The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
THE GRANT oBsGOUIEs IN NEW YORK,

THE GRANT UDobQUlho IN Hh" Ao'
The most impressive picture of its kline
ever presented to the American people
was the Grant funeral in New York las
Saturday. 1t was impressive not only OF
account of the enormous mass OF people
who attended it, but of the character anC
antecedents of many of the prominent &C
TORS i'm the great ovation. Sherman ant
Toe Johnston, Sheridan and Buckner, Han
cock and Lee-and so on, the pairs OF
union and confederate leaders taking par
in the ceremonies could be run int
thousands. All asperities engendered by
the war seemed to be forgotten, and nortl
and south clasped hands over the grave Of
the dead hero solemnly proclaiming the
end of the war and that henceforth this
should be a cordially reunited and happy
people.
Fortunately, the weather was perfect
A brief shower at midnight led up to
morning cooled by saline breezes from the
! DAY, anu ul IlD liilt Nhl NV Wy 'tN W.
THERMOMETERS 90 beyond the seventies.
As early as daylight not only half OF
New York seemed to be in the streets, but
every road leading to the city was covered
with moving throng, all converging to
ward the chosen route for the great pro
cession. Every hotel every building, ev.
cry piazza, every store, every sitting or
standing place had its fiji of men, women
and children anxious to see the sight, them
selves by no means the least interesting
feature Of it.
The march really commenced with the
landing Of the troops from Governors Is
land, at the battery, before 0 o'clock, where
Gen. Fin Hugh Lee and Major Smith, of
his old staff, joined, and were cordially
greeted by Gen Hancock and his officers.
After salutations the illustrious company
mounted and the march began a squad of
police on horseback in front clearing the
streets As the regulars proceeded up
Broadway from every side street to the mu.
| sic of fife and drum came the veterans of
the war and members of the G.. a. r.,
dropping one after another into line. Past
the City Hall the line extended, and away
up to 42d street Broadway was a solid mass
Of military. Fifty thousand at the least
were in the line. AT one point was bat.
talon Of four companies of Virginia state
troops and regiment of Massachusetts in.
fantry, two bodies that during the war
would have been fighting each other; at
another point was Connecticut regiment
by the side of regiment from Atlanta
Ga. and so they alternated all along the
line.
The carriage division, with the pail
bearers, President Cleveland, cabinet Off.
GERS, foreign ministers, governors of states,
&c, &c, had been organized In front of
9TH Avenue Hotel, and moved without con.
fusion in front of the military. Along the
columns of military negroes walked with
buckets of water, and ambulances and
stretcher-be bearers had their appropriate
places in the line, Fortunately, on account
of the propitious weather, though most OF
the military marched little less than &c
miles, Of the whole mass not over fifty
were so overcome by the heat or fatigue
as to call for the aid of the ambulance
corps.
AS the procession moved on land, North
river presented no less animated speCta.
Gle Of IA compact, moving mass Not only
the fleet of government vessels, that fired
minute guns as the procession moved, but
steamers, sail boats, row boats, and every
species of water-craft crowded with hu.
mainly filled the river from the Battery to
| Riverside.
1t was 20 minutes of 10 o'clock when
the funeral car, drawn by "a black horses,
with black trappings, and each led by a
colored groom, was started from the City
Hail. where no ceremonies had taken
place beyond the singing, by the Lieder
Kranz of the "Geisterchor" of Schubert,
and the "Trauer der Pilger," from Tam.
hauser. The column marched In compact
order until 57th street was reached, where
permission was given to all that desired to
fall out of the line Only the "Old
Guard" of veterans fifty years old and over,
availed themselves Of the privilege, the
rest, however, finding relief In being al.
lowed to take the trout step" the rest of
the way, 1t was nearly 3 o'clock when
the moving throng was fairly gathered in
Riverside Park, and the funeral car halted
in front Of the temporary tomb prepared
for Its reception. The only ceremonies
here were the rites Of the Grand Army,
the same that we witnessed In Washington
Square in Ottawa on Saturday. Then Col.
Grant and his relatives took last look at
the casket. The children threw their flow
ers on 1t, and retired, and amid throbbing
music the casket was lifted up and borne
into the tomb. Then is was placed In the
steel casing. The door was locked and the
key handed to Gen. Hancock, who passed
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