The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-14
THE FUNERAL CAR, WITH GENERAL GRANTS
REMAINS.

A solid phalanX of men uniformed in white
appeared far down the avenue. In the dis
tance its formations were indistingulshable,
and as it marched up tho incline the swing of
the companies gave it the undulatlng appear
ance of a Il series of pillows rolling toward an
ocean shore. This was the famous Seventh,
whose full ranks and regular tread We're
watched with the kcencSt interest till the last
line of cross belts went over the ridge. En-
erald plumeS danced IN the light breeze and
the sixty went past, followed by the
Eighth with struggling lines, and
the Eleventh Separate company with n step
that relieved this portion of the column
of the criticism of being unsoldierly, Two
cOmpanies of the Old Guard in their swelter-
ing bearskin hats were commanded by Major
George W. Mclean. The company in grena-
dier uniforms was the Governors Foot
Guards of Hartford. Conn. commanded 10y
Major j. c. kinnly. Its brilliant colors We're
surpassed 10y the scarlet of the zouaves at
tached to the Fifth volunteers, The Italian
residents were represented by the Colombo
Guards the Italian Rife Guard, and the
Garibald Legion, in their uniforms of dark
blue Last of all the military organizations
of this First division were companies of col
ored troops
An hour had been consumed in the passage
of this division. Still the avenue was choked
with uniformed line, and the air was filled
with the sounds of mutlled drums. A veil of
clouds hoated across the face of the sun, and
the relief from the beating rays was most
| grateful In the halt of the next half hour
the crowds again burst the police barriers and
again had to be beaten into line. The noisy
gongs of ambulances added to the confusion
as they We're hurredly driven through the
lines in response TO the signals from the fire
boxes. Major General f. L. Molineux was in
| command of the Second Division. i'll which
the Brooklyn regiments had the lead. Next to
the Seventh in the excellence of its ap-
pearance and its soldiery bearing was the
First Pennsylvania. n crack regiment of
Philadelphia guardsmen, with knapsacks and
blankets rolled. One by one other militia
organizations slowly poured over the hill
There we're the Gate City guards, of At
lanta. Ga. the Second Connecticut, the First
Massachusetts volunteers the Gray lnvinci
bles, four companies of Virginia troops ii
their uniform of gray, two corps of veteran,
of Columbian company from Minnesota, and
then division of the New jersey Natona
guard in command Of Major-Gener
J. W. Plume. with the Drak,
Zouaves in their bright Turkish
dress. HurryinS along behind al
the rest and in such tardy time tina
they were ordered up the hill at a double
quick were several bodies of militia, which
had evidently lost their place in the line anc
- had been ComDcl!cd TO fail to the rear of tn,
military column About 1000 soldiers ha
, now passed M the avenue and the head o
the column had disappeared in the direction
OF Riverside park.
, In the distance was the catafalqu
ana carriages coming along 10y the score
Those in a iVan'e contained the clergy
, and the physicians OF General Grant
Two pail bearers occupied each of the car
r riaEa' set apart for their use, ana thes
were driven two abreast Twenty four blacl
\ horses with heavy Trainings drew the Cata
1 falque. Each horse mad his sable groom
aud each groom chung closely to the bit q
! the animal in his charge. Immediately pre-