Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-12

eight spectators. Assoon as the catafalque
had passed, the carriages containing Col.
| Fred. Grant, his wife and sister, fell in; the
mourners' coaches fell quickly in line with
out confusion.
Almost the last carriage had wheeled in
| TO line at Iwenty-third Street, when there
fell In behind, one containing an officer with
q broad gold band across his breast. Two
crutches stood up in the carriage beside
| him, and proclaimed his name as the gold
scarf had announced his rank. He was
Maj Gen. Daniel Sickles. Following behind
| the crippled veterans carriage there trOd
| seemingly endless "arny with BAN
ners," without show or gold or gilt
ter, but with the armless sleeves,
the 1mping gait and the SCARED faces
| that stirred mems minds as they
passed with deep and strong emotion.
| These were the dead hero's comrades who
shared his danger on the field of battle, had
| marched behind his victorious banners
| over many road and now walked with
HIM to his last resting place, SO many
OF them soon to follow, sadly yet proudly
| they walked once more together. They
were old men most Of them, but they walk
ed bravely and kept up with the youngest.
Some carried canes, more walked without
| support of any kind. All had their badges
Yelled with Grape and wore bows of Grape
on the left arm: Their tattered
banners were yelled in black and many
posts carried as distinctive badges, sprigs
OF myrtle or evergreen on their breasts. The
procession seemed unending stretching
southwark as far as the eye could reach
The streets all the way to the tomb were
packed with people, and as the right of the
column approached the tomb the dull
reverberations Of the guns from the men
of-war could be heard, and the troops
broke column from the left, marching to the
| right, or east side OF the road. After form
ing in line arms were presented and the
catafalque slowly passed.
Ihe car stopped abreast the tomb. The
guard of honor assembled to bear down the
easket. Col. Beck formed his two COM
panles OF escort in q hollow square between
the tomb and hearse. The family carriages
had drawn near. Their occupants alighted
and took positions near the foot of the
steps of the car. So they stood while the
casket was being removed from the car
When It was borne into the hollow square
toward the vault the relatives followed in
this order: Col. Fred. Grant and wife, Mrs.
Sartoris and the Colonel's children, Julia
! and w. S. Grant, y. S. Grant, Jr., and wife,
leading little Nellie, the daughter of Jesse
Grant; Jesse Grant and wife, u. s. Grant
| (son of Orville Grant,, Fred Dent and Mrs.
Dent, DIR. Cramer and wife, Potter Palmer
and wife, and the Hon. ohm A. Cresswel
and wife. The cedar case rested on sup
ports at the door of the sepulchre The
casket was deposited therein. Meade Post
No. /, OF Philadelphia, represented by fiji
teen men, circled the casket. The COM
mander took position at the head with the
officers and post commanders at the foot.
The chaplain stood at the foot and the
colors were placed in front. The ritual
service was then performed. DR.. Newman
and Bishop Harris then read the ritual
service for burial Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. When the religious services
had ended the trumpeter of Company A.,
Fifth Artillery, stepped close to the casket
| and sounded the tattoo. Little Julia then
| laid on the coffin wreath ITO Grandpa. -
The guard of honor bore the remains with
in the tomb, and at SOB o'clock placed
them within the steel case, the sealing of
both the leaden lining and steel case then
being performed. The family entered the
tomb remaining only a few moments. They
then sought their carriages and, when en-
tering, the Seventh and Twenty-second Reg
iments in line on the bluff fired three volleys
toward the river, after which Battery f,
Fifth Artillery, fired three salvos from the
knoll toward the hotel. A guard of regu-
lars was mounted, the military marched
away. the dignitaries rode away, and the
| long chapter was ended.