Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-10

cottage, the day Of General Grants death.
was also present The last of the memor-
ial public had shufied away through the
black draped corridors and out Of the
building. The hour was LIS a. m. None
bat the police, and guards, and al night re-
porters were present when the undertaken
took charge Of the remains.
"Any here who now desire to view the re-
mains viii step forward at once, said the
undertaken. His voice re-echoed through
the dark still corridors"
All present passed BY the casket and the
lying.instate Of the ex-President had ended.
Undertaken Merritt then brushed the glass
plates above the body and drew from their
places the two lids which cover the cssket.
The four screws in each were turned down
and the face Of the dead had been
Closed For Ever From View,
unless there should in the future come from
the family q request to remove the Ids.
Then the dead wa left in care OF the guards
who stood erect ard silently within the
closed iron gates and beneath the black
drapery. The night wore on and the gray
of daylight was creeping up the east. The
still air OF the tomb-ike corridors became
heavy with the perfume of whitening flow
ers near the dead. A huge piece, The
Gates Ajsr,' had q place at the head OF the
cssket and the wet smell Of the lilies was
borne down to those who stood and watched.
Great herseshoes Of red and yellow rosebuds
added their fragrance, and and a cross and
crown from Mayor F. c. Lstrobe, of Balh-
more, sent out its quota to the heavy per
fume that settled on the s%epulchral air. But
there was one tribute that bore no fragrance
except as will come tenderly TO the
family of the dead. 1t bore
no perfume save that which lives in Its
memories. This token was a plain wreath
of flowers, pinned together with stems of
oak leaves and formed in the shape OF a let
ter "G." The leaves grew on the oaks IN
the forests of Mount McGregor, and futter-
ed in the mountain breezes while General
Grant was dying, and on the afternoon OF
Thursday, the day he died, little Julia, his
Granddaughter, and little Josie, DR.. Doug
lass child, had gathered the oak leaves in
the mountain roads. Then, as the children
pratrled, they knitted with innocent fingers
and loving hearts the wreath of oak leaves
that to-day is the only tribute that touches
the Generals casket, The little ones, their
offering finished, had taken it to Col. Grant,
whose eyes filled when his daughter said,
Papa, Josie and l have made this for
grandpa, and please won't you give it to
him?' The Colonel placed the oaken
wreath on the casket and there 1t rested IN
Albany and still remains as the children's
offering. Four o'clock had passed. The
gray of dawn had d~eepened to red and day
was near.
The Strains of Dirge Music
crept on the morning air. At first distant
they drew nearer and nearer. The red
deepened in the East. Sunrise was near.
The strains of music slow and sad grew
more distinct. The blue-coated veterans OF
the Meade Post of Philadelphia, five hun
dred strong. came tramping TO the dIrge
music of the trumpetS. The East Wss SUI
fused with tints CT orange and da vi was
close, the dawn of the funeral day. The
veterans entered the plaza and marched
past with mufled drums to still their foot
steps. A heavy gun doomed out toward
the sea. The chimes of old Trinity pealed
mourpful notes and the sound OF mutiied
drums grew fainter and died away. 1t was
sunrise. The day was born. The last day
for the dead upon earth before the tomb
should have opened to shelter him.
Six o clock and Wilson Post of Baltimore
marched by with a Chicago organization.
The corridors had been picketed BY fifteen
policemen, while outside l25 more were at
| rest under the command OF two seargeants,
The last guard of the Grant G. A. K.
Post. save the thirteen who will attend the
body to the tomb had been mounted at S
o'clock. At $50 Captain A. c. Barry aud
men Of the Seyenty.frs Regiment went on
duty as the last military body guard before
removal. Inspector Steers, with three hours
sleep in as many days, was IN charge. i
am awaiting the coming Of the military and
shall have $40 men here at s o'clock said
the Inspector. Seven o'clock, and the
streams of solemn music tioatsd in at the
grated iron doors from many directions.
Eight o'clock, and nature was putting forth
signals ofan extremely warm day.
The Crowds Grew Denser and Denser
around the piazza. Men with mufied
drums and dirgeful trumpets marched in at
one side and took positions at the east end.
The PLAYERS constituted the Davids Island
Military Band. At S:45 General Hancock
and staff trooped slowly into the plaza from
Broadway and presented front to the City
Hall, then moving to the end Of the plaza in
Broadway, where they rested in the plaza.
At this time one hundred members OF the
Liederkranz Society filed up to
the steps of the City Hall and led
BY four instruments, sang with impressive
effect, Chorus Of the spirits from over the
water" and Chorus of the Pilgrims By
T~snnenhauser. The honor guard of regu,
lars fled into the open space at 8 o clock
company A, fifth artillery, under Col W.
B. Breck, and company E, twelfth infantry,
under Major Brown. The companies and
the guard of regulars are under the com,
mard of Col. Breck. The regulars took
position beneath the trees opposite the City
Hall and stood at rest. Then came the
! original
Guard of Honor
that was on duty at Mount McGregor, and
which alone should lift the remains to-day,
Filing into the corridors Of the City Hall
they took their places beside the remains,
and then under command Of John n. Joba'
son, senior vice commander Of Grant Post
of G. A. R., OF Brooklyn. The men as
they stood were as follows Left OF the
casket, Comrades Corwin, Howatt, Melon.
aid, Squires, Knight and Guillam; right Of
casket' Comrades Tibbetts, Wallace, Kellar,
McKelvey, Brodic, Collins and Barker; Al
9:3j the imposing funeral car was drawn
by twenty.to u jet black hors,$ in black
| drapings, 1t halted on the W. directly
in front OF the City Halls' IS. Snside
the corridor Commander Johnson S$S wait,
ing. Columns in position, right aud left,
was his command. The veteran guard Of
honor was erect. Lift the remains was
the next command in clear but low tones.
The twelve men stopped to the silver rails
with sloved hands. March va the word,
The body moved. Dat upon the porticc
were borne the remains. Commander John
son said down the stems with measured