The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06
IN STATE AT ALBANY.
The Remains of General Grant Viewed by
Many Thousands of People.

Many Thousands of People.
ALBANY, Aug 5.-The files Of people who be-
gan passing the remains Of General Grant in the
Senate corridor at the Capitol, when the doors
gere first thrown open yesterday afternoon, had
not diminished at midnight. The solid tide of
visitors entering from Washington avenue split
at the foot of the casket and in two files streamed
out through the Statestreet portals until II this
morning Showers feu but the throng had been
maintained without diminution. After o'clock
the crowds essened and at 2 o'clock the guards
on duty by the cof1iu began to relax and stand at
ease. After o'clock the numbers were less and
less, until at o'clock the throng had sunk to
a succession of Stragglers. SO few were there
that more time was permitted to visitors to view
the remains. There comparative respite
until o'clock, when the stragglers were rein
forced, and when it was o'clock, 81, 200 per
sons had viewed the remains, ard the solid tide
was again flowing, and the two streams Of Wis
itors were swinging past the casket.
The line outside the capitol building increased
with the hours until at 10 o'clock the people,
four abreast, reached down Washington avenue
full block, to where the coming throngs were
formed in line by strong force of police At 10
o'clock it was estimated that the remains were
being viewed by one hundred persons per minute
and that up to that hour 60, 900 persons had seen
the face of the dead General
At the Executive mansion the sons Of General
Grant. with Doctors Douglas and Newman,
breakfasted quietly with the Governor. The
morning papers were afterwards scanned in
silence by the party. the voluminous details call
ing forth no comment of the sons, except among
themselves.
The day had dawned bright, and from the
country side farmers and their families had come
in early to see the erea. dead. Trains east and
west added to the numbers of strangers in the
city, and the mornings boats brought many
more
The committee of one hundred prominent
citizens of New York City appointed by Mayor
Grace to represent that city at Albany and to
accompany the remains from this city to New
York, have arrived Across the lapel OF the
black coat of each member of the committee is
white satin badge, at the top of which are the
words CITY of New York" underneath this the
arms Of the city, and at the bottom General
Grant" The committee wear white hats with
black bands. The delegation will assemble in
the City Hall this morning and be assigned
places in the procession to the railway station.
The train from Saratoga yesterday was made up 1
of only nine cars. Those prepared for the
New York committee Of one hundred will in
crease the number to eleven.
While the remains have lain in state in Al
bany the funeral train has been safely guarded
in the West Albany shops, and will be until
called out to convey the remains to the metropo-
lis at noon to-day.
Spectators have made efforts to secure pos
session of The catafalque and burial car afterthe
remains depart. An offer of $1,000 has been
made for the catafalque. AS they are the prop
erty of the national government, however, it is
not likely that relic hunters will obtain them.
Tho steel casket built at Troy was completed
last evening at 6 o'clock. Thousands of people
have visited the works during the past few days.
Night an1 day the work has progressed, aud
neither time nor expense has been spared to
complete the work successfully The casket was
shipped this morning from West Troy
At 1890 this forenoon the Capitol doors we're
swung shut. The compact line of waiting
visitors which extended over a block was shut
off thus, and those who had entered were per-
mitted to pass rapidly out. when the State
street doors were closed, and none but the guard
OF honor from u. S. Grant Post, Wheeler Post
of Saratoga, and the six men Of the military
order of the Loyal Legion, were allowed to re-
main The remains had then been viewed by
70, 600 people. The undertakers now took charge,
and so far as possible prepared the remains for
the last stage of the journey. Outside the
Capitol building, in the park, the military and
other organizations were forming at their sta
tions, and many companies were filing to the
side streets, whence to move at the word of com
mand