Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-08-20

the foot Of the steps Of the car. So they
stood while the casket WAS being removed
from the car and then it was borne into the
hollow square toward the vault The rela
tives followed in this order: Colonel FREQ
Grant and wife, Mrs. Sartoris and the Col
oners children, Julia and U. S. Grant u
S. Grant, Jr, and wife, leading little Nellie
the daughter Of Jesse Grant, Jesse Grant
and wife, U. S. Grant second son Of Or
vile Grant, Mr. Fred Dent and Mrs. Dent
DR.. Cramer and wife, Potter Palmer and
wife. Hon. John A. Cresswell and wife.
The cedar case rested ON supports at the
door of the sepulchre. The casket was de
posted therein. Meade post No. of Phil
adelphia, represented by fifteen men, cir
cled the casket. The commander took hi;
post at the head with the officers and posi-
commanders at the foot. The chaplain stood
at the foot and the cOlOrs were placed in
front. The ritual service was then per
formed by Post Commander Alexander
Reed: Assembled to pay the last sad rites
of respects to our late commander and
illustriOus comrade, u. S. Grant, let ms
unite in prayer. The chaplain will invoke
divine blessing Post Chaplain c. Irvine
| Wright prayed:
God of battles, Father of all, amidst this
mournful assemblage we seek Thee, with
whom there is no death. Open every eye
! to behold Him who changed the night
of death into morning. In the depths
of our hearts we would hear the celestial
words, i am the resurrection and
the life: lie that believeth in Ne, though he
| were dead, yet shall he live AS cOmrade
| after comrade departs and We march on
with ranks broken, help US to be faithful
unto Thee and to each other. We beseech
Thee look in mercy on the widows and
| children of the deceased comrades, and with
Thine own tenderness console and comfort
| those bereaved by this event which calls us
here. Give them the oil of joy for mourn
| ing, the garment of praise for tie spirit of
heaviness. Heavenly Father, bless and save
our country with the freedom and peace of
righteousness, and through Thy great mercy,
our Savior's grace and Thy Holy Spirit s
favor. may we all meet at last in joy before
Thy throne in heaven, AMI to Thy great
name shall be praise forever and forever"
'.Amen," joined all tie post A dirge
was played, after which the services con-
tinued
Post Commander Alexander Reed then
said: Zone by one as the years roll OH, we
are called together 70 fulfill the last sad
rites of respect to our comrades of the war;
The present, full o. the cares and pleasures
Of civil life, fades away and we look back
to the time when shoulder to shoulder on
many battlefie.ds or around the guns of our
men-Of-war We fought for our dear old flag
We may Indulge the hope that the spirit
with which on land and sea, hardship, pri-
walton and danger were encountered by our
dead heroes may never be blotted out from
the history or memory of the generations
10 cOme-a spirit accomplishing, ODE
dent to the behest of duty, where
by to-day our loved ones rest in
peace under the protection of the dear
flag. May the illustrious life of him whom
we lay in the tomb to-day prove glorious
incentive to the youth who i'm ages to come
may be called upon to uphold the destiny
OF our country. AS the years roll on we.
too, shall have fought our battles through
and be laid at rest, our souls following the
long column to the realms above; as grin
death hour by hour shall mark its victims,
let us SO live that when that time shall come
those We leave behind may say above ouI
graves, Here les the body of true hearted,
baave and earnest defender of the Repub.
Iic'"
Senior Vice Commander Lewis W. Moore.
laying wreath of evergreens upon the
cotlin) said: I'm behalf of the post give
this tribute, symbol of undy!ng love FROM
comrades of the war"
Vice Commander John A. Weidershaim.
(laying bunch of flowers upon the coffinl
said: Symbol of purity. we offer at thiz
sepulchre rose. May future generations
emulate the unselfish devotion OF even the
lOwliest of our heroes"
Post Commander A. J. Sellers. (laying a
laurel wreath upon the coffin) said: Last
token of affection from comrades in arms
we crown these remains with symbol OF
victory"
The Rev. J. W. Savers, Chaplain-n Chief
of the Department of Pennsylvania Grand
Army of the Republic, delivered an address
after which the Rev. ii. Trumbull offered
up prayer. The bugle call REST was
then sounded.
DR.. Newman and Bishop Harris then
read the ritual service for The dead of the
NJ. E. Church.
THE END.
Directly behind the burial party stood
General Hancock. At his elbow was
President Cleveland. Vice President Hem
bricks and the members of the cabinet
Near the head of the casket on the right,
t'hSihiaii SHClludi lGii
were uncovered during the entire services.
At their sides were ex-Presidents Arthur
and Hayes and Senator Sherman. On the
other side Of the casket opposite were
Admiral Porter, General FitZ Hugh Lee,
General Gordon and General Buckner.
When the Religious service had ended
the trumpeter of Company A, Fifth artil-
lery stepped up to the closed casket and
sounded the tattoo.
Little Julia then laid on the coffin a
wreath, ITO Grandpapa.'
The guard of honor bore the remains
within the tomb and at :O3 O'Clock placed
them within the steel case. The sealing of
both leaden lining and steel case was then
performed.
The family entered the tomb, remaining
only few minutes. Then they sought their
and when entering the Seventh
and Twenty-second Regiments in line Oh
the bluff fred three yolleys toward the
river, after which Battery Twenty-fifth Ar
tii!ery fired three Salv0S from the knoll to-
ward the hotel.
The family carriages drove away, but were
not out of sight when persons attempted to
deface the tomb by writing names upon it
A guard of regulars was mounted at
once. The military marched and the digni-
taries rode away and the long chapter was
ended.
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