The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-07

veyed by the common council. Thu
sinking fund commissioners only coult
convey it, but the provision states tina
they must sell it at public auction. HI
says he is of the opinion that If the
resolution was signed by the mayor i
would be legally operative to effect the
cession of the ground proposed. The
Park commissioners had the power tC
grant the right of the sepulchre.
Colonel Grant was asked if he would
consent to the placing of Grand Army
badge upon the breast of the dead Gen
eral. The son acceded, and to-day
Senior Vice-Commander John II. John
son of the U. S. Grant post. pinned the
4 token upon the Generals breast. Con-
sent had also been given the military
/ order of the Loyal Legion to fix upon
the breast of the remains a token OF
that organization.
After midday, and during the lunch
hours of the early afternoon, many let
ter carriers passed into the han and
viewed the remains.
WASHINGTON, August 6.-The Presi-
dent, to-day, issued the following execu-
tive order: sit is hereby ordered that
The several Executive Departments, the
1 Agriculture and government printing
| Office, be closed tomorrow, August 7th,
at 3 o'clock pm, to enable SUCH en-
ployees as may desire to attend the
! funeral of the late ex-President General
Grant, in New York.
AT one O'Clock the crowd was stopped
and the corpse was left in charge of
thirteen veterans of Grant Post No. 237.
The Grant family spent quiet day at
the Fifth Avenue hotel. General Sher-
man called IN the morning, but there
were no other visitors during the day.
AT 9 p. M, the procession OF people to
the hall was more dense than at any
time during the day, and was composed
mostly of working people. r7tr
General Shaler has issued the follow
ing order for the formation of troops and
ecret societies on Saturday. The Or
CARNATIONS comprising the escort col
umn in the obsequies will be formed in
a deployed line on the east side of Broad
way at a. IN.
1st-The divisions OF the New Jersey
National Guard, consisting OF two
brigades of infantry, under the com
mand of Major Plume, the left
resting on the City Hall at Chambers
Street.
81 d The Veteran Zouaves (Independ-
emit, Brevet Brigadier General ]. Madi-
son Drake, will report to General Plume
for position in the line.
3d-Company D, First Minnesota
Guards, Captain Bean, left resting below
Grand Str ct.
4th-The Capital City Guards, Cap
tain F. S. Kelly, left resting on Grand
Street.
5th-Union Veteran Guards, District
OF Columbia, Captain s. E. Thompson,
First Company, Captain H. E. Vrell.
resting on the right of the Capital City
Guards,
6th-Battalion of four companies of
Virginia State troops, Lieutenant-Colo-
mel NJ. S. Spottswood left resting below
and near Broom Street.
1th-First regiment Massachusetts,
Infantry, Colonel A E. Wellington, left
resting on Broome Street.
Sth-Second regiment, Connecticut
National Guards, Colonel Walter J.
Leavenworth. on the right of the First
Massachusetts,.
9th-Gate City Guards. Atlanta,
Georgia, Lieutenant William Camp.
I0th-First Pennsylvania Regiment,
Col. Theodore e. w. Weidersheim.
11th-Second division National
Guards, New York, Major General E.
E. Molineux.
18th Three companies of Veteran
Zouaves, (cOlored) Columbia Guards,
Garibaldi. Legion, italian Rife Guards,
ColUmbo Guard, Second Company Was
hington Continental Guards. Tenth
Regiment New York Volunteers.
Veteran Zouave Association. Veteran
Association, One hundred and Sixty
fifth Regiment, New York Volunteers,
Governors Foot Guard, Hartford, Con-
necticut, the Old Guard, Major Mac
Lean.
13th-First division National Guard
Society of New York. General Shaler,
left restin5 on the north side of Four
teenth Street, at Union Square. The
United States troops, consisting of
Infantry, Marines, Blue Jackets,
constituting a brigade under the COM
mand of Commander H. B. Robson,
United States Navy, Captain Rudolph's
light battery. and four companies of
foot artillery, Fifth United States Artil-
tillery, under the command of Major
WIldreck, United States Army, and a
battalion of United States Engineers,
will be formed in a column on Broad
way, with the head resting near
Park Place. Sh )uld the Veteran organ
ization of the Grand Army Posts,
under the command of Major-General
Daniel E. Slcl1els, desire to cross the
line formed on Broadway, for the
purpos of occupying the west side,
every facility for doing so will be gwen
them. When Major-General Win
field S. Hancock. United States
Army, commanding the escort
column preceding the column of United
States troops, has passed up Broadway
and Fifth Avenue, and cleared the
right of the line, it will break into col |
umn and commence the march. In |
passing the Fifth Avenue Hotel. all
bands will play. A uniformed fireman
will be stationed at each of the fire |
alarm boxes on the line OF march to |
send ambulance calls should they be |
required. The regiments OF Infantry |
from the first division National |
Guard Society New York. and the
United States Battery OF Artillery, will
fire three voIIeys and salvos upon the
completion of the cerem )nies.
The procession at the City Hall was
doubled up into tours at midnight.
The composition of it was Of the respect
able working people.
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