Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-13
GENERAL GRANTSFUNERAL.
Re,uoyal OF the BODY OF Gen. Grant ''o"
sit. McGrogor to New York
,,r-a, MuItitudes Rcverentiy witness '"'
Progress of the Hea'iiy-Dr"ped run
eraI Train.
The Honored Ashes surrehaerea "
Municipal Authorities ana NO"
Lie In Royal state.

Municipal Authorities, ana NO"
lie In Royal state.
THE family funeral Of Gen. Grant TOOK
eIsee at Mt McGregor on Tuesday cue ~"
INST The ceremonies were OF s'"np"
,hor,c,er The slope from the cottage up
"a the hotel forms naturalamphithea'er'
aud the whole place has been carefully
ouoy,led against the attack oithe landscape
gardener and the yandals, who, WITH the'r
artistic taste, have 50 often bah'Siieu ma
ture from their grounds.
The crowd was fringed on the right IN
front of the cottage by Company II Oh She
r,,nI,tb infantry, and on the lift by Com
n,,y A of the Fifth ARTILLERY, who form the
ruo al al honor. At the right oil the open
| door was n small table, covered Nlth the
! Aar. al which were seated, opposite e"rh
other. DR.. Newman aud Bishop Harris IN
| The parlor sat the ladies with the chsket ~
| the center under the canopy Al inc ,eit y,
| the table were ranged Gen. Hancock ana
staft and a few oi the more distinguishes
mourners. while on the left were seats Tor u
| few more. Among other clersymen present
! vare Rev. Van Horne Of Philadelphia, H. ,.
Rush of Cincinnati and DIR. Sidney Corbot'
/ Of Philadelphia. nj.
After the reading Of the niuetieth Psalm
by DIR. Agnew Of Philadelphia, Bishop
| Harris offered "A brief prayer, ana the com,
many. under the vigorous direction OF
| jhorister Henry Camp, oi the Hanson
place NJ. r. church Ui BROOKLYN, sang the
HYMN "My faith looks up to thee. Df
| Newman arose aud began his funeral dis
! course in clear distinct voice and wltt
measured delivery, so that he was audible
| TO almost every personpresent.
! An hour and twenty-five minutes was DC
! eupjcd in the delivery Ofthe address ofnear
| Iv 10 900 words during which the outer
! circle was perceptibly narrowed 10y the drop
! ping of Of Que after another, who returned
10 Join in the singing Of Nearer, My God tt
| Thee, with which aud the benediction, by
Bishop Harris, the services closed. A last
opportunity was then given to view the re
mains.
| The rich velvet Of the heavy Casket
| CLEANED and the polished silver glittered II
the bright sunshine as II was borne by
| twelve members Of the ", $. Grant post
82Y, of Brooklyn. The sons, Col. Fred
Ulysses and Jesse, followed the coffin. ant
Gen. Sherman rode as Il friend al the iaInil!
aud without attention To his military rank
I Gen. Hancock followed with Admira
Rowan, Admiral Stephens with Gen. Ruin
Ingalls, the staff officers, Senator Evart
and Miller, NJ. J.. Cramer, eS-miRister &
Denmark, Mrs, Corbin, u sister Of Gen
Grant, IT, :. Grant, the second son OF Or
vile Grant, Paymastcr Sharp, U. 5. A., an'
wife, MrS. Grants sister, eN-PQstmaste
General Cresswell and wife, eK-Secretary q
State Hamilton Fish and wife, Gen Horac
Porter and others,
Next TO the engine the funeral car, wit
open sides and solid, massive drnpery, wa
placed. The guard Of honor, L. ). Gran
post Brooklyn, consisted Of the following
Col, William II. HarksF Maj. h, Corsln
DIR. George w. Brus, Reese u. Gwillin, j. I
HewaH, Commander John II. johnson
Henry W Wright Il. +. Mackollar, Nj
Mcdonald, A. NJ. J, Mckelyy George J
Collins Noah ribbets and George Is. SQuirc'
At Saratoga the International OF pres
dents salute was fired on the arrival OF tn
train from Mount Mc'iregor, and here OF
Cured the almost inevitable accident, on
poor fellow having AN arm shot off by
premature discharge. Here the funerg
train OF the New York Central was in waitin,
Every one Of the nine ears was completed
covered with black, leaving not an inc
Of tae woodwork above the ears visible
The train was one and "a half hours on tn
way To Albany, and all along the Who'll
forty miles people had gathered L
see ii pass. On arriving at Alba
ny, Grand Army men guarded the n
mains AK posts Of honor, and four men {
the Tenth battalion were mounted at eac
corner Of the cataialque. Gen. Haucoc
and staff filed out into Steuben STREE
whore the general VAS mounted on powel
full black horse. The seeonl division cou
prised SO many posts of the Grand Arm
that the railroads were heavily taxed I
their transportation and halls and rink
had to be secured for their accommodation
The procession moved To the CapitC
where the remains lay in state. A grou
Of incandesceut lamps hung over the ca,
ket, but Mr.. Merritt turned them of, leaN
ing the gas lets burning only, as they she
too strong IL light being only q rev fes
above the glass. Until after midnigl
the crowd numbering about 500 an hou
passed through and viewed the remains
Jessie and y. S. Grant, Jr., aecompanie
by Gov. Hilland Others, entered the capito
The throng Of visitors was checked for
time, and tue general sons passed beneat
aud halted, briefly 10 view the remains
their father.