The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-08-14
THE BLUE AND THE GREY ENrw1NED.

Virginia troops. All differences between the
TWO bodies were amicably bridged when the
hero died and again the men who wore the
blue and the men who wore the gray frater-
nized az evenly as though they all had fought
for one common cause. Whenever an Ryan
iZation from the South passed along the line
it was clapped and cheered. The New Jer-
sey troops made a fine showing. They were
divided up into two brigades. In the first
brigade were the First, Fourth, Fifth and
Ninth regiments, the First and Second batal-
ions and Calling company. In the Second
brigade were the Third, Sixth and Seventh
regiments and another Gatling-gun COM
panv. After that came another evidence of
the fraternizing feeling between the North
and South. A detail of the Fourth Massachu-
sets regiment had become separated from
he main body. One or the bands of the
Southern troops lost the company they were
playing for in the confusion, and met the
Massachusetts boys. They quickly found
each other out, and the Northerners marched
up Broadway singing to the music of the
Southern band. The band belongs to the
Staunton Grays, and is known as the stone
wall band. AS the procession passed the
Fifth Avenue hotel the Grant family, with
the exception of Mrs. Grant, who is at Mount
McGregor, assembled at the windows over
looking the street and viewed the line. The
features of Col. F. D. Grant, so well known to
nearly every one in the line, were especially
prominent. he stood with uncovered head,
ard as the veterans passed, they dotted their
hats in respect to the son Of their old COM
manuer.
instead or attempting to cover the whole
front of a building with cloth, it was gath
cred into masses around ccrnices and pillars,
and over doorways. The favorite way of
treating panels, which were sometimes tri-
angular, sometimes oblong and sometimes
square, was by iuting and plating the folds
running from the center outward. A fine
example Of this use of mourning was seen
at the Fifth Avenue hotel The great front
OF the huilding-a stretch of grayish white
stone-displayed no black save about and
above the front entrance. There the marble
pillars Were covered with ricn-iooSing black
cloth, which also was spread over the cornice
and balcony above. The general color OF
the building greatly heightened the effect of
this concentrated mass OF black. The Hon-
MAJ house, just above, and the other hotels
on upper Broadway were all draped
with tasteful displays. The use Of
dropery was most universal in the business
part of the city. Wall street was lined with
black from end to emo. The sub-treasury
was especially beautiful. Black cloth
covered the pillars of the portico and panels
of shirred muslin hid the abutments and the
statue of Washington in front Heavy folds
of black cloth, hanging from the wide cor
nices OF the Mutual life insurance building
on Nassau street, the great Mills building, CO
well as the Fields and the Equitable build
irr~c ,yara ,n4,hin a-o Dar1ac - the eEil1fnl
use of draperies on a large scale. The porch
of Trinity church was draped with flags
covered with Grape, and black cloth over
hung the entrance TO Grace church The
Union League club displayed a great number
of flags shrouded with black on both its
fronts. The University, the Union, the New
York, and the Manhattan clubs also displayed
many mourning emblems
THE LAST RESTING PLACE.
II was the extreme northern end OF the yard.
a broad. rolling plateau, five hundred feet
above the Hudson, embracing twe1ty or
thirty acres of new ground, that was the spot
selected for the final ceremonies. 1t was q
beautiful spot The level was broken by
numerr-,s knobs topped by waving pines.
At the base of the first of these was the tomb
itself. The workmen had just completed the
interior and the implements for making the
final fastenings were lying on the sward
behind it. In front was the heavy copper
covering for the casket and the soldering
irons were already IN the FIRE. There
were two knobs further to the
right and on the further n OF
these was the Claremont mansion,
its large porches completely enshrouded In
mourning. Long tables had been set here
- ~ - 3 lfa4;-o ,.fohad affaafc
but for the most part they were unused.
| Through the tree tops on the high bluffs in
front OF oil could be discovered the tall
masts of the naval feet anchored under the
| shelter Of the shores. Far away the light
anu shade played upon the sippling waters,
| and the white cottages along the distant
shores lay like snow banks in the sun. At
| 1:15 Mat-Gen. Hancock. his white nous
tache and goatee looking Xix chalk marks
| ON his sun-burned face, arrived
AN ORDERLY GATHERING
which packed three grand stands and had so
good a view that they waited patiently. The
| space in front was well filled, and fully TO-
| 600 people waited anxiously for the bugle
sound to announce the approach OF the
column. In full view of all was the
tomb. A host Of policemen found lit
tie difficulty in keeping their line, and the
troops, shaded by the dark green leaves
of the oaks seemed like statues II twas after
three hours waiting when the sullen drum
was heard il the distance, and it seemed to
bring every one to their feet. and the look
of expectancy was as apparent az II an cleo
trio battery had touched each n Allturned
In their direction from which the tardy troops
were to come. Tt was wonderful to see how
quick the center space was filled. The car
riages deposited their burdens and drove
away. and the casket was lifted from the
catafaique with all the expedition possible.
The crowd that gathered about the doors
Of the tomb was singularly democratic, and