The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-06
NIB FUNERAL TRAIN.
me Movements Of the Cot
- faed Corpse
RESPECT N NEW YORK CITY.
6, ant. Last Journey Ended
Genera, q. C c.@pc ernelI nor Sound
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r.-~-f rant.
" .,soroy, August 5--seereta r
w 1!a7t today, issued an order di
hno ., ,5a ehisfs Of bureaus OF the wal
reo'ins .' ~ who are army officers TO at
ae' s .ss funeral Of General Grant. Gen
'ena US '.;,.n and staff left Washington
eral sls'yv, nrk his evening.
for New = \ Y. August 5.--The lles OF
,aans VIII il b75dh pd?sn IL Senate
PeG;po Generl Grant Ia tng r. o Snase
a mann Al tll 'apfol Wnen Sne a 1ssS.
corrlqsg r.t # thrown open yesterday AFTER
were lad hsd not diminished at nlldhighe.
noon nii S' tide OF visitors entering from
a SON. siug t, Street split at the ioot-oi
WaslL upst and in two files streamed
the ' ssISo,,gh the State Street portals.
out niO aieIock this morning showers
~nL he fhrong has been maintained
iei, W. diminishing. Alter l o'clock
slIlOo oSds le,senpd and at 2 o'clock the
mean on duty by the coffin began to
md stand at ease. After z
l l5lso,y the numbers grew less
nd lsss until at O'Clock the
st-egm had sunk to succession OF
strsggIers. So few were there that
, seirs7 lime was permitted to the visitors
. ~ Low s,' tbp remains. There was COM
oo,otive rtspite until O'Clock, when
H. straqglers were reinforced, and
- .I1 # was 6 O'Clock. 81 200 persons
bad viewed the remains, and the solid
t;ds was again flowing. aud two streams
of Visitors were surging past the casket.
The line outside the Capitol building
increased with the hours, until at 10
O'Clock people four abreast reached
down Washington Avenue full BLOCK,
20 where coming throngs were formed
In line BY strong force OF police. AT
10 O'Clock it was estimated that the re-
mains we're being viewed by 100 persons
DER minute, and that up to that hour
30 600 persons had seen the face of the
dead General. Attic Executive Mansion
the sons Of General Grant, with Doctors
Douglas and Newman breakfasted
quietly with the Governor. The day
had daWaed bright and from the cOun-
try side farmers and their families had
come in early to see the great dead.
The trains asst and west added to the
number OF strangers IN the city and the
morning boats brought many more.
The committee OF l0UprOminent citizens
Of New York City, appointed by Mayor
Grace TO represent that city at albany,
and to acc lmpany the remains from
this city to New York City, had arrived.
Across the lapel of the black coat of
each member Of the com mittee is a
white satin badge at the top of which
are the words City of New York"
Underneath this the arms of the city
and III the bottom, General Grant.
The committee wear white hats with
black bands.
Delegates will assemble at the city
hall this morning and be assigned a
place IN the procession to the railway
staten. The train from Saratoga, yes
lerday, was made up of only nine cars.
Those prepared for the New York com
mlttee OF 100 will increase their number
10 Ill. Waile the remains have laid in
STATE at Albany, the funeral train has
Oeen safely guarded in the west .Albaly
shOp and will be until called out to
convey the remains 10 the metropolis.
Inc steel casSet built at Troy, was com
p'eted last evening. Thousands of
people have visited the works during
me past lew days. Night and day WORK
aaS progressed and neither. lime nor
81, sAPelse mas oeen spared to complete
we WORK successfully. The caskef was
ah.ppeo ms morning from West Troy.
AZ iO'5J o'clock this forenoon tfe
SaPlloi doors were swung shut. The
compact line of waiting visitors which
extended over the block WAS shut off
mus ana those who had entered we're
~ ~ 'I.',e'l % pass rapidly out. when
VIC oIa1e otreet doors were closed and
q ,O,Ie out the gutrd of honor from II
:, uIal. Post, Wheeler Post of Sara.
eQ5d ahl six men of the military order
Oh me LOYAL Legion. were aIi6wed r.
,bar ra,i' 5ne undertakers now took
tb TIA e. ~, ana 50 Tar as possible prepared
;onrn ro,na'LS Inr the last stage of the
ipo Tiney' outside of the building in the |
fions u D.ie military and other organiza-
,,,.,,,. we're iorhl g at their stations and
,tros,s rqhpanles were filing to side
c co,UosS whence to move at the word of
blScI the funeral car, drawn by ski
go go hor'eS. with their MORNING
=; 'PIylllgS' moved to the Stale Street side
mor .ne capitol. General Hancock
'WSSS aa. e. upon a black charger from
apprnac SS,l'' and followed by his staff.
GenersTI "a the capitol, as also did |
ernor ui TIarnsworth and staff. Gov
he c.r; uui and staff had gathered at
o'eloct '1ol and were in waiting. Eleven |
honr n1a passed, and it was a half !
of tbs aver when the great door
the 40. capitol swung open on
Of bonoau'e Street side, aud the guard |
seen l., rom U. S. Grant Post were
remains .he waiting crowds with the
lpo,na ,-s inside the corridor. At This
into ttt the guard of honor moved ont
and fb ne sunlight to the strains of mnsic |
anon 'u e sound OF trlmpets of Tee ,l,,'r
thirteen ~, upper steps OF the capitol.
sosurron, gu Voqching the oasket, and !
lion, y rSilndlng 1t and almost. hiding it |
lng at the f me sombre car was wait |
-Four me- NC loot otthe stairs in the street
aste5 in were inside the car and as
dais witI lung the remains to the black
Then Coi Ihe mounted catafalaue.
sneed ~. black and Major Brown
aiber siS LII Il, companies of regulars on
sFel VIII 1.Ie ot the car, the front being
iand "a the heads of the horses. The
letrgnHA.rly guard took positions,
Saa star se,s rang out. and the process
Saie stroo.u at measured pace down
,,'giato - ~, various organizations fal-
oAadw,, I'm, the procession reaching
All he lam, AMID dull boom OF cannot
shs stasniIlng and Ginning of bells in
PIES The march through