Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-08-13
RIVERSIDE PARK AND VICINITY.

them back. The streets uptown, parallel with
Broadway, were occupied by throng which
moved rapidly, with no apparent end In view
On Third avenue the shops were open, and
people seemed to buy and sell, though not very
When the Escort had assed the Windsor Hotel,
at Forty y-seventh street, there was break OF at
least three-quarters OF an hour. The crowd nad
awaited the catafal iue and the funeral car, but
~ uiti uUt hs crowd filed into the street
and the police were powerless. The widest
rumors prevailed II was said that the crowd
had become 50 great and had pressed so close
to the funeral car that IL was impossible to
move on. The facts W, re that several persons
had tainted and ambulance surgeons were at
tending them. At /: 20 o'clock the crowds were
driven back and the car proceeded. All along
the line tie police had great trouble with the
crowd, which wa3 quiet and respectful, but
curious. The police detail was insufficient, and
nc Forty second street the Eleventh Company,
which paraded with the Eighth REGIMENT, was
ordered out of line and charged on the crowd
with fixed bayonets. One man was stabbed,
but not riously
At Fifty-seyenth street and Fifth avenue
where center the wealth, luxury, and fashion
OF New York, the procession had fairly got itself
into proper swing and observance of distance
between it's subdivisions. Here, from a window
OF Secretary Whtneys house, the srectace
was ut its best. Steady regulars in their plain
gnrb, more gorgeous national guardsmcn, well
trained to street marching, marines, and SOL
diers, their faces bronZed by troplc suns,
marched well in order, while at the head, state
ly and strong, rode Hancock, the Superb, as
they used to call him in the Army of the Poto-
moe, rather older and grayer, but even more
impressive than when at Williamsburg he
turned to his brigade and said: Now, gentle
men, the bayonet."
The catafalque loomed solemn above the
hushed crowd which lined the streets, the fol-
lowing carriages 20 some extent marring the
funeral elect This incOngruty was forgotten,
however, when the members OF the Grand Army
marched by. Here were true mourners-com-
faithfully paving their last tribute of respect.
No attempt at Lomp or ceremony married this
part of the column. These men in plain clothes
typiied the true genius of the republic and its
saving strength in the stalwart courage which
In the hour of the countrys need could calmly
lay down the implements of peaceful industry.
substitute the musket, fight four years for n
sentiment, aud at the conclusion quietly drop
back into the peaceful ranks OF society With
admiration was mingled feeling Of sadness as
the eve marked gray hairs and bent forms when
memory + called the fresh faces and vigorous
figures of twenty years ago.
There were three blocks before the boule-
ward could be reached The tired marchers
who bravely kept their place in the line wiped
the respiration from their brows and curled
their lips in slight contempt at those who had
withdrawn. III there was feeling in the b. casts
OF any so diers that there would be fever eyes
TO paZe upon their pllttern9 trap tngs IL must
h I'VE been quickly disspited. The sea of face
was still unbrOken, reverent heals were stiil
bowed and barred while tn, black car rolled on.
This was new inspiration for the tired cohorts.
hey held themscvCs more erect, the tagging
limbs qnickened their pace, the mutfed drums
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stiHened ther cars and g emed surprised that
the crowd OF humanity was as thick "a ever.
On the rlvate houses, on the towering apart
ment building, which mark this part OF the
city, the mourning onblems were frequ' mt.
They were no iceable for the TASTE with which
they weto hung
At E1tty-ninth street the escort was allowed
the route-step, The grasp of the guns was
loosened and the head OF the column halted,
and there was n chance for rest Forward,
march," came the order again. The ripple OF
movement followed down the long line. Now
the column had left the thickly built ortion of
the city, rs soil ay blO.ks o. dwellings stood
here aud there alCng the road. In the midst OF
handsome residences were tucked numerous
little huts. lude I'm con truCt ON, patched with
rough timbeTs, n,ither pain ed nor adorned,
seemingly thrown tog ther, hey looked very
plain and humble. tnd VIII N some OF Tn, worn
veterans rea' he'd this p int In tho line OF mar
and saw fastened TO these simple houses mar
row, bedTagged. faded Tiece Of black in token Of
the Ccad hero n dc per sense OF sorrow went
thrt uqh these solid ranks Tn foot-s re Or ops
now found elief on th broad mac a1amized bou-
lcgard and the Riverside drive. 10 mary OF