Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-08-28

Iney returned " their rooms In the hotel,
and md. observed the parade from their WIN,
oatsfalque had passed the hotel.
Ihere was no change in the order Of the
Ihe different organizations moved accord.
ing to the prearranged programme, General
i saaSSet the snS prd s5s aias, I R5is5 g By BY q P s1sSa
cavalcade Of military organizations escort
Ing the c%atafalque, which was in the i'm.
Army of the Republic veterans. and was fol-
lowed by President Cleveland and his Cabinet,
members Of both houses of Congress. ex-
the army, Mayors of cities, etc. The second
DIVISION consisted of a great number of vet
e ehira soldiers 9iidiIers OF various organizations. The
civic organizations.
me head OF the procession reached the tomb
IN riverside Park at 1:24 p. m.
Inc great procession moved slowly p Fifth
avenue, and not until its head was well on
1oward F1fty.seyenth street was it all under
avenue We're heavily draped, and the PALACES
OF Vanderbilt. Aston, Mrs. Roberts and Secre-
fafy Whitney were beautifully decorated. At
flfty-seventh street the Mounted police beat
column turned SA into Eighth stSR' aven nna poa the
var here the order was given to take route
Az TINS point many of the companies dropped
OUT OF line; 1t was evident that the forty thou
sano mar w c were very tired. The day had
cumbed to the heat. Nearly every ambulance
wagon carried q victim.
n; A. t the entrance to Riverside Park a mag
nlncent spectacle was witnessed. 1t was the
naval demonstration by the fleet which Law
ON IN the ea river near the park: The squadron.
the Tennessee, the Omaha, Dispatch. and
Two smaller vessels. were lying astern of
each other. the Tennessee leading. Admiral
g. P. Stanton, his chief 81 stat, con Sapeaad
the ceremonies, The vessels lay hove short,
Feaoy 10 "Trip their anchors and get under
way uC The 0rSt AnDrONph Of fho bood. 70 l.
column. As General Hancock came into vt az
2 sailor signaled the flagship from the bluff
te e;e or a machine every yard was cock,
piled and every flag lowered apeak, and then
the vessels steaming slowly thundered their
minute i guns in solemn requiem. COCK
billing the yards, that is tipping them SO
they hang their sings at acute angels with
tn tne de mast, ,s s a nayal honS %p paid abroad only
precision 1t g an imposing vancouver. For
the rest of the ,wayto the tomb the vessels
Kept apace with the rest of the procession,
ana 1t was not until the last sad volleys of the
military that the yards were squared and the
ensigns run up to their mastheads. Each YES
sed nred twentyaaone minute-guns, and the ef-
A squad Of ounted police heralded the on.
trance OF the column into the park. General
Hancock entered in a carriage, his horse hav-
brilliant staff on horseback. Among his aids
were the conspicuous forms Of ex.Confeder.
Ate ,n Generals Fitz Hugh Lee and J. b. Gordon.
HA1 AAAS AOoO ClWCC lWO UNION Of1EpFS.
He wore a hat of Confederate gray. These
Two rebel officers attracted more attention
than nraho6 dld Ge ePe 1Hancock, as they were
erate leaders sns a ahst 9 this Ne New c0R Yerk
throng. had ever seen. The march up the
l Riyer side drive was impressive and solemn.
which drew the funeral car were exhausted,
and needed urging from their tired grooms.
fully ma Fen gse Mere cgo MANY yyb, and limo m9yed pain,
viewed the funeral car with uncovered heads.
The stately residences of Fifth avenue had
been passed, and here there were cottages.
and trees, and birds.
Strains of music announced to those at the
tomb the approach Of the catafalque at $3.50
approach and massed on the knoll to the
north. W regiments drew in line on the
west drive. Below was a battery of light
the New Jersey shore. In a few minutes a
string OF carriages came into view and
fFh rom t Sesw al aEigh IT front 11fst Of R ses t. tomb +:
Newman and Bishop Harris. Following them
were Generals Sheridan and Buckner, Sher-
nnd end Gso1 1oe I%Sh h Ro,,t Genera h John a; Logan
funeral car, preceded by the band and sur
rounded by the members OF George G.. Meade
lost or phiiadeiphia Behind them, and com
at u present arms, were the family and MOURN
ers, among whom were President Cleve-
Presidents Arthur and Hayes, Senator John
Sherman and other notables. When the car
had renched its place before the door of the
tomb the Governors Island Band, stationed
on the knoll to the north, started to play, and
all down the ranks mufl1ed drums beat Il sad
tattoo. When the steps prepared for the pur-
veterans OF Meade Post who were chosen as
pall-bearers mounted to it, and, under com.
mand Of an officer below. bore the casket to
the cedar box on the ground before tho door.
Behind them came Colonel Grant, with his
wife, his brothers wife, and little Nellie.
They took their places to the south of the cas-.
kot. President (naVp1Hn1 and Gaparol II op-
cock were directly behind, while DIR. New
man, Bishop, Harris and the soldiers and
North and west sides. When the c ca Iae
had been placed in the cedar lead-lined box
the members of Meade Post stepped forward,
and, as was their right, began the last services
over the body of their dead comrade.
Post Commander Alexander Rud said:
we are assembled to pay the last sad trib-
lustrious comrade, U. S. Grant. Let us unto
vine blessing"
'God Of battles! Father of ali! Amidst this
mournful assemblage we seek Thee with
whom there is no death. Open every eye to
into morning. In the depths of our hearts we
would hear the celestial words: 81 am the
resurrection and the life; he that believeth in
live AS comrade after comrade departs
and we march on with ranks broken
help US to be be faithful unto mt Thee ana to
CdCu OIliCl VIC OCSCCS 1uCC, lOOh Ill IucECy
on the widows and children of deceased COM
rades, and with Thine W tenderness console
and comfort those bereaved by this event
which calls us here. Give them 1.-The oil of
joy for lnOurning-the garment of praise for
the spirit of hcuviness." Heavenly Father!
bless and save our country with the freedom
and peace of righteousness, and through Thy
great mercy, a SaviOur's grace and Thy holy
spirits favor may We all meet ut last in Joy
before Thy throne in Heaven, and to Thy
great name shall he praise forever and ever"
At the close of the prayer q grizzled bugler
came out of the throng, and, standing over
the body, sounded TAPS" Then Bishop Har-
ris came forward and began the beautiful
burial service, WHICH commences, II am the
resurrection and the lite" When he had
concluded he read from Corinthians XIV, Al,
and following verses: ''There is one
glory Of the sur and another of the moon, and
another glory of the stars; for one star differ
eth from another in glory" etc. Then Com
rade Lewis E. Moore laid a wreath Of ever.
the post l give this tribute, a symbol Of UNI
dying love for comrades of the war;" Com
rade John A. Wiedersheim laid flowers upon
the coffin and named them symbols of purity.
Another wreath of laurel was laid upon the
.casket by Comrade j. A. Sellars as q last
token OF affection from comrades in arms.
Then Rev. DR.. Newman read the rest OF the
burial service. Then came an address by
Rev. J. W.. Sayres, Chaplain-in-Chief of the
Department of Pennsylvania, G.. A. r.. in
which he spoke according to the formula pre-
scribed for such occasions, OF another COM