The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-08-08
FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK.
The Last Journey of Americas Dead GEN
eral and President.

The Last Journey of Americas Dead GEN
eral and President.
During the journey of the Grant funeral
train along the Hudson, Wednesday crowds
OF people and smblems of mourning We're
seen at all the stations passed, and at West
Point salute of artillery was fired. Along
the line of the railway before the station
the cadet. from West Point were drawn up
in line at ''present arms" All the officers
of the post were near with uncovered heads
and the band from the post, with muifled
drums, was playing ''Sweet Spirit Hear my
Prayer" When the train reached New
York city the coffin wassSlransferred to a
hearse, and escorted by a grand military
and civic procession to the city hall through
streets packed with silent multitudes. At
the city hall the body was received by the
authorities and laid in state upon "a cata
falque. a constant stream of peopl, passed
around the coffin, viewing the face of the
dead soldier, and the line continued at
midnight.
VIEWING THE DEAD.
When the doors of the New York City
hall were thrown open Thursday morning
nearly 1000 persons, who had waited in
the park all night, were ready to file in
to take last look at the dead soldier.
Inspector Steers was in charge He had
ordered that $50 policemen should report
to him at the City Hall at an early hour.
Two lines of policemen were placed
across the plaza from the City Hall ell
trance to the fountain. These two. lines
formed a passage-way, through which
four men might walk abreast, and along
which all day the visitors to the remains
passed. Meanwhile the officers of the
Twenty second Regiment, who ha! bet
on duty through the early morning, were
filing out of the City Hall. They were
going home and their PAGES were being
taken by the officers of the Twelfth Reg
iment.
The first person to view the remains
who led with each hand a little boy. She
was anxious her children should see the
generals face, and the children were
permitted to halt an instant and gaze
over the side of the casket and peer into
it. Ga the other side of the casket the
line had also begun with woman-a fat,
dame. The second man on one |
side was IA bright-faced fellow, with a |
lunch roll in his hand and pair of line
mans climbers slung on his arm He was |
on his way to work.
The hour from to 7 o'clock was en-
ployed by working men and women, boys |
and girls, in viewing the remains. They |
were on their way to work. After |
o'clock the line changed as to it's person.
mel. There were fewer women and girls.
They had gone through and were at work
when the line began to lengthen. At s
o'clock there was another change taking
place in the complexion of the visitors.
The laborers had gone, and the clerks
coming down town were stepping from
elevated and surface cars into the line
that was moving then at the rate of 10
md 120 per minute. The police were re-
nforced at 8 o'clock. Details under SER
seants and roundsmen had been arriving
md reporting to tho inspector from Z
o'clock. At o'clock there were 4S7 on
luty. The channel with walls of police
Vas extended in y shape around the sides
IF the fountain circle, which like a hop
Der received the people, and from which
hey were Strengthened out in line OF
wos and tbrees I'D to the CITY hall stems |