The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-08
THE DEAD HERO.
GENERAL CRAMPS BODY LYING IN
STATE IN NEW YORK.
THE FUNERAL TODAY.

THE FUNERAL TO-DAY,
The funeral train bearing the remains of
General Grant from Mount McGregor
reached New York on the 5th. AT Albany
nearly 10000 people viewed the face of the
illustrious dead. In New York, on the 9th,
from to o'clock was employed by work.
ing men and women, boys and girls, in
viewing the remains. All through the hour
the formation Of the line was at a point
near the fountain and the time of waiting
was not more than ten minutes From the
place where the remains rested after ? O..
clock the line changed to the beysomuel;
there were less women and girls. The po-
lice were reinforced al eight o'clock. De.
tails under sergeants and roundsmen have
been arriving and reporting to the inspect.
ors from 7 o'clock. At eight O'Clock there
were 49, men on duty. The guards at the
casket were Fastening the people. One
hundred and fifty per minute were hurried
through. When the hands on the clock
dial marked 9 o'clock the fountain circle
was no longer the point Of the formation
Of the line. Every car and train coming
down to the line added its quota to those
| anxious to look upon the dead General.
The crowd was fast becoming tumultu-
Gus throng, and the line was being hurried
along at the rate Of $50 per minute, .some-
times at pace Of 17o per minute, which
rate If maintained for an hour would pass
! 1900 persons. At II o'clock between 3o,.
600 and $1,000 persons had passed the cas-.
ket and looked toward the remains, though
many coming in from the bright sunlight
were scarcely able to distinguish them in
the so,nber shadow ofthe black.draped cor
ridor. The floral offerings Of the board Of
aldermen was set up during the morning
beneath the rotunda of the dome, where
the light streamed down upon it. The cen
trail column rose ten feet and was mass OF
ferns and palms, among which were placed
rows Of white buds. An incident was occa.
stoned by the attempt Of an old lady who
came up in the line to stop and kiss the
face Of the dead hero She was reminded
hastily that such a proceeding was in very
bad taste and beside two plates Of glass pre-.
vented any demonstration of that kind.
On yesterday the remains lay in state
the City Hall. Thousands upon thousands
viewed the face Of the bead hero. The fu
neral procession to-day, military and civic
will be the largest and most imposing eve,
held in the country. Gen. Hancock will
command. Gen. Gordon, Of Georgia, whe
at Spotsylvania court house, Virginia
checked Gen. Hancock's advance through
the captured salient on the 12th of May
1864, and who commanded one wing o
Lees army and made the last assault upor
Gen. Grants line at Appomattox has beer
appointed aide to General Hancock fo
the funeral ceremonies of General Grant.
The following are the pall.bearers ap
pointed by President Cleveland: Gen. VIM
T. Sherman, Lieut.-Gen. Philip H. Sheri
dan, Admiral David D. Porter, Vice Ad
,niral Stephen G. Rowan, Gen. JOS E
Johnston, Of Virginia, Gen. Simon B. Buck
ner, of Kentucky, Hamilton Fish, Of New
York, George S. Boutwell,, of Massachu
setts, George w. Childs, Of Pennsylvania
John a. Logan, of Illinois, George Jones
of New York, andlO'iver Hoyt, Of New
York.