Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05
cPlNT TAKEN TO 0ALBANY
,,rO AND TOWNS BLACK WITH
IN, ,7,,tIsJ,FMs OF MOURNING.

Mrs Grant and Mrs. Newman LSlI Anons ne
he CottsGe-fhe Remains LYING IL
at the Capitol-PrOgrsmme OF
che Reception Of the Remains at Nc"
York.
A., vcGRFGoR, Aug. 4.-On the noun
,hr,y the eastern lookout gun doomed
',,onl, at 4 O'Clock this morning. The
's's. of me reverberation was yet on the
~ air when second report sheok the
ao~th The artillerymen had begun firing
,hirtaen guns to mark the sunrise OF Gen.
c.onts last day upon the mountain. The
let's at the hotel and the family in the
,o,tage were startled by the reports, but
me- meaning Of the gums heavy booming
ouicklv suggested to the waking ear.
BREAKING CAMP.
Atan early hour the soldiers received
,rJers TO break up camp, and in less than
Sor,irutes all the tents had disappeared
..o,, among the trees, and were packed
n~sy i'm boxes ready for shipment.
Sotwitbsrandng the heavy and cOntinu-
1,s rains of the night the soldiers slept
we'll. and were comfortable. Down on
%o omo1ntain side, at 8 AS O'Clock, a bugle
ranr ont the assembly call for the
tmmueters. Fifteen minutes later the
ngers of four companies Of troops were
sounding the reyeille.
ROLL-CALL.
As the last strains tiOated over the
mouutalu they were swallowed up IN the
boomng Of the guns, that every half hour
through the day were thus to tell the val
laws fba significance of this day. and at
fhirftr ofCshf HnlinWg
Tban tbe soldiers in full uniform stood at
nerade rest Tor r0ll-call, down where the
battery of Guns was planted, close by the
refb of Gen. Grants last ride to the look
mt The family at the cottage were astlr
81 the morning touched S O'Clock, and the
c9rrespondents and guests were moving at
the hotal. The mountain trains ats O'Clock
had begun bringing up people, and every
honr thereafter the little engine drew up
Al the depot. The funeral car to carry
the remains from the mountains to Sara
toga came up early and lay waiting the
burden 1t should carry.
Last niqht the family in a group and
alone TOOK their final farewell of the re-
MAINS of the dead General. At O'Clock
this morning the family, with the eXcep-
ton OF Mrs. Grant, repaired to the hotel
for breakfast. On their return Col. Grant
and his wife and VI s SartOris paused
upon the ridge al the rear OF the cottage
End among the pines to scan the bright
picture of the mountain and valley. Then
the family entered the cottage, and pre-
paratons we're begun for the funeral
journey
ARRIVALS OF THE SPECTATORS.
AtS3J o'clock the doors OF the Grant
cottage had been thrown open, and d
stream Of visitors poured in steadily for
Fl over an hour. About o'clock the head
Of "a long line of buggies, WAGONS, omni-
busses aud various kinds OF vehicles APP
leared climbing up the steep incline near
toe eastern outlook, and soon the area in
the vicinity OF the cottage was
tar)nsed with horses and wagons,
and farmers with their wives
and families. At $50 O'Clock a train OF
s. two cars brought Gen. Hancock and a
number of distinguished visitors, two
Il companies Of regulars being drawn up in
line to receive them They proceeded
4 from the staTiOn to the cottage in the fol-
loving order: Gen. Hancock aud Col.
Jones Admiral Rowan and Gen. Sherman,
Senator ETarts and Gen. Rufus ingalls,.
major Miller and Joseph w. DreXel,
Cen Hancock's staff, Miss Drexel and
Ief aunt and cousin, dressed in deep
mourning. On the same train came the
L'fal Legion, under Passed Assistant
Palm4,ter Gilbert A. Robinson, Breyet
Brgader General.
Gen, Charles A. Carleton, Paymaster
66sorse DeForest Barton, Brvt. Lieut..
S's. Floyd, Clarkson and Augustus
A' Clark and Capt Edmund Blunt.
SERVICES AT THE COTTAGE.
AZ 10 O'Clock services at the cottage
were neld Ia the presence of over l 900
persons. Cane chars and rustic settees
le provided for the ladies under the
uesa 10 The grove before the cottage. The
SeltI2lies opened with the reading of
A7alI no. xc.. which was followed by an
IMPRESSIVE PRAYER by B shop Harris.
lle lynu MY Faith Looks Up to Thee
"e' joined in by the whole assemblage
as'ea with fine effect. DR.. Newman
. eo49 came forward and delivered a sermon
t s SUBJECT Of the dead General, the
naF antF meantime sitting about the re-
MAINS Ia the parlor.