The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-08-14

NEW YORK, August S.-The remains
Of General Grant have been finally en-
tombed. The pageantry and ceremony
accompanying this last act have made
it an event without parallel in this
country. There is no American now
living who can claim such honors at his
death as have to-day contributed to en-
rich the memory OF Grant with his
countrymen, The business of the whole
country Is suspended and the name of
the hero is on all tongues as he is borne
to rest. The people who have thronged
here are from every section of the coun-
try. The number from the South and
from the old Confederates is notable.
Among the guest at the hotels one hEds
nearly as many Sou'herners as North
erners. and they have come from their
distant homes IT sincere spirit to take
the hands of their old adversaries and
unite with the whole country in honor
ing the memory of him who led the vic
torious armies of the Union. There are
many who now learn for the first time
at the grave Of General Grant that the
war is over, although Grants life for
twenty years has been an almost daily
assurance Of that fact. It is not signih-
cant merely that Buckner and johnson
and Wade Hampton are here. 1t is sig
ni1cant also that in the line and in the
street throngs were many who fought
in the Confederate army with rank and
file. Nothing could have been happier
for the good feeling Of the whole coun-
try than the widows designation OF two
conspicuous ex-Confederates among the
pall-bearers. Acts like that are beyond
the vaudal touch Of the demagOgue.
THE GREAT PAGEANT,
The funeral pageant was all that it
had been arranged to be. Had ii been
more spontaneous and less arranged it
might have been held in mind better as
tribute to the memory of Gener j Grant,
but it would have been less effective to
those thousands who waited from early
morning till late in the afternoon to see
at least some portion Of the great col
umn as it moved noTthward. The only
place where the line was really complete
was in that single mile of route from
ThiTty-fOurth street to Fifty-seventA.
The column here occupied Fifth ave-
nue., set in on either side 10y the solid
mansions of the city. The head Of the
line was, for want of room, forced up
town. Every available space along the
streets was occupied and thousands of
people we're crowding nOTthward. filling
the parks, the side streets and forming
in picturesque groups on the great rocks
which for some distance border the
northern boulevard ambulances with
changing gOngs darted hitheT and thith-
eI, carrying such as had fallen from
heat or fatigue. The soft tones of muf-
fed bells were now and again heard in
the interval between minute guns fred
by the fleet on the river.
HANCOCK's EXCELLENT MANAGE
NENT.
So far as military discipline could be
made effective in the management of
such mass Of men, General Hancock
employed it. He was prompt in the
carrying out Of all his immediate de-
tails. General HaLcock himself rode
up to the head OF the column at nine
O'Clock, and at this moment a chorus,
with tie orchestra OF the German Leid-
eTkranz. was singing a dirge at the City
Hall. Before this WAS done the pail
bearers named by President Cleveland
drove into City Hall Park. Gen. Sher-
man, wrinkled and grim, and Gen. Sher-
idan, who has grown quite gray in the
last half dozen years. with Admiral Por-
ter and Rear Admiral Worden we're in
full uniform. Rear Admiral WOrden
was substituted for Vice Admiral Row
An. who is i'll. General Johnston, whose
grizzly white beard and thin white hair
show him plainly enough as the oldest
of them all, was dressed in black as was
Gen. BucBDer, who wears a well trim
med mustache and whose bright eve
and fresh face give him an almost youth
full appearance. In consequence Of the
illness of exist cretary Hamilton Fish
the President bad named in his place
Anthony J. Drexel, who appeared with
George W. Childs. giving PhiIadeIpIia
two OF the pail bearers. The others are
George Jonrs and Oliver Hoyt, of New
York, the latter not unlike the late Sec
rstary FOlger in appearance and ex-
Governor Boutwell,, Of NJ lssachusstts,
and Senator Logan, of Illinois.
BORNE TO THE FUNERAL CAR.
There was no use for .he palI-bearers
at the City Hall, and they remained in
their carriages. The casket was borne
out by Grand Army men, with a care
and precision that comes only from
training. The funeral car bad a SOM
bre granduer, quite in contrast with the
bright trappings OF some of the sOldiery.
This was drawn by twenty four black
horses each with a black groom. The
car moved into Broadway at 10 O'Clock
and as il passed on up the line the SOL
diery presented arms and the citizens
removed their hats. This mark of re-
spect was observed at all points along
the route.
THE SCENE ON BRoDwAY.