The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-12

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ed in by the whole assemblage present
with fine effect. DR.. Newman then
came forward and delivered sermon on
tho subject Of the dead General. the
family meantime sitting about the re-
mains in the parlor. ..
At the conclusion of the discourse, the
hymn ""Nearer, my God, to Thee" was
rendered very impressively by the con-
gregation. The services ended with
the ,bencdiction. -..... 49, r..
+, After the services there was gcncr-
al movement of the people toward the
cottage to get final look Mt the corpse.
but it was not deemed advisable to ad-
init any one in view of the fact that it
was near the hour for the funeral train
to start. Generals Sherman and liam
cock and Senator ,Evarts left the balco-
ny together. Mrs. Grant had concluded
not to go with the funeral train, but to
waft until 4 O'Clock, when she and the
other ladies Of the family will leave for
Saratoga and thence will 60 direct to
New. ork. ..- ..,...
u. S. Grant Post No. 1927 of Brooklyn
bore the remains from the cottage to tho
station. Shortly before l O'Clock the
infantry were drawn up and a salute
were paid the remains as they passed to
the depot, and the throng stood with
uncover ed heads while the casket was
borne to the car. The mountain train
waited at the little rustic depot. There
wsse seven cars. Next the engine the
funeral car wa. open sides and n solid
massins of black drapdiX. was waiting
its burden. Next in the s-ain was the
car Eastern Lookout, being tie same in
which General Grant went up the noun
tain just seven weeks ago to-day. tThe
transfer from the cottage to the tram
was accomplished without difficulty.
The representatives of the military
present were General w. S. Hancock.
General W.T.. Sherman, General Rufus
Ingalls,, General II. A. Perry, Colonel
Southerland, Colonel John P. Nichols,
Colonel Finley Anderson, Capt. G. S. /.
Ward, Capt! John H. Weeks and Lieu
tenant Engineer Griffin. ,a,.r.s a. o.
.'' The guard Of honor, U. s. Grant Post
OF Brooklyn, consisted Of Colonel w. II.
Barker, Major B. R. Corwin, DR.. George
W. Bush, Reese p Twilling, j. p.
Howatt, Commander John II. j Johnson,
Henry W. knight, r., F Mcclellan, Geo.
J. Collins, Noah Libbctts and George
B. Squires and six men Of the LOYAL
Legion. The general mourncrs were
represented by VIM. M. Evarts, Admiral
Rowan, Warner Miller, Joseph w. Dcx-
ter, Potter Palmer, General j. A. j.
Creswell and others. 90 ~, %
AT l O'Clock tho order to start was
given. Engineer Martin shut all the
steam from the cylinders, and the train
standing as it did upon grade, slowly
started by its own weight and impetus
down the mountain. The . bluff and
ridges on each side eff the track were
densely thlensed with people. ,--hc
grove soutilref the cottage where the
Generals. slittles grandchildren played
was alive with SPECTATORS. Every rock,
every jutting, point,i every vantage
ground. was occupied, but from all. the
throns standing uncovered in the after.
noon sunlight no. sound escaped. ,a The
mountain was hushcd and still except
for the heavy guns bidding farewell
1t was a funeral occasion. 1t was, o
death, scene iii the sunshine. Slowly
the little engine started, hut quick!ysi,
felt the impetus Of the descent. In.
sineer Martin. touched the lever of tho
brakes and the little gauge, needle
sprung to indicate five and then ter
pounds pressure OF, the whole cr"the
train. Upon the first bluff OF the
mountain and clear of the, forest crcp,
the little engine, and tho train trailcd
around the curve where seven weeks be-
fore General Grant alive had turned tc
we" the same sweep Of valley !,and
mountain, with Saratoga Lake glislenina @
in the sunlight ten miles away, and to!
day,'as the train rounded this outlook
the Generals sons gazed out upon ,he
scene and may have thought OF the 9th.
er day as compared with this. Ihcr
the narrow truck creeps down across
narrow trestlcs and through glrns, arc
the branches Of the. trees brushed tho
car Of death and the shrubbcry reached
up to touch the fluttcring black tha
enveloped the car in which, rode the re
mains and the g"ard.of~honor.~ Agair
1.-The ittls,sengine sled sits procession o
Fears out of'the Bluff, Whence the sam,
view referred TO was seen from the op
positc side of the train. Swecpin.
about the curyes to the right and Ief
the train passed slowly down the noun