New-York tribune., 1885-08-09
RESTING AT RIVERSlDE.
,ror,,uucd from First Pase.,

E.,lt ROOSeyclt
stream was'pouring over the briaec ,rO'" p'c A..
~ -,rs, that had fenced in the plaza before the
80. wara withdrawn early but the vigilance oi
A. ,ol;ce did not relax, and access to the broad
dr;vowav was vet as impossible as while the body
lay In state.
Inst before o'clock Superintendent Murray ana
y..noctor Steers both looking hollow-eyed and
~orn ont by the arduous labors performed during
tha three previous days and nights. marcned
tbrou oh Mailst ct the head of 100 policemen. Inc
men were strung along on both sides oil broau"a!
and soon cleared that thoroughfare nom ""i'-o"
70 Duane Orders given to permit n" o"0
70 cross Broadway, and that had the enec. u , sD
ming the throngs from the Noltn rive,
T.rrIea from reaching the City Hail. anu
thou.anas of incomers from that dtrection
Ard;no their way barred took the street cars anu
elevated roads uptown to view the procession
from o more advantageous point si vie"' o'n',
theusapds stayed down town and built up SOL"
a,I of humanity opposite the City Hall Park where
thew could SEQ the transfer of the coffin. lmpa-
<ent Of restraint, many efforts were mase oy 'hoSo
on the west side of Broadway to run tue ponce
blockade but in nearly all cases 1t was UNSUCCESSFUL
and the offenders found themselves thrust pach
into tho throng whence they had issued by-ano
nv orderlies aides. officers in scarlet and goid
trappiugs and mounted policemen scurrying up ana
down. the broad street. told the crowd In the fark
that their patience was about to be rewarded.
At $3.50 a abootblack, hidden away in the branches
of the big tree ut the southwest COT
ner of the Park, cried out in voice tnat proush'
a.. uobt ~ expectaton in the eyes of those below
who heard him:
"De sogcrs is a-comin'; ear de drum"
sure enough the sound of drum beating slowly
betokened the arrival Of the military. III was tue
beginning of the solemn ceremony OF the day. iho
restless crowds on the east side OF the farH aoe
rush toward Broadway, sweeping over the grass
,,.ts in their haste and bringing down tho wrath
of the police The drum beats grew louder and the
vh,te-faoed uniforms of the Davids Island
Rand were seen coming up Broadway. The mar
&isl sound brought countless Of heads to the
windows along the street while the housetops oe-
came black with people. as If by magic. bohlha
the band marched the details from Battery A. i2th
Artillery. and from the 18th Infantry. Governors
Island. They were the same troops that had done
ruard duty around the cottage on Mt. McGreeor'
Az the detail swung around into the driveway
from the street the band struck up fnnerai drge;
and 30 to the City Hall. where the detail grounded
arms and relieved the detail OF the list Regiment
ss the guard of honor.
The sun was shining warmly down on the plaza
now and orders were given to the regulars to break
ranks md rest under the trees The big drum. mued
with black CLOTH was leaned against little ASH
tree aud the glittering bayonets stood stacked
near by. photographer slipped through the po-
lice line on to the grass and setting up his three
legged instrument took negative OF tne
scene with tho black-clad Hall in the background
: Presently more drums were heard In lower broaa-
way, and again the throng rushed across the faFS'
tramplinc down the police lines and forming q
solid mass in Broadway. The regulars were
coming up tho street, and riding far
ahead of them on black charger was
General Hancock. The imposing figure. cooked
chapeau with its long black plume. and glitterlng
army regalia of the General made him conspicu-
GUS object as he rode through the broad plaza TO
the front of the City Hall. followed by his stan at
q abecoming distance. After short interchange OF
civiities with Mayor Grace General Hancock ana
his staff rode back to Broadway and continued
their Journey The splendid parade OF the regulars
and the bluejackets aud Marines the latter with
snowy white helmets and leggings, swept IN long
processon III the trail of General Hancock. Bat
teries of artillery ratified past with murderous
little Gatling guns rolling peacefully over the
Relpian blocks and sailors marching with arms re-
yersed aud cock-like mechanism OF step.
While the soldiers were moving steadily up
Broadway the ringing voices OF theGerman Lieder-
kranz drowned the low notes of tie funeral dIrees
played by the marching bands. The singers had
driven up to the hall in carriages and taken po-
stion on the white steps. They were led by four
brass instruments, and sang Schaberfs Gesang
der Geister iiber dem Wasser" ('Song OF the
Spirits over the waters'1, and the chorus of Ih'
P;lo;ms from the opera Of "Tannhauser.'
Back to the hall rushed the crowd
and rapt attention greeted the singers
until after the last notes had died away In th'
bright summit air. Scarcely had the singers ceased
when q two-horse truck drove In from broadway
with the fight of black steps that was to be afhxe'
to the cat sfalque. Six stalwart policemen unoade'
il and the truck drove away. In few minutes til
sound of clattering hoof-beats turned all eyes t
Nassau-st and the catafalque. drawn by twenty
four led horses whose sable housings swept tn
street. rolled into the plaza and up to the front
the Hall. where 1t stopped.
At this point in the proceedings great excitemen
was created among the police by the report tina
inspector Steers had fainted. He was found lynn
on lounge in the Twenty sixth Precinct Station
under the Hall, pale and exhausted. tie had sue
cumbcd to exhaustion brought about by sver-wor
and loss of sleep. Since the body OF General Gran
had been In the city, the force of Inspectors bein
one short Inspector Steers had done the work OF tw
men, being up night and day. II was moIe than h
physical constitution could stand
Excepting the occasional tread OF the reiie
guards within the corridor all was quiet IN IN
Hall ND to a. m. The coffin lid had been fastene
down for the last tine soon after the gates wei
closed at a. IN Early in the nsrning tho undel
takers assistants brushed oil every spot to b
found on the clsth The quietncss was di
turbed only by the tread of the gathering militar
on the outside At a m. the members OF u
Grant Post No. 1927, OF the Grand Army. WI
accompanied the body from Mt McGresor marche
into the Hall. Comrades j. ii. Johnson. b. X Co
win, j. r. Howatt, Willis Mcdonald, g. b. Squire
Hw Knight and X. b. Gwillim took their plac
on the left of the coffin. while on the right wereCor
rsdes N. Tebbitts r. +. Mcclellan. w. j. McKelve
a Y Ailin nd