River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-06
THEDEAD GENERAL.
The Family Funeral at Mt. McGregOr and
Removal to the Metropolis.

Gen. Hancock visited the Grant fam
ilv at Mt. McGregor on the Sd inst, re-
manning only half an hour when he re-
turned to Saratoga.
1t is expected that it will take five
hours for the procession to pass given
point in New York on Saturday.
DIR. Newman will not make any ad-
dress in New York and his participa-
tion in the funeral, except as friend
Of the family, terminated with the SER
vice at Mt. McGregor on the 4th.
The Family Funeral.
Mt MCGREGoR, y. y, Aug, 4.-On
the mountain brow by the eastern
lookout a gun doomed suddenly at
i O'Clock this morning. The artillery
men had begun to fire thirteen guns to
mark the sunrise of Gen. Grants last
day upon the mountain. In quick
succession and at short intervals the
Guns were fired. The rain had
stopped, but the moist clouds still
concealed the valley. The morning
erept on to O'Clock and again the
half hour gun doomed in solemn token
Of respect from the mountain side. As
the day dawned the cottage and the
hotel became clear, and several
artists for illustrated papers were
enabled to catch their outlines. The
soldiers received orders to break camp,
and in less than 20 minutes all the
tents had disappeared from among the
trees and were packed away in boxes
ready for shipment Down on the
mountain side at $40 o'clock, a
bugie rang out on the still air. II
was the assembly call for trumpetcrs.
Fifteen minutes later the buglers Of the
four companies Of troops were sound
inc the revciIle, and as the last strains
floatcd over the mountain they We're
swallowed up in the booming Of the
gun. The family at the cottage were
active as the morning touched 5 0 clock
and correspondents and guests were
moving at the hotel. The mountain
train at o'clock had begun bringing
up people, and every hour thereafter
the little engine drew up ut the depot.
The funeral car to carry the remains
from the mountain to Saratoga came
up early and lay waiting for the burden
it was to carry. Last night the family,
in group and alone had taken their
final farewell Of the remains Of the dead
general, and to-day they gave up his
body to the nation.
At 9 0 clock the family, except Mrs.
Grant. repaired to the hotel for break
fast On their return Col. Grant and
his wife. with Mrs. SartOris. entered
the cottage. and preparations began for
the funeral journey. Even this morn
ING when the family were at the hotel
at breakfast, it was not surely known
what the widow would determine to do.
At $50 o. clock the doors of the Grant
cottage had been thrown open and a
stream Of visitors poured in steadily
for over an hour. About . O'Clock the
vicinity of the cottage was throngcd
with horses and wagons, and
farmers with their wives and
families. At $50 Il train of two ears
brought Gen. Hancock and a number
1
companies of regulars were drawn up
to receive them. They proceeded from
the station to the cottage in the follow
inc order: Gen. Hancock and Col
Jones; Admiral Rowan and Gen. Sher-
man: Senator Evarts and Gen. Rufus
Ingais; Senator Miller and Joseph w.
DreNcl: Gen Hancock's staff; Miss
DrcNel her amt and cousin, dressed in
deep morning. On the same train
came the Loyal Legion, under the Past
Assistant Paymaster Gilbert A Robin
son: Brevet Brig. Gen Charles A. Garlic
ton. Pavmaster George De For
rest Barton: Brevet Lieut.. Col
Floyd Clarkson; Breyet Lieut.. Col.
Aug. McClark; Capt. Edmund Blunt.
At II 0 clock services were held at the
cottage in the presence of thousand
persons. Cane chairs and rustic seats
were provided for the ladies under the
trees in the grove before the cottage.
The ceremonies opened with the read
inc of the niuetieth Psalm, which was
followed by an impressive prayer by
Rev. Bishop Harris The hymn, My
Faith Looks Up to Thee, was joined in
by the whole aSscmblage present, with
fine effect DIR. Newman then came
fOrV ard and delivered n sermon.
At the conclusion of the discourse
the noble hymn. Nearer My God to
Thee. was rendered very impressive
IL by the AlfrcSco congregation. The
services ended with the benedictiOn.
After the services ended there was
movement of the people towards the
cottage 10 get final look at the corpse,
but it was not deemed advisable to adj
nit any one, in view of the fact that it
was near the time for the funeral train
to start. The great crowd that at
tended the services ut the cottage re-
manned To see the body brought out
bv the main entrance. 1t was borne
down the steps by the Grant post of
BROOKLYN, composed of thir-
teen veterans, and was pre-
coded BY detachment of
soldiers and two buglers playing the
dead March in Saul" Gen. Sher-
man aud Col. Fred Grant and Jesse
ana Ulysses Grant walked two by two
i'm advance Then came Gen. Frederick
Dent. brother of Mrs. Grant and, DR..
Sharpe. a brother-in-law of Mrs.
Grant. Gen. j. A. Creswell and the
Mexican minister. Senior Romero.
detachment of artillery with arms re-
verSed marching as infantry, Gen.
Hancock and staff. Senators Evarts
and Miller. Gen Horace Porter.
Thomas Ochiltree of Texas, DR..
Douglas. Gen Rufus ingalls,, Admit
raj Rowan and many friends of
the general Arrived Mt the sta
ton there was another crowd, and
after some little time spent in
getting the passengers on board the
train. consisting Of six ears. left for
Saratoga. L. 5 Grant Post Ne. 327 of
Brooklyn bore the remains from the
cottage to the station shortly before |
o'clock. The military were drawn up
and a salute was paid the remains As
they passed to the depot, and the
throng stood with uncovered heads
while the casket was borne to the car.
The mountain train. consisting of six
cars. waited at the little rustic depot.
Next to the engine was the funeral ear,
with open sides and solid, massive
draperv The transfer from the cot
tage to the train was completed with
out difficulty. and the train started for
Saratoga.
The Trip TO Albany.
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