The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-08

as they were hurriedly driven through the
lines in response to the signals from the fire
boxes. Major General E. L. Molineux was in
command of the Second Division, in which
the Seventh in the excellence of its APP
pearance and its soldierly bearing was the
First Pennsylvania, a crack regiment of
Philadelphia guardsmen, with knapsacks and
blankets rolled. One by one other militia
organizations slowly poured over the hill.
lanta. Ca; the Second Connecticut, the First
Massachusetts volunteers, the Gray Invinci-
bles, four companies Of Virginia troops in
their uniform Of gray, two corps ofveterans
and the Capitol City guards, Of the District
Of Columbia, a company from Minnesota land and
guard in command Of Major-Generaa
j. W. Plume, with the Drake
Zouaves in their bright Turkish
dress. Hurrying along behind all
the rest and in such tardy time that
they were ordered up the hill at q double
quick were several bodies of militia, which
had evidently lost their place in the line and
had been compelled to fall to the rear of the
military column. About 1900 soldiers had
now passed up the avenue and the head Of
the column had disappeared in the direction
| of Riverside park.
In the distance was the catafal4ue
and carriages coming along by the score.
Those in advance contained the clergy
and the physicians of General Grant
Two pail bearers occupied each of the car
riages set apart for their use and these
were driven two abreast. Twentyfour black
| horses with heavy trappings drew the cata-
| falque. Each horse had his sable groom,
and each groom chung closely to the bit Of
the animal in his charge Immediately pre-
ceding the catafaIque was detachment from
George G. Meade Post, No. l, Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, of Philadelphia, Of
which General Grant was a member. The
post was in command of Alexander Reed and
its members carried sixteen tattered battle
! flags. At the wheels of the catafalgue on
either side were three members OF General u
S. Grant Post, of Brooklyn, who have served
as the guard of honor ever since the body
of General Grant was at Mount McGregor.
Thanking the car where the two companies Of
United States troops composing the body
guard, Company E. Twelfth Infantry, Cap
tain Hugh G. Brown, and Battery A, Fifth
Artillery, Lieutenant Vogdes Beneath the
sable canopy and in full view was the casket,
upon which all eyes were riveted. As it
passed the crowd grew motionless and stood
with barred heads.
A mass of carriages followed the cata-
falque, three abreast, in the foremost of which
were relatives and personal friends of the
dead commander. A large number of digni-
tarles followed, with carriage in advance
drawn by six horses and containing Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Bayard
LII UUe HlhlSb OIL LIl0 lOFuldblOn OIL CiFTldSbS
filled with members of President Cieveland's
cabinet, ex-cabinet officers, General Grants
old staff, supreme court judges, United States
Senators, and members of the House of Re-
representatives., diplomatic and consular Off
GERS who served under President Grant was
a carriage in which sat ex- Presidents Chester
A. Arthur and Rutherford B. Hayes. The,
governors of States and members of their
STATS passed in review in the order OF the
| dates on which was ratified the admission of
their respective States into the Union. The
remainder of the carriages had for occupants
the heads of bureaus Of the war department,
the stats of General Sheridan and General
Scofeld, Admiral Jouett and 9TH naval.
officers, civil officers of the United States of
various degrees, and mayors of cities ranged
in the order of population and the committee
of escort of 101 of New Yorks prominent
citizens.
1t was now ! As o'clock, and little more
than half Of the column had come and gone.
Two divisions of veterans and civic organiza-
tions were slowly toiling northward from the
direction of the Battery. First came the
veterans, legion of mon not far from Is, 0Jo
strong, under the command of Ma jor- General
Daniel E. Siclsles, who was accompanied by a
brilliant staff. The escort was made up Of
details from the various organizations in his
command. The Grand Army of the Repuh-
lie was led by Comrade S. S. Burdett, Com
mander III Chief, and he had with him as
escort Vice-Commander Seldom Conner, OF
Maine; Chaplain T. H. Stewart, of Ohio:
Adjutant-G General John Cameron of Wash
lngton, and Quartermaster General John
Taylor, Of Pennsylvania, and Assistant Adj
jutant-General Frederick Bracket, of Wash
ington.
The veterans of the Second Regiment Fire
Zouaves of Pennsylvania led the division.
with It's drum corps at its head. Other Penn
svlvania organizations followed, prominent
in which was the remainder Of the General
George 6. Meade Post, No. with the Camden
IN. j. band The appearance of the corps
was striking. Itmarched twelve files front
and carried numerous battle flags draped in
black With Post No 1874 were three little
girls dressed as drummers, and they at
tracted universal attention. New York City
posts In four divisions came after the Penn
sylvanians. They marched we'll and were
under command Of Assistant Grand Marshal
James B. Horner, Comrade c. II. Nc
Donald, Conrade Michael Duffy.
and Comrade Samuel Pauldng respectively,
and after them came posts from the interior
OF the State; In these were represented
Rochester, Albany, Port Chester Mariners
Harbor Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, Long Island
City, Flushing College Point, Freeport, New
town, Hampstead, Sing Sing, and larry
town. ConnecticuJ's Grand Army men mada.
an unexceptionable display. Massachusetts,
was well represented. Its line was headed;
by the Union Cornet Band and was distin..
gushed by it's spiked helmets cost No. 2, q
Boston, marched with drawn suiog,ls
The department of New Jersey was repre-
sented in larger numbers than any other out
side of New York. The posts which attracted
most attention was Van Houten, of Jersey
City, and Bayard, OF Trenton. The contin-
gent was we'll supplied with drum corps, and
carried many battle worn flags The de-
partment Of the Potomac was represented.
| and there were also delegates and representa-
tives from the department of Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Maine, New
Hampshire, Indiana, Vermont, California.
Colorado, Delaware, Missouri, and Texas.
| The three brigades of veteran reeimental
associations included men who from their an
pearance had seen hard service in the cause
of their country. The uniform of the sew
enty-nlnth regiment Of Highlanders brought.
the remnants Of that regiment prominently.
to the fore. There were also veterans of the
ERE Louaves, An1erson's Zouaves the Sixty.
ninth the First, the Tenth, the Thirty-ninth-
the Continental Guards. Hawkins Zouavas
! the Thirty sixth, the Fortieth, the Fortv,'
second, the Ninetieth, the One Hundred and
Thrift third, the One Hundred and
Thirty ninth, and Forty-fifth regime n1la
all volunteers. In the third brigade
were the veterans of the Sevsntb
the Fourteenth, and the Twentv-second regi,
lnent, ard with them were veterans of Ee9yg
Jersey, Chicago, New Bedford, Philade,n,,;.
and Brooklyn. Veterans OF the regular ar.n7.
formed a portion Of the same hri,.l:1o