New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-31
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TILE sERvICrs IN ALBANY.

ARRANGEMENTS OF NAlioNAL
CATAFALQUE-DRAPERY or THE CAPITOL
fBr TELEGRAPH TO TIM TRiDUSEl
ALBANY, July 3O.-Gencral Carr. who has been by
General Farnsworh designated marshal OF the Grant
funeral procession to command the military division.
has requested all heorganzaons of the Third Division
of the National Guard to participate in the parade and
telegraph to him their determination at once. Inc
division includes the following organizations from
nearly all of which favorable responses are expected
10Th Battalion Albany: 4ih Battery, Troy, and the
following separate companies: 4th of Yonkers 9TH,
of Newburg; 9th of Troy; 9TH, of Cohoes; 10th, OF
Newburg 11th of Mount Vernon; 18th, of Troy {;
14th of Kingston 18th, of Poughkeepsie 10th. OF
Catskill 10Th, of Poughkeepsie; 2ls of Troy; 23d
OF Hudson: 32d. of Hoosick Falls Sd, OF Onconta ;
9th OF Whitehall 18th. of GIens Falls 22d OF Sara
toga: 24th of Utica; 9th. of Malone; 2sth, oil
Utica; 3lst of Mohawk 33d of Walton; 36th and
37tl of Schenectady. The Albany and Troy organiza
tions have already asked for places in the line
The work of preparing the framework for the
catataqus in the Stac-st vestbule of the Capitol is
now under way When finished, the cataialque Il
twelve feet high sirmounted with a dome. rising SIX
feet finished with gilded ball. on which rests an
eagle with outstretched wings Four pillars support
the dome At the top from which the dome rises Is
frame extending around the four sides and holding the
uprghts firmly in position. This will be covered win
black On each of the sides ~ be ten vecornercd
stars and on the ends each making thirty
eight in all From tins frame suspended on each SIDE
five iestoOns of deep blask fringed At the places
caught mp rosettes and tasses pendant thcretron
The dome will be of black, "a Will also hc the up
rights; but the latter ioids OF purple will be
twined. Above the base of the dome, where the up
rights are framed in will be bunches OF black material
made in tau shape The das will be covered WIN
hays II will be feet long by three iect wihe
The head will be twenty four inches high and IL loot
eici teen inches high Above this will blaze cluster
ot ltht
cataiaquc will rest the granite columns viii be wond
with black and few battle 1ags will be dispayed IN,
Washngon-aye yestibue will lie appropriately draped
and he battle flags distributed about the apartment
The three entrances from Washington ave are To- ne
drapcd outside Rising suns will MI the arches me
buncb nj the bottom from which the pieats radia" II
TO contain the letters t. - g. The exit door IN state
ST. will be drapel similar TO those in Washington ave-
that the word Grant VII he added. ~ s & en,
pcced that from 5000 10 1000 people an honr can
pass the catafalquc aud III all IT is estimated that
100 900 will view the body The regiment IRON New-
York will be drawn up In double lines through me
Capitol. and along the approach and the people VII
pass the lines just outside the lines wiz pe
arranged press tables to which admission WIN po
secured by ticket Messengers will carry dispatches
from the tables 10 the telegraph offices on the upper
floors Of the Capitol.
Al midnight the German socicie, will sing Silchers
Stumm schlncr der Bade,' and inter allen
Gil fcln ist rih.
will form the escort proper led by General Hancock
and a mounted stal OF thirty General fGnsworth and
mounted stan and General Carr and mounted stan
The regulars will prota surrender the position oi
military guard of honor to the Albany Burges-es. the
corps which performed that service tor Lincolns boy
in fsG5 The funeral will follow and viii consist
of a black platform and dais. covered viii nhgs. on
which the casket will rest. Falling down the sides
from thr platform within two three inches OF the
ground will bc heavy material ple iied over which Viii
extend part way fui fcsto0ns Ot black cloth The up
rights support dome of pyramida iorin snrmonnted
by ball Across the caves are series oi iestoons
with ta.-els between The upright. are ,raped with
hag- caught up gracefully about third OF the distance
above the platform. The driver will s on the front oi
the platform bnt the AK black horses viii be led by
han reins Black rrbl-r curtains provided, but
will be out oi sight uncs. needed in rnn. Mayor
Banks to-day invited the Mayors Of the twenty three
cities OF the attend the services the guests
of the Mayor and Common Cosncil of Albany aud be
has also volunteered To be surety tor The sum needed {"
meet the expenses until the city can make the neccs-
sary appropriation.