The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-06
AT NEW YORK.
Gen. Grants Remains Formally Re-
ceived by the City,
And They Now Lie in State in City
Hall,

Hall.
over SO, 900 People View the Re-
mains i'm Albany.
New York City Shrouded in Mourn
ing.
ALBANY, Aug. 5.-All night the body of
General Grant has lain under the glittering
lights in the Capitol rotllnda and the crowd
passing through never ending, although from
to a. m. there was no rush. But as soon
as daylight fairly came, the line increased in
size until this morning, when it almost
equaled the rush of yesterday afternoon.
For little while this morning the throng
was stopped while the embalmers opened
the casket and inspected the remains. Said
one of them to a correspondent: "All these
reports in the New York papers to the con-
trary are foolish. The body is now practi-
cally mummy, and there can be no further
change in it" The electric lights last night
gave blueish tint to the face, but in the
daylight it has disappeared. Most of the
people as they passed the coffin maintained
silence, but few of the more impressiona-
BILE Irish women gave vent to moaning and
tears. A few cranks and drunken men got
into the line but the guards were vigilant
and they were soon removed. AT eleven
it was estimated that about 1000 had passed
the body in Albany. A long line still wait
ed, but at that hour it was thought best to
prepare for the removal to the train, and the
doors of the Capitol were ordered locked.
Governor Hill with Colonel Grant were
present in the Capitol and came down to the
rotunda while the preparations were making.
Colonel Grant has maintained himself well,
but last evening he was nearly prostrated at
the executive mansion, and for time his
brothers feared that he would not be able to
proceed with the train. This morning he
was much better, and about as usual The
two younger sons leave all the details to
him, and are themselves little more than
spectators.
By ten o'clock the military bodies were in
motion, and promptly at eleven they were
formed on the streets about the Capitol to do
escort duty to the depot in exactly the same
order as yesterday. The regulars acted as
an immediate guard to the catafalque fol-
lowed by the divisions of militia, Grand
Army posts and civilian societies. The
ranks were not quite so full as yesterday
nor the streets so crowded. The body was
taken from its place in the rotunda at half
past eleven, lifted to its place, and to the
sound of dirges the procession took its way
down the principal streets to the railroad
station. General Hancock rode at its head
with his head uncovered and was watched
with curiosity Great disappointment was
shown that General Sherman had stolen
away to New York last night and therefore
not visible to-day The body arrived at the
station at few minutes after twelve, was
quickly transferred to the funeral car
'Woodlawn," and after few minutes delay
the long funeral train pulled out of the depot
for its last run to New York this morning.
The citizens committee of 100 arrived from
New York in two heavily draped cars which
were added to the funeral train to-day, MAX
ing it in all eleven cars.
The funeral train started at 1890 dirge
being played at the time by the band of
jackson Corps that stood in line and saluted.
AS the train rumbled across the long bridge
over the Hudson, it was between two dense
rows of people who filled the foot path on
either side, while across the river were
crowds of people. Shops, stores and facto-
ries had closed their doors to business, the
employees standing with uncovered heads.
AT every road crossing groups of people
stood and watched
At Hudson the Catskills and other sta
tions, the train was met by great crowds of
people who stood with uncovered heads as
the train went by On the river were many
boats laden with people, all of whom uncoV-
cred their heads as the funeral train passed
There was great throng at PoughkeepSe,
which was passed on time at 245.
AT various points along the route people
were seen to place coins on the track to be
flattened out by the funeral train.
At 1927 the train rolled slowly past the
little station at Garrison, and there was
shown a tribute from his old student home
to the dead soldier Along the side of the
railway before the station, the Cadets from
West Point were drawn up in line at
present arms" All the officers of the post
were near with uncovered heads, and the
band from. the Post, with muf1ed drums,
were playing Sweet Spirit Hear My
Prayer" The strains were not loud but
| subdued, and they blended with the mutter-
| ing thunder over the river on the mountains
from whence storm was approaching, and
| all the while, at intervals of five seconds.
| came the sound OF gun as salute was fired
| from the Post. After passing Garrison, a
| heavy shower overlook the train.
Arrival at New York.
The Grand Central depot was reached al
| just o'clock During the entire journey nc
| sound of bell or whistle had been heard.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-There was great
| crowd at the depot awaiting the arrival of
| the black shrouded train and when il
rolled to its stopping place all heads were
| uncovered. The rain had ceased by this
time. Members of the U. S. Grant Post
G. A. H. of Brooklyn and of the Loyal lie.
| gon tenderly bore the remains from the fun
| eral ear WoodlaWn to the mounted cat.
afalque. Company A, of the 9th Artillery
under Capt. Beck, and Company e, 18th In.
| fantry, Maj. Brown, the regulars, whom the
| government had sent as a guard of honor
marched in the escort.
| Gen. Hancock and his suite had left the
| train from the opposite side and passed
| through the gate into 43d street where horses
| were waiting ahead of the coffin, then ht
| galloped to the head of the procession il
| Fifth Avenue below 34th street. The sons Q1
| General Grart also left the depot quietly. All
| the others who had come with the train fol
| lowed the remains out in double file and the
| citizens committee of 100, led by Ex-Mayor
| Cooper and Ex-Gov. Cornell, next followed
the regulars and behind them Gov Hill and
| Gen. FarnSworth and staff, and in their turn
| the committees of the House and Senate al
| Albany. In 43d street, just opposite the
| door which had been chosen for exit the cat
| afalque waited. The huge black structure
was hung with heavy folds of black clotl
and four heavy posts shrouded in black up
held the plumed canopy. No glimpse of col
or relieved it's sombre hue, Eight steps lee
sat down the coffin. Their duty done the
| veterans stepped down and took their stanC
| beside the catafalque.
The clash of the troops presenting arms
and the mournful strains of dirge played
by the Government band, had greeted the
| appearance of the casket in the doorway
Files of soldiers of the list regiment were
drawn across the street and on the opposite
| curb from the portal to the catafalque. A:
| the casket was borne between them, the
crowd behind the militiamen uncovered, anC
the sunlight fell upon thousands of bowed
heads. Then the regulars marched up tt
take their places beside the catafalque
twelve c0lored men seized the reins sf the
twelve horses that were shrouded in black
like the hearse, and standing beside then
awaited the signal.
The head Of the cortege was far dowr
Fifth Avenue when the order to move wa
given. The start was made without delay
the stalwart figure of Gen. Hancock in th,
lead. A file of 20 mounted policemen clear
ed the streets. Every stoop and railing tina
might furnish a point of observation fo
sightseers was occupied, and every disman
tied lamp post had its tenant, and on the tel
egraph and electric light poles boys hum
like knots on rope. Everywhere, as th
coffin passed, heads were bowed, and tn
huge crowd was silent and absolutely noise
less. All was still save for the steady tram
of the marehers, the rumble of heavy guns
roll of muf1ied drums and the mournfu
dirges of the bands.
Many of the houses on Fifth Avenue wer
handsomely draped in mourning, and as tn
procession entered Broadway, the show o
black became profuse, and flags everywher
were seen at half-mast. More than an hou
was consumed in reaching City Hall, an
when the right entered the park the left wa
still mile away.
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