New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-06

size and when the hour for dismissing the other
ty-secOnd still frnged the steps of the great build
ing, IN the distance to some imaginative ones
ike hedgerow of ever.astings, placed to symbol
lze the hope IN which the old Commander had gone
to rest.
ARRIVAL OF THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
EXPECTANT CROWDS AT THE GRAND CENTRAL STA
TIoN-AN INOPORTUNE RAINsToRM.
The first noticeable indications of an unusual
around the Grand Central Depot at $3.50 o'clock.
The first platoon of police on the ground arrived
from the Twenty-third Precinct, in charge of
Sergeant Horton. marched through Vanderbilt
ave-, and assigned to the preservation of order
within the yard. Squads Of policemen from other
precincts followed IN quick succession and formed
temporarily along Vanderbilt-ave. in front of the
depot. There were in all 800 men in and about the
depot and along the first part of the line of march
Superintendent Murray took command iB person,
so that the police arrangements were complete aud
efficient. Mounted police from the Thirty-second
Precinct added picturesque appearance TO the
surroundings.
As the police began forming into line, the people
commenced gathering from all directions. Lines of
them drew mp in Forty-second-st in front of the
Lincoln Safe Deposit Company's building. in
Forty -third-st, opposite the Ncw-York Central
side Of the depot and here and there upon the sur
rounding houses groups of sight-seers appeared.
Within the waiting-rOoms of the New-liaven and
Hartford the Central and the Harlem River roads,
people were becoming crowded together gem
eral air of subdued expectancy animated them.
Policemen on the alert posted themselves hither
and thither; an occasional member Of Cappas 7th
Regiment Band was to be seen
At o'clock the sky began TO darken and angry
clouds swept up to the zenith from the horizon
large drops of rain fell at random for minute, and
then down came a deluge of rain. Every
hastened to shelter. The police broke ranks and
got under cover of the awnings in front of the sta
tion on the west side while the people crowded and
jammed into the building itself. Within few
minutes SO heavy was the rain. the streets were
deserted save in so far as people could edge them
selves into doorways.
In the yard of the station, excellent were the
arrangements of Superintendent Murray and Depot
Master Franklin some fifty policemen constituted
the bulk of those assembled Nearly all the spec
tators gathered on the balconies at the south
end or at the windows looking down upon the yard.
Passengers departed and passengers came on the
outgoing and incoming trains and things moved on
as usual save that there was no loud talking. The
baggagcmen pursued their business Ill almost SOM
bre silence, brakemen aud employees conversed in
subdued tones the police gathered in a quiet group
at the south end of the yard save the few scat
tered down the platform next to the fourth track
from the east side down which the funeral train
was to come. Undertaken Merritt awaited the
train and near by Colonel Hodges.
who has charge of the reception and
conveyance of all civil and military person
ages stood in full uniform Looking up the yard
toward the bridges swinging over the tracks at the
cross streets, one could groups Of people form
ing dark lines against the leaden sky. Beneath
them the funeral train woud pass and an array of
umbrellas indicated that these people were pre-
pared for all kinds of weather.
1t was four minutes of by the de-
pot clock when the hugo Monitor. Superin-
tendent Touceys advance guard. stole noiseiessly
under the last bridge and glided INTO the station
out Of the wind and rain like n sombrc spirit. En-
gineer Nathaniel Sawyer held the throttle and the
monster engine moved slowly Oh to the extreme
end of the track. plotting the funeral train lii its
wake The few spectators admitted within the
yard gathered quickly about it and observed with
curiosity and a sense of awe the rich drapings of
cashmere and velvet, the initials "U. 5. G.. the
four stars the tender, and the number 522. The
magnificent engine was admired not only for 1t
self, but for the mission it had performed
Scarce seven minutes had passed. and the station
clock had moved its hands to four minutes past >,
when what appeared to be the ba;kcncd end OF n
ear was seen moving slowly down the tracks. Ii
was the first car the baggage car, of the funeral
train. The engine had been detached above and
run upon a side track. The cars moved down to
,he pilot engine and stopped. The first movement
rom the train was made by some of the officers III
he second car Through the opening the purple
covered coffin was seen with its guard OF honor
The car was the Woodlawn. Next were the three
Ira win @ room cars the Excelsior, Highland and
catskill containing in order the mourners, General
Hancock and staff and Governor Hill aud stan. In |
wo cars following were the Committee of One |
Hundred another car was occupied by writers for |
he newspapers and two cars by the military escort.
The whole train presented an exterior Of solemn |
,lark except the WOodlawn, which carried two |
lraped flags on each side. Soft fabrics were dis |
,osed in the form of the Greek cross, and on its |
loors and between it's windows box pleats were |
gathered with rosettes.
Outside the railway station the scene had under
zone transformation on the arrival of the train.
As the hour of approached the rain fell off from
lood to q drizzle, from a drIzzle to "A mist and as
he coffin was carried out 10 Vanderbilt-ave. the
un of the late hour of the afternoon burst through
he Clouds tinging the scattering vapor with all
he colors of the spectrum lighting up the breaking
anks of cumuli clouds until they were masses of
White, rejecting radiance from thousands of points
littering with rain drops and leaving clear and
aim atmosphere for the assembled thousands
TRANSFERRING The BODY.
HE FUNERAL CAR WITH ITS PATRIOTIC ATTEND
ANTs-How THE TRANSFER WAS MADE
While the lowering clouds threatened down.
our every instant at 800 o'clock the heavy
,neral car that was to carry the body from the
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