New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-05
THE PROCESSION IN ALBANY
THE MARCH TO IRE CAPITOL-sCENEs AND Incl
DTNTs on THE WAY.
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ALBANY, Aug. 1.-The funeral car came after
the first division, and was the object tha
was the most interesting to the people
The soldiers looked finely and marched in splendid
order but the hearts of the people were
IN the coffin resting upon the dais III
the car and their ewes followed it eagerly. The
air was filed with the slow movement OF the
solemn drge ana the unified drums, and
there was no other sound heard save the almost
uoiseless tread of marching feet. The line
was halted so that the car stopped
at Pearl and Columbia-sts. and band
played quietly "The Beautiful Gates Ajar,"
and Nearer, my God, 10 Thee
An old man with gray hair and
wooden stump for leg broke through the
crowd while the car was standing here and got
into position just behind il. The tears were rolling
down his cheeks. When of the Regular
Army men who stood near the car attempted to
push him back into line. the Old man threw open
his coat aad showed his old army badge
aud said that he had been IN every
battle that General Grant had fought, aud he was
gong to follow his body TO the Capitol. No one
had the heart TO say nav and the old man stubbcd
along on the rough pavement to Capitol Hill
The first carriage behind the car contained the
Rev. DIR. Newman, General Horace Porter and DIR.
containing Governor Hill and General
Sherman Then came the Following
State officers Controller Chapn, State Treasurer
Maxwell, Attorney General OBrien, Isaac V.
Baker, Superintendent OF Prisons, James shanahan,
Superintendent of Pubic Works. State Engineer
Sweet w y. Rugglcs. Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and j. ID. Peck, Superintendent OF the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Then followed Sena-
ior Mccarthy, president pro TEN. OF the senate
John w. VroOman, clerk aud the members OF the
Senate and Speaker Erwin and Clerk CHECKER
ing and the members of the Legislature, in car
riages. The second and third division followed
after and were composed of military and civic
societies. numbering about 800 men. Tho parade
il said 10 have been the most impressive ever seen
here
General Hancock, at the head OF the procession
arrived at the Safest. entrance 30 the
CapitoI at 5 o'clock and entered the building
with General Farnsworth. They were followed
by DIR. Douglas. General Porter, tho Rev.
DR.. Newman, Governor Hill, General Sher-
man. who in civilians dress.
the members of the Senate and Assembly who went
at once to the floor above where the catafalque
stood. When the funeral car came up.
twelve members Of u. s. Grant Post walked
slowly to 1T with bowed heads and
ranging themselves SIX on a side. they lifted the
heavy coffin TO their shoulders and carried 1t into
a private Ioom where the body was viewed by I'm
deraker Merritt preparatory TO placing upon the
catafaIaue The body was not disturbed
by It's ride over the rough Mt. McGregor
road, and its position was unchanged. The
lids the entire length of the coffin
moved and 1t was then brought and laid
on the das under the canopy The shape
of the dais raises the head of the coffin about
inches above the foot but it is 50 low that it is
necessary TO stoop to get good look at the face.
3. II. Corwin and j. r. Howatt of
the U. s. Grant Post ,b were s sol@ and al
Noah MOI Tibbetts aud Robert Mcclellan, Of
the same post, at the 1901. %hiie
soldiers from GoverGSrs Island aSo i S119ia to
keep back the crowd Everything, beng IN reaa
ness, word was sent to Governor M IN tue Ioons
above. and be and General sherman led the process
sion down the stairs Governor HUI passed 10 the
rlgnt, and General Sherman TO the left. - E.. !.
stopped. The sight OF the silent face in the coffin
seemed to shock him greatly lie raised ms hi.',o
lnvoInntary over the face of the dead, his ms
moved and he s slSssa n ost eyes Of d" his
h niS eyes closed Then ali the members Of the
Senate and the Assembly filed past me pody
and were followed by the stats of General Hancock
and General Carr. The programme had Dcen
arranged that all tho organizations tIking phhre
i'm the parade should view the body before the
outside public II was not TIL after u O'Clock tnat
tLe people were gwen an opportunity 10 see me
body. The line was formed down Westinghouse io Or
blocks The heavy shower that came up ABOUT .
O'clock did not break tho line. All held thelr
nositions Those who saw the body first were DIS
appointed. 1t appeared to be dark, and OF
arr dnlI Ieaden hue. Undertaken Merritt
d,ouobt the face into better view by lighting more
If The electric lamps under the canopy. Those who
saw 1T afterward were better satisfied, blt mere
was n general disappointment expressed Inc lace
~ natnraI but the view is Obsiructed by the
heavy plate glass over 1t. There were p, no
aora1 emblens near the cataialque. Inc
ncnnle continued TO file past the body during me
entire evening and at midnight the crowd had d.
Capitol Park was crowded to hear the German nan