The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
Six O'Clock and wilson Post, Of Baltimore,

HlOStl ponce under sergeant Nally. of the
Fourth regiment. While outside 125 more
were at rest, under command of Sergeants
Maganin and Farley Tbs las.xuard of the
Grant q. A. r. Post save the thirteen who
viii attend the body to the tomb, had been
moved at five o'clock, G. f. TAFT, James
Hands, w. G. Yong, p. S. Williamson, G.
T. Kenney. w. Z. Karshaw, A. H. Frost,
John Curtain, j. A. Bronson and f. Willer.
At $50 o'clock Captain Barry and men
OF the Seyenty-first Regiment went on the
plaza. Muffled drums and dirgeful trumpets
marched IN at one side and took position at
the east side. The players constituted the
David's Island military band.
AT $50 General Hancock and staff trooped
slowly into the plaza from Broadway and
presented front to the City Hall, then NOV
ing to the end of the plaza on Broadway,
where they rested. At this time on hun
dred members of the Liederkranz Society
filed up to the steps of the City Hall, and
led by four instruments, sang with impress
sive effect the chorus of the "Spirits from
Over the Water = Schubert: and
chorus of the pilgrims, "-Tannanhuser;;
The guard of regulars filed into the open
space at nine o'clock-Company A, Fifth
Artillery under Colonel Beck and Company
y, Twelfth infantry, under Major Brown.
The companies and guard of regulars was
under entire command of Colonel Beck.
The regulars took position beneath the trees
opposite the City Hall and stood at rest.
Then came the original guard of honor
which was on duty at Mt. McGregor. Filing
into the corridors of the hall, they
took their places beside the remains
and rested there, under command of
John III. Johnson, Senior Vice. Com
mander of Grant Post, Brooklyn. The men,
as they stood, were as follows: Left of cas-
ket, Comrades Corwin, Howatt, McDonal,
Squires, Knight and Guillman. Right of
casket, Comrades Tebbitts, Mackellar, Nc
Kelvey Brodie, Collins and Barker. {
At 9:35 the imposing funeral car, drawn
by twenty-four black horses in black trap
pings, halted on the plaza directly in front
OF the City Hall. Inside the corridor Com
mander johnson was waiting. Columns
in position right and left" was his COM
mand. The veteran guard of honor was
erect. s'Lift the remains" was the next COM
mand in clear, but low tones. The twelve
men stopped with gloved hands. ''March'
was the word. The body moved. Outup the
portico were borne the remains Commander
johnson Immediately at the head. Down
the steps with measured tread, across the
open space to the steps of the waiting car.
Commander johnson stepped aside. The
silver mountings glistened as the case and
its honored burden was carried up and placed
upon the daiz in the mounted catafaIqi:e
The veterans retired down the steps. The
body was alone for all to view, but
deeply guarded. The honor guard next
to the hearSe on either side
took the same relative positions they had
maintained to the remains while being borne
to the hearse. The steps were drawn away
from the funeral car. Commander johnson
took his place in the centre and Immediately
behind the funeral car. At his left and
right on either rear corner of the car
were Comrades Downing and Ormsbie,
of Wheeler Post, Saratoga. Next, and
directly behind these were representatives of
the Loyal Legion, as follows: General Mil
hau, General Carleton. Paymaster G. d.
Burton, Lieutenant Colonel Clarkson, Lieu
tenant Colonel Clark and Captain Blunt
The clergy and physicians had paid re-
spect to the remains by alighting from their
carriages and accompanying them from the
steps to the house. Colonel Beck, in COM
mand of the regulars, commanded his COM
panieS to take positions, Company A on the
right and Company e on the left of the
hearse, colored men were at the brides of
the twenty-four black horses, sixteen men,
of Meade Post, Philadelphia, of which Gen
eral Grant was a member, were abreast, di-
rectly in front of the team of black leaders,
and the Davids Island band preceded them.
A signal was given and the line of coaches
with the clergy moved to Broadway. The
band stood waiting at the head of the flu
neral c0rtege. Colonel Beck advanced to
the head of the line of black horses before
the coach. 'Move on" were his words,
with uplifted sword
The leaders stepped forward, led by the
colored men, and in an instant the black line
Of horses had Strengthened their traces and
the wheels beneath the remains were NOV
ing. The hour was 9:47. The band played
dirge the tramp of the regulars and honor
guard beat upon the pavement, thousands
beneath the trees and crowding the sides of
the square looked silently on and the black
funeral car rolled over the curb and into
Broadway.
The corridors of the City Hall were silent.
General Grants last journey was begun.
Then at $50 Mayor Grace, Comptroller
L0eW and Aldermen Jachsee and Sanger
emerged from the hall and entered car
riage that had drawn up in front. The
members OF the Common Council followed
and entered carriages, as did the Police
Commissioners. They followed out of the
plaza as fast as disposed of in carriages, and
when it was ten o'clock the police lines were
Withdrawn and tie people streamed across
the plaza without hindrance. The last scene
here was ended.
The members of the Grant family, with
the exception of Mrs. Grant, decided to
await the arrival of the funeral procession
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. DR.. Douglass
Joined them at the hotel at nine a. m. Mrs.
Sartoris was deeply affected as she shook
the hand of the physician who bore such an
important part in the closing days of her
fathers life.
At ten o'clock carriages drove up to the
entrance and the members of the family
took seats in them as follows: Colonel
Grant, accompanied by Mrs. Sartoris and
Mrs. Fred Grant, took seats in the first car
rage. The second carriage was occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Grant and Senior
Romero; Jesse Grant and wife entered the
third In the fourth were Mr.. and Mrs.
Cramer. The next carried General Cres-
well and wife and was followed by Potter
Palmer and Mr. Honore. In the last car
rage were Mr.. Morton and Mr. Drexel.
At 1890 President Cleveland appeared at
the entrance of the hotel and Immediately
entered his carriage. He was accompanied
by Secretary Bayard. The President was
dressed in plain black suit, black high silk
hat and carried an umbrella. Following the
carriage of the President were carriages con-
tanning Vice President Hendricks and the
delegation of the United States Senate and
House of Representatives. These carriages
formed in Twenty-third Street, three abreast
on line extending toward Sixth Avenue,
awaiting the arrival of the catafalque.
At precisely los General Hancock
reached the head of the column, which was
then at Twenty third Street and Broad
way. Riding along the line from City
Hall, on his coal black charger, in front of
his brilliantly uniformed staff, he was the
cynosure of all eyes. He rode with easy
grace, and as the people caught sight of
the commanding figure of Gettysburg,
they were inspired with expressions of adj
miration, which were only par6iy sup
pressed by the solemn character of the oc-
casion. On arriving at the head of the
column, the General issued the order to
march, and the mournful cortege began to
move, vending its way slowly up Broad
way to the solemn music of the bands, en-
route to Riverside Park. The order of the
procession was as follows:
FIRST DIVISION