The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-29
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Military HOnors to the Dead Hero-The Re-
mOval to Albany.

mOval to Albany.
Mt. MCGREGoR. July 25-Upon the same
train that brought Colonel Grant up the mount
ain came the company of regulars that had been
expected since yesterday morning. They
brought their tents and all camp accoutrements
and wore the uniform of the regular army.
There were thirty-eight men in all, and they
were fine, manly fellows, every one The COM
mander is Major Brown, with Lieutenants Wood
and Barr. The detail is made up from Company
e. of the Twelfth Infantry, located at Ft Por-
ter, on the Niagara river. The men were
formed in line, under arms at the little mount
ain depot, and marched up the path General
Grant attempted to climb to the
cottage just six weeks ago to-day. Through
the grove in front of the cottage
and up the slope to ridge covered with pine
trees and beeches, where General Grants little
grandchildren have been wont to play in swings
and at croquet since their coming to the mount
ain. The spot where halt was made is about
forty rods south of the cottage, and here the
white tents have been pitched, and about the cot
tage where the dead commander lies is now
scene of bivouac and camp life, with veterans
and regulars side by side.
Col. Roger Jones, to whom all the military
here are ordered to report, came with the resu-
lars, and has assumed control and direction, un-
der orders from General Hancock. He under
stands that the company of regulars referred
to are to act as bodyguard and
guard of honor to the remains, but if
this is true the U. S. Grant Post
detail that has been serving in that capacity
since Sunday night will be displaced and rele-
gated to minor post of duty. This matter,
however, is within the discretion of Colonel
Fred Grant, who will determine whether or not
| the post of honor shall remain with the post
that bears the name of the dead whom the men
are guarding
1t is learned, this morning, that six hundred
or seven hundred troops will be, or have been,
ordered to Saratoga to meet the remains of
General Grant on their arrival there from the
mountain on Tuesday next Itwas the original
intention of General Hancock to have sent the
men to the mountain, but when ne learned of
the limited facilities for moving troops on
the mountain he changed his purpose, and
will send them, as stated, to Saratoga,
to receive the remains there and to do
duty during the transfer It is not unlikely
that the Seventh Regiment, of New York, will be
chosen and detailed to do this duty. Instead,
too o. ordering the battery Of artillery to the
mountain the ordnance will be stationed at
Saratoga, where proper salutes will be fired dur
ing the transfer of the body from the mountain
train to the funeral train on the track
of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Comp
any's road. Tho intention of carrying the re-
mains in the private car of MIR, Vanderbilt has
been changed and the funeral car "Woodlawn"
has been substituted for Mr.. Vanderbilt's
This car, beside carrying the remains, will
furnish accommodations for forty persons.
Otherwise, the train will be made up as pre-
vious!y stated.
The government has ordered General Passen-
ger Agent Kendrick, of the New York Central,
to drape the cars of the funeral train. and it is
the purpose to drape them entirely in black,
relying for An imposing effect upon the massing
of color. No white will be used, and the COM
pany promise spectacle that shall be more inn
posing and impressive than has ever before
been known upon such an occasion General
Hancock and staff now purpose to be present
here on Monday before the funeral services.
On the day of the removal of the body to AL
bany, the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
will send ahead of the funeral train, at short in
tervals. four passenger trains of fourteen cars
each, to take up the Grand Army men and others
who may, that day be desrous of going into
Albany to view the remains they lie in state.
Gen. Hancock has informed Col. Jones, in
command of the military here, that Capt Beck's
Battery, A. has been ordered from TT. Columbus
to report at Mt. McGregor as part of the guard
of honor to the remains of Gen. Grant de-
tail of light artillery has also been ordered from
Ft. Adams.
General Hancock has announced the following
arrangements: THE Fourth Artillery, of Fort
Adams, under command of Major Adams will
fire a salute at Mt McGregor, and Major Ran
dolph commanding the Fifth Artillery, at Fort
Hamilton, will fire the final salute on the day OF
the funeral. General Hancock and staff, accom-
panied by General Sherman, will proceed to Mt.
McGregor on the night of Aug. 3 The
remains will be conveyed by train consisting
of car for the family one for the remains, two
for the escort, which will number not more than
sixty men, one for the clergy and pail bearers,
one for General Hancock and staff, and one for
the press. The first stop will me made at
Saratoga, and the second at Albany.
At the latter place Adjutant-general Farms
worth will assume charge of removing the re-
mains to the Capitol, where Governor Hill
assumes control
From Albany to this city the remains will be
in care of General Hancock. Having arrived
here. the First Division n. G. S, New York,
will escort the body to the City Hall. Here a
guard will be placed until the day of the funeral.
! Details of the Procession Not Completed.
NEW YORK, July 28.--Genera Perry said that
the arrangements for the Grant procession would
not be completed for two or three days. Mill
tary and civic organizations as we'll as Grand
Army Posts from nearly every State in the
Union, had applied for positions in line The
Grand Army mon will be arranged in solid
body divided into four five divisions There
will be two divisions from this city, and the 9TH
| er divisions will be made up of delegates from