Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-10
GENERAL GRANTS FUNERAL.


 day wore Sunday look owing to the obser- vance of the day in accordance with the Governors proclamation, and in profound respect to the memory of the nations deao chieftain, his life services and character. Nearly all the stores were closed througnou1 the city during the progress of the funeral procession and all the shops and manutac- tories were closed. The city's flag at half mast Saturday on the newly erected liberty pole, the drapings of the City Hall and its nicture of Grant on the front walls, and nun erous other mementoes of the day about town told of the common feeling of sadness. In the evening many of the stores in the cen ter and about town generally were Ieopened. During the middle of the day the city was very quiet, so many people having gone out of town. Over 1 ,500 of our population had gone to witness the funeral procession of General Grant, while 5000 more had gone to Savin Rock and another thousand had gone on short trips out of town to neighborlng re scrts The bulletins were eagerly noted which announced the departure of the great funeral procession. Never in the history of our steamboat lines were the regular boats more crowded with passengers than on Ell ] day night, although each line ran two boats down to the metropolis, and there was no | trouble of any kind on board. Of course those ! who got '.forty winks' of sleep were lucky ] individuals, but this was difficulty easily remedied on the return home. The crowd | on the steam cars was also as great as was to be expected owing to the great public interest and feeling prevailing.
 l GOVERNOR HARRISON AND STAFF. | Governor Harrison end staff on their ar irving in New York Friday afternoon went directly to their quarters at the Fifth Avenue 1 Hotel, where were quartered many or the t | most distinguished men of the nation and | the members of General Grants family Here in the evening Governor Harrison and ! staff he'd the rreat pleasure of meeting in u l social way Generals Sherman, Sheridan, | Hancock, Joe Johnston, General Buckner, his contest with Wise in Virginia,) and ! the Governors of many of the States | It was noticeable feature in the procession, | in the gubeInatorial part of it, that but tive States were represented by tReir colors-viz. Connecticut and Pennsylvania. This made the representatives from these two States easily distinguishable both to Connecticut people and strangers. General s. R. Smiths | happy forethought was appreciated. Cover nor Harrison returns from New York to-day | The staff officers have returned.
 l OLD FRIENDS.
 l Not far from the Second regiment in the line were three of their distinguished old 1 friends, ex-Governor Joel Parker, General | J. Madison Drake and General Plume, all ot | New Jersey, who will be remembered by all | the survivors of the Seconds famous raid | into New Jersey and reception at Waverly
 ADMIRAL FooTE POST AND FARNHAM POST.
 The special train bearing Admiral Foote post, Commander Sharpe, and friends lef Union depot, this city, promptly at { o'clock Saturday morning. The post, witt post drum corps, numbered over two hun dred. Henry c. Merwin post, Commandel Gleason, sent about thirty members, ano General Won Steinwehr post small dele eation, Sons of Veterans about two hundred Also on the train, which was made up eleven cars, there were large number citizens and gentlemen with wives or sweet hearts On the same train were representa- l tives of Putnam Conclave, Knights of Sher wood Forest of New Haven Gin uniform) as follows: Sir Knight Willien ei Knight John Dippold and Sir Knight John T. Kent of Ansonia. The last two ar' delegates to the supreme conclave that meet: at Detroit, Mich, this week. In the funera procession these delegates united with thos from Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York ant Providence
 The special train had for it's engineer H
 H. Fox, a member of Admiral Foote post
 On nearing Bridgeport two young chaps wer
 discovered stealing a ride on top of the car
 and they were eunceremoniously brought dow1 and permitted to walk the rest of the way. ] The train made time until Williams bridg
 was reached and the Harlem track was taken Then there was succession of stops all thu way to Forty-second street on account of out going and incoming trains and the depot wa not reached until 9 o'clock, three -fourths of al hour late. The post was received at thu Grand Central depot by delegation iron Noah L.. Farnham post and escorted tt | Union Square where Farnham post met then | with band. The post and its New Havel guests had been ordered to report Cana street near Hudson. which would have pre- l vented it's seeing any of the line in advance of the catafalque, but a result of the fol lowing correspondence was conducted to th' right of the Second division, Canal street right resting on Broadway:
 | LETTER TO sICKLEs.
 | HEADQUARTERS NOAH L. FARNHAM ] | PosT No. 45s,
 l NEW YORK, August 6, 1885. ]
 Nv Dear Generai-I would respectfully ask tlla
 post be assigned such position in line on the oc
 casion of the General U; s. Grant funeral as is neI
 Veteran Bremen of New York, veterans of tn
 first regiment mustered into the D. 5; service 10
 the regiment that lost it's commander il
 capturing the first Rebel flag, Sc l would re rt
 tfon permission be given extending us the honor Q
 escorting in line Admral Foote post No IT, G.
 cHAnLEs McK LosiEn 19aaCea3 Co9lipandsr qs,I
 commander nm -in-chief c. A. R., as follows, :.
 Respectfully forwarded for favorable consid
 Major General Commanding
 THE CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT.
 OBsEou1Es OF GENERAL GRANT;
 OFFICES OF TIE AIDES TO THE 5.tc GEN,5 iod CoMD'G l NEW YORK, AUGUST 7th, 1885,
 | Comrade John Riley is hereby detailed to receiv
 Admiral Foote post of New Haven and escort ther
 to place in line with Farrham post, at the head c
 Second division.
 | To c. H. MCDONALD, Marshal.
 This was only the beginning of the courte
 sies Farnham post showed their New Have comrades during the day. Alter seeing tn
 long line pass and having an opportunity t
 see many of their old commanders as we'll a
 the distinguished generals that formerly le
 their opponents, many of whom returned tn | hearty hand shake of members of the post | both posts joined the procession, marching a far as Fifty ninth street. From this poin !, l thsE rst urned to the headquarters of Farr , l ham post where excellent collation. ha
 been prepared, to which about 150 member of Admiral Foote post sat down, and after a 1 had eaten their fill words of good will wer , spoken on both sides and the posts were dis missed. The members of Admiral Foot
 post are hearty in their praise of the courte
 sy and hospitality of Farnham post.
 THE SECONDS TRIP.
 , Early Sunday morning the Second reg : 1 ment arrived in this city on the steamer Ell
 City worn out with the fatigue of Saturday
 great march. No attempt was made to marc
 well while going from the boat to the armo
 ", orders having been given to use the rout , step As soon as the men reached the armo l " their arms and accoutrements were store away and they quickly went home to dreal of parades and music and smiles of brett girls.
 The Elm City reached New York about o'clock on Saturday morning and after break
 fast the regiment marched to Spring stree
 where they were to fall into the line. , While marching up the Bowery the horse of Colonel Leavenworth and staff becam r frightened at the trains on the elevated roa 2 and reared and plunged madly about tn street to the imminent risk of breaking thei
 riders necks. Evidently fearing that the reg , iment might be called upon to parade to hi funeral Colonel Leavenworth dismounted i, His example was quickly followed by Su1
 geop Bissel1 and Adjutant Wells, Paymaste DiIlenbeck alone remaining in his saddle His helmet was thrown off and trampled III der foot. The dismounted officers gave the horses to some men who led them to Sprin street.
 , During the march up Broadway and Eft
 avenue even to the grave at Riverside Par
 the Second regiment was frequently applaut ed for their fine marching and several time were called the s'Seventh,p New Yorl<'s pt regiment. One man standing on the cur on Broadway as they marched loudl