Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-08-06
The Funeral Arrangements.

GEN. HANCoCK'S oRDERs-GEN. BUR.
DETTE TO COMMAND THE G. AR.
NEW YORK, July 29-The following
orders were issued by Major General
! Hancock:
Headquarters DEPT OF THE ATLANTIC, !
Governors Island, n. Y. H., July %. {
No. 1. Having been placed by the
President in charge of the ceremonies
connected with the funeral of eX-Presi-
dent of the United States General .. S.
Grant, and in command of the escort for
the obsequies, military and civic organ+
izations intending to participate will,
upon promptly reporting such intention,
be assigned position in the procession
which takes place in the city of New
York on Saturday, August the Sth.
No. 2. Major Gen. John G. FarneS-
worth, adjutant general for the state of
New York, is announced as aide, and
will act as chief marshal of the obse-
quies of Gen. Grant at Albany, in due
concert with the civic authorities, and is
charged with all details of the ceremo-
MES and care of the remains at that
| pldCO oO ACpACoOAldIiNO VI GuO SCHCl al
commanding, during his absence and un-
til his arrival, and is also charged with
all details of the ceremonies and care of
the remains at that place as representa-
tive of the general commanding, during
his absence, and until his arrival, and is
also charged with the preparations of
orders to meet all contingencies there
may be between the reception and de-
parture of the remains.
No. 3. Brig. Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall, Late
of the National Guard, State of N. Y, is
announced as aldc to the Maj. Gen. COM
manding in chief during the funeral of
| Gen. Grant in the city of n. Y, and is
instructed to establish in that city an Of
fee, the place of which he will announce
and is charged with the preparation
of the routes of march for the funeral
procession from the City Hall to The
place of interment, and as to the final
disposing, as basis for orders for these
purposes.
No. 4. Brevet Maj Gen. Martin T.Mc>
Mahan, o.. S. Volunteers, marshal for
the Southern District of New York, is
announced as aide, and is charged with
the conduct of the march of the civil or
CARNATIONS in the column as body, an
for their due dispersion after the cere>
monies are concluded. He will establish
an Office in New York city and an
nounce the same. All such organiza+
tions desiring to take part will report
directly to these headquarters, sending a
duplicate to Gen. Mcmahon, and will
state the title of the same,n name of chief
officer and number to parade.
Cen HaDoOck rnpnivod tho foIlouinU
communication from ex+Gov. Cornell
''SIR-If the funeral cortege from ALI
bany come by river. it will enable each
town on the Hudson, Long Island Sound
and New Jersey to furnish a boat. laden
with local representatives, to join in the
progress toward New York. thus making
an impressive feature of the ceremonies,
which is not practicable if the railway
be adopted. Permit me to earnestly re-
commend the river route.
(Signed) "ALoNzo B. CORNELL"
General Hancock said in reply that all
arrangements for transportation by rail
had been completed.
Brigadier General Lloyd Aspinwall, in
speaking of the arrangements to-day
stated that all armed bodies will be as
signed to position in the column which
is to precede the hearse, and all civic or
CARNATIONS will be placed in the line
following the hearse. All organizations
from the different states will occupy po-
sitions in the line according to the date
of the admission of the state each repre1
sents into the union.
Aides will escort governors of differ.
ent states visiting the city on the day of
the obsequies. The remains will arrive