Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-09
INV GRANTS BURIAL.
,,vc THOUSANDS FOL-
I0RhCr, I0Rov, uIN TO HIS TOMB

-. coffin for the Last Time
tlosing u oT the Funeral Car and Cor
Pss'ss' .ss,'.,,reli the streets-The N0ted
tege Ni,,9,Iiue-miles of silent spec
Pe0pi' - overcome by the Heat
tator, volleys over the Grave
i -, Wv YORK, Aug. s.-Chief OF ponce
NL" ot1 o'clock was in command OF
iafIa! " oaairs at the City Hall. At
'Pep -" .i,,'o he iron gates were about to be
7lS' w., -rbsn he observed that there were
0'SV soo ar 900 people yet waiting at
lO,' .ogtbe steps and across the plaza.
~ ,som come in" commanded the
. Ls' -'-tandant 'I TO the officers, who, at
P','-, .lnmapd. had shut of the people,
So1 Syr allowed 10 minutes of themost
#nd lilY..ia,,s bustling OF human beings that
Eapeul,oIho6Iv been known since the eman-
pa PIop"ori ",oyri1clamation. The last person
4 #psofisst crossed the well-worn thIesnolu
az az The tse iron gates were changed shuI'
rgr puBLIC's LEAvE-TAKING.
4 ,, nrblic had taken it's last leave OF
INC The officers of the seventy-hrst
ie 0e'V' 9s''nt we're on duIy, and the usual de-
s9,be Grant Post was present as an
il14iste body guard, while the Loyai
l'e', was represented by one OF ItS
- who stood at the head OF the
elig o+ one of the Wheeler Post of Sara
which first mounted guard detail
IN. tha mountain cottage the day OF
crsnt's death, was also present
Tho last of the general public had
sr@ a away through the black draped
aer,tors and out OF the building. The
I'm was 1;io o'clock.
THE LAST LOOK.
& None butthe police and the guards and
q ii Mont reporters we're present when the
%,5srfakprs took charge of the remains.
i AM, here who now desire to view the re-
i ans will step Onward at once" SAID the
4 sd1rtaLpr. and his voice re-echOed in the
- sull corridors. All present passed
h the casket. and the lylng-in-state of
H. az President bad ended. Under aker
4 zrrjtt then brushed the glass plates
boye the body, and drew from their
aces two lids which will cover the cas-
Four screws in each were turned down,
4nd the face of the dead General had been
&losed forever from view. unless there
&ba4 in the future from the family be a
s4ouest to remove the lids. Then the
ed General was left in the care of the
#lards. The gray Of daylight was creep
&gupin the east.
THE CHILDREN's TRIBUTE,
81 Among the fading floral tributes there
as one that bore no fragrance except
#leh as VIII come tenderly to the family
81 the dead. THIS token was PLAN wreath
oak leaves. pinned together with stems
0ak leaves, and formed in the shape of
e letter "G' The leaves grew on the
ks in the forest of Mt. McGreg0r, and
uttered in the mountain breeZes while
len. Grant was dying, and on the after
on Of Thursday, the day he died,
iue Julia, his granddaughter,
Bd little josie, DR.. Douglas
bid, had gathered the oak leaves in the
untain woods. Then the children pratt
ed and knit with innocent fingers and
iug hearts the wreath of OAK leaves
at today was the only tribute that
ched The Generals cssket. The little
rs. their offering finished, had taken it
tol. Grant, whose eyes filled when his
lie daughter said: Papa, Josie and
t made this for grandpa. and please,
nt you give it 20 him." The Colonel
Reed the oakpn wreath on the casket,
en- ] rested there in Albany, and still
mans as The chlldrens' Offering.