The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-15
LAID TO REST.
The Mortal Remains of Ulysses =. Grant
Placed in the Tomb in Riverside PARK
An Imposing Procession, Followed
by simple Burial Rites-Seyenty-f e
Thousand People ia Line.

/ people or this country, rs We'll as En-
/ ghsh-speaking people everywhere. On
+ that day all that was mortal of Gen
/ ulysses ), Grant was consigned to its
/ hnal rest in the new tomb at Riverside
/ Park, New York, on the banks OF the
+ stately Hudson. When, at $50 An,
/ the message was sent out all over the
i nation: Gen. Grant casket is now
/ on the catafalque; procession starts, :"
/ II was responded 10 by themutfied toll
/ OF bells from every church OF every de
/ nomination, from the Atlantic 20 the
/ Pacific, and from Maine TO Mexico
+ Services commemorative OF the mem
/ ory OF the dead soldier were held in 81
/ most every city, town and hamlet in
+ theland, participated in by people ola
/ compleIOns and every race. Even the
/ desplSed and down-trodden Cinnamon
united in their pagan way to do hom-
/ age to the dead soldier and statesman.
/ At i O'Clock A. NJ. on Saturday
/ morning, as the iron gates OF the city
i hall, New York, were about to be
/ closed, shutting out the public, which
/ 70 the number Of over 100000 had
+ viewed the remains OF the nation :
/ dead, 1t was noticed that there were
/ something ike a thousand people yet
waiting to view the body, and the time
/ was extended for q few minutes to al
/ .Ow this last remnant to be hurried
/ through the building. Then the gates
swung on their hinges and a funeral 81
I ienCe rIgued where the sound OF hurry
ing feet had echoed since 7 O'Clock on
I the previous day. OF all the many
elaborate and costly floral tributes
which had been contributed the only
one SLOWED to remain upon the
+ aasSet during the last Jour
+ ney to the tomb was a simple
wreath OF oak leaves, pinned together
+ With stems OF oak leaves, and formed
/ N the shape OF a letter SC" The
+ leaves grew on the oaks in the forests
+ Of Mt. McGregor, and 1uttered in the
mountain breezes while Gen. Grant was
! Cying And the afternoon OF Thurs
/ Cay-the day he died-little Julia, his
/ granddaughter and little Josie, DR.
Douglas child, had gathered the oak
+ lsaves in the mountain roads. Then,
+ IS the children prattled, they knit with
/ innocent fingers and loving hearts the
wreath of oak leaves that is now the
! only tribute that touches the Generals
Casket. The little ones, their offerings
finished, had taken it TO Col. Grant.
. whose eyes wilUed when MS daughter
said, - Papa, Josie and l have made
+ this for grandpa; and please won't you
give ii to him." The Colonel placed
j tie oasen wreath on the casket and
there it rested in Albany and still re-
mains as the children's Offering.
During morning, and even while it
was yet night, crowds began to gather,
aud all available space along the pro-
posed line OF march OF the great pro
i cession was occupied long hours before
+ there was the faIntest sign of move
+ uent among the military. Just before
+ 6 O'Clock a chorus from lhe Lieder-
+ ATanz Society, accompanied by a Sc
/ lecced band OF trOmbOnes and French
+ horns, made their way through the
4 he.yvy lines Of police and took their
+ station on the steps OF the city hall
/ They sung first the Pilgrim Chorus
ION Tannhauser, followed by
schubert : Spirit Choir"
! At 9:I5 the huge funeral car made
+ its appearance, drawn by twenty-four
+ black horses, and while one Of the
many bands present played a dirge
+ the remains were transferred to their
resting place on the raised platform
under the canopy, the order to move
on, was given, and the great car
rolled out into Broadway The car
/ vas Immediately followed by the Loyal
+ 4egiOn guard, composed Of Gen. John
+ J. Milhan, Gen. @. A. Carlton, Pay
master George De Forest Barton
+ Chancellor Floyd Clarkson, Col.
=. NJ. Clark and Capt. z. Blunt. The
/ dergy and physicians, who had paid
their last homage to the dead general
/ ~ alighting from their carriages and at
. tending the body to the hearse, followed
next. in this order Rev DR. Newman,
+ Bishop Harris, Bishop Potter, Rev.
. Dr.. Chambers, Rev. DR.. Field, Rev. DR..
3ridgeman, Rev. DR.. West, Rev. Father
DeshOn, Rev. Robert COlIyer, Rabbi
Browne, and Drs. Douglas, Shrady and
+ sands. The names OF the pall-bearers
have already been published, and in
Guided Gen. Sherman, L. :. A; Lieut..
! Gen. Sheridan, T. :. A; Admiral POr-
ter, L. 4 n; Rear Admiral WOrden,
T. :. y; Gen. J. Z. Johnston, Virginia;
Gen. ;. B. Buckner, Kentucky; George
:. Boutwell,, Massachusetts; 4. J.
Drexel, Pennsylvania; George W.
Cnilds, Pennsylvania; John A. Logan,
Illinois; George Jones, New York; Oil
+ Eer Hoyt, New York.
+ The procession, which was partici-
Dated in by at least $4,000 men, in
Guiding militia and grand army men
from almost every state IN the Union
and which was under command OF
+ Gen. Hancock, was one OF the most
+ imposing ever witnessed IN this CCun-
try. A number Of military Organiza-
tiOns from the South were composed
/ principally OF ex-COnfederate soldiers,
and under any other circumstances
+ their appearance in New York would
I have been greeted with an ovation.
Instead the entire parade vas notably
. decorOus and solemnly quiet. The
Grant party, which had remained at
the hotel, ready to take carriages for
. their position IN the parade when the
column should have advanced 80 far
+ a. to permit their carriages to fau in
line from the hotel, we're Col. and Mrs
Fred D. Grant, Mrs. SartOrIs, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. ;. Grant, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Grant, Mrs. CTamer, Mrs. Dent,
Miss Cramer, Gen. Creswell, Stephen
I. Noriarirv. Senor Romero and W
J. ArkalI. Mrs. Grant did not
leave Mt. McGregor, and the
/ physicians stated that she was toe
weak TO undergo the fatigue, although
able 10 leave her room. Following
the family were; Mrs. Rawlins Hol
man. daughter Of Gen. Grants friend
and first secretary OF war; the Gener
ais old staff in four carriages hi.
cabinet officers in four carriages de
tacbmeurs from Wheeler and L. :
Grant posts. G. a r, four carriages
J. " UrexeI and members Oz th'
Aztec Club. survivors OF the M-E'caT
war Next came the President s car
-iage. -he Eice-Pr-sid-nr and the caD
met In five carriages. tHe members o
-he supreme court. United 9ra-ss sen
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