The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-13
1:15 Maj Gen. Hancock, his white NOUS
tache and goatee looking like chalk marks
on his sun-burned face, arrived S

| THE BODY ENToMBED &
NEW YORK, Special Telegram, Aug: S.-Col
Fred Grant stood at the head of the coffin
and his brothers and the ladies of the family
stood close behind him, all clad In the uni
form of mourning. Senator Evarts' strong
face was solemn rather than cynical Sena-
tor Miller appeared impressed with the i'm
portance of the occasion, and President
| Cleveland, who had come up with Secretary
| Bayard and had been formally re-
| ceived by Gen. Hancock, seemed little
surprised. He had shown prompt
| appreciation Of the loss tho nation had sus-
tanned andyet he seemed to stand as If he
| was part rather than a. voluntary, partioi-
| pant Looking down on the mass OF hends
it was interesting to see that oil were i'm.
pressed not only with the solemnity of the
occasion but with sincere personal interest
Events here followed as rapidly rs the
mourners had gathered around the coffin
which had been deposited in front Of the
| tomb. 1t was lifted from the catafalque by
the same faithful guard from Grant pos
who had firstremoved itfrom the cottage at
Mount McGregor, and the beautiful ritual of
the Grand Army was begun by Commander
Alexander Reed of Meade post, No. l, of
Philadelphia, of which the general was the
most distinguished member. He said:
Assembled to pay the last and tribute Of re-
specs to our ~ ! la5e commander and illustrious
The chaplain will involia the divine blessing.
| !.- THE PRAYER f.. ,-
Post Chaplain 9. Irvine Wright said: -,
God Of, battles! Father Of ALL Amidst this
there is no death Open every. every eye to be-
hold him who changes the night Of death into
morning. In The depths q our hearts We
| rectiop and the life: he that belicyeth in
me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live" As comrade after comrado departs.
thee and to each other. We besecch thee look in
on the widows s s and children Of
sole and comfort those bereayed; by this event
which calls us hero Give them "the oil Of Joy
spirit Of heavnezs.S Heavenly Father, bless less
and save our country with the freedom and
peace and righteousness aud truly great mercy,
we all meet at last before thy throne in heaven
| for ever and ever" IN d. &E3{ 800
Post Commander Alexander Reed-one by
soEether to fulfil the last sad rites Of our
cares end pleasures Of civil life fades away, and
| we look back to the time when, shoulder to
shoulder s 1e on many battletelds, we fought for
the spirit with which on land and on sea hard
ship privation and dangers were encountered
by our dead heroes may never be b!otted out
| to como.
| SPIRIT UNcoMPLA1NING,
obedient to the bchest Of duty, whereby to-day
our national honor is secure, and our loved ones
rest IN peace under tho dear old flag may the
illustrious life Of him whom we lay
i In the tomb to-day prove glorious
ages to come, may be called upon to up
hold the desttnes Of our country. AS the years
roll on; we too shall have fought our battle
through and BIO laid to rest, our souls following
the long column 10 the realms above as grim
| death hour by hour shall make Its victims. Let
us 50 live that hat, when that time shall come those
Hero lies tie body Of q true hearted, brave and
earnest defender Of the republic 800
behalf Of the past give this tribute, symbol
Of pndyi1g love for comrades Of the war:
laving rose or flowers upon the ooftin): Sym
| boil of purity, we offer at the sepulchre rose.
May future generations emulate the unseltish
Past Post Commander A. ]. Sellers, laying
laurel wreath upon the, coffin): Last token of
n9cction from comrades in arms, we crown these
remains with symbol Of victory. .9;.-i liI -,
ADDRESSES. L Il ,..ll.l f.
Rev. J. ". Sayers. chaplain-in-chtef, depart
ment OF Pennsylvania g. A. R.: The march
Of another comrade is over, and he lies down
after it in the house appointed for nil the living
u
tho frailty OF human life; and the tenor
by :. which we hold, ! our own. In
sue son an q, no, hour as ys think not
should leave our comrnde to rest where over him
will bend the arching sky as it did in great love
NO ms fns % lay down by
the Heavenly Father. God glveth his beloved
let us cherish his Virtue and strive to emulate
his example. Reminded forcfbly by the vacant
places so lately filled by our deceased brother
that our ranks arc thinning, let each one DO SO
that, we shall be =, ready to tall
not with doubt but in faith: tho lnerciful cap
tain Of our salvation will call To that frater-
nifty which on earth and in heaven may remain
saith thy brother shall rise again am tho
resurrection and the life. THE body is hero de-
posted in the tomb.l; behold the silver cord
commit the body to the grave where dust shall
return to the earth as 1t was and the spirit to
God who gave it,, Earth to earth, ashes to ashes,
dust to dust looking for the resurrection and the
life to come through Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
prayer by Rev. H. Clay Trumbull fol-
lowed These formalities concluded, Bishop
Harris Of Tennessee stepped forward and
suTccton and The III iita Every person rse Tn IL
the great throng forgot himself as the bishop
proceeded Dr. Newman followed, and then
the benediction was pronounced 81 -fI%
TIE GOODNIGHT TAPS. g{
Then Trumpeter Kronse, bugle In hand,
stepped from the ran ks to the side OF the
casket, md sounded the goodnight sstaps"
over the great soldiers final sleep IA mo-
ment of silence followed utter the family had
taken their last look at the closed casket,
and the three. little grandchildren of the
dead general, one scarcely high enough 70
touch it with her tiny fingers deposited a
chnplct of oak leaves on the cohqueror's bier
1t was simple ceremony. buU there were
no dry witnesses to 1t, und NIL the surrounding
pomp and greatness seemed to melt away
before it's sweet simplicity. Tears were
coursing down Gen. Sherman's cheeks as the
little folks stole timidly back to their moth
ers, and Gen. Hancock looked down upon
them with tender compassion Gen 6her-
head, he advanced to Nellie Sartoris and
shook her hand Gen. Joe Johnston followed
and extended his hand kindly to the daugh-
ter Of his conqueror, aud the grent assembly
dispersed r. " ~ 2 ,i2E fs,' No.
THOSE AT THE TOMB. q s4tt, n b
Behind the burial party stood Gen.
Hancock; at his elbow was President ,Cleve-
land, Vice President Hendricks, and members
of the cabinet Near the head of the casket,
on the right, were, Sherman and Sheridan,
In full uniform were uncovered. At the
sides were ex- Presidents Arthur and Hayes
| and Senator Sherman On the other side Of
the casket opposite We're Admiral Porter,
Fitzhugh Lee, Gen. Gordon and Gen Buckner.
When tile guard OF honor bore the remains
within the tomb, and ut SOB o'clock placed
them within the steel case. the sealing Of
both the leadcn lining aud steel case then
being performed. The family entered the
tomb, remaining only few moments They
then SOUGHT their carriages. and when enter.
ing, the Seventh and Twenty-second regi
ments, In line on the bluff, fired three yolleys
toward the river, nfrer which Battery r,
Fifth artillery, fired three salutes from the
riages drove away, but wero not out OF sight
when persons attempted to deface The tomb