Connecticut western news., 1885-08-12
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 Thus the scene remained until the steps of the oar had been put on 6 wagon and taken away, the car itself had gone, the band had ceased playing, and the multitude without was left in cruel anxiety to know and to see what was happening within. Once the work men left the casket and the Grand Army vet erans surrounded it-their commander lean- ing picturesuuely on his sword behind 1.-the sons of the dead hero took their leave, and all the others followed, except Mayor Grace and the Committee of One Hundred, who went to the Mayors office, where General Hancock was resting. On behalf of the committed, Gov. Cornell reported that their duty had been performed, and that they were grateful for having been assigned to it. The Mayor replied that he in turn, was grateful for their acceptance and excellent performance of the task.
 At 9A the two iron gates fanking the con- tral gate were opened. The thousands of peo- pie who had been massed outside of the police lines on the plaza were ranged in double file ct tho edge of the plaza opposite the gate and marshaled across tho plaza and straight up the steps. They separated and passed through the gateways, at the rate of 160 minute, one man or woman going to the right and one to the left of the catafalque, and leaving the building by the north The first man in was Lewis B. Bauer, of Middletown, N. Y.
 Policemen stood in single file on either of
 
 disposed to stay too long to study the elaborate drapery of the grand staircase. Each one who passed the catafalque beut over slightly to look at the face of the dead hero, and then hurried on. In the first five minutes 400 had passed and count made during the first hour showed that 6,sS0 people had passed.
 All sorts and conditions of people were in the passing throng. Two Chinese laundry men, wearing fluttering shirts of colored SIX and embroidered Chinese slippers, stopped far down over the coffin and looked at the lace ol the General uutil Grand Army veteran caught their sleeves and hurried them on. One of the Chinamen pressed his handker- chief to his eyes and went away with bowed heads. Barefooted newsboys, aged negroes, and men who hobbled along on orutches passed quickly by, and women and girls walked by in groups. Every man lifted his hat rever- ently as he entered the building. -
 From Il to 12, by policeman's count {, 185 passed through, and between 12 o'clock and o'clock 4,867. One of the Grand Army on post estimates that there were 34,600 peo- pie that passed through.
 mother with an infant in her arms and a little girl olinging to her skirts passed through about half-past 12 o'clock. The little child cried to be lifted up, and member of the Grand Army caught her by the arms. 80 that she could look right into the coffin. She had the longest view of any during the night. A number of elevated railroad men passed through just before o'clock.
 At o'clock sharply the doors were closed The lids were put back upon the coffin, and g photographer made ready to take picture oi the interior of the corridor by the electric light.
 All of Wednesday night people loitered ir the City Hall Park in order that on Thursday morning they might be first in line. All through the night the guard kept solemn watch over their charge.
 At o'clock the iron gates guarding tho entrance to the rotunda were thrown open Over twelve hundred people had wedgec themselves against the officers who barred thC channel at the edge of the fountain circle But when the gates swung open the ofhceri ceased to hold the people in check, and thu stream began to flow along the channel made for it.
 The first person to view the body to. day wa & little woman who led in each hand a lttl boy. She was anxious her children should SCI the Generals face, and they were permitted t halt an inatant and peer over the side or th coffin. It was yet early. The police refralnet from pushing the very first visitor, and she woman On the other side of the coffin in line also began with woman-a matronl dame. The second man on one side was bright-faced fellow, with lunch package Il his hand and a pair of linemens climber slung on his arm. He was on his way to work Soon came man with the smell of wood shay ings upon him, and in his hand he carried carpenters saw and other tools wrapped in hi striped apron. He was mechanic, and he to was on his way to his day of labor. The lin started slowly. In the first minute only eighty four persons passed the coffin.
 The hour from six to seven o'clock wal utilized by workingmen and women, boys ant girls, in viewing the body. After seven o'cloc the line changed in it's character. there wer fewer women and girls. They were all at wor when the line began to lengthen. At eigh o'clock there was another change in the com plexion of the visitors. The laborers had dis appeared, and the clerks coming down tow were stepping from elevated and surface car into the line that was moving then at the rat of no and 120 per minute. At nine o'cloc the crowd was .growing so large that 1t wa necessary to increase the number to 15O pc minute and still the crowd outside, pushin i ts way as rapidly as possible, kept increasing It was necessary to remain in line from a hour and half in the forenoon up to thre more in the afternoon, before one could reacl | the City Hall. During this time an average of 7,500 peopl passed in every hour. On Wednesday nigh | the number was 34, 900. Thursday night at o'clock when the doors closed this number ha increased to 15O, 900, and still crowds had to b | turned away.