Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-07
THE NATIONS DEAD
Transferred From Albany to
the City by the Sea for
Interment.
Last Look Of the Mourning
Masses at.Albany on Their
Dead Chieftain.
The Solemn Scene of Removal
Viewed With Uncovered
Heads.
Universal Homage Paid the Deceased
Hero's Remains on the Journey
From Albany to New York.

The West Point Cadets Pay Their Last
Respects to the Deceased Soldier
and Beloved Hero.
Scenes and Incidents of the Journey of
the Mournful Train, Its Arrival in
New York, Etc.
Progress Of the Funeral Pageant.
ALBANY. Aug. 5.-The files of people
which began passing tho remains of Gen.
Grant in the senate chamber at the capitol
when the doors were first thrown open yes
terday afternoon, had not diminished at
midnight. The solid tide of visitors enter
ing from Washington avenue split at the
foot Of the casket and in two files streamed
out through the State street portico until
o'clock this morning. Showers fell but the
throng has been maintained without dimi-
mutton. After o'clock the crowds lessened
and at O'Clock the guards on duty beside
the coffin began to relax and stand at ease.
After oclock the crowds sere less and less
until at o'clock the crowd had sunk to
succession of stragglers, who were SO few
that more time was permitted to the visitors
TO VIEW THE REMAINS.
There was comparative respite until 5
o'clock when the stragglers were reinforced.
When it was 6 o'clock $1,000 people had
viewed the remains, and the solid tide was
again flowing, and two streams Of visitors
were surging past the casket- The line out
side the capitol building increased with the
hours until at 10 O'Clock line of people,
four abreast, reached down Washington ave-
nue., full block to where the coming throng
were formed in line by the strong police
force. At p. m. it was estimated that the
remains were being viewed by 100 persons a
minute, and that up to that time G0,000 per-
sons had seen
THE FACE OF THE DEAD GENERAL.
At the executive mansion the sons OF Gen.
Grant, with Doctors Douglass and Newman,
breakfasted quietly with the governor. The
day dawned bright and from the country
on every side farmers and their families had
come into the city TO see the great dead.
Trains east and west added to the
ings boats brought many more. The
committee of one hundred prominent citi-
zens Of New York, appointed by Mayor
Grace to represent that city and Albany,
and accompanying the remains from this
city to New York, has arrived. Specula-
tors have made attempts to secure possession
of the catafalque and funeral car after the
remains depart. An offer of $500 has
been made for the catafalque. As they are
presents from the national government,
however, it is not likely the relic hunters
will obtain them. The steel casket, built at
Troy, was completed last evening at
O'Clock. Thousands Of people have visited
the works in the last two days. Night and
day the work progressed, and neither time
nor money has been spared to complete it.
The casket was shipped this morning from
Troy. y Ill
At 1890 o'clock The capitol doors were
swung shut The compact line of waiting
visitors, which extended over block, were
thus shut off and those who had entered
were permitted rapidly to go out when the
State street
DOORS WERE CLOSED
and none but the guard of honor from U. s.
Grant post, Wheeler post, of Saratoga, and
six men of the loyal legion were allowed to
remain. The undertakers now took charge
and SO far as possible prepared the remains
tor the last stage of the journey. Outside
the capitol building, in the park, military
organizations were forming at their stations
and many companies were filing to the side
streets to move at the word of command.
Slowly the funeral car drawn by six black
horses with their mourning trappines, moved
to the State street side of the capitol. Gen.
Hancock, followed by the staff, approached
the capitol. as did also Gen. Farnsworth
and staff. Gov. Hill and staff were in wait
ing. Eleven o'clock had passed and it was
half an hour later when the great doors of
the capitol swung open on the State street
side. The guard of honor were soon by the
waiting crowds with the remains inside the
corridor. At this moment the guards
moved out into the sunlight to the
SLOW STRAINS OF MUSIC
thirteen men touching the casket and so
surrounding and almost hiding it from view.
The sombre car was waiting at the foot of
the steps in the street. Four men were in
side the car and assisted IN lifting the re-
uldllls 10 luc DluCk udis WitIlu tIlt Cdtdldl-
que. Colonel Beck and Major Brown then
either side of the car, the front being
level with the heads of the horses. The
Grand Army guards took position. The
blast of trumpets rang out and the process
sion started at O measured pace down State
street, various organizations falling in TO
form the procession. Reaching Broadway
amid the dull
BOOM OF CANNON
and tollng and Ginning of bells in the stee-
piles, the march through Broadway to Steu-
ben street and thence to the depot was ev-
erywhere densely thronged. The sons of
Gen. Grant and their companions of yester-
day were driven by the depot where the long
black funeral train was awaiting its burden.
Gen. Hancock and d. NJ. Kendrick we're in
charge. Guns doomed while the remains
were being placed in the car "Woodlawn"
and the bells tolled slowly. The committee
from New York entered their cars. Gen.
Hancock and staff were aboard, the regulars
were quarted and the
GREAT TRAIN STARTED.
The remains were viewed in Albany by H.
200 persons.
The train was constituted and occupied as
follows: First, locomotive; second, baggage
car; third, funeral car "Woodlawn;' fourth,
sons of Gen. Grant with Rev. DR.. Newman
and DIR. Douglass; ffth, Gen. Hancock and
staff; sixth, Gov. Hill and staff and commit
tees of tho house and senate, twenty-five in
number; seventh, New York committee of
100; eighth, car of public information;
ninth and tenth, regulars, under command
of Col. Beck and Major Brown. Hundreds
of persons standing nearest the tracks
LAID COINS ON THE RAILS
to have them fattened beneath the wheels
of the train that carried Gen. Grant on his
last journey. On the roofs of houses in the
vicinity hundreds of people witnessed the
the long bridge across the Hudson, it ran
the only foot paths on either side. There
was no clang Of bells, no scream Of whistles,
only the dull rumble of the memorable
train. Across the river were crowds of peo-
pie; shops and stores and factories had
closed their places of business. All who |
work and those of leisure seemed to have |
come out to stand with uncovered heads, to |
be q part of the scenes never to be acted |
again. The long sweeping curve was round \
cd and the
BLACK TRAIN sIRAIaRTENED
level with the Hudson on its way to the
Looking back from the engine
cab as the train swept around this curve at
the impressive effects were
thrilling.
The Hudson, too, paid its respects to the
passing dead, with hundreds OF persons at
he station, which was draped with signals of
and the report of a gun was
heard from somewhere in the hills. The
rot sun was being tempered by snowy and
clouds, which moved
rom behind the Catskills to shade
THE NOTABLE TRAIN,
With this canopy. Cloud shadows took the
place of the suns bright reflection on the
BOSOM of the river. The mountains were
wheeling nearer and nearer rs the train roll