Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

Ia strain from the trumpcst
and soon the sound of mniiicd drums was
heard. The carriages came Into view and
rolled slowly through The park 10 the
tomb. Dr. Newman aud Bishop Harris
occupied the trsi and then the clergy aud
then Drs. Douglas, Shrady and Sands.
The pail bearers came after these. Gen.
Joe Johnston rode beside Gen. Sherman
and Buckner aud sheridan were paired,
while Gen. Logan aud cN-Sccrciary Bout
well followed and distinguished men came
also hCsIdes these. The pall-bcarcrs and
those invited allghlcd aud
rook fIfEIR rfAcHs NrAn Iln roMB'
Then the Governors Island band playing
Chapln's funeral march came into
view while behind the black plumcs the
funeral car could bc seen. The car stop
ped abreast the tomb. The guard Of
honor assembled tn bear the caskc. Col
Beck formed his two companies of
escort into hollow square between the
tomb and the hcursc. The family car
riages had been driven nearer. The oc-
cupants aligbtcd aud took position
near the foot of the steps of the ear. SO
they stood while the casket was being
moved from the car and when II was
borne
~ w IN Hbllbh N'iA hlNlf
toward the vault the relatives followed
IN this order: Col. Fred and
wife; Mrs. Sarloris and the coloncls
children, Julia aud L. =. Grant; {. 5.
Grant and wife leading little Nellie, the
daughter Of Jesse Grant; Jesse Grant
and wife and [. ). Grant, Jr. Mr.. Fred
Dent and Mrs Dent; DR.. GARNER and
wlici Potter Palmer aud his wife; Hon.
John 4 CrcsWcll mud wife
The cedar case rested on supports at
the door OF the scpulcbrc. The caskct
was deposited therein. Meade post No.
! of Philadelphia, represented by fifteen
men, cirClcd The caskct The commander
took his post at the head and the other
officers at the foot The cOlors were
placed IN front. The ritual service was
then performed.
Rev j w. SHyrrs, chaplain In chief of
the department of PENNSYLVANIA g. A.
H., delivered nm address, after which
Rev. II. Clny Trumhull offered prayer.
The buglc call, "llest, ~ was then sounded.
DR.. Newman and Bishop Harris then read
the ritual service Tor burial of the NJ H.
Church, Directly behind the burial party
stood gen. Hancock. At his elbow was
President Cleveland, Vice President Hen
bricks and the members of the cabinet
Near the head of the caskct on the right
Sherman and sheridan in full uniform
were uncovered during
rnE ENTHE SERVICES.
At their sides were cN-prcsldents
Arthur and Hayes aud senator Sherman.
ON the other side of the Casket opposite
were Admiral Porter, Cen. Fitzmgh Lee,
Gen Gordon and Gen. Buckncr When
the religious services had ended the
trumpcters of Company \, Of the Fifth
artillery, stepped up 10 the closed caskpt I
and sounded the tattoo. Little Julia
then laid on the coffin II wreath, "To
GI7nd-papan The guard of honor bore
the remains within the tomb. and at 1908 /
placed them IN the steel case. The
sealing of both the lcadcn lining and the
steel case then being performed II, mdl- /
Gated ubbvc, the members of the family
entered the tomb, remaining only few
minutes.
They then sought their carriages. aud
when entering ,hc seventh and Twenty
second regiments ia line on the bluff
fired three volleys toward the river, after
which battery i of the fiilh artillery
Orcd three salutcs from the knoll toward
the hotel. The family carriages drove
away, but were not out of sight when
persons attempted to deiacc The
tomb by writing their names upon II, The
guard of regulars was mounted AT once,
the military marched, the dlgnitarlcsIrodc
away and the long chapter was ended
The hotels We're crowded with the
many distinguished persons who took
part in the Grant obscqucs. When Col.
Fred Grant was met by Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, the latter uttered an exclamation
that showed he saw u strange likeness IN
the son to the father Everybody
expressed the opinion that the
demonstration of the day was the grand
est that the country had ever seen. Vice
President Hendricks said he did not
know there were So many people about
New York. lie added,
NI's WE'LL ruNr rNps WELL.
The Grant family Will return to Mount
McGrcgor in Il day or two and remain
there during the rest Of the summer.
After returning from the funeral, Pres
idcnt Cleveland aud his cabinet officers
went to their hotel and remained only
short tine, when they took the train for
Albany. President Hendricks re-
mlncd In the city