New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-29
THE FUNERAL PROGRAMME.
ABSTRACT OF TIE PLANS so FAR'As THEY HAVE


THE FUNERAL PROGRAMME.
ABSTRACT OF TIE PLANS so FAR'As THEY HAVE
BEEN MADE.
The number of applications to General Han
cock for roson in funeral procession OF General
Grant ia extremsly large They from all over the
State and from both mil tary and civic bodies. Yestef-
day the main points OF the funeral we're settled but te
details yet arranged. In the afternoon Genera
Hancock received . visit from General Sherman ana
General Lloyd Aspinwa and afterward said to IRiB-
USE reporter: addition the force which Is alre ady
Mt Mt MeGregor Battery OF the 5th Artillery under
the command OF Captain Beck, now stationed at Foit
Columbus, has been ordered to proceed thither with
all possible haste On his arrival Captain Beck Will
report to Colonel Roger Jones' ad)utan
general who Is in command OF the troops that guarn
the Generals body A detachment OF the 4th Artillery
from Fort Adams Rhode Island under the command OF
Major Egan has also ordered to Mt McGrcgor and
will arrive there August 2. Upon them devoves the
duty OF firing the sautcs mt the funcra ceremony whch
il to take place before the body starts for New YORK
Major Randolphs battery the 9TH Artillery stationed
at Fort Hamilton, has been detailed TO IRE the sau'es
over the final resting place"
In regard to the transfer OF the body from Mt Nc
Grcgor to NewYork, General Hancock said " lshali
leave Sew York the night OF August by the West
Shore road, and go direct 10 Mt McGregor Probably
General sherman will 20 with On arrival atMt
NcGrcgor General Sherman will call on the family before
do so His call will be unofficial; shall go officially
IA the director OF the funeral, and my call Will be an
AFFAIR Of ceremony. On August the body VIII lie III
stale In the Capitol at Albany. IL Mt McGregor were
as near to Saratoga had at first supp0sei, IL wouiu
be possible for large portion OF the troops which no"
guard the body to accompany 1t 10 New York as an
scort Rut find that the cottage General died
il about thirteen miles Saratoga and that the only
connection is by narrowg gauge railroad under these
circumstances Will toe Impossible ior arge e'eort l.,
follow the body. The escort VIII DC Limited % slhH
regular troops at the most. togencr with some Grand
aiy than "a necessary TO transfer tho coffin to
train for Albany The ceremony at Albany WIZ consIs,
lie day While /the body Is at Albany COY ernor iiili
will have control Of AL arrangenets an 9non h nn
devolves all responsibility snail however pe thee'
but for tho time 1 shall Os represented by Adu'ant
son August the funeral train Will start for New
York. The tram will be long one ana WI Wiii make no
stops between Albany nnd thS e'y IL ne 1H,,tr " h
and his stan. There will be another ear Tor the body
another for the family. another for the military escort
anoher for my self aud my Sai. car for the clergymen
and pail bearers aud car Tor the press Accredited
admitted to the car viii be quite impossible for
any other outsiders Ia lnd places on the tram The
exact of arrival In this city we don KNOW IL WI
be early In the evening however and the body VIII be
c9ndnclei to the Sy % Teleyo % ,rnD. sg % w
sentativcs from the Navy and the FIRST Division 0i me
National Guard OF tile state oi New York under General
Shalcr The body Will lie In stat. IN the Sliy Iih uhil
August at about noon Then the grand ccremony OF
the funeral Will begin. The exact details oi ttc pro-
cesaion nave not yet been definitely determined. We
are receiving continual applications Tor places IN the
!. necessarily slow. In the procession after the regular
troops Army aud Navy. The right oi ihe ns VIII
be n, i. To tie First Division Of the Ncwiork National
Guard All armed and uniformed organizations VIII
prrceae the hearse as an escort; ni the nuunorned
bodies will follow t mourners Among TIE latter the
most important as well ~ INC most numerous VIII De
the Grand Army Of the Re a'c c ,no,n,., nv Camera.
Hancock to his aide 10 receive the yaIiou- civic
dn 70 arrange the order of march aud the Distribution
troops the final day ON the day 81 the arrival oi
troops Retired officers OF tie Army III iind pasc as
10 General sckes who IS the senior retired officer In the
fhe following extract from letter written by General
Hancock TO George ". Mclean gives the nearest ap-
proach to prol that na- a. yet been issicd On
armed. will form the escort. lhrir iea,Fe place. WI
bc determined her after Federal bodies oi tt1ep-
placed the commissioned bodies oi state troops. and
aiter them other porgs,e S1g.nh ran.mer ncrf Of ih
Grand Army Of the Ref ublc General haucock h',
written: II you, ~ colnnadcr-in chlci "i c "i"G
Any present the fun'ril ccfcmo le' of ucneral
Grant the relative place, of the different b"" "f !"ur
organ z,ti,n IN The column may he arranged by on
The place of the organization IN Ga" column VIII ho
announced by In due time II Will be placed among
The following persons and organizations applied yes
eniay flr places Ia the proce.'on GENERA s,'Hcs;
General sewrll; Finley Anderson Ancient "li Hon
orabe Artillery COMPANY Of Ma--achn-etia; General
veterans Of tie LIT NcWlorA Mounted Ric,; Lrgione
ciaiion: Charles II. T. Coils. Bresct Major General II
voinniccrsI ;. L. Merchant; Mrs. Jenny lawlins
Graham Bacon: ~ Il. Matteson. of Newton y j. Vet
eran Zonaye Association of New York aud the New York
Ily :. Parker suggests that place he given TO the
surviving members OF General Grants stan IN ls09
lame. H. Colt suggests the attendance Of the Army 0i
c Potomac II LA. also been proposed that the scholars
and graduate; Of the various grammar schools III tho
ihere Was conicrenyc Tie Mayors Office yesterday
touchinr the route Of the parade tho day OF tho
funeral There present the Mayor. Police -uperin
teutcnt Nurrny. Police Comnissoner N"0rhs General
Perry Of General Hancock stan Park Commissioner
(rinuins and superintendent McAvoy OF the Depart
mcnt OF Public Works. The following route Will he
Fourteentlst. to Fifh-ave TO Onc-hundrcd andtcnih
st. TO the Boulevard to % 5s wy
enter Riverside Park has not yet been agreed on
IL has been decided that the body sh lie IN state on
the main oor OF the Cy Hall At the foot of the main
staircase. . ,,, A.,
ices Il is composed Of the following members:
william Alexander Smith. Robert l. Cutting, Jr..
salem r. Russell 4. IL. I. Coils.
Henry Megs. W. b Dickcrnan
+. y. Llwrence, Edwin NJ Cox,
ThSlnri rh%nrd Bs"nSSc Brandon. George w W Fuller
Henry Graves, Jo-el,h a. JaheSoh'
g. L. Haght, T. j; liarrot.
A y Wilson, william ". Hcaton
William vi ii Mcclurc, George d. Maciay
d. A. Body. x q. murphy,
Il. r Morse. Morse. James b. Me'eah
The officers OF the Exchange who will head the
mittse J. Edward simmons presidents James smith
vce.presdent; Dewitt C. Hays treasurer. aud George
john F. Townsend president of tho Maritime Assoca-
OF nifty to represent the association at the funeral of
ncral Grant. The following among the names
the list John Roach. II. Mex. Twombly. Hermann Ocl
richs, W D. Morgan. " l.. Giacc, Walter r. I. Jones,
Ripley Ropes Alfred D. Snow. James T. Ward. Frank
Lin Woodruff John Is. Woodward. Z. g. FraDklyn. T.. T.
Fabbr Charles r. Elwc r. J. Corti-. Vernon H. brown,
John II. Boynton James X Boyd and Thomas r. Ball.
PREPARATIO AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
HOW THE BODY WILL BE RrcEIvED-PLANs OF
MAi.sHAL FARSswORTH.
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