The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-08-13

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might regard him Indifferent to the needy;
yet the poor will rise up and call him blessed.
many were the pensioners of his kindly
bounty. IN private: unseen life. he bore
many OF the fruits Of the spirit. He loved
ne loved them as enemies by doing them
good as he had opportunity. On one OF these
delusive April days when hope revived in I'll
Dur hearts, said to him: you are man
Of p. providence; God made you the instru.
great spiritual mission to accomplish by you
and may raise you up" With mind clear
and voice distinct he replied: II do not
wish to proclaim it; but should he spare my
life 1t is my intention and resolve to throw
He is gone, but shall death efeat purpose
80 benehcient? Is he not mightier in his
death than in his life2 What home has not
invisible hand of his terrible but patient sui.
fering2 How the embers of sectional strife
have died out on the hearthstOne Of the
Nation! How political animOsities have
skulked away in shame from the peaceful
even dare TO- die to do 80 much for man
kind? And this was his consolation, and
where in all the annals Of the church shall
we ind dying hour so full of divine repOse?
IN the eS early light Of April when all thought
added months to life 30 dear to us all.
When he had recovered sufficiently, asked
him: What was the supreme thought on
your mind when eternity seemed SO near?"
'.The comfort Of the consciousness that !
had tried to live good and honorable life."
was the response, which revealed the hidden
life of his soul. And so came his last night.
An hour and twenty five minutes was
occupied in the delivery Of the address of
nearly ten thousand words, during which
the outer circle was perceptiblv narrowed
by the dropping of of one after another,
who returned to join In the singing Of
Nearer My God to Thee," with which, and
the benediction, tho services closed. A
last opportunity was then given to view
the remains, but the departure was so i'm
tarrying over the casket. The family took
their last look this morning. Without any
respite for lunch, preparations were made
for moving, and for the first time the
solemnity Of the occasion became really
impressive.
Two bugles playing the dead march pre-.
coded Company A, Of the Fifth, after whom
marched Undertaken Merritt. Then came
two by two DR.. Newman and Bishop Har-
ris, and Drs. Douglas and Agnew. The
rich velvet Of the heavy casket cleaned
and the polished silver glittered in the
bright sunshine as it was borne by twelve
members Of the U. s. Grant Post 1927, of
Brooklyn.
General Hancock followed with Admiral
Rowan, Admiral Timothy H. Stevens with
Evarts and Miller, General Horace Porter
and others.
The escort drew up in line. The casket
was carried into the center of the observa-
ton car, the outside Of which was entirely
covered with black cloth. The engine, the
j. w. Drexel, was also hung with black
cambria. The escort fled ii, the rest OF
the party following, and the train started
promptly on time, nothing having occurred
to cause any change of departure from the
carefully arranged programme. The pro.
cession had started from the cottage where
death overlook the hero to the metropolis
AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA, August 4.--The international
or Presidents, salute was fired on the ar.
here occurred the almost inevitable acct.
dent, one poor fellow having an arm shot
of by premature discharge. Here the
funeral train of the New York Central wa.
in waiting. Every one Of the nine carl
was completely covered with black, leav'
ing not an inch of the wood work abov,
the wheels visible. After the baggage. ca,
came the funeral.car of the road
:. With a. every err provision for the casket ant
The rest Of the train was occupied by thu
party in the same order as down the noun
tain, with the exception that the guard wal
placed in the rear car. Three or four thou
sand people witnessed the transfer from
~ 4 IL I'D k,,< kk,,.
no brilliant equipage or liveried coachmal
in waiting. Members Of the Wheeler Pos
presented arms as the train slowly movet
through their line, while accompany Of tn
Twenty second was posted q few PAGES OF
the other side of the track. The trail
moved slowly through the town, through
the Delaware and Hudson yard, where /
was gazed at by large crowd, and thel
shortly after O'Clock quickened its speed
and was off for Albany.
AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, N. Y, August 4.-Precisely .
$40, the schedule time, the funeral trail
came to halt in Albany at Spencer street
The funeral car, heavily draped, drawn BY
six black horses in funeral trappings, wa
in waiting, and after q short delay tn
casket was transferred to It.
At $3.50, the order was given to start
The procession was made up rs follows
headed by platoons Of police to clear tn,
streets: Major General W. 8. Hancock, u
8. A., commanding, and staff, mounted
Marshal, and stan, mounted; Major Gen
eral Joseph B. Carr, commanding, ant
staff, mounted; armed and uni
formed military organizations com
prising the escort. Funeral car, thanked b,
United States troops and q delegation O
| U. 8. Grant Post. Mourners in carriages
Governor David B. Hill and STAFF. Tn
Mayor, Comnon Council and city offlcial
in carriages.
Second division Brigadier- Genera
James Warner commanding, ami staff; tn
Military Order Loyal Legion; Grand Arm,
of the Republic; veterans of the late wa
| and sons Of veterans.
Third Division-Major Walter W. Bra
man commanding, and staff. Civic socie
ties escorted by the Albany jackson corps
The column moved through several street
| 10 State street, 10 Eagle, to Washingto,
| avenue to Knox, 10 State, to the Capitol
where il halted and formed q line ON tn
eeuth side Of State street, right resting q
Hawk street. A score Of bands were scat
tered throughout the procession an.
played solemn funeral marches. III
crowds in Albany we're far vaster thai
those present at the fuaerals Of either Lin
| coin or Garfield. Ii II supposed that not les
than q, 00O strangers visited the city 10 day
The military escort Of 100 infantry pre-
ceded the carrying Of the casket to the cor
ridor In front, on both sides Of the inclinet
base and under the canopy, presenting
arms as the eNsket was carried to the rest
The casket was horne into the Capitol .
half.past ave, and was taken i0mediately
to an ante.room adjoining the msin CORR
dor, where the inclined rest, draPed will
the national colors, un'!er the truly gram
and imposing canopy, awaited its sacre'
burden