New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-06
ants opened the coffin and arranged it for the public
TO view il.
THE BODY LYING IN STATE

were examining il, DR.. Brush, of the U. S. Grant
Post and Deputy Coroner jenkins viewed
the body and declared that it was
In an excellent state of preservation.
When the coffin top was removed and the features
of General Grant were exposed to view however,
the impression made upon those who saw them for
the first time since his death q painful one.
The face seemed the color of marble in its deathly
palcness while the eyes were more sunken and
darker than the reports had led people to believe.
The shaking of the journey from Albany had
not changed the position of the body and
the wan hands were folded across his
breast just as they had been when be died.
Outside of the door, under the waving folds of
black draping, double file of policemen zealously
kept away the people that tried to gain access to
the chamber to see the body before 1t was placed
in state in the main corridor. observation-disclosures
Floyd Clarkson, for the Loyal Legion, New-York
Commandery, and Senior Vice-Commandcr john
son, of U. S. Grant Post. for the Grand Army of
the Republic, fastened the badges of their organi-
cations the left lapel of the Generals coat This
done in compliance wit h the wish OF Colone
Fred Grant Gathered about the coffin as a guard
of honor and watching the face were General j. j.
MIlhau Lieutenant Colonel A. NJ. Clark, Major
Fessenden Assistant Engineer Vanderbilt. u. 5. A..
Captain Edward Blunt and Assistant Paymaster
:. De +. Barton.
O'clock ana the lid of the coffin was replaced andl
the face arranged 10 meet the gaze of the thousands
who will view 1t for the next two days. by this
time the MAN corridors were filled with people,
I ~ for the hour hour of 8. when all
would be permitted to the Generals face. The
guard of honor about the catafaque was from the
% Regiment, consisting of the Colonel and his
staff and two officers from each company. Eighi
mcnbers OF the regiment first went on guard and
they were relieved every hour. The officers were
Colonel josiah Porter Licutcnant-C0lonel John I.
Camp. Major Thomas IL. cullen surgeon W. T..
master Thomas Miller, Acknowledgements
C. T. smith, INSPECTOR W. }. Harding, commissioner
lGseph r yaTdne Company a. Gap,an e Can
tain W. V. King, Lieutenant w. j. Maid
f fo%pany Sorm, captain acDon l'1r;
Company u. Captain W. II. Cortcyou, Lleutcnant
James O'Neill; Company Z. Captain George =.
Freeman, l.iemtenant W. B. smith; Company F.
Ludin; Company g.. Capt in G. f. Demarest,
Lientenant George c. Miller. Company II, Captain
q. 7. Potter. Lieutenant A. l.. Dlck; Company l,
Captain j. I. Leo; Company j. Captain IL: A.
Beneke. The Legion of Honor deputed one OF Its
veteran members, Colonel William Clark, IN repre-
SEM the organization in the guard Of the body.
A few minutes before the honr appointed lnspec-
! tor Steers aud Superintendent Murray made the
people present stand Oh the south side OF the cata-
| faduc and ut 9:0j the coffin was borne by the
| veterans from the chamber and placed under the
| black canopy. the collin nd was tasteued down.
the last details about the dals were arranged and
falque on either side. The shade from the canopy
| made the features somewhat iudlslnct and nearly
| all ~ they past stopped low To get better
| view of them. At 9:l5 the gales were thrown open
10 the great crowd that had been waiting without
| for hours.
array There was no pushing and no unseemingiy
| crowding for the lines had been arranged by the
police outside before the gates were thrown op II.
Members Of the guard standing at tile head OF the
coffin rs the streams of people passed on either side
constantly called ont to those no were inclined to
nger bid ding them to pass on and sothe tw2 mes
| were kept constantly and rapidly moving. WIN
swift glance at the wasted features. To wuich the
| brilliant arc lights gave an added deathlineSs,
men, women and childr rem hurried by ana lelt
/ the CITY Hall by the rear exit. It was found BY
actual count that $50 persons an hour passed the
| coffin. Not word was spoken except by the mem-
! bcrs Of the guard. who urged the people To pass
| qnickly aud occasionally cautioned one not To
| touch the coffin. The deathly silence. except as
thus broken, the, appalling gloom OF me black black
| decorations. in the midst of which the coihn
was placed heightened by the intense
| brighines. of the electric hight and the
serious air Of all who entered added greatly to tho
the solemnity OF tho scene. II med almost az II
the guard aud the strong force of policemen pres.
eni were unnecessary, so evident was the desire ot
| every one tO observe the prophecies OF the sau
Al classes aud conditions of citizens and of those
| who are not citizens were m the thtong. Ola anu
young rich aud poor, famed and obscure, came
| 10 pay thei last trlbute of respect TO General
| Grant There were old veterans crutches men,
beers OF the National Guard. tramps from the PARK,
politicians. policemen, colore1 people, Chlnamen
] aud men, women and children OF various NATIONAL
ties and walks of life. thoughtless OF each other
| presence. and of all else save the deplorcd event
| that had brought them there. There were no
| boisterous demonstrations OF grief. little shed
ding Of tear but It WAS ,asro 9 W. th%t
| more than idle curiosity. Not untli they n9d
| passed to the of the City Hall was anything
| said above "A W whisper, but when they found voice
| once more the interchange of views between
friends gave evidence thai they had found the
| face of he General more cmacIated by suffering
| o,,I arha ngel than they had been led 10
| pect by some ofthe published reports. -
| From till 10 o'clock eutenant-Colonel Floyd
| Clarkson stood mt the head OF the coffin, while
| the foot was guarded By Alfred Cranston, junior
| vice-commandcr Post No, 1927. G. A. K. At the
end OF each hour the stan officers and
| the Grand Army guards relieved. AT 1880
the crush at the entrance began to abatc and before
| / the crowd had entirely disappeared, the num-
Der of newcomers beng just suiicicnt To keep up
the continuity of the lines that liled past the cofn
| The crowd drawn almost entirely from me
| night population of the city and contained many
| bOotblacks and ne wsboys and tfamps. From 10 TO
II Colonel A. NJ Clark stood at the head of the coffin
| aud Lieutenant Jardne, the oldest member OF the
Odd Regiment. was at the FOOT. shortly before IL
the electric lights grew dim. and smell OF Durh-
| ing varnish and charring wood arose. There was
a cry for the electric light man. who soon re,nedied
the trouble, and the lights shone On with undlmin-
At / o'clock the Grand Army men around the
catafalque were relieved by fresh detail from U:
Private W. v H. Cortelyou. They .gero
c. b. Newkirk. A.. Freeman. f. b, Tate.
NJ. Livingston, IT, Raymond, george Nhtsou,
James Wight, T.. X. Johns, II. Zimmerman and {.
Edmondson They remained on duty unit. a. IN.
The Loyal Legion officers who stood at the
head of their old ccmmander. during the
night were Ensign Vanderbilt. u. ). NJ. from
II to 2; Colonel Fessenden. u. ). A.. from to-
General j. j. Milhau IT, ). A. from 4 10 u aud DR..
Leaic, from to \.
The steady stream of people to see the body kept
up IN uudmuished volume until nearly midnight
when gaps began to appear in the line tnat
had since o'clock been filing from under the park
trees across the plaza to the broad flight of steps
that led to the open gaze. They presented
tho same incongruOus types that had APP
peared wheh the gates were first thrown
open to the public. The resident Of the Sums
shuled past, jostling the well-dressed tradesmans
A.. hp of "A DTOtpct-