The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-06
THROUGH WITH The RIP.
THE REMAINS REACH NEW YORK,
Incidents of the Run Gown the River
Respect Along tho Route-Tens of
Thousands Look Upon the
Dead Actions of the
Public officials, Etc.
1he Arrival at Albany.

Assistant Ad1utant- General McICWen
the second, AID Colonel Gillett the
third. The Rev. DR.. Newman, DR..
Douglas and General Sherman fol.
lowed with General Porter, and the
party was at once escorted 10 carria-
ges and driven to the governors man.
slon' Before the remains were re
moved Governor Hill and the other
odicers returned to the train and there
greeted General Hancock and staff,
who were at the moment alighting
from the Car they had occupied.
The remains wero placed within a
Amounted cataialque. Six black horses
with black trapplngs were hitched to
the funeral Car and at the head of each
morse as leader were members Of the
Srand Army OF the Republic, posts
b and III. Tho crowd was dense.
The remains having been deposited
on the funeral car it was drawn out
mo Spencer street, whore it was
lanked by Company A, Fifth
artillery, and Company h, Twen-
tieth infantry. Grand Army of
the Republic men guarded the
honor and four mon OF the battalion
were mounted. AT each corner of the
cstaialque General Hancock and staff
med ouJ into SDencer street where the
general WAS mounted on a powerful
0lack horse splendldly c4parisoned.
The organizations to take part in
the procession were waiting in VGrl-
Gus reefs along the line of march
ana assumed their assigned positions
IN the procession ~ the mead moved
on. There were 4,32l men in the pro-
cession. Many companies outside of
Albany wers present and Joined in
the procession.
At tlo capitol General Hancock dis
mounted aud retired and the romans
we're deposited beneath the great cata.
ialquo IN tho Senate corridor
Before being placed tho body was
conveyed TO u private room in the
capitol, where the uudertakers and
embalmers removed the lid OF the
casEet to inspect toe body and learn
les condition. After the journey from
the mountain they found tho remsing
in excellent condition. Tho public
was admitted about 3 o'clock, being
permitted to walk two abreast on each
side If the cesket, whicG lpid on au
inclined dsis. Seven thousand and
four hundred perAOns viewed the 10.
mains the fret hour.
The u. :. Grant post of Brooklyn
had l25 men,Waiting here and detail Of
slN mon were on Usch side OF the cag.
ket aud Kept tho crowd moving.
Details for guard duJY viii be 20.
lioyed by members Of thor respective
organizations 1T intervals of three
houTs each until tho tmaius are again
moved. Company 8, Of the Fifth bat
| TALON, under command Of Captain
Stockpole, was placed on duty ia tho
capitol to stand guard until midnight,
nix hours, when II WAS relieved by
Company ID, of the same battalion.
The remains will remain lying in
state until 10 u. N. tomorrow. At 1850
the funeral procession will DO again
formed. The remains will bs trans
ferred from the calaialque to tho fu-
neral car aJ the State street en-
trance OF the capitol and viii bs es-
cortod TO the Central railroad depot.
AT lZ'-0 plot engine will loRvo Al.
bany and run 10 mnutes ahead of
schedule time tor the funeral train
Tor New York, having tho sans rights,
The funeral traia will leave tina
depot nero about 1850, arriving at tho
Grand Central depO,, New YORK, 3 D.
M, according TO the published sched.
ue.
Tho state Senate and Assembly met
this afternoon and appointed Il Joint
committee to prepare a suitable memo
rial ana subsequently both houses
look part In tho procession.
Late TINS evening Colonel Grant,
Jesse and ~. s. Grant, ir., accompan.
led by Governor Hin and Others en-.
tered tie capitol. The throng OF visi-
tors was checked for q time ana tina
generals sons passed beneath and
halted TO view the remains of their
lathcr A cluster OF incnudesceut
lamps shed u brilliant light upon the
dead mans face. The skin OF The face
had tue appearance OF having been
embalmod Ia a hungled manner. The
SKIN Is OF q Ehs5tly hue and has ~
bUaly appearance This Is explained
as due u ta9 fact That the face was
powdered late this evening and With
out reference to tho proyaule effect of
tho light, to which The romans, for
mo hrst time, ara subjected. The DOW
der Is TO bo removed IN the morning.
MRS GRANTS DEPARTURE.
a dispatch received hore SAWS Mrs.
Grant lott Mt.McGrognr for New York
late this evening.
THE THOUSANDS WHO LOOKED.
ALBANY, Aug. 5.--rhe ties Of people
whiih began passing the romans OF
General Grant in tho Senate chamber
at tho capitol whom the doors were
iirst thrown open yesterday afternoon
had not diminished az midnight. The
solid tide of visitor. entering from
Washington av'..H ... TO 'bo foot oi
the csskat, br. .. -l...I,.
out lntuug1 o., H,... -..u J pyr..t,.
until IL O'clock. This mnrnmp' show
ers fell, hut tho thronS had boon nj lin.
tanned without uim!nution. After 10
o'clock last night tho crowds lessened,
aud nc , O'Clock this morning the
guards on duty beside the coffin began
TO relax and stand nj ease,
At 2o'clock the numbers grew lees
aud less, until at O'clock the throng
had sunk to asu session OF stragglers.
There was n comparative respite until
5 O'Clock, whom the stragglers were re.
tnfoiced, aud whom 10 was u o'clock
oil 200 people had viewed tho remains
and solid tide was again flowing and
two streams of visitors were surrinr
past tho casket. The line outside the
capitol building increased with the
hours until at 10 O'CLOCK the people,tour
abreast, reached down Washington
avenue full block TO whore tho com.
Ing thronga were formed in line by
strong force of police.
At 10 O'clock IL was estimated that
the remains we're being Vowed by 100
persons minute ana that IN 10 that
hour 10000 persons had seen the face
OF the dead general
srECuLArORs
have made Efforts TO secure possession
Of tho cGtaislsue and funeral car after
tho remains depart. An offer of Sd. 600
has boon made for tho catafaluue, AS
they are the property of tho national
hovernment, however, 1t ia not likely
the relic hunters will obtain them.
The stool caskot was completed nj G
O'clock. Thousands OF people have
visited the works IN tho lat two
days. Night anu day has the
work been progressed with.
and neither limo nor expense has been
spared TO comrlo'e tho work. The
casket was shipped this morning from