Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-07

SSAFAAltAlG9 OF On@
Hundred Citizens Appointed by
the Mayor Arrive at Albany.
ALBANY. Aug. 5-The files Of peo-
pie which began passing the remains
Of Gen. Grant in the senators corridor
at the capitol, when the doors were
first thrown open yesterday afternoon,
had not diminished at midnight. The
solid tide Of visitors entering from
Washington avenue split at the foot Of
the casket, and in two files streamed
out through State street portals until
II o'clock this morning. Showers fell
but the throng had been maintained
without diminition. After l o'clock
crowds lesseDed and at 2 o'clock the
guards on duty by the coffin began to
relax and stand at ease. After 2
o'clock the numbers were less and less,
until 4 o'clock the throng had sunk to
a succession of stragglers; SO few were
there that more time was permitted to
visitors to view the remains. There
was a comparative respite until 5
o'clock, when the stragglers were re.
inforced, and when it was 6 o'clock
$1,000 persons had viewed the remains,
and a solid tide was again flowing,
and two streams of visitors were
surging past the casket. The tide
outside the capitol building increased
with the hours until at 10 o'clock peo-
pie four abreast reached down Wash
ington avenue a full block to where
the coming throngs were formed in
ines by the strong force of police. At
10 o'clock it was estimated that the re-
mains were being viewed by ten per-
sons per minute, that up to that hour
10000 persons had seen the face of the
dead general.
At the executive mansion the sons
of Gen. Grant with Drs. Douglas and
Newman breakfasted quietly with
Gov. Hill. The papers were after
wards scanned in silence by the party,
the voluminous details calling forth
no comment from the SONS except
among themselves. The day had
dawned bright and from the country
tide farmers and their families had
come early to see the great dead. The
trains east and west aided to the mum.
Der of strangers in the city and this
mornings boats brought many more
The committee of one hundred promi
nent citizens of New York city ap,
pointed by Mayor Grace to represent
that city at Albany and to accompany
the remains from this city to New
York have arrived. Across the lappe
of the black coat of each member Of
the committee is a white satin badge,
at the top of which are the words
Getty of New York." underneath il
the arms of the city and at the bottom
"Gen. Grant" The. committee wea
white hats, with black bands. Th'
; delegation will assemble at the cit,
hall this morning and be assigned t,
places in the procession to the railroad
station. The train from Saratoga yes
terday was made up of only nine cars
> but those prepared for the New Yorl
committee of one hundred will increas
the number to eleven. While the re
mains have lain in state in Albany tn
uneral train has been safely guarde,
in the West Albany shops and will b
until called out to convey the remain
: to the metropolis at noon to-day
| The undertakers and embalmers VIII,
. have immediate charge Of the bod,
, of the dead general are alert and not
: little anxious to-day. The jolting o
: the body over the cobble stone pave
4 ments on its passage to the capitol hat
. no good effect. The lower jaw of tn
generals face is being kept in place, i
, is believed, by strong rubber bands
= The face, as described last night, ha
l the same CHASTITY appearance. Ever
effort known to their craft is bein
employed by the embalmers and under
takers to preserve the remains in sue
y condition as will make it both possibl
i. and proper to display them in NeN
York. Those who are in charge sa
that there is no doubt but this will
y be done, but there is some ground fo
d apprehension. N remains will doubt
Z less be displayed tonight in the cit
hall, New York, but obviously this i
contingent upon the care exercised il
transporting the remains over tn,
: pavements of New York. AT 1913
: o'clock this forenoon the capitol door
were swung shut. The compact lin
= Of waiting visitors, which extende,
6 over a block, was shut off thus, an
? those who had entered were permitte
3 to pass rapidly out, when the Stat
. street doors were closed and none bu
, the guard of honor from the U.
Grant post of Saratoga, the six Of tn
> military order of the Loyal Legio
were allowed to remain. The under
: takers now took charge and so far a
Z possible prepared the remains for tn,
=, last stage of the journey, Outside tn
capitol building in the park tbs mill
= ,tary and other organizations wer
forming at their stations, and man
L companies were filing to the side stree
: from whence they move at the word c
u command.
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