The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-08-14


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felt the syripathetic chord touched 81 bytt tne
Invisible hand OF his terrible but patient suf-
terings HOW the embers ofasectional strife
have died out on the hearthstone of the Ma.
tionl How political animosities have skulket,
| away in shame from the peaceful spirit az
MS last momentl3 o,who would not even
arf for @anEndg and ths was Il. much
And where,in allthe annals dof the church.
fn9ll n tha We & ind dying hour SO full of reposef
thought the end was come, the sufferer re-.
/ gyNed. Heaven added months to a life SO
Seart Sear W ~ ah Mhsn ne had recovered suf
Il "What was the supreme Thought on Won !
mind ilI,S when eternitN seemed SO near2'' aSs17
"The comfort of the consciousness that
had tried to live agood and honorable life !,
swasthe response, whichreveaied the hidden
hfe OF ms soul, And 50 came his last night.
H. The services, were concluded by sing
ing the hymn, Nearer, my God, to Thee, y
and pronouncing the benediction.f -
About half past twelve, O'Clock the
members OF U. s. Grant Post No. 327, OF
brooklyn, drew up in front of the cottage
and deputations appointed to remove the
Rremains entered, and soon reanpeared
abearing the casket. The march to the
depot was then commenced. The mill
tarY We're drawn up in open ranks, and
as the members. OF the Post bearing the
remains passed through, the soldiers sa-
iuted While the people uncovered and
DoWed their neads in mournful silence.
Il Inc funeral train, which consisted of
seven cars, awaited at the depot. Next
TO the engine came the funeral car. The
transfer OF the remains from the cottage
Ito the train was without incident, and
exactly ten minutes to one O'Clock, the
train steamed out from the depot.
ALBANY, N. X, August 5.-When the
funeral train passed Slowly through Sara
toga at 2:2o p, m. yastcrowds assembled.
The bells tolled, and an expression of
sad interest was unmistakable on nearly
every face.
At Ballston another asse mblage stood
uncovered as the train dashed swiftly by.
The long platform of Round Lake station
was occupied by at least 2, 900 people. AT
| Mechanicsville and the other places
| crowds OF several hundred were in holi-
day attire at the depots. At West Troy
salutes were fred. ~
Precisely at the schedule time the train
came to a halt in Albany at Spencer
street. The funeral car, heavily draped.
| drawn oy six black horses In funeral
| tTappings, was in waiting, and after a
short delay the casket was transferred to
| 10. At 1903 p. M, the, order was given to
start. ssas 's,sefssr.f 7t ~. if e's,flT W.
The procession was made up as fol.
lows: .af8ri y a1f8A1 %t&-
FIRST DIVISION.
Headed by platoons of police to clear
the streets; Major-G General Hancock, u.
;. A., commanding, and staff, mounted; /;
MaJor-General G. j. Farnsworth, Chief
Marshal, and staff, mounted; Major 10
b. Carr, commanding, and staff, mount
ed; armed and uniformed military or
CARNATIONS comprising the escort; a
funeral car, fanked by United States
troops and delegation of U. S. Grant
Post, G. A. r.; mourners' carriages !:
Governor David B. Hill and staff; the
Mayor. Common Council and city officials
in carriages. 8E
SECOND DIVISION.
Brigadler-G General james Warner, com.
manding, and staff; the military order
Loyal Legion, GA. r., veterans of the
late war and sons of veterans. 30 4 ESQ
offs THIRD DIVISION. haE
Major Walter s.. Albraman, command.
ing, and staff; civic societies, escorted
by the Albany Jackson corps. SF t&
enormous concourses of people lined
every street on the line of march. The
pack and lam at. times defied the efforts
OF the police to preserve sufficient room
for the pageant. The crowds in ALBANY
were far vaster. than were present at the
funerals of either Lincoln or Garfield.
1t is supposed that not less than % 900
strangers visited the city.
{ The casket was borne into the CAPITOL
at5:30p. M, and was taken Immediately
10 an ante-room adjoining the main cor
ridor, where the inclined rest, draped,
with tbs National colors under the truly
grand and imposing canopy, waited
its sacred burden. H1hc under
takers were in waiting !. and rap
IDLY removed the az, purple and
glass lids, 1t was found that the lar
ring attending the removal from Mt.
lMcGregor had in a, certain degree dis
turbed the remains This trouble was
quickly rectified. *sSsh FAYE ss
! Exactly at six O'Clock the caskct was
placed on the rest in the corridor. eThe
doors were opened and members of the
State Senate entered, two abreast, at the
1901 of the icasket and passed out of the
e Napitol bye the private entrance. The
members of the Assembly followed, and
Then came the public, four abreast, white,
piack, old, young, rich, poor, the lame
49, ooaiWaft, pcduty aud su1lneSS--ln
short, Heterogeneous mass of humanity.
tnat is only seen together when some ex-
traordinary event is happening.
! at 9;20 p. m. Colonel Grant and his
two brothers, escorted by Governor Hill,
entered the Capitol, by the private en-
trance. The inside doors were closed
fop moment to permit the brothers to
look upon the dead An expression, of
pain fitted over the Colonel's face as he
looked, the ghastliness of tine face re-
ferred to having occurred since last he
looked upon the familiar lineaments
He looked but moment and then hur,
ried away. 80 .5,s'.
At midnight-thei German singing So
cieties. assembled in the Capitol Park
GOO strong) and sang the dirges in a
most solemn and impressive manner.
u At a. m. the crowd passing through
the Capitol had thinned out considera-
bly,, but thev were still coming in in
single file. The total, number passing
the casket up to one o'clock was SO, 300.
Z Z At2ra. m. a few stragglers were pass
ing the casket. 3
z sasS ~ Ugly Parasols.
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