Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-06

into the building. Here, beneath
the canopy of black with which
the ceiling of the hall was covered, he
was met by Mayor Grace and escorted to
the mayors Office, the Twenty
Regiment drawn up on either side of the
entrance, and a moment later the car
riage containing the Grant party rolled
up to the steps, DIR. Douglas, the Rev.
DIR. Newman and Gen. Porter were the
first to alight. After them came the
funeral car. As it paused in
front of the portico and prepara-
tions were being made. for taking
the coffin from the funeral
car, solemn dirge was played, and de-
tachment of twelve men from Brooklyn
U. 5. Grant post tenderly lifted the coffin
from its resting place and bore 1t into the
City Hall. There, beneath the catafallque,
their burden. Col. Fred Grant, Ulysses
dressed in black, followed the body
into the hall Then came the committee
of one hundred, representing the city of
New York, the Legislative committee,
members of the Common Council of
Albany, and others. Night had now
settled down upon the scene, and electric
lights were ablaze. The body was then
ia ken into private room by the under
takers and prepared for public
view. Then, at the request of Col.
Grant, Lieut.-C Floyd Clarkson placed
upon Gen. Grants breast the decoration
of the Loyal Legion of Honor and Senior
Vice Commander johnson fastened by its
side a medal of the Grand Army of the
Republic Mayor Grace, accompanied
by two ladies, viewed the body before the
public was admitted.
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
The Guard of the U. S. Grant Post
stopped about the coffin on either side.
The Legion of Honor Guard stood at the
head, and the members of the National
Guard were distributed about the corri-
dors. When the gates were opened a
long line of people, shut in by files of
policemen, passed into the portico, and
after viewing the remains. passed out by
the rear door of the hall. Everything
had been so carefully arranged that there
was no confusion and little crowding.
There were all sorts of people in
the line. Boys from the street,
workmen from the shops, business men,
bankers, pale-faced womenlfrom the tene1
ments and ladies from Murray Hill
went to make up the gathering The
hours seemed to pass rapidly but no
diminution in the number was apparent.
There were some who wept as they
gaZed on the features of the dead soldier.
There were old veterans of many battle
| fields of the rebellion who fought under
| Grant. Gen. Hancock formally delivered
| the body to the city authorities early in
| the evening Hereafter the police of
the city are responsible for its
| keeping 1t was decided after formal
| conference in the mayors office, that the
coffin should be kept open until O clock
Am. tomorrow, and Friday and Saturday.
| On the last named morning, at the hour
mentioned, the coffin will be finally
closed. The crowd about City Hall
Park was pretty we'll thinued out by
| 11:30 o'clock, but still the lines of peo
pie passing through the building con-
tiuued unbroken. 1t is estimated that
| 81, 900 persons passed through the corri-
dors of the City Hall and viewed the re-
mains between 9 pm. and o'clock am.
MEETING OF X-coNFEDERATEs.
In one of the parlors of the Hoffman
House were assembled this evening up
ward of fifty ex-Confederate soldiers to
do honor to the memory of Gen. Grant.
| Among the most prominent were, Brig
Gen. r. D. Lilly of Gen. Jackson brig
ade; Col W, L. Duff of the Eighth
Mississippi Cavalry; Sergeant A.
NJ. Davis of the Thirty fourth
Virginia Infantry; Douglas Walker
of the Hampton Legion; Gen. w.
W. Loring. Maj. W. H. Quincy and
Gen. J. B. Gordon of Gen. Lougstreet S
corps, and Maj. D. B. Bridgeford, pro-
vost marshal of Gen. Lees army at
Richmond. William HANCOCK Clark,
acting secretary, called the meeting to
order, and Gen. j. B. Gordon was
elected chairman. The latter stated the
purpose of the meeting. He said he
would call them fellow soldiers and
he knew they would never for
get Gen. Grant at Appomattox
when he gave the Southern army such
honorable terms Resolutions were
unanimously passed paying high tribute
to the noble qualities Of the dead gen.
eral, setting forth his efforts in life and
success in death in restoring peace and
good will between North and South and
testifying to his magnianmity at Apo
mattox.