The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-07
LYING / in STATE. J.
General Grants Remains Viewed
by Thousands Of People
-
In the Canopied shroud in New
York's City Hall.
Stream Of fMournersP Pour Through
the Hall Without Ceasing.
The Prominent Incidents of the
day Graphically Pictured.
Details Of the Funeral Finally
Fixed upon by the Committee.
The Programme Arranged for the
Eminent Strangers.

Io1tefeu IN the Slty dRL fark Rl uRnts
They weteftst in tKe'line that soon. alter
0 o'clock this morning began fling past
the remains Of General Grant where they
lay in the City Hall. There were no great
throngs awaiting admission. Those who
waited at Q o'clock were not more than
1000 persons. Inspector Steeres was in
charge. He had ordered that $50 police
men should report to him at City Hall at
an early hour this morning. At6 o'clock,
the hour fixed for admitting the public,
the Inspectors officers were filing into the
plaza. soontwo linesof policemen were
placed across the plsz lfrom the City Hall
entrance TO the fountain. These two
lines formed a passagoway through
which four men might walk abreast, and
along which, all day, the visitors to the
remains should pass. Meanwhile the
officers OF the Twenty-second regiment,
who had been on duty through early
morning, were filing out OF the City Hall.
They were going home, and their places
were being taken by the officers OF the
Twelfth Regiment.
Sergeant Reilly with thirtymen picketed
the corridors through the building 20 as
10 form the channel through which the
throng should move to the exit on the
Court House side OF the City Hall. The
Grant Post had mounted a detail at 5
o'clock TO serve from that hour until s
O'clock. These men were placed nearest
the catafalque, and tho two lines OF visitors
passed between them and the casket on
either side. All within. the gloomy corri-
iors was in readiness. Outside on the
top step Of the City Hall and in the middle
OF the channel Of officers to the fountain,
stood a big, brawny police officer. He
acted as wedge TO split the current OF
people and send them in lesser streams
through the gates where they should flow
past the casket as detailed. The clocks
hands pointed 500 o'clock, aud at the In
spectols orders the gate was thrown open.
THE CROWD DEelSs TO yLow.
Ten or twelve, hundred people had jam
med up against the officers who barred
the channel at the edge ofthe fountain
circle, but when The gates swung open the
officers ceased to hold the people in check,
and the stream began to flow past the re-
mains and through the building.
The first person to view the remains to-
day was spare, but sweet faced little
woman who led with each hand a little
boy. She was anxious her children should
see the Generals face, and the children
were permitted to haitian instant and gaze
over the side OF the casket. II was yet
early and the police RETAINED from push
ing the very ffst visitor, and she a woman.
The police had not yet begun that annoy:
| ing practice OF humping persons forward
upon the heels and neck Of their imme-
ldiate predecessors. In the first minute
only sixty.eight people had passed the
casket. This rate Of passage would never
answer when the dense crowd should be
waiting outside. People ewereth hestened
and hurried through at 100 q minute.
Then the pressure was increased to 104 q
minute. This was better. The process
sion was almost a lock step and the tramp
was quick. The tide was easily formed OF
persons who came from cars or who pass
1 ing through the streetwcre drawn into the
stream by desire toSee the dead. Itwas
snnk ami to 8 to the minute, at6:2s the rate
yasb2. Alittle boot black, with his box
on his shoulder came along 70 seq the dead
General. His face shone and his hair had
been freshly wet and suoothed out by the
fountain. Many women, too, and they
eanse3 DELAY. They must needs examine
every detail and would fain put their noses
TO the flowers. Men and boys and wan
faced women with lunch baskets and din
ner nails illed along. AtB:40 the running
average per minute was o. and the total
then passed was between 300 and {, 800
persons. The channel was even full, with
no eloSRipg or crowdirg.
wonvtse sRoetr VIEWING THE REMAINS.
"SA. q y. s,.i.ai. ~. o,,,.
Inc nour lIon V,so ostesA s1 was sss ett'- 4A-
ployed by workingmen and woman, boys
and pirls,in viewing theremains. TheyweIe
.t,ot, -, a. ,,yort. Tha asv vas vnnno
on tnsH wy " W.. -. ~ s'y 10. 49,
and their opportunity WIS us.eer s't'. tnAn
at any other hour OF the day. AL through
the honr the formation OF the line yss at
i ~ - - -. tho tornt.t, and ,la fine ~
polns near s11e to'tust, "-. Wv ''s's "
waiting wss not more tnan Ten minutes
from the poiAt where the line formed 70
4 ira Il ASa where the fensins rested. After
-, o,eIeSfi iha line changed AZ to Its per.
sonnsI There were less women and oils.
Thsy % Ind gone through and were at work
wbsn the iine began 10 lengthen. Ats
| n,eloek there was another change taking
Mae N tbe complexion Of the visitors.
IShe laborsrs had gone and the clerks
eon;nc @ down town were stepping from
s%Isvated % and surface cars into tie liSe that
Wss % MOVING than Al the rate OF no and 100
ner vs, minute. I,he polioe were reinforced
a. q O'CLOCK. Datails under serseants
and Tonndsmen had been ARRIVING
and and reportine TO The Inspector
4 Ir6m 5.soialock At 8 O'Clock there
wers @ 4s7 msa an duty, the channel with
walls ~ nolice was erfsnded In ayr shape
aTonnd the sides Of the foSutaln circle,
a.f,;aL l;La a honner reeaiyed The beople.
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