Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-10
"a Million Spectators Line
the Way of March.
Elaborate Decorations Seen
on Every Hand.
New YORK, Aug. s

morning was in command of men and affairs
At the City Hall. At that hour the iron gates
were about u be closed, when be observed
that there were 500 or 1000 people yet wait
ling at the foot of the steps and across the
piazza Let them come in, commanded
the superintendent to the officers, who al
command had shut off the people. The last
person had at last crossed the well worn
lthre-hold. and the iron gates were shut The
public had taken its leave of the dead general.
{Oficers of the list regiment were on duty
and the usual detail of Grant post was present
1as immediate body guard, while the Loyal
Legion was represented by one of its mem
bers who 8 ood at the head of the casket. The
last of the general public had passed through
[the black draped corridors and out of the
building. None but the police and guards
and all-night reporters were present when
the underrakers took charge of the remains.
LAT l.l9 the remains of Gen. Grant were
forever closed from view.
| As daylight approached, the strains of dirge
|music was heard. AT first distant they drew
nearer and nearer. Blue coated veterans OF
Meade post, Philadelphia, 500 strong, came
(tramping to the dirge music of the trumpets
As the troops entered the plaza, heavy gun
doomed out, and the chimes of old Trinity
|pealed mournful notes. Six o'clock and Will
.op post OF Baltimore marched BY with a
Chicago organization. The corridors had
been picketed by 10 policemen, while outside
l25 more men were at rest under command Ct
two sergeants At $50 Gen Hancock and
staff trooped slowly INTO the plaza from
broadway and presented front to the City
Hall, then moving to the end of the plaza in
Broadway. where they rested. At this time
loo members of the Liederkranz Society filed
th. q ftl,n u,H Id H..
-four instruments, sang with impressive effec.
|Schubert's "Chorus of the Spirits from over
|the Water" and 'Chorus of the Pilgrims, y
from Tannhauser. The honor guard of
Regulars filed into the open space at o'clock.
The regulars took position beneath the trees
opposite the City Hall, and stood at rest
Then came the original guard Of honor that
Twas on duty at Mt McGregor. Filing into
the corridors of the City Hall, they took their
places beside the remains.
|The Remains Placed on the Black Car at
9.47 O'Clock.
At 935 the imposing funeral car. drawn by
la jet black horses in black trappings, was
halted on the plaza directly in front of the
|City Hall steps. Inside the corridor Com
msnder johnson was waiting. Columns in
position. right and left" was his command
The veteran guard of honor was erect Lift
1.-The remains" was the next command, in Gle ar
but low tones. The ~ men stopped to the
silver rails with goved hands. The order
|" |"March." was given, and they moved OUT
upon the portco bearing the remains. Down
the steps with measured tread to the steps of
1.-The black car, the burial case and its honored
burden was carried and placed upon the dais
ION the mounted catafalque. The veterans
retired down the steps. The honor guard
next to the hearse on either side took the
same relative positions they had maintained
no the remains while being borne to the
|hearse. Commander johnson took his place
lin the centre and Immediately behind the
funeral car. The clergy and physicians had
paid respect to the remains by alighting from|
their carriages and accompanying them from
the steps to the hea-se. They then entered
carriages on either side o. the plaza near|
broadway. The regulars took positions
company A on the right and Company f onl
he left of the hesrse. Colored men were at|
the brides of the "a horses A signal was|
given and the coaches with clergy moved off|
the plaza on to Broadway. Col Beck ad- Il
vanced to the head of the line of black horses
and gave the command Move on" TheI
band PLAYED dirge, the tramp of the regulars
and honor guard beat upon the psvement,|
beneath the trees and crowdinel
the sides of the square looked silently on, and|
the black funeral car rolled over the curb
into Broadway.
A. 81, Mayor Grace, Comptroller Loew
and Aldermen Sanger and Jachne emerged
from the city building and entered earriage|
that had drawn up in front. The members
If the common council followed and entered
carriages. as did the police commissioners.
They followed out of the plaza as fast as dis
posed of in carriages, and at 10 o'clock the
police lines were Withdrawn, and the people|
streamed across the plaza without hinderance.
The last scene was then ended
The Procession.
The arrangement of the military escort and|
of the carriages bearing the mourners and|
dignitaries, civil and military, was as fol
lows:
Mounted police
Mai Gen Winfield S Hancock, commander. chief
Staf-Col Roger Jones, inspector general, Col A u
Perry, chief qusrtermaster, Col sniel Mcclure
chief paymaster; Maj Asa Gardner, judge Advo
cate Capt G S L Ward. aid de-camp; Lieut. Eugenej
Grimm, engineer corps; Lieut. r. ". Young, actinKI
judge advocate; Lieut. & Allen, inspector riAe|
practice.
|AIs-Gen Daniel E. Siekles. Rear Admirals n