New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-07
wife. who looked deep reproaches at him as police
man politely lifted the hat from bis head.

1ectS Tor SICK DeuS were In tne tnrOng ScVerai cao
supported by sons and. daughters. iOne sodierly
looking old moved with extreme difficulty mp
the stops but walked past the coffin with head erect
and the signs of martial pride IN his demeanor
Soon after IL o'clock many lcttercarrcrs utilizing
their lunch hour passed under the ropes and joined
the line, their uniforms taking them in advance OF
Others and enabling them to utilize the short oppor
tunity for paying their respectful tribute.
Thcmild temperature of the day fortunate,
for although special ambulance arrangements had
been made and ambulance surgeons were stationed
in the City Hall. they were not called for.
From 2 to 3 p. Ill. there little variation In
the numbe" passing the catafalque each minute.
When the line of people was made up principally
of men the average number passing was 40
minute. but when there were a good many women
and children the number dropped to 1l5. Though
the line reached around the City Hall Park and up
Broadway. it was frequently noticed at this time
that persons came through second tine, sacrlfic-
ing two hours time for that purpose. Seven officers
of the ODD Regiment stood guard in rear of the
police about the catafalque. 1t was first
intended to order out entire regiment to act as
guard each day. but as that found unnecessary
twenty two officers detailed from single regi-
ment. who act as guard of honor. The 9th kegl-
inent officers who came on duty at p. m. were
Colonel Seward. Quartermaster Britton, Commits
sary Vermilye Captains Walton, Whit
haus, Kennedy, Loregon. Chapman, Byrd and
Mulligan, Lieutenant Colonel Rand. Licutenants
Rice Bartlett. Morgan, Swift Inlay, Wells.
Marks, Cook Warre Remsen and Walton. Gen
eral III. c. King, of the Loyal Legion took his
place at the head Of the coffin at the same hour.
The entire detail of officers of the Legion. who re-
lieve each other every two hours. is as fol-
lows: General II. C.. King, James f. Sawyer. Colo
mel ii. E. Lord. Major J. B. Lockwood. Coloncl j.
X. Gilmore, Leutenant-Coloncl +. A.
Clarkson Lieutenant +. 7. Mason, Lieu
tenant-Colonel A. NJ Clark Captain
J. A. Fessenden, Ensign N. Vanderbilt. Captain
Charles A. Leale, Paymaster George De Forest
Barton, General +. s. Locee, Captain w. I.
Andrews. Captain J. n. Partridge. Major Charles
Appleby. Major Ivan Tailof. Leutenant-Colonel
f. A. Sawyer Captain L. Blunt. Major Charles :.
Langdon. Lieutenant Colonel A. y. Dalrymple.
Captain O. w. LconaId. Lieutenant Barker and
Lieutenant Racey. The Grand Army relief guard
which came on at p III. was made up OF the fol-
lowing comrades George G. Tate, James L. Orr.
L. A. Wilcox, NJ. Sammls, G. II. Walker, A Bur
lette. +. Roberts, w. =. Ludlum. II. B.
Ormsbee, George Watson. J. II. Studlcy. Peter
Fagan with w. L. CastaD commander.
"The women are coming out strong" re-
marked Captain Bergbold at o'clock.
survey of the double line of people that
wound along the tortuous route
confirmed the truth of the captains remark.
Nearly two.thirds of the people were women They
were different in their complexions, dress, age
and nationalites as it possible for them to be.
The wel-drcsscd and sleek looking wives and
daughters of tradesmen brlght-faced and healthy
members of the wnrkingman's family swarthy Old
Italian women, barefooted and wearing
barbarous looking rings in their ears
about aI their necks; scdatc looking ncgresscs
women with delicate fea tures. and intellectual
shop-glrs and seanstrcs ses all hilng constantly.
steadily, quickly by the bier grained TO get even
the most moncntary glimpse OF the dead face
YET. though they, represented 80 naqy
earth, this cosmopolitan stream of women
showed in sober, IA ddened faces how
deeply was felt the sympathy inspired by
the presence of the great dead. here was no lack
of appreciation of the sOlennity OF the scene,
no laughing smiles or frivolous looks or actions.
More men were the moving flies az night
drew on. Workingmen. whose hours OF ia ,or were
ended, became numerous; they hurried 10 9yal
themselves of the opportunity to We" the dead
Those who filed past between the hours oi . and
had the best opportunity To see the features. for
they could not throw their light dircctiy into the
orridor, lit up the sosabrc interior OF tho corridor
better than at any time duTlng ths day Yet the
better, light had its drawback:, il 1t
seen more distinctly il also lent an
added palnfuncss 10 the sight for there
no mlstakng the change that twelve hours had
wrought in the features, The dark lines under ihc
eyes were darker. the SKIN had "A more waXen and
deathy look the lips had slightly parted. while thc
emacIatiOD was even more apparent than Oh the
previous night.
At o'clock General IIoratlo c. King. who as the
representative of the Loyal Legion had stood for
two hours the head of the coffin. was relieved by
Major Langdsn of the same organization. Ihen
the guard OF honor OF the lin
Regiment was relieved By fresh detail,
on duty since a. M gave place to fresh men,
Police Captains Petty and Copeland relieved
Captains Berehod and Eakins, Inc bodies OF
rocpue1 they relieved ard were relieved
marched back and forth on the plaza with military
precision. Meanwhile the file of people moved
ceaselessly. with steady tramp the laggard hur,
red by the police. up Centre-st around the Old
fountain, across the plsza up the steps and past
dead. AT the computation of those who
stood about the eoo cataia2ne of 600 an
dp General Grant by 6 o'clock. Soon after
that hour the yellow sunlight Disappeared from
the dones and roof, around the Hal. me w9lte ~,
lights flashed in the electric lamps, and night fell
upon the City Hall with the people moving through
it IN unbroken stream. 80
In the early eveniis the crowd that passed was
largely composed of shop eiIls but after O'Clock
the men again prepOnderated and most oi the
women were of middle age, while nov and then one
steadily forward at the rate of G.0OO an hour, but
from Chambers-st. up to Grand the column was
solid mass whose movement was scarcely moro
appreclable than that of glacier. Fully $1,000
pcople were in the lines at each moment, and the
Journey from Grand-st. to the City Hall took three
hours. Many families OF the Grand Army men,
friends of the rcgimcntaI ttas and cousins Of ward
politicians were admitted by the short cnt through
The polcc office in the basement At . o'clock the
II Dakin Post No. 2OG, of Brooklyn, +. -,
passed through this way. headed by its boy drum
corps in full uniform.
twelve men from U. s. Grant Post, No. 327. q. A.
r.. disposed his men on either side of the coffin
at p. III. and remained on post until y. ". When
ana, her detail of the same Post relieved them
At $50 o'clock the following olic srsof sth infan-
try n. G. S. NY, and Of the llth and l7th sep,
resnectiyely relieved the officers Of the tn Reg-