The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-11
At New York.

New York, August 5.-All the emplOye:
| OF the New York Central railway company
who draw their paw at PoughkeePsie were
drawn up by the side OF work train of the
road at that station, and every Drowned
and blue shirted fellow stood with uncov.
er, head as The tr,in bearing the remains
of General Grant pass d. A long train oil
| Il Il cars filed wi h saers stood upon a side
| track A little la'er as Newburgh was passed
the mountains westward were developed
by clou!s that poured down rain Fish
Hill was passed on time al 8 p. NJ, just In
The shadow Of the Old storm king. Al
Cornwall a steamer from New York lOa Fed
with people WIS Sc following the train.
The train rolled on and was passing
through the deep cut just north OF Gar
rison's, which is the railway station for
Wet Point, when suddenly the report of a
cannon shook the heavy atmosphere. Then
al 3:27 the train rolled past the little station
at Garrisons. There was shown the trib-
ute from bis old student home 10 the dead
soldier. Along the side OF the railway be-
fore the station the cadets from West Point
were drawn upon in line. At "present
srme," all the officers OF the post were near
with uncovered heads, and the band from
the post, with muffied drums, was playing
"Sweet Spirit Hear Ny Prayer" The
strains were not loud but subdued. and
they pleaded with the mu,te;ing thunder
over the river. On the noun
tains where the storm had
swept down to the flagstaff tip that shot
up from The trees and all the while at in
terva,s of FIVE seconds came the sound CT a
gun. The liIlestat;on passed out of sight
and the strains from the band died away.
TIE funeral train had sgiin quicks ned
speed, but il was overtaken by the storm
which prevailed with much force for ten
minutes. THIN the clouds broke, the rain
ceased aud the sunlight was again on the
mountains. Peekskill went by at 3:43
p. m, sing Sing at 4:01, Tarey Town at
All, Dobbs Ferry at 4:19, Yonkers at 4:29,
where the military was drawn up TO the
depot and thousands wee waiting, and
off which point Jay Gould's yacht Atlantis
was s,eaming down the river. The pail.
sades were passed and al 4:37 the black
train swept around the curve and left the |
Hudson behind. Ram was falling on the |
Harlem and at High bridge, though q |
splendid advantage ground for observ alton |
there were but few people. The junction |
was roupded at 4:4S and the funeral train |
had made its last curve down through Har-
lem and ths tunnel The heavy train rumbled
toward the city. Emerging from the
tunnel the engine made a flying switch
and the train rolled on to its stopping
point Slowly it stopped but at length as
he Grand Central clock dial marked p.
n. it was still, and on time. General
Grants last journey was ended and from
he start there had been no clsng of bell
Tor sound of whistle. Hurrying crowds
ought shelter from the driving rain under
he caves of the Grand Central depot.
twenty minutes before 5 o'clock, Geploring
be mischance that would turn
be parade into weary
ramp through drenching rain. Their
ears were groundless. Brighter skies
howed in the west when the funeral train
oiled into the depot. Military methods
ad indeed proved infallible. The escort
10 ready and at the door promptly at the ,
roke OF s. The dark clouds had rolled
YER aud the sun broke forth Illuminating
he glass covered arch. Al the train