Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-07
I'd EDITION,
--latest kilograms to The Star.
VIEWING THE DEAD.
Scenes About the Catalogue I'm the New
York City Hall-The Gates to be Final.
~ Closed Tonight.
NEW YORK. August 4.
A GUARD FAINTS.

NEW 1Okk, AUSu6t is
A GUARD PAINTS.
When the first detail Of the 7th regiment was
mounted on guard Capt. Andrew Mills was
posted on the pillar at the right of the casket
of visitors passed directly in front of and past
him, almost brushing him as they fled away
ins Of n noa MADE ne and rapid
air was close with the breath of hundreds in all
ranks Of life. The last fact was an important
the officer sick and faint. A brother officer
observed that Capt. Mills had grown CHASTITY
pale, and he was summoned from his post. He
was carried to the officers quarters up stairs.
In purer air and quiet the officer soon recov-
cred, however, and later in the day again went
To an observer on the steps at the city hall
the manner of the men in the crowd while I'M
covering their heads is curious study. Many
ana the proprieties of state occasions consti
tute a class in the stream of visitors, while yet
be observed symptoms of consciousness that
the head covering must come OFF. Some re-
move their hat on the lower step, and their de-
dignity Of the occasion. Before the gates are
reached the hat is removed and the deport-
ment OF those alluded to COMFORTS with the oc-
casion. Others approach the building with
curious bullying eyes and seeming only to feel
there is something to be seen and their only
M purpose a In life being to behold all tia,
manner that any Difference is to be paid any
where to any person or thing. They mount the
steps with covered heads, the gates are passed
with hats on, and only an afterthought sug.
gested the usual courtesy, and then, In many
instances, the head-covering Is yanked off as
though the act was q foolish observance which
had, however, to be complied with as the price
of satisfied curiosity.
MADE TO UNCOVER HIS HEAD.
A man reached the side of the casket this
morning still wearing his hat. The police had
spoken to him, but they were unheard or un-
needed. But Commander Ornisbee of the
Wheeler Post, of Saratoga, indignant at the
mans bOarishness seized the hat and snatched
it from his head. The unmannerly fellow In
turn was tempted to be angry at the Just result
of his own want of decency, but he was aided
rather rapidly to move on. A little colOred boy
was passing when his chip hat was lifted from
his head by guard. Such instances were
numerous and made an element in a curious
scene that was being enacted by the side of the
dead all day.
women with sketching materials spent an
hour in the corridors this am. floral re
membrance from General Grants old home
Gaiena, ILL.,, was placed near the remains
to-day.
THE CAsKET TO BE FINALLY CLOSED TONIGHT
Inspector Steers this morning states that he
mas orders to close the gates at 1 o'clock to
night. and he stated that the remains will then
be turned over to the undertakers and the
public will not again be permitted to see the
remains. AT noon the line had extended uI
broadway above Leonard street, and up to
that hour $4,000 persons visited the remains