Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-06
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THE HONORED REMAINS.
GRANTS BODY LYING IN STATE,

A Multitude Taking Their Last
Look at the Dead Generals Face,
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
An Endless Stream Of People Passing
by the observation-disclosures About the
New York City Hall To-day-HOw
the Crowd was Managed by the Police.
NEW YORK, August 6.-People loitered in
City Hall park all night. They were first in
the line that soon after six o'clock this morning
began filing past the remains of Gen. Grant,
where they lay in the city hall. There were no
great thrOngs awaiting admission. Those who
waited at six were not more than 1000 per-
sons. Inspector Steers was in charge. He had
ordered that $50 policemen should report to
him at city hall at an early hour this morning.
AT six oclock-the hour fixed for admitting the
pubic-the inspectors officers were still filing
into the plaza. The complement was present
soon: Two lines of policemen were placed
entrance to the fountain. These two
Lines Lines formed a passageway, through, which
which all day the visitors to the re-
mains should pass. Meanwhile: the officers of
through the early morning, were filing out Of
the city hall. They We're going home, and their
places were being taken by the officers of the
Jones, Major John j. Riker, Capt. w. l.. Con-
tent, Capt. Charles Burns, First. Lieut. How
land Peli, Second Lieuts. Rufus Delafield, W. N.
Appleton, and Messrs Parsons and knoedler
Adjutant Arthur Schermerhorn, Capt. w. II.
Murphy. Commissary Powers, Lieut. John
with 80 men picketed the corridors through
the building SO as to form the channel through
which the throng should move to the exit on
the court house side of the city hail.
THE G. A. r. DETAIL
The Grant Post had mounted detail at five
O'Clock to serve from that hour until eight
O'Clock. They were under command of r. L.
staples, and their names were j. NJ. Bates, ].
Sands, G. Hammeil, {. w. Alton, John Bowles,
G: F. Wright, G: H. Walker, VIM. Cow.ng, T. j.
nearest the catafalque, and the two lines of Wis
itors passed between them and the casket on
either side. All within the gloomy corridors
city hall and in the middle of the channel of
officers to the fountain stood big brawny police
current of people and send them in lesser
streams through the gates, when they should
flow past the casket as detailed.
THE GATES OPENED,
When the clocks pointed to 6:O6 o'clock, at
the inspectors orders the iron gates were
pushed open. Ten or twelve hundred people
had damned up against the officers who barred
the channel at the edge of the fountain circle.
But when the gates swung open the officers
Stream Inc the the
for it, then split upon the big officer on the top
step and went past the remains and through
the building. The first person to view the re-
mains was a spare but sweet-faced little woman
who led with each hand a little boy. She was
anxious her children should see the generals
face, and the children were permitted to halt
an instant and gaze over the side of the
ket and peer into it. 1t was yet early. The
visitor and she a woman. On the other side of
the casket the line had also begun with q
woman-a fat matronly dame. The second
man ON one side was Il bright-faced fellow, with
lunch roll in his hand and pair of linemen's
climbers slung on his arm. He was on his way
to work soon came man with the smell OF
wood-shavings upon him, and in his hand car
red carpenters saw and other tools wrapped
up in his apron. He was mechanic and he
was on his way to his day of labor. The line
started slowly.
The police had not yet begun that annoying
practice of humping persons forward upon the
heels and neck of their first predecessor In
the first miEute only eighty-four persons
passed the casket. This rate of passage would
waiting outside. An Old lady who was very fat
stroled in. She caught a glimpse of the big
floral pillow from the Loyal Legion a, the foot
inspect 1t closely. tail lean policeman
tonshed and interrupted the fat lady by put
ting his hand under her shoulder blade and
hustling her along.
INCREASING THE PRESSURE.
People were FASTENED: They were hurried
through at 1O1 a minute. Then the pressure
was increased to 1O4 minute. This was bet
ter. The procession was almost a lock step, and
the tramp was quick. The damned up crowd
gates to open was being drained away through
the channel between the police lines to the hall
entrance At length those who passed did so
without waiting. The tide was easily formed
OF persons who came from cars or who passing
through Mail street were drawn into the stream
by desire to see the dead. 1t was 6:25 a. M.
and the pulse of curiosity had sunk to SO to the
minute. At 6:2S the rate was 50. negro
father, with his little boy, came in. The pick
lifted him up SO that the childs toes bumped
the dais, to the horror and anger of the body
the line with some vigor. A little boot
black, with his box on his shoulder came
along to see &c. the dead general; His face
smoothed out by the fountain. Many women
came too, and they caused delay. They must
needs examine every detail and would fuin put
their noses to the flowers. Men and boys and
wan-faced women with lunch baskets and din
ner pals filed along. AT GAO the running aver
passed between 2,7OO and 9. 800 persons. The
channel was even full with no clOgging or
crowd; The hour from to o'clock was en-
plOyed by
WORKING MEN AND WOMEN,
boys and girls, in viewing The remains They
any other hour of the day. All through
the hour the formation of the line was at a
waiting was not more than ten minutes
from the point where the line formed to
the place where the remains rested. After Z
O'Clock the line changed as to its personnel.
There were fewer women and girls They had
gone through and were at work when the line
began to lengthen. AT O'Clock there was an
other change taking place in the complexion of
the visitors. The labOrers had gone, and the
clerks coming down town were stepping from
elevated and surface cars into the line that was
moving then at the rate of ITO to 100 per min
ute. The police were reinforced at O'Clock.
Details under sergeants and rOundsmen had
been arriving and reporting to the inspector
from z o'clock. At o'clock there were 4S7
men on duty. The channel with walls of police
was extended in shape around the sides of
the fountain, which like hopper received the
people, and from which they were Strengthened
out in line of two and threes up to the city hall
steps. The guards at the casket were Fastening
the people. One hundred and fifty were being
hurried through per minute.
The hands on the clock dials marked o'clock.
The fountain circle was no longer the point of
formation of the line. Every car ard train
coming down town added its quota to those
anxious to look upon the face of Gen. Grant.
EXTENDING THE LINES.
The police lines were extended; the channel
reached beyond the fountain circle and bent
around into Park row. The people observed the
situation and joined the procession near the
registers office. From that point the line was
solid by twos and threes along Park row.
around the fountain and across the park to the
steps. By the remains the u. S. Grant post had
mounted another detail of thirteen men. and
some of the men Of Wheeler post, of Saratoga
which first mounted o guard about the Mt
Mc(IrogOr cottage after the generals death were