Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-15

he loved them as enemies by doing them
GOOD as he had opportunity. On one OF
in all our hearts 1 said to him:
"You are man of Providence; God made
you the instrument to save our Nation and
he may have great spiritual mission to &C.
cOmplish by you and may raise you up"
With mind clear and a voice distinct, he
replied:
he spare my life it IS my intention and re- =
solve to throw all of my influence by my ex-
ample in that direction"
He is gone; but shall death defeat a pur-
pose so benefcent? Is he not mightier in his
death than in his life? What home. has not
felt the sympathetic chord touched by the
Invisible hand OF his terrible but patient suf
fering? How the embers of sectional strife
have died out on the hearthstone OF the Ma
ton! How political animosties have skulked
away IN shame from the peaceful spirit of
aare last to Se e who do %0uld not
for mankind? And this was his consolation.
And where, in all the annals of the church,
shall we find dying hour 50 full of repose?
In the early light of April lst, when all
thought the end was come, the sufferer re-
yived. Heaven added months to a life so
gear to us all. When ne had recovered suf-
what was the supreme thought on your
mind when eternity seemed so near?'
"Ine comfort OF the consciousness that
mad tried to live good and honorable life"
was the response, which revealed the hidden
life OF his soul. And SO came his last night.
The services were concluded by sing
Ing the hymn, ''Nearer, my God, to Thee"
and pronouncing the benediction.
About half past twelve O'Clock the
members OF U. s. Grant Post No. 327, OF
Brooklyn, drew up in front of the cottage
and deputations appointed to remove the
remains entered, and soon reappeared
bearing the casket. The march to the
depot was then commenced. The mill
tarY were drawn up in open ranks, and
as the members of the Post bearing the
remains passed through, the soldiers sa-
luted while the people uncovered and
bowed their heads in mournful silence.
The funeral train, which consisted OF
seven cars, awaited at the depot. Next
to the engine came the funeral car. The
transfer OF the remains from the cottage
to the train was without incident, and
exactly ten minutes to one O'Clock, the
train steamed out from the depot.
ALBANY, N. Y, August 5.-When the
funeral train passed slowly through Sara
toga at 2:20 p. m. vast crowds assembled.
The bells tolled, and an expression OF
sad interest was unmistakable on nearly
every face.
At Ballston another assemblage stood
uncovered as the train dashed swiftly by.
The long platform of Round Lake station
was occupied by at least 2, 900 people. AT
| Mechanicsvlle and the other places
crowds of several hundred were in holt
day attire at the depots. At West Troy
salutes were fired.
Precisely at the schedule time the train
came to halt in Albany at Spencer
street. The funeral car, heavily draped,
drawn by six black horses in funeral
trappings, was in waiting, and after a
short delay the casket was transferred to
| it. At 53 p. M, the order was given to
| start.
The procession was made up as fol-
lows:
| FIRST DIVISION.
Headed by platoons of police to clear
the Streets Maj jor- General Hancock, U.
S. A., commanding, and staff, mounted
aior- General G. j. Farnsworth, CHIEF
Marshal, and staff, mounted; Major Jo
B. Carr, commanding, and staff, mount
( ed; armed and uniformed military or
ganizations comprising the escort; a
funeral car, fanked by United States
troops and delegation of U. S. Grant
Post, G. A. r.; mourners' carriages
Governor David B. Hill and staff; the
Mayor. Common Council and city officials
in carriages.
| SECOND DIVISION
| Brigadier-G General James Warner, com
manding, and staff; the military order
Loyal Legion, G. A. R., veterans OF the
late war and sons OF veterans.
THIRD DIVISION.
Major Walter S. Albraman, command.
ing, and staff; civic societies, escorted
by the Albany jackson corps.
| Enormous conceurses of people lined
every street on the line of march. The
pack and Jam at times de1ed the efforts
| of the police to preserve sufficient room
| for the pageant. The crowds in Albany
were far vaster than were present at the
| funerals of either Lincoln or Garfield.
| 1t is supposed that not less than 20, ,OOO
| strangers visited the city.
| The casket was borne into the Capitol
| at 5 80 D. m, and was taken Immediately
| to an ante room adjoining the main cor
| ridor, where the inclined rest, draped
| with the National colors under the truly
| grand and imposing canopy, waited
| it's sacred burden. The under
| takers were in waiting and rap
| idly removed the purple and
glass lids, 1t was found that the jar
ring attending the removal from Mt.
McGregor had in a certain degree dis
| turbed the remains. This trouble was
| quickly rectified.
| Exactly at six O'Clock the casket was
| placed on the rest in the corridor. The
doors were opened and members of the
| State Senate entered, two abreast, at the
| foot of the casket and passed out of the
| Capitol by the private entrance. The
| members of the Assembly followed, and
then came the public, four abreast, white,
black, old, young, rich, poor, the lame
and stalwart, beauty and ugliness-in
short, Heterogeneous mass OF humanity,
that is only seen together when some ex-
traordinary event is happening.
At9:20 .. m. Colonel Grant ana MS
two brothers, escorted by Governor Hill,
entered the Capitol, by the private en-.
trance. The inside doors were closed
for moment to permit the brothers to
look upon the dead. An expression OF
pain fitted over the Coloners face as he
looked, the ghastliness of the face re-
ferred to having occurred since last he
looked upon the familiar lineaments
He looked but moment and then hur.
ried away.
At midnight the German singing so.
cieties assembled in the Capitol Park