The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-08-08
MOVING ALONG.
Description of tho Train and Its Trip
to Albany.

| ALBANY, August 4s--To all on board the
funeral train the beautiful drapery Of the
| cars was the subject of comment. No
woodwork, except the sashes OF the
| windows, was visible. The engine tender
| was draped with plated black, radiating
| from q rosette center. The sides OF the cab
were covered in a like manner. Black cloth
was draped from the boiler rails and the
front was fixed with taste. The funeral
car "Woodlawn" was placed in panels and
centers, and the ational flag was festooned
gracefully, but so that there was no fiutter-
ing The other cars were not SO elaborately
finished, but all were draped with good
taste. About 2,7OO yards Of cloth were
used. The train had been prepared under
the direction of D. NJ. Kendrick, general
passenger agent OF the New York Central
Railroad, who will accompany the train to
New York. The starting of the train from
Saratogawas almost imperceptlbles SO slowly
was it DONE At the rate OF eight or ten
miles per hour the train moved eastward
out of Saratoga At every street crossing,
on every veranda and balcony and all
vantage ground for observation was taken
up. The bells in the steeples OF Saratoga
tolled as
THE BLACK TRAIN TRAILED SLOWLY
out of the village towards Albany. The
clock tower dialin Saratoga Indicated 2:lO
O'Clock as the train passed through the
suburbs. Twenty-Five minutes later the
train pullei slowly into Ballston. About
the depot there were throngs OF men ana
women, the church bells were slowly TOLL
ing. and field piece near the depot saluted
the train. High street was passed at z:o'
n. M. and East line four minutes later.
The train was anickening it's speed. In the
funeral car u. 8. Grant Post, were with the
remains mounting guard at the casket, the
remains resting upon & black dlas, the
compartment in which they lay communl-
eating with the main saloon by folding
doors which we're open. The doors at the
side OF
THE FUNERAL COMPARTMENT
was also open and the afternoon sunllghr
shone upon the royal purple velvet ana an
the silver mountings OF the casket. Inc
first; and each succeeding detail mounted
an the quard consisted OF two men. One
stood with folded arms at the head OF the
casket and the other at the foot. Inc
frat ouard was mounted as Ballston was
being passed. Round Lake: Rev: Dr: New,
mans summer home, was passed at z:4o
o'clock. The depot, platform, fences ana
fronts OF the cottages III the grove "ere
black with mourning drapery. Inc resloeh'
population of the resort formed hnes oi ilii-
Covered heads on each side OF the track
o,a sco rfs ri mourning were huttered by
many ladies in the throng as the soinpre e
train moved by Hamlet Coons was lel1
behind l at 2:55 O'Clock; Mechanicsvilles was
nnIv s minutes ahead. The sound OF tne
village bells came family above the rumble
of the train.
SIGNALS OF GRIEF
were displayed. Waterford Junct'oh wv vas
wa ssed at 3:O4, ard between there and Weso
Waterford which was three minutes beyond
the train going in the opposite dlfec'.oh ;n ION
SLOWED and halted as the funeral tralh r. ~,
nroached. At Cahoes, at3:22, wnen M tan .ne
Hack train rolled through, emptleo l.s iiI ;ts
tnries and workshops, it's stores anu aaS l.s
homes. and everybody had croMutu ;,
] to the tracks and buildings to see the 1a4 IRAN
tbot ~ bore the General and ex-Presldent;
Vest West TROY was passed at 3:2S p. M; Man. anu
the esb heavily draped train rolled in Albany
s1e st 3:4O 40 a'clock, on time as per spetlal tha
Schedule. Superintendent voorhees o.,uod ol onI
se,1s naie ware and Hudson canal road stepped
Jesn from the cab of the engine. FROM
the first movement OF the train ron a oala nne
tnoa tne - to this instant" he remarked TO one le
10Y" .Jsa had "a ridden on the taain, you y nave "f
haa %mu ri no sound from the bell or whistle VI
NC locomotive" Itwas true,