Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-08-13
Funeral Obsequies of General
Grant in New York.
The Empire City Thronged With Mourners
The Great PrOcessi0n-Impres-
sfve Ceremonies-At Rest
in Riverside Park.

Rev. DR.. Field, Rev. DR.. Bridgeman, Rev
DIR. West Rev. Father DeshOn, ROber
| COllyer, Rabbi Browne and Drs
Douglass, Shrady and Sands. Colone
Beck was in command of regulars. Ill
commanded his company to positions, Com
pany A on the right and Company E on tn
left of the hearse. The colored men wer'
at the brides of the twenty-fOur blacl
horses. Sixteen men of Meade Post
of Philadelphia, of which Grant was ;
member, were directly in front. The Da
vid's Island band preceded them. The sigma
was given and the line Of coaches with tn.
clergy moved off the plaza on to Broadway
New YORK, August S.-The members Of
the Grant family, with the exception OF
Mrs. Grant, have decided to await the ar
rival of the funeral procession at the FiftA
Avenue Hotel, where they are staying. Dr..
Douglas joined them at nine a. m. A
precisely ten O'Clock the carriages drove
up to the entrance and members of the
family took seats in them. At 1926
a m. President Cleveland appeared a
the entrance of the hotel and entered
his carriage. He was accompanied by Sec.
rotary Bayard. Following the carriage OF
Cleveland and those of the Grant family
were the carriages containing Vice Presi
dent Hendricks and the delegation of the
United States Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives.
On arriving at the head of the
column the General issued the order t.
march, and the mournful cortege began to
move, vending its way up Broadway tG
the solemn music of bands, EN- route to Xiv.
erside Park.
THE PROCESSION.
New YORK, August S.-The cOrtege is
moving in the following order:
Two platOOnS of mounted police.
MajOr-General Hancock and staff.
General Aspinwall, chief aide and staff.
General Shaler and staff.
FIRST DIVISION TROOPS UNDER ARMs).
Federal troops, 1,500.
United States Engineers Corps, $50.
Pall-bearerS in carriages.
Funeral car with catafalque upholding the
body of General Grant.
Gentlemen OF General Grants family in car
riageS.
Clergymen and Physicians Of General Grant
in carriages
q. s. Grant Post. Of Brooklyn. and Meade
Post, of Philadelphia, escorts of honor.
United States Naval Brigade, 1000.
First Division N. G. S. N. Y. 4,50O.
Second DIVISION, n; G; s. n; Y, 1900.
Division N. G. S. N. j., $500.
First Regiment, Pennsylvania N. G., 500.
Second Regiment, Connecticut N. g., 500.
First Regiment, Massachusetts N. g.. 700.
bdttdi.Ou virginia ' volunteers, .UU.
Governors Foot Guard of Hartford. Conn, Ia.
Toffey Guard of Newark, n. j., 15O.
COlimboGuard, 100.
Washington Continental Guard, 100.
Old Guard. so.
Veteran ASSOCIATION One Hundred and Fifty
fifth New York Volunteers, 70.
Highland Guard, 80
Veteran Colored Guard. so.
Union Veteran Corps, Washington so.
Gate City Guard, Atlanta, so.
Veteran Zouaves, 3d.
Ancient and Honorable Artillery, Hartford
Mounted Rifles.
Columbia Guard.
SECOND DIVISION (UNARMED VETERAN CORPS.
Posts of the Grand Army Of the Republic of
New York, 1000.
3OOO
Posts of the G. A. r. of other States
Veteran Associations of seventeen New York
regiments:
Veteran Associations of New Jersey other
than the G. A. r.
Veterans of the Civil War.
eight unattached asSOciatiOnS.)
Loyal Legion Communicates.
Sons of Veterans, twelve companies.
Seventh Regiment Veterans, 200.
National Veteran Association of Chicago, TO-
THIRD DIVISION CIVIC BODIES).
The President of the United States.
Members of the Cabinet.
House and Senate Committees.
Admiral JOuett and staff.
Governors of the various States.
Mayor Grace and President Sanger, of the
Common Council.
Members of the Common Council.
Commodore Chandler and staff.
District Attorney, Comptroller and Cham
berlain.
Register, County Clerk Sheriff and Coroners.
Judges Of the various courts.
Heads of all municipal departments.
Mayors and representatives OF other cities.
Representatives of civic bodies.
The route is up Broadway to FOurteeth
street, to Fifth avenue, to Fifty-seventh
street, to the Boulevard, to Riverside ave
nue., to the tomb.
NEW YORK, August Sat Riverside all
is ready at this hour, one p. m., for the re-
ceptiOn of the remains. The burial services
at the vault will be brief, but impressive,
and consist of the service of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for the dead. There will
be no address. DR.. Newman and
Bishop Harris will Officiate. The
services will be preceded by
the ritual of the G. A. r., conducted by a
detail of fifteen comrades from the George
G. Meade Post No. 1, of Philadelphia. The
of the family and pail bearers
will then withdraw and the coffin
will be placed in the cedar
''shelr' by the undertaken and his
assistants. The lead lining will be sOldered
together and the top of the box fastened
on. 1t will then be placed in the steel case
within the vault, which will be securely
riveted. The undertakes and others will
then withdraw and the salute will be fired,
which will conclude the final ceremonies.
New YORK, August S.-The body ar
rived at the grave at 2:45 and the burial
rites of the G. A. r. are now being per-
formed. DR.. Newman will follow with
the reading of the burial services of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, after which
the firing of three vOlleys of musketry and
three salvos of artillery will do military
hOnOrs of the dead.
NEW YORK, August 8, 9 p. m.-The ser
vices ended as indicated in previous dis
patches.