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accommodation of the public, and in most
instances those who occupied these places
had paid for the privilege. Even the roofs
of the houses were black with people view.
ing the procession At the intersection OF
every street with Broadway and Fifth
avenue vehicles of different kinds-in most
instances trucks with rough boards resting
on the lathed sidings- backed up and
places sold on them at different prices,
ranging from twenty-five cents to dollar
head. The Fifth Avenue Hotel bus and
the Hoffman House bus stood at Madison
Square, opposite Twenty-fifth street, and
the bus of the Hotel Victoria stood at Fifth
avenue and Twenty seventh street, seats
on top of which readily commanded three
dollars each. The TArTLER viewed the
procession from seat, secured early, on a
| truck at Twenty-seventh street and Fifth
avenue, upon which twenty-five people
were Accommodated at SO cents head.
Judging from this standpoint the truckmen
must have reaped a harvest. It was 1920
when the splendid physique of General
Hancock, leading the advance guard to
the great funeral procession passed this
point. After the General, followed by his
staff and aides, had passed, there was a
halt in the procession of fully ff-
| teen minutes. Then came the grand
military portion of the procession in the
order above named. The New York regi-
ments making the finest appearance were
the Twenty-second-w headed the
military-the Seventh and the Twenty
third. The Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and Virginia troops all did
| themselves proud; and the Veteran Color
ed Guards did nobly. The Jersey troops,
of course, did their part to perfection.
Just in advance of the Jersey troops the
old charger which Gen. Grant rode through
numerous battles of the late war-saddled
and bridled-marched with measured
tread, minus rider or leader. The horses
name is Jesse Grant, and he is now the
property of John F. Long, an intimate
| friend of the dead hero, and formerly his
| st. Louis agent. General Grant made him
q present of the charger. He told Mr..
Long that he might have his pick of the
horses on the Dent farm, and Mr.. Long
picked out the charger.
No sooner had the charger passed than
one of the several Jerseymen, viewing the
| parade from this point, was heard to ex-
claim s'there comes General Plume,
George ]" and sure enough there was Gen
eral Plume, commanding the two brigades
of the New Jersey National Guards. The
first regiment to pass was the Fit then
the Ninth, then the First, then the Fourth !;
these composed the First Brigade. Gen
eral Plume is a most graceful rider,
and his soldierly bearing was re-
marked by several OF his staff officers,
Lewis 81. Broome, of Jersey City, attracted
the largest measure of attention. Colonel
Samuel d. Dickinson, of the Fourth Regi-
ment, of Jersey City, also presented a
graceful appearance and Ex-Alderman
Abernethy, also of Jersey City. was con-
spicuous figure in the private ranks. Then
came the Second Brigade, consisting of the
Third. Sixth and Seventh Regiments. Their
marching was very commendable.
The military portion of the procession
had now all passed, and it was some min
! utes before the funeral car drew up. During
this intermisson there were several inqui-
ries by the children of their parents as to
when the carriages would be along. Pres
emily it approached, the horses keeping
time to most impressive funeral dirge.
AS the handsome catafalque bearing the
casket containing the dead hero, preceded
by the pail bearers Rear Admiral Worden,
Mr.. Drexel, Gen. William I. Sherman, 0.
S. A. /; Lieutenant General Philip 81. Sher-
idan, u S. A. Admiral David d. Porter,
U. S. NJ; Rear-Admiral John L. Worden,
U. S. NJ; Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, of
Virginia Gen. Simon B. Buckner, of Ken
lucky Anthony J. Drexel, of Pennsylva-
MIA George S. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,;
George w. Childs, of Pennsylvania John
A. Logan, of Illinois; George Jones, of
New York Oliver Hoyt, of New York
passed, every hat was dotted in respect,
and scarcely sound was heard except the
measured tread of the great procession.
Then came the carriages containing the
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the notable dignitaries of the United States
and different States. The first carriages
contained the Rev. John P. Newman, the
members and friends of the family; after
which came magnificent open barouche,
drawn by six beautiful bays, containing
President Cleveland and Secretary of State
Bayard. In another carriage were Vice
President Hendricks, Hughes-his Private
Secretary-and two other dignitaries. Ex-
Presidents Arthur and Hayes were In a
carriage together. In the carriages from
New Jersey were Governor Albeit and Ad-
| jutant-G General Stryker, together, in an open
barouche drawn by two fine horses SEN
ators Schenck and Youngblood rode to-
ge!her. Senator Brinkerhoff, Mayor Col
Inns and City Clerk Scott, Alderman Jordan,
State Prisonkeeper Laverty, and last, as
well as least. the octogenarian Assemblyman
of Warren County, Isaac Wildrick.
The meanest looking man in the whole
procession was Rutherford B. Hayes, and
| the contrast, between himself and our
handsome ex-President Arthur, at whose
side he was sitting, was striking in the ex-
| treme.
Senator Mcpherson was not in the pro-
cession, as he is attending at the sick-bed
| of his father, who is lying at the point of
| death at his home at Avon, N. Y.
| There were % veterans of the Mexican
war in the procession. only two of whom
served in the late rebellion-Mr. Robert j.
Matthews, of Jewett avenue, this city, and
German, of Newark, whose name could
not be ascertained. There are only two or
| three other veterans in the country who
served in both wars, and they were not
| present on account of their age. Among
the other prominent people in the process
| sion, besides those whose names have
already been mentioned, were Secretary
Manning, Secretary Whitney, Secretary
Endicott, Private Secretary Lamont, At
torneyG General Garland, Postmaster General
Villas, ex-Secretary Robson, ex-Postmaster
Gresham, ex-Postmaster Tyner, ex-Secre-
tary Boutwell,, ex-Secretary Fish, ex-Secre-
tary Washbufne, ex-Secretary Bristow, ex-
Secretary Richardson, ex-Secretary Bel
KNAPP, ex-Secretary Delano, Congressman
Randall, Governor Hill, Governor Pingree,
Governor Hubbard, Governor Long, Gov
| ernor Currier, General Johnston, General
Lee, General Buckner, General Sherman,
General Sheridan, General Eckert, General
Farnsworth, George M. Pullman, General
G. H. Sharpe, General Herkimer, General
Wallace, ex-Minister Morton, Mayor Grace
ex-Attorney General Hoar, ex-Secretary
Chandler, Edwards Pierrepont, Senator
Senator Logan, Senator Miller, Senator
Robertson.
Over $4,000 men were in line, and about