The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-06
ON the why TO NOW York.

ed, after which they adjourned.
ON the way to new York.
At the instant that the train started
dirge came up to the ears of all III
| the train from band in the Jackson
corps as they stood in line and sa-
luted. Hundreds of persons nearest
the tracks laid coins on the rails to
have them ilattened beneath the
| wheels of the train that carried Gen.
eral Grant on his last journey. On
the roofs of houses in the vicinity
hundreds witnessed the start and as
the train rumblcd across the long
bridge over the Hudson river ii ran
between two dense lines of people
who filled the foot-paths Oh either
side. Across the river were crowds
OF people, for the shops, stores and
factories had closed their places of
business, and sli who work and those
of leisure seemed to have come out
to stand with uncovered heads and
form part of scene never 10 be acted
again.
Hudson paid its respects TO the
passing dead with hundreds of per-
sons at the station, which was draped
with mourning. and the report of a
gun was heard from somewhere back
on the hills. Away across the river,
on the foothills of the Catskills, a
hotel heavy with flags and dense with
the forms of people grew into view,
aad the station of Catskill was just
ahead. "A gun doomed II salute. and u
white puff of smoke iloated out over
thn river Hnnrn nnnnln
on either side of the track, but the
little station with Its mourning tokens
was hurriedly passed.
Along the river there were many
little boats and launches, and some
yachts with ensigns tipped with
black, each bearing people with
neads uncovered. All these tokens
OF respect were not UNDECIDED
by the sons of the dead,
for while most of the time they sat in
silence with their eyes on the river and
the mountain peaks beyond, OCCASION
ally Colonel Grant turned to his bro
theirs or to the Doctors Newman aud
Douglas and feelingly remarked some
little demonstration of group, or at
Il hamlet where the people had made
n show of their sympathy. Seven
weeks and day ago, when General
Grant was riding up the river to
Mount McGrcgur, the colonel had call
ed his fathers attention to the spot
where his great grandfather had led
the iorlorn hope of the storming pal ty
of patriots who opened the way for
Anthony Wayne in battle days long
ago.
Poughkecpsie came in view where
the little pilot engine could be seen
with its ten minutes Roadway. Rhein.
beck had already been passed; Hyde
Park had been reached at $50, and
when the train rolled through the
throngs at Poughkeepsie, the dial
marked 2:l5 p. III.
Ali employees of the New York
Central Railway comp ny, who re-
ceived their pay at Poughkeepsie,
were drawn up beside work-train of
the road at that station. and every
Drowned and blue-shirted fellow stood
with uncovered head as. the train
bearing the remains of General Grant
passed. A long train of flat cars filled
with sight-seers, stood on the side
tracks. An old man with only one
leg aud " caring Grand Army badge
upon his coat, leaned upon his crutch
near the track while his uncovered
head was bowed upon his breast. lie
did not look up as the train rumbled
past.
rishkill was passed at 3:ll o'clock
| Cold Springs was passed at 3:2l, and
West Point WAS only six minutes
away. The train rolled on and was
passing through the deep cut
just north of Garrisons, which
is the railway station
for West Point, when suddenly the
report of cannon shook the heavy at
mosphere. Again the heavy sount
rolled forth, and the trains speed les
sened gradually rs 1t emerged from
the cut aud hundreds of people wer,
seen lining the way ON either side
Again the report of guns shook tn
still air, and then at 1927 the trail
: rolled past the little station at CARR
sons, aud there was shown the tribut
from his old student home TO the dea
soldier. Along the side Of the raj
-, way before the station the CT
! diets from West Point wer
, drawn up in line at "present arms
all the officers of the post We're nea
with uncovered heads and the bau
: from the post with mniiled drums W,
= playing spirit hear my Prayer an
. all the while at intervals of five Sc
u onds came the sound of gun.
). The little station passed out of sig
u u and the strains from the baud die
u away. The funeral train had aga
" quickencd speed but ii was oycrtak,
- by storm which prevailed with mu
" force for 10 minutes, when the clou
II" broke, the rain ceased and the su
" light was again on the mountain
~ Peekskill was passed at 3.43, Sing Si
IL at 4:Ol, Garrytown at AL, Dob
" Ferry at 4;l9, Workers at 4;
~ where the military was drawn
u at the depot, and thousands We're
:" waiting.
" The Palisades were passed, and
* i;27 the black train swept around
=" curve and left the Hudson behil
" Rain was falling, and at High Bird
.V though splendid vantage ground
VI observation, there were but few p
81. pie. When the train passed the !
US lanta Boat clubs house OH the riS
~ the flag was dipped and lowered
lu salute. The junction was reached
~ 4:4S, and the funeral train
al made lis last curve. Do
~ through Harlem and
On tunnel, the heavy train rumbled
oi ward the city. Emerging from
ri tunnel the engine made "hy
Gu switch" and the train rolled ON to
~ stopping point. Slowly it stop
'n. but at length as the Grand Cen
re olock-dial marked 5 O'Clock il
still, and on time. General Ora
M last journey was ended aud from
olr start there had been no clang of
're bell nor sound of whistle.
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