The Brookhaven leader., 1885-08-13

PASSING LINcoL%'5 srATyr, uN..E 81. So LIT
A s'~~~, was sivan an a, .tr, ( Coaches
with l'rcy moved or tto plaza in b. a-
wsy. TIL band stood waiting q the ie .t &C.,
ihe blac,; horses before lA' .agh. "A..ye
on, were lis words of command, win D!-
,If.el sword The l"a,!"rs sterp.d forw:II
led by the coo.ed mep, aud in an instant IT,
b|ach line Of horses lad strai- hten 4 the T.
traces, and the wEe,is ren ,ath tie romans
, ere moyin~. The hour was 9:I?
The bauI played d rye, the tramp of tie
regula's and honor guard beat upoa the
pave, t,ouSanis beneath III trees an.
crJwdns tn sides OF the square Zoo X.
silently on, anl the baci, funeral car roIloi
over tha cltr0 iuto Broad way.
The black corridors Of tha CITY Hall were
closed Gen Grants .as journey wa- begun.
Then at 9;52 Mayor Grfcc, Comptroller
Low and Aldermen Sanger and Jac.cu
emerged from the city build NJ and cntere.
a carr az that had drawn up in front. The
members Of the common council followed
and entered carriages, rs did The p.)ilce com
mss.ongrs. Tney followed Gu, OF the piaZ
rs fast as disposed of in carriages, and wh,r
it wes 10 o'clock the police lines were wien
drawn, and the pecp,e strcamad across til,
plaza without hia4raacA the last seem
there was en- lei
Tho members of the Grant family, wit
the rxcepUion of Mrs Grant, deci tei 20 awai,
the arrival of thu fun ,ral procession at ths
Fifth avenua hotel. where they are stavny.
Dr. Doug a. joined them at tle hotel at 9 a.
H. Mrs. Sartoris was deep.y aft ,cteI dur
ing the meeting, and sooJel convuisively as
she shook The hanl OF tne physician why
bore such an important Part III the closing
days OF her fathers life.
At precisely 10 O'clock carriages drove ~
10 the entrance AMI the memLers OF the lam
iiy took seats as follows: Col Grant ac-
ccmpanied by Mrs. SaratoriS AMI Mrs. Fred
Grant, took so1ts III tha trsC carriage.
The second carriage was occupl-d by Mr..
and Mrs u. S, Grant ami Sognor Romero.
Jesse Grant and wife entsrei the third.
In the fourth were Mr.. AMI Mrs, Cramer
The next carriage conta,nod G rs. CrO,-
well aud WISE, AMI was followed by Potter
Palmer and Mr.. Honore
III another and last carriage were Mr.. Nor
ton and Mr.. Drexel.
AT 1880 a. m. President Cleveland ap-
rsared at the entrance OF the hoiei ana i'm
med aJely entered his carriage. He was
accompanied by Secretary BayGrl. TIL
president was dressei in plain BLACK suit,
black high silk hat ana carried an umbrella
So s,uggshly did the procession move that
the funeral car did not reach Twenty third
street until o'clock, and President C4eve-
lald having become tirei of waiting, let
his opeu carriage and returned to his room
in ths botel, accompanied By Secretary
Bayarl. Vice President Hendricks tollowe,.
their example soon after AMI retired to TIA
reception room on the first floor, where Ii.
was soon surrounded by crowd OF
friends The presidents example was
followed by many others who were in
carriages, and who stepped upon the side
walls. ami Twenty fifth s,rset Tor time con-
tained on IT. side"slks q gathering composed
OF tie leading generals and statesmen OF the
couury.
During the passago If tbs procession the
desire 10 see the grand ami imposing pageant
was ~ great tbat many of the occupants OF the
carriages, which WIRE 10 follow the funeral
car, c!a mher,d Up and stood o. top Of the
c.lacbcS or occupied the seats of the drivers.
A. I2.:rl " IN Prcsi6,u' Cleveland sp-