The Rock Island Argus., 1885-08-07
THE CURIOUS CROWD FILES PAST
THE HERo,s REMAINS.
Impressive Military Pageant at the Re-
ception in New York-Lying in
State Again.
Throngs of People Who Want to Looh
on the Old Soldiers Face-Inci-
dents at the Catafalque.
Appearance of the Body---A Beautiful
Florals The Steel Burial
Case.-An Objectionable Verse
Ordered Removed--The Trip
from Albany--Funer-
al Notes.

NEW YORK, Aug. THE principal in
cidents Of the trip from Albany to this city
of the Grant funeral train we're the demon
strations at Newburgh, Yonkers and West
| Point; and severe thunder storm which
was encountered at the latter point. Atthe
military academy generals salute was fired
| and the cadets were drawn up in line with
arms at present as the train speed by. At
| Yonkers there were several thousand people
collected who watched the train in silence
with uncovered heads,
| Tive excursion steamers on the Hudson
were passed they were heavily draped in
black bunting and formed marine escort for
| the remainder of the way.
| ARRIVED AT NEW YORK.
At sos p. m. the train rolled into the
Grand Central station, and the tolling Of St
Paurs Episcopal church bells announced its
arrival to the waiting thousands who lined
the sidewalks and filed every position of
vantage for blocks. The great throng was
as orderly, however, as a church copgre-
cation
The police held an open space about the
exit on the Vanderbilt avenue SIDE and
within a few minutes after the train drew
into the station the body was borne to the
car, to which twelve black horses were at
tached, and placed upon it This car, COM
pared with the one used in Albany, is a
great improvement Its drapery is tasteful,
and its general design in keeping with the
occasion. The regular troops formed a
special guard, and within five minutes after
the arrival of the train the procession was
in motion.
MARCHING PAST THE COFFIN.
People loitered in City Hall park all
Wednesday night They were first in the
line that soon after 6 o'clock Thursday
morning again began fling past the remains.
There were no great throngs awaiting ad.
mission. Those who waited at o'clock
were not more than 1000 persons Inspec-
tor Steers was in charge. Two lines of po-
licemen were placed across the plaza from the
city hall entrance to the fountain. These
two lines formed q passage way through
which four men could walk abreast and
along which all day the visitors to the re-
mains should pass
Ssrgt Riley, with thirty men, picketed
the corridors through the building so as to
form the channel through which the throng
should move to the exit on the court house
side of the city hall The Grant post
had mounted q detail at o'clock to
serve from that hour until o'clock These
were placed nearest the catafslqua, and the
! two lines Of visitors passed between them
, and the casket on either side.
The clocks in the cupols Of the hall pointed
at Goo, and at the inspectors order the iron
gates were pushed open.
THE FIRST PERSON
, TO view the remains was a spare, but sweet.
, | faced little woman, who led with each hand
a little boy. She was anxious her children
should see the generals face, and they were
r permitted to halt an instant and gaze over
the side OF the casket and peer into il. The
second was a mana bright-faced fellow
Z, | with lunch roll in his hand and pair of
j linemens climbers slung over his arm He
S was on his way 70 work. The line started
], slowly, and for the most part was made VI
, of the laboring classes, who had arisen hour,
: earlier than usual for the purpose of obtain
r ing glimpse Of the remains before going Il
their daily avocation
In the first minute only eigbty-four per
sons passed the casket This rate of passage
. would never answer when the dense crowds
= should be waiting outside. An old lady
5 who was very fat. strolled in She caugh
e a glimpse Of the floral pillow at the foot Of
:, the casket and adjusted her glasses to in
|, spect it, A tall, lean policeman seized hel
l. shoulder and hustled her along Peopl
= were hurried through at the rate of 104
h minute The procession was almost lock
( step, and the tramp was quick
-, At 6:25 a. IN the pulse Of curiosity hat
- sunk to fifty-six per minute, and at 6;2S th
rate was ffty-two. A negro father with hi
, little boy came in The child was too smal
to see and the father lifted him SO that h
- could, the boys toes humping the dias, t
the horror and anger of the bojy-guard
e The father and son were aided along tn
line with some vigor. A little bootblac
with his box on his shoulder came along Z
e see Gen Grant His face shone and his hal
y had been freshly wet and smoothe'
5, out at the fountain. Many women came to
le and they caused delay. They must need
ST examine every detail and put their noses I
s. the flowers before they could be induced t
m move away. Men, boys and women wit
! lunch la kets and dinner pals fled along
- The hour between and o'clock was EN-
~ ploysd by workingmen and women, boy
= and girls on their way to work in vlewin;
the body. After 7 O'Clock
y THE LINE CHANGED
as to its personnel The laborers and work
ing women had gone and the clerks comm
down town were stepping from the elevate
81 and surface cars into the stream that wa
le moving past the ca.afalque. At $50 tn
ID line was passing at the rate of $50 minute
At 9 o'clock the fountain circle was n
longer near the point Of formation Of tn
. line. Every car and train added TO tn
= quota The crowd was fast becoming
l. throng and the line was being hurrie
L. through at the rate of 40 a minute. Fo
III short time the pace was increase
re to 40 minute, which rate, if maintaine
le for an hour, would have passed 10 200 pei
I'd sons But this coull not be done To az
to complish it the visitors must be hurrie
n through and past the remains almost upon
n tnOt This rate of speed comported i'll wit
the dignity Of the occasion, and more tim
was given. But the accretions were to
~ rapid TO be cared for. and the line Of wal
- ing people stretched out until fn.lly at !
" O'Clock it passed the bend at the regis ter
y Office, and extended up Center street. t
Reade.
A MAGNIFICENT FLORAL EMBLEM
representing the city's coat of arm
II, was placed on an imitation grani,
Isl pedestal in the inner vestibule
al the foot of the main staircas
p of the city hall This floral tribute Of whic
g only passing glance could be had by tt
Wv crowds going past the coffin, was the gift {
the common council
The fact Of the crowd being compose
:" largely of men, would indicate that bus
ness was more or less suspended. The p
o. lice regulations for the government of th