yesterday.
From Evrry Quarter of The rnion Comes
the raic OF unlycrsTi sorrow Tor
the Nations Loss.
rmn nAsr MAncm.

MN loBk, Aug, S..-Chivl of rolrc
Murray at O'Clock this morning was In
communal nf his men and affairs AT the
city hall. tt that hour the iron gates
closed, The public had taken it's leave OF
the dead general At daylight strains of
dlrgc music crcpt on the morning air, At
first distant, they drew nearer and nearer
and slow and sad grew moro distinct
Then the hluc-coatcd veterans of the
McadpoNt of Philadelphia, 500 Slronir,
came tmmping To the dirge music ul
trumpcts, The veterans entered The
plaza ana marched by while munleddrums
tlmcd their footsteps \ heavy
gun hoomcd out toward the
sea, the climcs OF old Trinity
pcnled mournlul notes and the sound oi
mufllcd drums grew fainter
AND runs DIED AWAY
II was sunrise, the last day ct the dead
upon earth before the tomb should haNo
uponcd to- shelter him,
Six o'clock aud the Wilson post of
Baltimore marched by with Chicago or.
glniYation,
ht $3.50 Capt liony aud the men of tide
SoNenty-hrSt regiment were ON duty as the
last military body-guard before the re-
moNal. Then camc the original guard of
honor that WAS ON duty al Momt Me.
t'rpgOr which alone should be- left with
The remains to-day, Filling thc corridors
OF the city hull they took their places be-
side the remains under command of John
4. johnson, senior vice commander pi
The L $ Grant post oi the G.. 4, Il 81
brooklyn
At0i85 the Imposing ltiner, ear,dnNn
by iwcniy-lour III black horses Ia
black trappings, halted on the plaza
directly IN front oi The city hall steps
inside the corridor Commander johnson
was waiting.
Seven o'clock,and the strains OF s0lonn
music hnatcd In al The grated Iron doors
from many directions.
Eight O'Clock, aud nature WAS putting
forth signals ot an Intensely warm day.
The crowd grew dense aud dcnsrruround
The plaza mullled drums aud dirrinl
irnmpois marched IN az one side aud took
positions ~ the east end.
AZ $3.50, Gen Hancock and his sinff
troopcd slowly Into the pln1n. ~ this
tmc TOO members of The liudrrkmnz
societies illcd up 10 the steps Of The city
hnll ana sang with Impressive effect the
chorus of "Ihc Spirits from Over the
Water aud the chorus of "l'hc Pilgrims, -
10y lannohuuSrr. The honor guard of reg
ulai'S filed into position Right aud LETT
was then commanded The veteran
guard of honor WAS erect. NIfi the re-
mains" was the next command Ia clrn1' but
low tones Twelve men stopped To the
silver rails with gloYcd hands "March."
was the word The body moved out
Commander johnson marching AZ The
head, down the steps with measured
tread across the open space 10 the stems
OF the black aud waiting ear The slyGr
Iurnntlngs gllstcncd as tho burial ease
aud It's honorcd burden was carried M
aud placed upon the dlaz
or THE MorSrsD CArAIFAQI'I.
The veterans retired down the steps.
Tho body was alone for all 10 view. but
deeply guarded. The clergy and physl-
clans had paid respect to the remains by
alighting from ircarrlagrs aud accom-.
panying them from the steps 10 the ear.
They then entered their carriages. COlore,l
men were at the brides NJ the twenty.
tour hOrsck. Sixteen men of The Meade
post Of Philadelphia were ALMOST 10 front
ol the team of black LEADERS, and ljayid's
Island band preceded ihem
TnE smNAL Wa GIvEN,
and the line Oi coaches with the clergy
uirn moved of the plaza on Ia Broadway
Col Beck advanced Ia The head
OF the line ~ black horses be-
fore the coach "Move un.n we're
his words Of command. with
npliilcd Sword Tho leaders stepped for
ward led by the colorcd men, aud Ia an
instant the black line 0f horses Ind
Strengthened their trnces aud tlie wheels
beneath the remains were moving. The
hOln was gs47. The baud played q
dirge The tramp Of the regulars uDd
the honor guard bent upon the pasc-
ment Tho thousands beneath the trees
and crOwdlng the Sides OF tlic squares
looked Oh The black funeral ear rolling ycr
tIe curb into broadway. Gen Grants
IAsf JouRNrf wAs BtufN.
Then IA g;52 Mayor Gracc, Conpirol-
Ter I.oew aud Alderman Sanger and
Jacluo emerged from the city buildings
aud entered carriage. The members of
the common council followed aud on
tered carriages, as did also The police
commissioners. They followed on 81
the plaza as fat as ilicy were dispOisd Of
ia carriages, and when II was 10 O'Clock
the police lines were Withdrawn anh the
people sireaincd across tic plaza With
Out hiiidrnncc.
Al night long HE carpenters were busy
IN Broadway, and the morning snn re-
yealed the presence of hundreds ~
uA~TiiY ERECfTD HEgiEwiSG sTANDs,
from which the great procession could
be seen. Decorators, too, bad not been
idle. On the front oi many great ware.
house were display I'd cnbicms vi mourn
ing, which were not there the night be-
fore
when ~ length The lmIids Oi me great