The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-08-18
AT REST.

AT REST.
Grant is Laid i'm the Tomb
at Riverside.
The Blue and the Gray Shed Tears
Over the Departed General.
We clip the f,llowirg description Of
the closing scenes Of the funeral of G N.
GRANT from the New York Herald of
the 9th inst
There was more waiting. Hours of it
The Seventh regiment stacked its arms
and the :fitigued soldiers threw. them
selves on the grass in the shade. Food
vas given to them and they received It
gratefully. Soldiers and sailors began
to be mixed up on the hill where the
regulars were messed Rich colors
blended and the hill changed it's tin,s
like chameleon as the restless troops
moved to and fro. Squads of militiamen
and their brothers in arms marched up
to the tomb uncoy cred, looked 10 and
trudged back to their places 10 the ranks.
General Hsncock's massive, soldierly
figure stood out among the tbrong at
the tomb and every minute an aide in
gold lace galloped up to bim, delivered
message and again flashed down the
glaring road. The crowds began 10
complain at the delay. Where was the
funeral car +? Why was the delay What
a sight to see such an assemblage move
when il became restless!
Two carriages arrived. From one
came Mayor Grace, spec acled and per.
lspiring, and from the other Comptroller
Lowe and Adolph L Sanger. The Po
lice Commissioners. headed bv Ganeral
Fitz John Porter, f f,llowed. All grouped
about the tomb and talked TO General
Hancock. A poor negro approached
and took of bis hat. The General waved
back the soldiers from the IRON door and
the colored man entered the vault humbly,
reverently.
THE FUNERAL LINE AT LAST.
Again the sailor with the red flag
spells q message to the gunners on the
ships and the caHnons roar their ans wer.
A SCARED zouave besrs his wife to the
tomb and leads her back to the edge If
the crowd.
i NV wss heard the distant roll of
drums, and instantly the whole square
yawned with excitement. Hoises ana
riders, flags and s. sndards we're grouped
in front of the thick ranks of blue and
yellow and scarlet and white that fell
back with ripples of bayouets until the
eye could see NO further. Nrsrer and
nearer came the drums and the lines of
bayOnets became strsight and rigid. A
cloud of dus, foated over the road
Tnen, at half-psst four o'clock, line OF
carrisges came in view IS the pallbesrers
entered the shining, brilliant square.
They alighted and stood for a moment
motionless.
Il OLD foEMEN LINKED TOGETHER.
/ General Sherman gave his arm to
General Joe Johnston; G neral Sheri.
dan gave his arm to General Buckner
One moment all was pomp and splendor.
The next hush fell upon the scene as
the soldiers who fought each other TWEEN.
ty years before walked arm in arm to the
tomb. A spirit Of soltness began to
steal into the picture. Through the air
swelled the rich, sad chorus from under
the hill, and suddenly the sombre funeral
car came in view with dark blue square
of musicians 10 front and wall OF bay.
onets on each SIDE The air throbhed
with solemn harmony and all the troops
presented arms.
GRANT CONES TO REST AT RIVERSIDE.
As the car drew nearer the multitude
uncovered. Tears stood in the eyes ol
, the older men. A few knelt 10 the hot
sand and bowed their heads. Still in
, the river the crash of the cannons made
the air tremble. Rank after rank tl
soldiers wheeled into the road behind
the tomb and joined the silent, shining
fields Of color that covered the northern
bill. The long line of black horses that
drew the car seemed to creep
President Cleveland and Vice. Presi.
dent Hendricks we're helped through the
crowd to the door OF the tomb just as
the car halted. Then out Of quarter
mile of carriages came hOet of Gov.
ernors, Senators. Chief Justices. Con.
gressmen, Generals and men famous in
every walk Of life. Colonel Fred Grant
appeared with his wife and behind him
were bis brothers, Jesse and Ulysses. Jr.,
with their wives and children L tile
Julia Grant carried large wreath, on
which was inscribed in purple the single
word &c andpspa Nellie, the toddling,
haired. favori,e grsnd.child oI
lie great soldier, held tiny sheaf Of
wheat Tue children seemed to be lost
in wonder.
| After a short pause the Grand Army
Guard ascended the black steps OF the
car and lifted the purple casket. The
10. sic which broke out was beartstirring
as the veterans came down to the ground
slowly and laid the precious burden
down in the brown shell with tenderness.
} Now the scene became majestic.
AN HISTORIC AssEMBLAeE
Sherman and Sheridan stood on one
side vf the cssket, looking into the eyes
OF Johnston and Buckner. In The two
lines we're the other pallbearers, facing
each other Johnsion's venerable face
was full IF emotion, and Buckner folded
bis arms uron bis broad chest while the
sun heat down hotly upon bis snowy
head. A few f,et to the west stood ex-
President Hayes and ex.Presiient Ar
thur, together Senator John Sherman's 8
tall figure and gray beard doomed up
behind Senator Evarts. President Cleve.
land, Vice. President Hendricks and dark
sissged Secretary OF State Bayard were
almost los, in the dense throng of dis
tinenished men who pressed forward.
! N, pen could resch the depth OF the
spectacle. The history of wondrous
lquarter Of century was represented
there. Men without whose names the
history OF A nerica cannot le written
looked on to see the great soldiers Of