New-York tribune., 1885-08-09

cedar receiving-box to contain the coffin. 1t was
placed on supports outside the tomb and few
feet from tho entrance. The steel ease case
was within. Upon its bottom were steel and
wooden rollers that the coffin might easily be
placed within.
THE COMING OF TIE PROCESSION.
Then everything was pronounced complete. The
tomb Of General Grant was ready to receive his
body. A hush seemed to settle over the place.
The silence was only broken by the regular boom
of the guns tho river and by the toling Of the
church-bells In Carmsnsvile and Harlem. The
fresh breezes blew over the top of the hill and
tempered the air. that otherwise in the bright sun
light might have seemed oppressive. Then there
came the sound of drum-taps, and the surprised
listeners expected to the head OF the
column coming into sight. 1t proved. however, to
be post Of tho Grand Army Of the Republic Of
the vicinity and quickly it passed out Of sight and
hearing.
Some privileged persons were now beginning to
line the top OF the banks running along the river
within the enclosure. In the branches OF some OF
the trees were perched mon and boys. One ad-
venturous fellow had climbed to the top OF the
loftest elm and his form stood out boldly against
the blue sky. Two photographers brought their
apparatus and planted it IN front of the tomb.
But as they were about to take their views, a
company of sixty or seventy police officers came
together to inspect the vault. This, however, I'm
peded the work for few minutes only. Most Of the
officers displayed great anxiety to appear in the
pictures. superintendent Murray. several police
captains and Commissioner Crimmius were taken"
in one view. The photographer said that the pho
tographs all to be sold for the benefit OF the
Grant Monument. They arc ma1e by authority Of
the Monument Committee.
A moment later and word came to Commissioner
Crimmins that the head Of tho funeral column had
entered Riverside Drive. The mounted policemen
at once were stationed opposite the sepulchrs on
the Drive. The first of the column to appear within
the enclosure was the carriage of General Hancock.
This was at 1:l5 p. IN. The General had been COM
PEELED by illness to dismount from his horse ut
Ninety y-ffth-st. and was driven to the tomb i'll
carriage, his horse being led by the side Of
the carriage. The carriage moved along the road
leading past the tomb. his staff following. Whom
the head of the artillery column reached the en-
closure IL separated from the other line and
marched along the main drive on the east.
General Hancock was driven to the entrance OF
the tomb and got out of the carriage his staff kept
OH over the hill. The main line of the military
column passed east of the knoll where the tomb
stands and formed ranks far as possible in the
grsve on tho north. Tho Davids Island
Band, and tho marines and sailors remained
for tho most part drawn up on the roadway.
The dismounted artillery executed brilliant
movement Oh tho hill and took their position where
the effect was most striking. The 22d Regiment
marched on the south side of the enclosure passing
along the bank Of the river on tho west. followed
by the 9TH Regiment. The members of the 22d
seemed worn out and many of them ready to drop
from the ranks; but the 9TH marched with as regu
lar tread even alignment and erect shoulders es IL
they had only begun their arduOus tramp. The
22d stationed In the shadow OF the trees
on tho bank. The 7th remained drawn up
with arms stacked. Another movement brought
the marines and sailcrs with tho military OF the
regular service massod together among the trees on
the north. The shade of these trees was most well
come for the rays of the sun werc beating down
with torrid fervor. and many of those who had
gone through the long march were nearly ex-
hausted.
The picture at this time from the knoll behind
the vault was most striking and beautiful one.
On the rise of ground to the north the bright
uniforms even array and artistic arrangement Of the
regular army and navy detachments. Over thcm
waved the few trees Of the grove part Of the
marines and sailors were behind them, part were
stationed along tho road Thon came the grand
stands covered with white canvas, looking cool aud
refreshing to those in the but they were only
partly filled. The sidewalks. however, along the
Riverside Drive as far as the eye cou see were
black with tho dense multitude congrcgatcd there.
1t also stretched back to the few high rocks in the
neighborhood that furnished opportunity
for observation. Scarcely any color could
be seen in the throng. Plain black
and white were generally worn. Far to the south
the decline OF the ground gradually hid the people
from sight behind tho summit. or merged them in
r. - xvhf h.ra
close up to the road. Between that southern
point of the enclosure and the vault there an +
open space about quarter of mile In longth. 1t
was bounded on the south and west by the sloping
bank OF tho park, running down to tho river.
Through the trees upon this bank could
be caught delightful views of the New-Jersey
shore and OF the river, Not q single object
offensive TO the sight or out Of keeping with the
great occasion could DO seen. Even the railroad
running along beside the river was out OF view and
the putting of the locomotives tho only incon
pruous sound. On the west of the enclosure was
the superb array Of the 9TH Regiment standing IN
double rank and with the greatest precision OF
form. The remaining space was hlcd In by the
hito-gleaming uniforms of the 22d Regiment. the
waving red plumes and the guns of the artillery.
One Of tho few disc0rdant
notes heard was the voice of
q disappointed grand stand speculator. 1t was ap
parent by this time that 30 few persons were to be
induced to take seats at 81 each that the owners
of the stands were to lose money. .
Accordingly one Of those interested +
placed himself IN q conspicuous and elevated posi-
ton, and began to extol the dssirability of the
seats for 30 cents each and to induce tho listeners
to buy them at that price. Soon his voice
rose to bawl that could be heard throughout the
entire funeral space superintendent Murray was
indignant and sent roundsmsn VINO soon put an
end to the outrage.
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