New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-12

man house. just above. and the other hotels
on upper Broadway were all draped
with tasteful displays The use Of
drapery was most universal in the business
part of the city. Wall street was lined with
black from end to emo. The sub-treasury
was especially beautiful Black cloth
covered the pillars of the portico and panels
OF shirred muslin hid the abutments and the
statue of Washington in front Heavy folds
of black cloth, hanging from the wide cor
nices of the Mutual life insurance building
on Nassau street, the great Mills building, as
well as the Fields and the Equitable build
lngs, We're otable examples of the sl1illful
use of draDeries on a large scale. The porch
OF Trinity church was draped with flags
covered with Grape, and black cloth over
hung the entrance to Grace church The
Union League club displayeda great number
OF flags shrouded with black on both it's
fronts The University, the Union, the New
York, and the Manhattan clubs also displayed
many mourning emblems
THE LAST RESTING PLACE
It was the extreme northern end of the ward,
broad. rolling plateau, five hundred feet
above the Hudson, embracing twenty or
thirty acres of new ground, that was the spot
selected for the final ceremonies It was a
beautiful spot The level was broken by
numerous knobs topped by waving pines
At the base of the first of these was the tomb
itself. The workmen had just completed the
interior and the implements for making The
final fastenings were lying on the sward
behind it. In front was the heavy copper
covering for the casket and the soldering
irons were already in the fire. There
were two knobs further to the
right and on the further one of
these was the Claremont mansion,
its large porches completely enshrouded in
mourning Long tables had been set here
for the refreshment of distinguished guests,
but for the most part they were unused
Through the tree tops on the high bluffs in
front of all could be discovered the tall
masts of the naval fleet anchored under the
shelter Of the shores. Far away the light
and shade played upon the ripping waters,
and the white cottages along the distant
shores lay like snow banks in the sun At
1:15 Maj Hancock, his white NOUS
tache and goatee looking like chalk marks
on his burned face, arrived
AN ORDERLY GATHERING
which packed three grand stands and had SO
good view that they waited patiently. The
space in front was well filed, and fully 90
600 people waited anxiously for the bugle
sound to announce the approach of the
column In full view of all was the
tomb A host OF policemen found lit
tie difficulty in keeping their line, and the
troops, shaded by the dark green leaves
of the oaks seemed like statues. twas after
three hours waiting when the sullen drum
was heard in the distance and it seemed to
bring every one to their feet and the look
of expectancy was as apparent as if an cleo
trio battery had touched each one. Allturned
in their direction from which the tardy troops
We're to come. 1t was wonderful to see how
quick the center space was filled. The car
riages deposited their burdens and drove
away, and the casket was lifted from the
catafaIque with all the expedition possible
The crowd that gathered about the doors
of the tomb was singularly democratic, anG
efforts to keep any order of precedence
were speedily abandoned. None who looked
down from the little eninence will ever
forget the sea of faces that they saw. Police
men forgot their duty, and crowded in upon
the coffin. OF course, they did not lift thei,
hats, and they seemed far more intent on
seeing themselves than in preventing others
Gen. Hancock then stood patiently with halt
a dozen people in front of him. while the
short, stout figure OF Gen. Sheridan was over
shadowed blythe tall, straight figure of the
hero who, as Lincoln said, skinned them
while Grant held them" Shermans black
eyes seemed brighter than ever, and the con-
trast with his white hair made him the con.
spicuous figure in the crowd Sheridan, too
has aged, and many of the veterans gazeG
with surprise upon the close-cropped, white
head OF the little hero
PORTRAITS OF THE DEAD GENERAL
We're everywhere. They represented him al
all periods of his life, from a lieutenant tc
recent years. The absence of drapery or
many of the private residences along Fifth
avenue was noticeable. 1t was due to the
absence Of the householders from the city.
There were many signs of mourning to-day
aside from the decoration Of buildings.
There were black bordered flags on many
street cars and black piumes nodded above
the ears of rough cart horses. A colored boot
black on an uptown corner had covered his
stand with black, and had painted in rude
letters on piece of cardboard: sHe set me
free" Another bootblack down on the
Bowery had wrapped the arms of his rickety
old char with alternate strips of black anc
white. 1t was q common thing to see black
streamers hung above fruit stands and news
paper booths. The building for whose
decoration the most money was prob
ably spent was the city hall, where
the body lay in state The building is Itself
INTELLECTUALLY one of the finest in the city
and the wide space in front permits a goot
view of its facade The work was skillfully
done and the decorations ira nsformed the
white marble pile into temple Of mourning
The effect was marred by two soanzas Of
ridiculous doggerel which Commissions
Squires had written and inflicted on thu
public under the delusion that it was poetry
The picture Of Gen. Grant in front of tbs
city hall is said to be the largest photograph
ever taken. Worked in white On a blacl
ground were many designs all over the city
A broken pillar, a cross, sword and pen
sheaves of wheat a nd sickles and gates ala
were most favored Anotations Fl ON Grant
famous sayings, in white letters upon black
were frequent, and poetry worked in the
| same manner were almost as abundant. LIE
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