The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-08-13
IN STATE AT NEW

On IhurSDy detail OF
men were on duty at the I
At o'clOgk two lines Of
were placed across the plaza
City Hail entrance TO the f
These two lines formed passn
through which four men might !, x
abreast, and along which all day v,si-
tors to the remains should pass. A few
minntes past o'clock the gates wcro
opened and the crowd began to PASS
IN one continuous stream divided, one
nall passing on either side Of thccofIiu.
Inc flrst persons to view the .iemal, IS
were women. The crowd at this time
was not over 1920 or l 800 il number.
ana no great haste was useC. in passing
the people along. Very many Of the
earliest comcrs were working women
ana men carrying luncI es, tools, etc. :.
, About9 o'clock the fppcarancc of tho
ttlrohg indicated that clerks, book
keepers ana merchants of early habits
were taking last Jew Of the dead
Gchcrai on their Way to business. Bv
TINS time the crowd grew dcnscr and
thcy were urged aiong at q faster pace
II lew hours alter. 1t was then to be
seen ar one time hat the speed at
Whlcil the Vlsltois were hurried
!nrou9h grew to be mdignifcd and
III DeilltllS inc character Of the Occa-
SION. Rapidly, however, as the people
were nl'frlcd, the crowd at the starting
point increased to throne.
AT III O'Clock it took an hour or more
lor new comers to enter the building.
at that time 10000 persons had passed
the caskct. f'>',N
AS the mornir~ wore on to midday
more women, young and old, appeared
III thc hno or visitors. MANY carried
niue liand baskets and some had been
shopping, and their discomfort was
increased by the care of their parcels
ana packages. Observers concluded
quickly that these had como from the
outiivlh8 country. Farmers were there
I'D linc, and many had come to town
with their entire families of children.
increasing the heat and weakening the
aroOf Oh many who had secured places
IN The line, and not few dropped out.
1 ne numbers at the point of formation
had increased. The passage Of people
at tno caSket was averaging about 100
minute, and at l o'clock $4,000 per-
sons had visited the remains. By
night tic number who had done so
was over ninety thousand.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST.
a meeting of x-Confcderatcs was
hcId III New York on Wednesday
night, ttcn. John B. Gordon presiding.
at winch several speeches culogistic Of
Uehcral Grant were made. Resolu-
tlolS III the same strain were unani-
mously adopted.
Gen. John B. Gordon, who, at SpotI-
SsylVanI9 Court House, checked Gen.
ilahGocE.S advance through the CAP
tured salient on the 10Th of May, 1864,
ana VINO commanded one wing Of Lees
army and made the last assault nnon
Cen Grants line at Appomattox, has
Dceh appointed aide to Gen. Hancock
Tor the funeral ceremonies.
Gen. titzhugh Lee, accompanied NV
MAJOR Cortlandt III. Smith, left WASH
lnIgton on Friday afternoon to attend
the oDsequies Of Gen. Grant.
y committee was appointed bv the
cX-Contcdcratc soldiers Of New York
70 represent the Southern soldiers at
the oOSequics. Among them were
Generals Loring, Lilly, Dockcrv and
CChn9man, and ColOnels Sncad. Duff.
Stcrtct and Anderson, and Majors
ClarE, Quincy, McNulty, DoFontaine,
S9SSdort, Bridgefo"d and othors.
IWo kichmond companies ca and
B, First RcgimonO, and the Danville
Trays. participated i'll the obscquies.
The Alexandria Light Infantry were
also present. The battalion was COM
mandcd by Lieut.. M. L. Spotswood,
of the First Virginia Regiment. Gov
crnor Cameron and staff accompanied
the Virginia military.
Tho Secretary Of tho Navy ordered