St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-05


The funeral car wv oodlawn" was plated in
the panels and center. and the national flag
was festooned gracefully, but so there was
no fiuttering. The other cars were not so
elaborately finished, but all were draped
with good taste. Twenty-Seven hundred
yards of cloth were used. The train had
been prepared under the direction
of Mr.. ID. N. Kendrick, general
passenger agent of the New York
Central road, who will accompany the train
to New York. The starting Of the train
from Saratoga was almost imperceptible, so
slowly was it done. At the rate of eight
or ten miles per hour the train moved east
ward out of Saratoga. At every street
crossing, on every veranda and balcony, 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. 1t rolled into Albany at $40
o'clock, on time. as per special schedule.
| Superintendent Voorhees, of the Delaware
K Hudson Canal company's road stepped
down from the cab of the engine From
the first movement of the train from Sara
tOga to this instant" he remarked to one
who had ridden on the train, ''yOu have
heard no sound from bell or whistle" 1t
was true.
To THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
Col. Grant, Jessie and U. S. Grant, Jr.,
alighted first from the funeral train, when
it had stopped in Albany. Gov. Hill took
the first upon his arm, Assistant Adiutant
General McEwan the second, and Col.
| Gillette the third. The Rev.
/ DR.. Newman, Dr. Douglas and
Gen. Sherman followed, with Gen.
/ Porter. and the party was at once escorted
| TO carriages and driven to the governors
mansion. Before the remains were removed
Gov. Hill and the other officers returned TO
the train and there greeted Gen. Hancock
and staff. who We're at the moment alight-
/ Ing from the car they had occupied
The remains were placed within
the mounted catafalque, six black
horses. with black trappingS. were
hitched to the funeral car and at the head
! of each horse. as leaders. were members of
q. A. Il. posts. Nos. . and 121. The or
ganiZations to take part in the procession
were waiting in various streets along the
line of march, and assumed their assigned
positions in the procession as the
head moved on. There were 4.311
In the procession; many companies
outside of Albany and its vicinity
were present ana Joined in the procession.
The column moved directly to the capitol.
There Gen. Hancock dismOunted and re-
! tired. and the remains were deposited be-
meath the great catafalque in the senate
corridor. Before being so placed the body
was conveyed to 4 private room in the cap
itol building, where the undertakers and
embalmers removed the
LID OF THE CASKET
inspect the body and learn its condition.
They say they found the remains i'm ex-
cellent condition. The public was adj
mitted finally, about 5 o'clock, being per-
mitted TO walk two abreast on each side OF
the casket, which lay on an inclined dias.
Seven thousand four hundred persons
viewed the remains the first hour. The re-
mains will be in state in the
capitol continuously until 1880
tomorrow, when the doors Will be
closed. At 1880 the funeral procession
will again be formed. At 1880 D. IN. q
pilot engine viii leave Albany.and run tel
minutes ahead of the schedule time fOI
the funeral train TO New York. having the
same rights. The funeral train will leave
the depot here at 1890 p. M, arriving al
the Grand Central depot. New York. D.
m, according to the published schedule
The senate and assembly me-
this afternoon and appointed a join
committee to prepare a suitable memorirl
and subsequemtls both h06seS took part il
the proceSSioe. Late thSS evening, Col
Grant, Jesse and u. S. Grant Jr., accom-
panied by Gov. Hill and Others, entered the
Capitol. The throng of visitors wa:
checked for time. and the Generals son:
passed beneath and halted briefly to view
die remains. A cluster of eight incandes
cent lamps shed a brilliant ligh
upon the dead face and revealed
startling spectacle. The stain Of
the face has the appearance of having beer
enanelled in bungling manner. The staiI
is ghastly hue and has scaly appearance
This is explained as due to the fact the faeC
was powdered late this afternoon withOu
reference TO the probable effect of brilliant
light. 10 which the remains now for the frs
time are subjected. The powder will be re
moved in the morning.