New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-08
ruE NATIONAL FUNERAL
x,y,1 PLANS FOR THE CEREMONY.
.,ow To SEE THE GREAT PROCESSION.

ROADS TO CLAkEMoNi'
r,. ,,eat PROCESSION and the other imposing cere-
it,h;ob vii, mark the day when the body OF
n..,r s. Grant will be committed to the tomo
oens ,onr been looked forward to. They will DO
S..a..ed bv hundreds of thousands OF citizens OF
~ yo,k and visitors from all parts OF the Unlted
..,o, The early hours of the day Will be occupied
.ho marching off troops and civic BODIES
their stations along Broadway, ana
.. the assembling OF citizens III 'hc
-.,asts through which the procession Will pass
e., hricf ceremonies at the City Hall tho cata-
60. and casket will be placed upon the funeral
..r and at 10 o'clock the great procession VIII 'ahe
nm ts march. Even If the head OF the coiumn
.,oves promptly hours Will pass before the wno'o
r,ocession is in motion. The route Is up broaowaS
from the City Hall to Fourteenth-st, TO f1i'n-"Ve
20 Fifty-seventh-st, to Broadway 70 the Dou,0-
yard. to Riverside Drive anu W oi"i0"""
place of nterment.
qhe uncertainty as to the place of formation OF
.ome narts of the Grant procession was continued
~ long that NAV citizens are not clearly informed
. 70 what they may hope to see in various parts OF
the route from City Hall TO Riverside Park ana
snscuators have in some cases taken aovahtage VI
his ;gnorance to obtain high prices for windows
from which only small part of the procession Will
M seeu. Unless change is mace
the only part of the route Oh
which spectators will be able to view the entlre
procession in line is Fifth-ave., between iwen'y-
tbird-st and Fifty-seventh-st To those LOOKING
from windows in Broadway below Fourteenth-st
will first be visible the long lines OF Natiohai
Guardsmen as they stretch along the east side OF
that street above Duane.st. General Hancock, his
uaf in full uniform the United States Army troops
and the Naval and Marine corps will pass up
Broadway from the Battery to Fourteenth-st. and
nm Fifth-aye The 1st Division Of the National
Guard including all the New-York City troops
will be visible only to persons stationed above
Fourteenth-st., as they Will lorm III
and near Union Square, and will fall in line behind
the United States forces From positions furtner
down on Broadway the visiting military organiz-
atoms can be seen. though the number who pass
by the point of view will be less and less the lur
ther down Broadway that one is placed.
The catafaIQue and the accompanying escort OF
members of the Grant Post and Loyal Legion will be
seen along the entire route from its present resting
Mace in the City Hall until Riverside PARK is
reached, unless a detour should be taken at the
further end Of the route to prevent CONFUSION IN she
m tary evolutions. The Mayor and the city au-
thorities in carriages will also proceed along the
entire route from the City Hall. Spectators sta
toned in Broadway just above Cana-st. VIII see
the eyolutons of General Sickless DIVISION OF Vet
Grams as the various organizations after forming In
the line. The Grand Army organizations and other
civic societies will enter Broadway at points DC
tween Broome and Tenth-sts.
The President of the United States, the
members of the Cabinet, the United States Sena-
TORS congressman, Governors members of state
Legislatures and some United States officials who
served under General Grant, WILL according to the
present programme join the procession in carriages
a, Tweuty-thrd-st, aud will proceed thence to
Riverside Park.
As some of the military organizations and
the civic societies are expected to break
ranks at Fifty-seventh-st.. the process
sion after reaching that point will become
greatly reduced size. The occupants OF positions
along the route above Fiftyseventhst will have an
opportunitunity of seeing the United states force
uuder General Hancock, the New-York CityNational
Guards, the funeral car and immediate escort, the
long line of carriages containing distinguished per-
cons and probably many persons ON foot
Claremont where General Grants body Will be
nlaced IN the receiving vault, will be closely
guarded by United States troops and 1t is not sup
posed that many citizens other than officials Will
be able to hear the services at the vault IL can DO
reached however, by the crOss-town cars IN One
huLdred-and- twenty ffth-st., which can be en-
tered at either OF the elevated railway stations on
that street they run directly to Riverside Park.
few blocks of Claremont and the Boulevard Line
running from the Grand Central Station and the
One-hundred-a -tenth-st, line. go direct to
park The park extends from Seventy -second-st |
north. and can be entered at most of the cross
streets north of that point.
The indications, &C cOrding to the predictions OF
the Signal Service Bureau, are that the city Will
be visited by a rainstorm today. Local rains and
q stationary temperature are announced from
Washington as probable.
The religious Services at Riverside Park will be
of the simplest character in accordance with the
wishes which General Grant expressed to DR.. New
man shortly before his death. First IN order will
come the military ritual of the Grand Army of the
Republic. recited by members of the Meade Grand
Army Post of Philadelphia. This will require about
fifteen minutes hen will follow the singing by |
the erman societies, which is not to exceed ten |
minutes The simple but impressive burial ritual OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church will next be per |
formed. Bishop Harris will read the first portion |
beginning with |" am the resurrection and the |
life" and the Rev. DIR. Newman, standing near the |
grave will read the concluding scriptural selections
beginning with q Man that is born OF woman hath |
bat short tine to live" There will be no funeral |
discourse. The following clergynen Will attend as |
REPRESENTATIVES of the leading religious denomna-
tions: Bishop Harris, Methodist Episcopal; AS |
6istant Bishop Henry u Iottcr, Trotcs'aht Epis-
copal; the Rev. DIR. Chambers, Reformed Dutch; |
the Rev. Dr. Field, Presbyterian tho Rev. DR.. |
Brdgeman, Baptist the Rev. DR.. West, Congrega- |
tionast tie Rev. Father Deshon. Roman |
Catholic; the Rev. Robert COllyer. Unitarian
Rabbi Browne Jewish. General Grants three ply |
sicians Drs. Douglas, Shrady and Sands. will be |
present all wearing funeral sashcs. Numbers OF |
clergymen will OF course attend in their private |
capacity. Owing to the fact that this is the Hebrew
ka Jbatb. Rabbi Browne will not ride, but walk III /
the pTOcessiOn. The other clergymen have arranged