The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-09

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mounted but without guns occupying the ex-
! treme right. On the west side of the avenue,
a continuous line of Grand Army organizations
extended down as far as the eye reached. Be-
tween these, files of citizen solders-one side in
uniforms ready to do battle for their country and
confidently looking towards the future, the other
battle-scarred and worn, it's work DONE and
| proudly looking backward over the heroic past
passed the long procession, with yelled flags and
muffied drums arms reversed in sadness.
'The great silent throng watched it go by from
| street and square, from windows house-tops,
| balconies and porches, that seemed hanging in
| the air. so daringly had they been thrust for
ward from the buildings by sight-seers anxious
not to miss the memorable show. There was
not foot of ground anywhere in sight, and how
the police made way for the carriages, the mill
tary and the marching thousands in citizens
Dress seemed incomprehensib!e. But they did.
| Captain Williams swung his club at the point at
Fifth avenue and Twenty-third street, where the
| pressure of the throng was greatest, and his
presence alone acted like a charm. In the crowd
the utmost good nature prevailed Every
body made room for everybody else,
to The extent of his ability. and
no harsh words we're heard The showy white
helmets and cream colored jackets Of the
Twenty second Regiment of State troops made
a continuous double fle fronting the hotel to
the north of it. The First and Second batteries,
handsomely mounted, held the avenue as far as
Twenty eighth street. Throughout the line the
| crowd was so dense that its power to exercise
pressure had passed. Where it stood it remained,
rt cho ;pa
| foot Even the policemen were walled in, and
finding their occupation gone stood still with the
rest part and parcel of the immovabe throng.
The catafalque passed Twenty third street at
o'clock sharp The hum cf expectation thai
had preceded it was settled as it passed by and
all heads were uncovered Many heads were
bowed and an old negro woman who somehow
had been pushed forward to the curb and stood
there wedged in, essayed vainly to kneel, with
tears streaming down her wrinkled face She
was held fast by the crowd and could not stir.
| On single telegraph pole on the corner of
Broadway and Twenty-thrd street, were perched
not less than twenty eight spectators. AS soon
as the catafalque had passed, the carriages
tanning Col Fred Grant, his wife and sister, fell
in, and the mourners' coaches fell quickly in
Mr.. Hendricks had tired of the long wait, and
after sitting in their carriages stared at by the
curious crowd till half past IL o'clock, retired to
their rooms in the hotel. They observed the
parade from their windows and did not again
come out until the chatafaque had passed the
hotel. Their carriages mad remained at the
door. Secretaries Endcott and Manning, whose
carriages followed the Vice-presidents, remained
in their seats, and the other Cabinet ministers,
who rode in pairs, did the same.
Almost the last carriage had wheeled into line
at Twenty third street when there fell in behind
one containing an officer with broad gold bar
across his breast Two crutches stood up in the
carriage beside him, and proclaimed his name
| as the gold scarf had announced his rank He
was Major general Daniel r. Sckles. Following
behind the crippled veterans carriage there trod
a seemingly endless 'army with banners" with
out show, or gold. or ghtter but with the armless
sleeves, the limping gait, the SCARED faces that
stirred mems minds as they passed with deep
and strong emotion.
These were the dead hero's comrades who
shared his danger on the field of battle had
marched behind his victorious banners over many
a road, and now walked with him to his last rest
ing place, so many of them soon to follow. Sadly,
yet proudly they walked once more
together They were old men, most
of them, but they walked bravely
ard kept up with the youngest Some carried
canes, more walked without support of any kind.
All had their badges veiled with Grape and wore
bows of Grape on the left arm. Their tattered
banners were yelled in black, and many posts
evergreen on their breasts.
The procession seemed unending, stretching
southwark as far as the eye could reach The
streets, all the way TO the tomb were packed
with people, and as the right of the column
approached the tomb the dull reverberations of
the guns from the men .of-war could be heard,
and the troops broke column from the left,
marching to the right or east side Of the road.
After forming in line, arms were presented, and
the catafalque slowly passed.
At the corner of Fifty-seventh street, where
the line turned to the west, the crowd sweiled
from the sidewalk to the open way and blocked the
thoroughfare On twenty occasions There was
some trouble when the catafaque reached that
point Everybody was moro interested in the
| approach of this than any other part Of the
| procession. 1t was watched for blocks away, its
conspicuous height making it plainly visible as
far as Fifteth street. The crowd naturally bulged
into the highway, and had to be threatened
with clubs to make them recede and it was
difficult process. The people were standing
eight and ten deep and some of those in front
had raised their umbrellas to keep off the suns
rays. Some women stood with babes in arms
| and fathers had hoisted their little ones
to their shoulders The obstrucrions
were numerous, and those at the
| rear were becoming indignant. But as the
catafalque came up annoyance was forgotten,
and only respect was felt AS it was, the leaders
of the horses ordered to make sweeping
turn, and that was the only way in which the in