The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13
The Remains Deposited in the Tempo
rary Vault at 5:18.
The Last Rites.

The Last Rites.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Chief o. Police |
Murray at 1 O'Clock this morning was in |
command OF the men and affairs at the |
City Hall. The public had taken its |
leave Of the dead general. The officers
Of the list regiment were on duty and |
the usual detail of the Grant post was
present Is the immediate body guard,
while the Loyal Legion was represented
by one Of Its members who stood at the
head of the casket. One of Wheeler post
Of Saratoga was also present. The last
Of the general public had shuffled away
through the black drsped corridors and
out of the building, and none but the
police and guards and all night report
eEs were present, when undertakers
took charge of the remains. "Any here
who now desire to view the body will
step forward at once" said the under
taker, and his voice echoed through the
dark, still corridors. All present passed
by the casket and the lying In state of
the
EA-fhESIDENT HAD ENDED.
Undertaken Merritt then brushed the
glass plates above the body and drew
from their place two lids which cover
the casket and the four screws IN each
were turned down, and the face of the
dead had been
CLOSED FOREVER
frOm1view, unless there shall in the fu-
ture come from the family request to
remove the lids. Then the dead was left
in care OF the chief guards. who stood
erect and silently within the closed iron
gates and beneath the black drapery.
Four O'Clock had passed, gray
of dawn had deepened to red, daylight
was near. Strains of dlrgs music crept
on the morning air; at first distant, they
drew nearer and nearer; the red deep
ened in the east and sunrise was near (;
strains of music, slow and sad, grew
more distinct, then the blue-eoated vet
Grams of Meade pest. Philadelphia, 500
strong, came tramping to dirge music of
trumpets. The east was suffused with
tints of orange, and the dawn was
closer
DAWN OF FUNERAL DAY.
The veterans entered the plaza and
marched past while the muffled drums
timed their footsteps. A heavy gun
doomed out toward the sea; the
chimes of old Trinity pealed
mournf1l notes and the sound of the
muffled drums grew fainter, and then
died thus was the sun rise of the last
day for the dead upon earth before the
tomb should have opened to shelter HIM.
Six O'Clock and Wilson Post, of Balti-
more, marched by with the Chicago Or
gsnization. At $50 Cayt. Barry and
the men of the list regiment went on
duty as the last military body guard be-
fore the removal. Seven O'Clock and
strains of solemn music hoated in at the
grated iron doors from many directions.
Eight o'clock and nature was putting
forth signals of an intensely warm day.
The crowds grew
DENsKR AND DENsER
around the plaza. The muffled drums
and dirgeful trumpets marched in at one
side and took positions at the east end.
At $50 General Hancock and staff
troOped slowly into the plaza from
Broadway and presented front to the
city hall, then moving to the end OF the
plaza IN Broadway where they rested in
the plaza. Atthis time 100 members of
Liederkrauz societies fled up TO the
steps Of the city hall and led by four H.
struments sang with Impressive effect,
Chorus of the Spirits from Over the
Water" and "Chorus of the Pilgrims
by Tannhauser. The honor guard OF
regulars filed into the open space at 0
O'Clock. Company f. Fifth Artillery,
under Colonel Beck, and company E,
Twelfth Infantry, under MAJOR Brown,
regulars, took position beneath the trees
opposite the city hall and stood at rest.
Then came the original guard of honor
that was on duty at Mt. McGregof, and
which alone should lift
THE REMAINS TODAY.
Filing into the corridors of the City
Hall, they took their places beside the
remains and there under command of
John H. Johnston, senior vice com.
mander of Grant post, GA. X. At9:35
the imposing funeral car was drawn by
twenty four jet black horses in black
trappIngs. It halted on the plaza direct
ly front of the City Hall steps. Inside
the corridor Commander Johnston was
waiting. Column in position, right
and left" was his command. The vet
eran guard Of honor was erect. "Lift
the remains" Wsa the next command, In
low tones Twelve men stopped TO the
silver rails with gloved hands. 'March. !"
was the word.
THE BODY MOVED OUT
upon the porlIco where were borne the
Commander Johnston, tmme-
distely at the head. went down the steps
with measured tread across the open
space 20 the steps of the black and wait |
ing car. Commander Johnston stepped |
aside. The silver mountings gllstened |
as the burial case and Its honored burden |
was carried mp and placed up on the dais |
of the mounted catafalque. The veterans /
retired down the steps. The body was
alone for all TO view, but deeply guard
ed. The honor guard next to the hearse
On either SIDE took the same relative po-
sition they had maintained to the re-
mains while being borne 10 the car. The
clergy and physicians had paid their
respects to the remains by alighting from
heir carriages and accompanying them
from the steps TO the car. They then
carriages on either side of the
plaza near Broadway. Colored men
we're at the brides Of the twenty
iour horses. Sixteen men of Meade
post. Philadelphia. of which Gen. Grant
lsas Q member. were almost directly in
Tont of the team Of black leaders, and
Dayids Island band proceeded them.
THE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN
md the line Of coaches with the clergy.
men moved on 70 Broadway. Col, Beck +
advanced 10 the head Of the line Of black
lorses before the coach. "Aove on, a
Eere his words Of command. With up :
lifted swords, forward, led by co;ored
men and IN an instant the black line of [
lOrsss had ssrasghtened their traces and
he wheels beneath the remains were
II
THE HOUR WAS s.47. 4
The band played dlrge. The tramp /
Il regulars and the Honor Guard beat /
lpon the pavement. Thousands beneath
he trees and croudiDg sides Of the !
quares looked ca 70 the black funeral I
ar rolling over the curb into Broad way. {
sKH. CRAFTS LAST JOURNEY.
Ras begun. Then Is s:52 Mayor Grace,
SomplrolIer Loew and Alderman Sanger {
nd Jachin enlarged from the city bald