The National tribune., 1885-08-13
Valley Forge Council, No. ., o. q. A. NJ.
Societa del Fraterna Amore.
Excelsior Association of Jersey City.
THE MARCH TO RIVERSIDE.

The MARCa IO RIVERSIDE
All the streets through which the procession
passed were deeply draped in mourning The
sidewalks were crowded with men, women and
children. The stoops, doorways and window
lodges of the houses were all occupied by those
eager to get glance at the mournful pageant
The behavior of the people was subdued and
decorous as it has been on all occasions since
the body of the General was brought to the
city. 1t is calculated that between 400, 900 and
100000 people were in the double line through
which the parade passed. The very poorest
person seemed to have dressed for the occasion
There were emblemS Sof mourning, badges,
portraits, black knots. tiny draped flags. and
the like, but their exhibition was mainly con-
fined to the country folks.
Col. Stewards 9th regiment with nearly 500
men, and with steady step and fresh appear
ance, were in happy contrast with some of the
jaded faces and weary footed stumbling that
We're seen in some of the organizations of the
line. The 18th and 18th followed next in ex-
cellent shape. 1t was quite impossible, how
ever sad the occasion, to suppress the rresisti-
BILE sparkle of the day. Things would look gay
in spite of the somber drapings. Capt. Earle's
Battery also presented a splendid appearance
Maj.-Gen. Molineux and staff led the Second
Division, with the 32d. 47th and 23d regiments
following close behind him, and following these
came in rapid succession the 18th, 14th and
18th.
With every regiment was an ambulance SER
vice, and it was kept pretty busy, not so much
in attending to the wants of the soldiers as
to those of men, women and children
along the walk. Some Of them dropped from
sulfocation in the jam which kept off the fresh
breeze and left the sun to beat down upon
them. Many little children were overcome
and carried away.
Although the Grand Army men were not as
brilliantly uniformed as most of the other or
CARNATIONS they attracted probably more atten-
tion and interest than any in the line. Occa-
sionally, as carriage filled with MANNED veter-
ans passed, the spectators dubbed over into a
faint. cheer Besides the Grand Army men
there were long lines of veterans who had no
other military insignia than a cap and some
who had none at all. But all wore mourning
badges.
Gen. Dan Sickles, as erect and soldierly as
ever, and with almost all his od-time spirit in his
eyes, rode ahead of the veterans. His crutches
were strapped by the horses side. His stump
was fitted into socket made on purpose for it
in the saddle. From the other side of the street
he looked very much as he must have done
when the men behind him wore their caps,
dark blue sack coats, and light blue WOODEN
trousers, and trudged amid smoke and shower
ing bullets. By the crippled Generals order
the remnants of his pet regiments of the old
Third Corps-the 40th and the 73d-marched
next behind him as an escort
There were about 100 carriage-loads of May
ors and Aldermen from Brooklyn New Haven,
Boston, st. Louis, Elizabeth, and Hudson, those
of New York city being included, and the Fed
eral officials of this district, the members of the
Society of the Cincinnati, the crippled veter-
ans, the Committee of 100 solid New Workers,
the Indian Commissioners, ana President
Franklin of the Soldiers Home being also in
line.
At 1890 o'clock Riverside Park was almost
bor Of lIy in nv
policemen. In front of the tomb was an ele-
waited platform of rough pine boards, on which
settees stood in rows. These were for the pail
bearers and distinguished guests to rest on
while viewing the last ceremonies. Near by
were eight or 10 army tents. These were for
the guard over the tonlb-acOmpany of heavy
artillery. In front of the tomb was a great
polished box of cedar, bound by many nickle
bands at the edges. This bog had a lead lining
to be sOldered tight when the coffin had been
lowered into it. Once minute q cannon
doomed from the deck of the war vessels an
chored near shore, and between the reports of
the cannons could be heard the plaintive notes
of the church bells. The people who had began
to gather in the park expressed considerable
disappointment at the tomb. They evidently
expected something larger aud more snowy. 1t
is a small, square walled shell of red and black
brick, with high semi-cylindrcal roof of
brick coated with asphalt Stone trimmings, a
light iron cross and barred iron outer gates,
with the letter G.. in the center of wreath on
each gate, comprise its ornaments. 1t is an
exact copy of Henry Meigs's tomb near Callao,
Peru.
At quarter to one mounted policeman
rode up to the tomb with the intelligence that
the procession was nearing the park. The
next stir was created by the arrival of Gen.
Hancock in a carriage in such prodigous
hurry and with such force of aids and cloud
of dust behind him that everyone supposed
the procession was close at hand. Gen. Han
cocks horse had been taken ill and left behind.
There was ripple, murmur of restrained APP
plause, as the MajorG General came in view. In
the war he was slender, n-faced, dashing
young fellow, with thick brown hair. His pic
lures then would not help to identify him now
that he is stout and broad, white haired and
full faced, with rosy cheeks to set off pair of
shapely white moustaches.
Fitzhugh Lee, one of the Generals Aids, at
tracted a great deal of attention, particularly
among the Southerners and Gen. Gordon, of
Georgia, who carries to-day scar on his face
caused by the saber of one of Sheridans men,
also came in for share of attention
THE BODY ARRIVES.
1t was not until 400 o'clock that the funeral
car entered the park. The guns, which had
been silent for some time again Numbered,
and a murmur arose from the crowd which
had been standing in the broiling sun four
mortal hours.
Over the field of sand and pebbles, in many
carriages, came the clergy and the physicians
who had never left the coffin The Rev. DR..
Newman. Drs. Shrady, Douglas, Sands, and Ell
lott; Rabbi Browne, Bishop Harris, the Rev.
Robert Collyer, the Rev. DR.. Brdgman. Father
McGlynn, and the Rev. Dr. Chambers all were
recognized.
In the next carriages were Gen. w. T. Sher-
man and Gen. Joe Johnston, seated side by
side; Gen. Phil Sheridan and Gen. Buckner,
side by side; John A. Logan, ex-Secretary
Boutwell,, ex-Secretary Belknap, John Sher-
man; Rutherford B. Hayes and ex-President
Arthur the last two side by side; Mr.. George
Jones, Gen. Stone, Col. Fred. Grant and his
wife and two children Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Grant and one child; Ulysses S. Grant, jr and
his wife and Mrs. Sartoris.
On arriving at the tomb the coffin was at
once deposited in the cedar box referred to
above Dr. Douglas. the Rev. DR.. Newman
and Bishop Harris stood at the head of the |
coffin, opposite the President and members of
the Cabinet and Gen. Hancock. On the right
side Sherman Sheridan and George Jones stood
shoulder to shoulder, with ex-President Ar
thur, thinner and with deeper lines in his face
than when he was President, just behind them
and Hayes, Evarts and John Sherman behind |
them.
When the ceremonies at the grave were |
about to commence, it was discovered that the |
Presidential party were on the very outside Of
the circle of privileged guests. The President |
and Vice President sat in coupe. Beside them |
were the Secretary of the Navy and POstmas-
terri eneral MeSsrs Whitney and Villas Tn