Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-07

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NEv foRK, AaG. 6-The people Who |
ioassred IN the CITY Hall park ali night |
we're nrst IN the lioe thai soon after 8 |
O'Clock this morning began ding pass /
the remains Of General Grant vhere /
they lay at the City Hall There we're
no great throaRs 20 await admission- |
Those who waited a. O'Clock were not /
mere than 1000 persons Inspector |
Steers vas in charge. he had ordered |
that l50 policemen should report 70 him
as the City Hall at 81 early hour this |
morning. Al s o'clock, the boar hxed
for admitting the public two lines of
policemen we're placed across the plaza
sr1m the City Hall entrances 10 the foam.
tain Teess sso lines formed a pas
SAGE way through which four men might
Salk abreast and along which all dsy
visitors to the remains shoold pass.
Meanwhile the officers Of the 22i regt..
Who had been on duty through ths early
morning ware filing oat Of the City Hall.
They we're going hom@ aHd their places
we're being taken by officers Of tue 18th
reRt- sefRent Riley sith 800 men pick
eted the corridors through the building
90 as TO form q ehaRnsl through which
the thronR should move 10 the exit on
the Court House side of the City Hall.
Grant post had mounted detail at 5
O'Clock 70 serve from that hour until 8
O'Clock. These men were placed nearest
t1e catafalque. and two lines Of visitors
passed .etseen them and the casket on
either side
All within the gloomy corridors was in
NaaAnNa..a uwknr. Rka atenka RaA
o'clock. end ct the Inspectof's orders
the iron gates we're thrown open. Ten
OF twelve hundred people had iammsd
up against the officers Who barred the
channel at the edge of the fountain
circle, bat when the gate swung open
the officers ceased 10 hold the people 10
check. and q stream began 10 hoW past
the remains through the bailding. The
6rst person TO view the remains today
was q spare bot sweet faced little wo-
man who led With each haad q little
BOY. In the FIRST minute eighty four
persons passed the casket. THIS rate of
passage would never answer. when a
dense crowd should be waiting outside.
Tie people we're accordingly FASTENED |
They were hurried throaRh at the rate |
OF one hundred and one minute. Then |
the pressure was increased 10 l04 O
minute. The procession was almost |
lock step and the tramp was quick. The |
stream was kept up by persons who |
came from the cars or vhs while pass
ing through Main street were drawn /
into the stream by q de-ire TO see the |
dead.
The hour from 6 to o'clock vas sm-
ploytd by working men and women,
boys and girls IN viewing the remains |
All throu0h the hour the formation of the /
line was az poist near the fountain, and /
the time OF waiting was not more than /
ten minutes from the point where the
lines formed 20 the place vhere the re-
mains rested. Altar O'CLOCK the line
a. 10 its personnel. There
sere fewer women and girls. The DO
lice we're reinforced at 8 O'clock. De-
tails under serReants and roundsmen
had been arriving and reporting 20 tbs
inspector from O'Clock. As 8 o'clock
there were 4S7 men On duty. The
guards at the ossket were Fastening the
people. LEO per minute being hurried
through. When the hands on the elook
dials marked o'clock the fountain cir
ole vas no longer she point Of forma
ton OF the line. Every car coming
down town added its quota TO those
suxious 20 look upon tAe face OF the
General. The crowd was fast becom
ing strong. The line Was being hurried
the hail at the rats Of 40 per
minute, and for little while the pace
vas lao per minute, which rate, II ns ain
tanned for an hour, would have passed
10, 800 persons.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 6.-At II o'clock be-
tween 300OO shd 81 900 persons had
passed the caskes and looked toward the
though many Q, ming rapidly
from the bright Sunlight we're scarcely
.ble TO distinguish them in the sombre
shadows of the black draped corridor.
The floral Offering Of the board of
aldermen was set up during the morn
ing beneath she fotanda of the dome
where Hght streamed down upon Il.
fhe central column rose ten feet and
sas hsnked by stands of colors. while
The base was bed CT ferns and palms,
among which was placed huge rows of
white buds. An incident was occasioneG
0y the attempt Of lady who came mp
IN line 20 stop and kiss the face Of the
dead general. She was reminded hastily
that such q process ding vas IN bad taste,
and besides that two plates OF glass pre-
vented any demonstration Of the kind.
THE FAMILY.
Nxw YoRK, August 6.-The Grant
family spent q quiet day at the Fifth
avenue hotel. General Sherman called
In the morning, but there were no other
visitors during the day.
THE oBJscTloNABLE VERSES.
Mayor Grace this morning sent the
following communic stion 20 Commits
siouer Of Public works Rollin NJ.
squire: "fa defsrence to the expressed
wish Of some OF the friends and adpirefs i
Of General Grant. you are hereby direct
ed 90 remove from the front of the City l
Hall the verses inscribed thereon"
DECORATING THE DEAD.
New YoRK, Auo 6.-Oolonsi Grant
wac asked II be would consent TO plso
ing @. A q. badge on the breast OF
the dead General. The son aeceaed, |
and today Senior Vice Commander
john A. johnson, OF q. 3. Grant
Post, pinned the token on General /
Grants breast. Consent hiss also been
given the Military Order OF the Loyal
Legion 10 hx upon the breast OF the re-
mains . token Of that organization.
ARRANGEMENTS ron Guests.
Nxw Yoax, Ana. 6.-Oolonei Hedges
Who has charge Of the reception and
transportation Of officials and guests,
has nearly oomplsted his arrangements.
fhere viii be about 800 carriages in
line. The carriage In which President
On veiand will ride will be drawn By SIX
black horses- Immsdistcly behind this
carriage wiii follow six ether open |
equipAess containing the yice Presi- /
dsns, and members Of the present
cabinet. Behind thsee will follow q
carriage drawn BY foar horses. In which
uill Dc seated sx-Presidents hsyee and
Arthur. Otser civic guests will folisw.
ocnpos 10 m An AID.
NV YonK, Aus. 6.-General Gordon
of Georvta. vho a Spettssiyanis Court |
House, Virginia, checked General Han-
9 sck's advance throaeh the captured |
Salisnl on the 18Th Of May. 1854, and |
Who commanded one winS Of Less
arms and made the Last assault upon |
General Granite line % Appomasox has |
lsnea appointsd an aid % Gen. Han 1