The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13
CITIZENS OF NEW YORK VIEW THE
REMAINS OF THE DEAD GENERAL.
Incidents Happening During the Day
About the Chatafalque.
The President Orders the Various De.
parIments Closed.
What General Joe Johnston Says of
Grants lBIsgnanimiiy
And of the Kindly Feeling of the
Southern People
rheDead Hero.

And of the Kindly Feeling of the
Southern People
The Dead Hero.
NEW York, Aug. 6-PeepIe Ioitered
in the City Hall PARK all night, and they
were the first in line that soon after 6
O'Clock this morning began fling past
the remains of Gen. Grant, where they
lay in City Hall. There were no great
throDgs awaiting admission. Those who
waited at o'clock were not moro than
1000 persons. Inspector Steers was IN
charge with $50 policemen. Two lines
OF policemen were placed across the
plaza from the City Hall entrance to
the fountain. These two lines formed
passageWaY through which four men
might walk abreast, and along which all
day the visitors to the remains should
pass. Sergeant Reilly, with three men,
picketed the corridors through the build
ing 30 as to form q channel through
which the threng should move to the exit
VIEWING THE REMAINS IN CITY HALL.
The Grant post had mounted detail at
80 70 serve from that hour until 8
O'Clock. These men we're placed near
est the catafalque and two lines Of wish
tors passed between them and the
casket on either side. All within the
gloomy corridors was in readiness, and
the clock pointed TO O'Clock, and at
the inspectors orders the iron gates were
thrown open. Ten or twelve hundred
people had damned up against the off,
GERS who barred the channel at the edge
of the fountain circle, but when the
gates swung open q stream began to
flow past the remains and through the
building. In the first minute eighty
tour persons passed the casket. THIS
rate of passage would never answer when
the dense crowd would be waiting out
side, and the people were hastened. and
they were hurried through at 101 min
ute; then the pressure was increased to
104. This was better. The procession
was almost lOck-step. and the tramp
was quick tide and was formed of per-
/
passing through the main street,
were drawn into the stream
by q desire to see the
dead. 1t was 6:25 a. m. and the
pulse of curiosity had sunk to fifty-six
to the minute. At @ :2S the rate was
ffty-two. Many women came and they
caused a delay. They must needs to
examine every detail and would fain
put their noses to the floors Men and
boys and wan-faced women with lunch
baskets and dinner pals filed along at
$40, the running average per minute
being ninetyone and the total then passed
was between 2,7OO and 1880 and the
channel was even full, with no clogging
or choking.
THE PASSING THRONES.
From 6 to O'Clock was employed by
Workingmen and women, boys and girls
in viewing the remains. After z O'Clock
the line changed as to its personnel, and
there were less women and girls. At 8
O'Clock there was another change in the
company of visitors. The laborers had
gone and the clerks coming down town
were stepping from the elevated and
surface cars into the line that was NOV
ing at the rate of 10 and 100 minute.
The police were reinforced at 8 O'Clock,
and there were 4S7 men on duty. The
channel, with walls of police, was ex.
tended in shape around the sides of the
l 1fHn hnnnoF
received the people, and from which
they were Strengthened out in line of
tWos and threes up to the City Hall
stairs. The guards at the casket were
fastening the people; $50 per minute
were being hurried through. The hands
on the clock dials marked 8 O'Clock.
The fountain circle was no longer the
point OF formation of the line. Every
car and train coming down added its
quota of those anxious to look on the
face of General Grant. Rapidly people
were augmentiDg. The crowd was fast
becoming throng, The line was being
hurried through the hall at the rate OF
$50 minute, and for little while the
pace was 40 minute, but this could
not be done. To accomplish 1t visitors
must be hurried past the remains almost
on trot. This rate of speed compOrted
idly with the dignity of the occasion
and more time was given, but the acces-
sions were too rapid to be cared fo:. and
the line of waiting people stretched out
finally at 10 O'Clock around the bend at
the registers Office and down the ceRter
of the street.
At IL o'clock between $1,000 and ST.
coo persons had passed the cssket and
looked toward the remains, though
many coming rapidly in from the bright
sunlight were scarcely able to distin-
guish them in the. somber shadows of
the black-draped corridors.
CROWDS OF PEOPLE.
AS the morning wore on there were
more women, young and old, appearing
in the line. Many carried little hand
bags and some had been shopping, and |
their discomfort was increased by the |
care of the parasols, the increasing heat
and the melted ardor of some who had |
secured places in the line, and not few |
dropped ont after having worked their
way beyond the center of the street. The /
numbers at the fountain had decreased /
and the people at noon were dropping /
into line at the corner of the city hall
and Chambers street and Broadway
The passage of the people al the casket
was about ten minute, and at O'Clock
AZ, 1000 persons had viewed the remains,
seven hours having been occupied in so
doing.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL OFFERING
of the board Of aldermen was set up dur
ing the morning beneath the routuHds
of the dome, where the light streamed
down upon it. The central column rose
ten feet and was flanked by stands of
colors, while the base was of ferns and
palms, among which were placed huge
rows of white buds. An excitement was
Occasioned by the attempt OF an old
lady who came up the line. to stoop
and kiss the dead general. She was re-
minded hastily that such 9 proceeding
was In bad taste and besides that two
plates of glass prevented any such de-
CONFEDERATE AT THE FUNERAL
General Gordon of Georgia, who. at
the SpOStsyIvanis Court House IN Vir-
ginia, checked General Hsncock's ad.
vance and captured Salient on the 18th
Of May, 1864. and who commanded one