Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-05
THE FUNERAL TRAIN

THE FUNERAL TRAIN
Moves Impressively Down the Mountain
Amid the Solemn Boom of Cannon.
Mt. MCGREGoR, N. Y, August AT
the conclusion of the discourse the noble
hymn Nearer My God To Thee" was rem
dered very impressiVely by the Altresco
congregation. The services ended with the
benediction. After the services ended there
was movement Of the people towards the
cottage to get final look at the corpse, but
it was not deemed advisable to admit any
one in view of the fact that IT was near the
lime for the funeral train to start. General
Sherman, General Hancock and Secretary
Evarts left the balcony together. Mrs.
Grant had concluded to not 20 with the
funeral train, but to wait
over until four o'clock, when she and
the other ladies of the family will leave for
Ssratoga, and from there go direct to New
York. The T. S. Grant Post 327 of Brook
lyn bore the remains from the Cottage to
the station shortly before o'clock. The
military were drawn up and salute was
paid the remains as they passed to the de-
pot, and the throng stood with uncovered
heads while the casket was borne to the car.
The mountain train waited at the little rus.
tic depot. Seven cars were there, and next
to the engine the funeral Car, with open
sides and solid, massive drsping wss
placed. The transfer from the Cottage to
the train was completed without difficulty
and the traia started for Saratoga. Among
these representing the military were the
following Gen. W. S. Hancock, Gen. W. I.
sherman, Gen. Rufus Iugalls, Gen. 81. A.
Perry, Col. Sutherland, Col. John P Nichol-
SOD, Lieut.. Col. Finley Anderson, Capt.
G. S. L. Ward Cspt. John a. Weeks, and
Lieut. Eugene Griffin, Thcguard OF honor,
U. S Grant Post Brooklyn, consisted of
Col. VIM. H Baker. Maj. B. r Corwin,
DR.. Geo. W. Brues, Reese B. G. Willim, J.
K. Howalt, Commander john II, Johnson,
Henry ". Knight, R f. McAlear, VIM.
Mcdonald. VIM. j. McKelyey, Geo. j. Col
Inns, Noah Pibbetts and Geo. B. Squires:
Six men oR the legion Of honor, general
mourners, were represented BY VIM. NJ.
Evarts, Admiral Rowan, Warren Miller,
Joseph D. Drexel, Potter Palmer, Gen. j.
A. Crosswell and others. At o clock
The order to Start.
was given. Engineer Martin shut all steam
from the cylinders and the train standing.
As it did, upon grade, slo~l ly started by Its
own weight and impetus down the noun
sin. The bluffs and ridges on each side OF
be track we're densely thronged with peo-
ole. The grove south of the cottage, where
The Generals little grandchildren played
vas alive with spectators Every rock,
avery jutting point, every vantage ground
Eas occupied. But from all the throng
,tanding uncovered in the afternoon sun.
ieht no sound escaped. The mountain
vas bushed, all still except for the heavy
booming of guns bidding farewell.
The great crowd that attended the services
At the cottage remained to see
The BODY Brought Out
" the main entrance. 1t was borne down
be steps by Grant Post of Brooklyn, com
oosed Of thirteen veterans, and was preced-
ID by a detachment Of soldiers and two
bugiers PLAYING the Dead March IN Saul,
General Sherman and Colonel Fred Grant
md Jesse and Ulysses Grant walked two by
wo in advance. Then came General
Frederick Dent, brother Of Mrs. Grant
and DR.. Sharpe brother-in.lsw OF
Mrs. Grant, General J. A. Creswell and the
Mexican Minister Senior Romero; detach
meut of artillery with arms reversed march
ing as infantry; General Hancock aud
staff; Senators Everts and Miller, General
Horace Porter, Thomas Ochiltree of Texas;
Or. Douglas, General Rufus Ingalls,, Ad-
miral Rowan and many friends Of the Gen.
eral Arrived at the station there was an
other great crowd, aud after some little time
spept in getting the passengers on board,
the train Of six cars left for Saratoga.
II was a funeral occasion. 1t was
Death Scene In Sunshine.
Slowly the little engine started, but quickly
il felt the iupetous Of descent Out upon
the first bluff Of the mountain and clear Of
the forests crept the little engine, and the
train trsiled around the curve where seven
weeks before General Grant had turned to
view the same Of valley and mountain
With Saratoga lake glitteriDg in the sunlight
ten miles away, and to day as the train
rounded this outlook the Generals sons
vezed out upon the scene and mayhsps
thought of the other day a. compared with
this. Sxeeping about curve after
curve, to right and left, the train
| passed slowly down the mountain.
On it rolled toward the plain and away upon
the mouDtain by the famous eastern lookout
vet now in full view. There was q puf OF
white smoke. In an instant the sound OF q
booming cannon reported from the trees
and ratified volley OF little re-echoes over
and down across the plain. The artillery.
men were vet bidding their farewell The
descent to the little village Of Welton was
safely accomplished and on the platform q
| few hundred villagers silently saw the train
pass through, and their heads were uncov,
cred. The level plain was reached Seven
level miles lay between the train and Sara
topA- The speed was little increased.
Farmers and their families stood near and
sat upon The farm .ences to see the train
that lore the dead General Again the can
ron on The mountain spoke out over the
vslley, but only the e3ge Of it re-echoes to
the moving train The
Spectators of Saratoga
were coming in view and from that dlree
non came the dull booming of the cannon
planted bali mile out Of the Villsge be
neaih the Mt McGregor track. Soon TN
battery was reached and passed, its bras
guns saluting the train on It's passage. In
last enrYe was rounded and the train
siraigStened away portion to the track. 9
the DeIeware AMI Hudson tracks on vhict
inst north Of the Mt McGregor depot tn
mineral train of the New York Central roa
was waiting, While thousands Of persons ver
being beld back BY the military. In
mountain train drew along side the oths
tra;n and stopped. There were nine car
| h the New York Central train. Next