The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-08
THE GRANT FUNERAL.
SERVICES HELD ON MOUNT sfoREeoR.

SERVICES HELD ON MOUNT M'GREGoR.
MOUNT McGREGoR, August (.
On the mountain brow by the Eastern Out
look eln boomed s,ilienly at four O'Clock
this morning. The shock of the reverbera-
tions was yet on the air when a loud report
shook the earth and startled the birds in the
Trees The artlllerymen had begun firing
thirteen guns to mark the sunrise of General
Grants last day upon the mountain. In
quick succession and at short intervals the
guns were fired. The guests at the hotel and
the family at the cottage were startled by the
reports, but the meaning of the guns heavy
Booming was quickly suggested to the waking
ear Many arose when so aroused to learn
the weather outlook for the day. On the
mountain summit were thick gray walls of
fog on every hand. The dawn of the dead
soldiers departure came slowly. The night
seemed hesitant to release him to the changes
OF the day. Misty clouds mOistened the
cheeks of the plumed artillery men down by
their guns on the bluff. The trunks of the
old pines and beeches appeared suddenly at
short distances to those early astir. The
mountain summit disappeared beneath 1t for
some distance. The pelting rain of the early
igl had ceased long before this weird tw-
light In cloudland. The trees and the air
Sc med holding their breath.
Ths soldiers received orders to break up
eam) and In less than twenty minutes all the
tents had disappeared from among the trees
aud were packed away in boxes ready for
shlpmeAt. Down on the mountain side at
AS O'Clock bugle rang out on the still air
It was the assembly call for trumpeters.
Fifteen minutes later the buglers of the four
companies of troops were sounding the rev.
ellie, and as the last strains fioated over the
mountain they we're swallowed up in the
booming OF the gun that every half hour
through all the day has been telling the val
leys the significance of the day. Then the
soldiers, in f,ill uniform, stood at parade
rest for roll-call, down where the battery of
guns were planted, close by the path of Cen
eral Grants last ride to the lookout. At I
O'Clock the shock OF the gun awoke clear
echoes over the mountain and down the
slopes, The puff of the heavy smoke from
the nuZ2le flo tied out into the clear air.
The family at the cottage we're astir as the
,oornir, touohod o,o,ool, on, oo,.roe,,o,,d
onts o,,d o,,osts ,.o,o ,,,o,,,n,, n, tr,, ,,,tn,
The monrtatn t,ains nt siv o,ciocr had noc,,r
bringing up people, and every hour there
Tho trnara, oo. to' -. t,,, ,,,,,,i,,s 80.
tho ~. orntoi to ,n,,
,,ai,in, tha ,nr,,au - sr,n,Id -. NJ w.
hustle of an actIys da, had hn,,,,, a.,i,, a,,d
,vhen 4, as ois,I, ,,,olo,l, ,,,o ia ,io,'a
a yyoy fo, itsolT The oio,ds hnd .,i,o1 -,
I'm tho monntoins across trs ale, o,d tt,o
nloIn ,ay hr,,,t,t !, Il ,,ol, 49,, ,,,.,a,,
,ho ,,oIo, =, ,,,o a,,,,,,,,a 80 M .,,,,,,-
tbunde, ~, tbo fo,.s,s n,,S,,. -''''0
Last hisnt the lainliy' IN group and alone,
hau taken their final farewell OF the remains
Oh the dead General, aud to-day they gave up
Hs pouy 10 lhe nation Al o'clocR the
iai''lE' win Inc exception ot Mrs. Grant, re-
pared TO the hotel Tor breakfast. The fam
HS entered the cottage ana preparations
were begun foI the funeral journey. Maids
ana men servants were hasy, and so was
o,asJ,,o .s'mson, mIo was RECEIVING
rrI, iioi'' ooi.te' rreu GRANT
",,' ie'''t' on 'ne mountain at
60, h'' ~ in. ivqu1s'' mts'
'I,' l,',u ", uu'iA P"oNeo Yesterday III lhe
,.H, " Ne' uee'u'ns .ogo Win tNe remains
nu, She cohciuue" NOT 10 go down. AtS:SO
N''1n 'ie "oorS Vi the Srahi cottage had
"e.H ui.o"h ope" ana stream OF VISITORS
pOu' W :" s'o""''! ior over an hoar. ABOUT
e'ooN me heau oi long ilne OF Dnggies.
wagons ohliouses and various Kinds OF
wn'eies appeared eImDlng up the steep in
"ihe near the eastern outlook and soon the
ARA III tue vicinity ol the cottage was
Hllohseu w'ih horSes ana wagons and farm
CTS Win 'neir waves ana families.
~ '''' ""ii' oi TWO cars Drought General
'i"li0"cA al" hunioer oi distinguished yis-
uors' 'he TWO companies OF regulars being
uF"Wn up IN hhe To receive them, They pro-
uceu'u IRON 'he station TO the cottage IN the
pho"ihg order
SFl'sral hancock and Colonel Jones, Ad-
n'ral rowan ana dGeneraFSherman, Senator
L arts and General Rufus Ingalls,. Senator
Mu.rand Mr. Josanh NJ D.o,.a, C,.'a.,
n ,oc,,,,,,.,a vi, 80, - VNVi' Noie'"l
~ "cooh sl'~l' MISS DreNel, her aunt and
cousin, dressed In deep mourning.
"a, ,,,. -. -. .,
On the same tTaln came the Loyal Legion
ider Passed Assistant Paymaster Gilbert
Robinson. Breyet prIoodIer C,,,,o,..I -,,..
~ ~ 's"u'ei NcherHO Ohds.
A. carleton, Faymaster George De Forest
Barton. Breyet Lieutenant CoIonels FIoyd
tJarfsnn ana Auonstrs NJ C,IarI,,, 49,, ~ u
",, -, - avs ''9'''' W WARN anu OaPI'lh
At ten o'clock the services at the cottape
U,r.. hold IN iha nvasarca 81 60. d, 81, ,,
- ''.S ,'S'"o0 VI uNe' 'ho'sahd
persons cane chalrs ana rustic settees
we're provided for the ladies under the trecs
a., ,,,e grovs hefora tba oot,or, ,r,,,,sa',,,-
"s H'N'N t'e O0''"se' ihose hh'
tailed 10 secure leaty shade used their UNI
hr,.tlaa The ceremonias onan.1 ,,itl a.,
,oain,, ~ psoI,,, ~, oo ,,,t.i, -, '''N
e"N'"N Va s'.i'" ~ w. hniel WIS loIoWeo
Dy ah impressive prayer by Bishop Harris
The hvlnn. "My Faith Looks I'm IN rbaa ,
,,.,,aS l., a., ,,,o ,,,,,-,. -,,N',s " 4"S''
""s JViheu III uy 'he Wnole assemolage pres
vlt with tine effect. DR.. Newman then cam,