Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-09
THE END
r.s Last March OF
grants Army.
..,x, services a New York
n. ,alssn Pays us Respects
10 the Dead
-,rrr on raG can-oRKs.

10 the Dead
90 rnsBsTr OF THs can-9AEs-
var August she City Hall
NJ stSsed 20 the peapis SHORTLY
pWSs.sE this nOornILR and zoe re-
81 y of.-nr,al Grant vefeieft alone
Samse srasd. Oa bis cofsin rested .
80 - N oak leaves formed 10 TIE
pSs 80 letter q. The leaves grew
80 IN he forest st hoant sieof1e-
"a the sftarnoon OF Toe oay ne
80, gulia, hls grand dAagntef:
49,. - a..5s. Dr. DoaelAs' child. bad
80 - - leaves on the mountain
FssTTh sr ~ the children prsttlsd.
- -ith innocent fingers and low
81 100 ,As xeeath Of OAK ls@srs
- 49,, 4 tie only tribute that
~ ~ f;ezerAl's cssksf. The lit
49, shelr Offering finished, bad
a. ~. Grant, whose eyes niled
sxen y = sas0hter asked. " Papa, Josie
- - rr,de this for grandpa and
80 -. yOu give it 10 him. The
- pIassd the oaken wreath 90 the
- snd there It rested 10 Albany
"a al rsaiAins a. the oAi'afenS cher
A roui. O cT@OcE PASSED
...s.. AZ ,iires music erept on the
80 cir. Al hrst distant They
- carer and neerSr: The red
ss.sd 10 The east. Sanrise Was
Tas strains Of music, slow and
ps - fnote distinst- Then the
- go ystsrars OF Mesds Post, OF
ss'S.srhis. fse handred strong. came
- IA aos dIfRe Endsio Of trutn-
~ Esst was sufinsed with nnts
-. and dawn was close; the
= ~ fafieral day. TIE veterans
1.'..1 ~ ulszs and marched past
49, 49, 40 dranH timed their foet-
49, H.a,y anns doomed out toward
80 "a shimes Of old trinity pealed
ssoa,,llaI tsiis and the SQUAD Of
srslsi drrfns grew fainter and then
- swsE. AIS o'clock nature was
ssiiing fofth ss,nals OF
AZ INTENSELY wAHM DAT.
n. srezds Grew denser and deRser
.,ssrd ID plas,. MUM d drums and
srgsfnl irespsts marched 10 nj one
~ md ,oek positions at the east end.
n al flspefal Hancock and staff
s,shpra s.swiy into the plaza FROM
r,s.dssy and presented front 10 the
IA, An. and then moved TO the end
Z ~ uIax4 In Broadway where thoy
-. Al ttis time 1000 members OF
~ Isid., krnaE Society filed up TO the
go Of The Lsty Hall, and led BY -four
,.s,Tameuts. saHR with impressive effect
~ eborus OF she Pilgrims from Tan
,ukssssr. The Honor gard Of regu
n hled into the open space at 3
gsIosk, Co. A, fifth artillery, under Col.
va Bsck, and Co. Il, 18th infantry.
apdsr Major Brown. The regulars
Sol position beneath the trees opposite
~ 0ity Hall, and stood at rest. Then
szns lie original guard OF hsnor that
- q duty at Mt. McGregor. which
lines should bear the remains today.
Fling into the corridors Of the City
nAll thsy TOOK their places beside the
Hnains. They we're rlsder command
Z John Il. johnson, senior Vice Com
nandss Of Grant post, q. A. H., of
beokiyn.
fHK TMPOsIEo FUNERAL CAR
Ess drawn 90 At 9.35 by twenty four
4 hack horses IN black trappinRs. 10
hkied 10 the plaza directly In trout OF
AsCiiy Hall steps. Inaide toe corridor
6xmsnder Johnson was waiting,
'aAAs and LET'S" was bis command.
he guard II honor was erect. "Lift
aBrsmsins," vas tho command in clear
mlos tones Tue twelve men stopped
tts silver rails With gioved hands.
n word to march was given. The
ID moved cot upon the poriioo and
ssberns down the steps With meas
aAkrad aerosgl the open 70 che stsps
aMoar. Com nlAndeR johnson step
ID ode, Tue silver nlountiugs Rlist
~ a the burial case aud Its honofed
lalen were carried up and placed upJn
u bars on the catafAlq1e. Ihe yeter-
Aas resifsd down the steps. The body
Vas alone fos sAl 10 view, bat deeply
fuardeA. soun tho honor guard next
70 the heAfse tn either side took the
sane relative pssitlcn they had main
tanned 20 the reinaiha While being borne
to tho oar. Tbs stspi WIRE drawn sway
from The heatss, and Commander John
san took bic plaes ID the center, imme
siassly behind tile faaerai car. At his
lsit and right AZ either rear corner Of
he car we're Comrades ID ling aud Arms
be OF Wheeler Post, Saratoga; next and
difeeily behind thess wafs representa-
issss Of the Loyal Legion abreast, a.
iallovm Gen. j0tn ]. Mllikan. Gen. @.
\ CNlion, PAymastaF Geo. ID. Barton,
hsaas.Coi. Floyd Garrison, Lisut. Col.
4 a. Clark. and oapi. Z. Blunt.
fHx cf.ER0r Asp PHYSICIANS
hsd paid their re,pecis TO tue remains
MhlRhiing froul th8ir carriages and
tc1empanying the caslset from the steps
hthe eAs. Ihey nov entered the car.
n4sNa % either side OF she plaza, near
Broadway, A. fallows; Rev. DR.. New
90, kisnop Harris, Bishop Potter,
-, d. chaoabats, kuv. Dr.. Ford, Rev.
=. bfldeenan, iiev. DR. West, Kew.
fsthsf Deshen, Rev. Robert Oollyer,
s4ool BronnsAn aud Docsols Douglas,
n Miady aud sAndsts. Colonel Beck, in
asfRe OF The regulars, Commanded his
h Nnptniss ~ isdt,atsd above 10 posi
saN u0Mpany 4 oii the right, and
\ sapaay on shO left OF the hearse.
esealFed men wete at the brides of
sstsenly fonr horses Sixteen meu Of
ssAda Post, Philadelphia, Of which
uentsal Grant vas q member, we're al.
-. aifecily 10 front OF the team of
- ieausfa A signal wss given, and
= We q coaahei With the cisrgymeu
80 90 The Phlza on 10 Broadway.
70 WIND ssood waiting al tue head OF
&seefA esFfegs. Colonel Beck ad
1nss1 . the head Of the line OF black
sesss bsfore the eoaeh.
''iaovE os,"
- ne sords Of command, with up
~ .satd. fha leaders stepped for
~ sd ~ the celofea men, and 10 an
ses Ne black Inns OF horsrs had
4 lensd the traces. aud the wheels
Aa iae remains vafe moving. Tue
4 VS. s.lT. Tue band played q
- ihe iFatap OF The regulars and
4 Raafd heai upon tho pavement,
4 neasanss beneath tho trees aud
sslaz We sides Of the square look d
q 1t apoa HE kiask fansral car roll
I tos earb into broadway, and
4 aek eefridufs % the city bali we're
4 denerAl Grants last journey
xaa IhAn IA 9sE2 Mayor Gssce.
4 seaef llocws and Aldermen
"A No saehnst emerged FROM toe
sa.ne and entered the carriage
49, drawn up la front. Tue mem
the Commsn o0aneil followed
$500 carriages, - also dsd tho
Na1ntssa0nArs They followed
- plaza ~ fssa ~ they we're
n % IN eairsaecs, and when II
eeloek The police lines wpre
sa. aud the people streamed