The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-08-08

San Snne ior the funeral train to start Gana,.,
TTnerman, General Hancock and Senat1r
GGvarts left the' balcony together NJ
Hrant nad concluded not to 90 with the
.uneral train, but to wait over until 4
CLOCK, when she and the other ladies ri
the,n t.e lamly wlil leave for Saratoga and from
pnat T,...e So oarect to New York. u. 8, Grant
,no;. o;. NO. sz1, OF Brooklyn, bore the re-
A'''ns rom the cottage to the station.
LEAVING THE COTTAGE.
Inc great crowd that attended the servi.
Ies ~ tne cottage remained to see the BODY
borne down the steps by Grant Post .rs of
brooklyn, composed of thirteen veterans.
ana was proceeded by detachment OF SOL
uiers ana two buglers playing the dead
march IN Saul. General Sherman and Col
onel Fred Grant and Jesse and Ulysses s.
drant walked two by two, in advance. then
came General Frederick Dent, brother OF
Mrs. Grant, and DR.. Sharpe, brother-in-
Law OF Mrs. Grant. General ]. A. J. Cress well
ana the Mexican Minister, Senior Romero,
aoeta5chment OF artillery with arms re-
versed marching as infantry, General Han
cock and staff, Senators Evarts and Miller.
General Horace Porter, Thomas Ochiltree
OF fIexas, DIR. Douglas, General Rufus Inga lls
admiral Rowan and many friends of the
General.
Shortly before 1 o'clock the military
were drawn up and a salute was paid the
remains as they passed to the depot, and
the throng stood with uncovered heads
while the casket was borne to the cars.
The mountain train waited at the little
rustic depot, seven cars were there. Next
to the engine the funeral car with open
sides and solid massive draping, was placed.
The transfer from the cottage to the train
was completed without difficulty and the
train started for Saratoga.
THE SOLEMN JOURNEY
SARATOGA, August 4.-The funeral train
arrived here at 1:50 p. m. and left for Al
bany at 2:O5 p. m.
The funeral train coming down the Noun
tain entered Saratoga and drew alongside
the tracks of the Delaware and Hudson
railway on which stood the funeral train of
the New York Central road, waiting, while
the thousands ofpeople were being held back
bp the militia. The Mountain train drew
alongside the other train and stopped.
There were nine cars in the train of the New
York Central train. Next to the engine
came the funeral car, "Woodlawn." The
other cars were occupied as follows: Car
No. 2, the clergy and DR.. Douglass; No. 3,
the sons and notable mourners; No. 4,
General Hancock and staff No. s, Governor
Hill and staff; No. 6, the press; Nos. z and
=, the military escort; No. 8, the baggage.
THE rRANRFER.
The remains were lifted in silence by the
guard of honor to the car "Woodlawn,"
which was draped in black and hung with
flags, and the funeral parties were trans
ferred to their respective. cars which were
all trimmed IN plain black. The Brooklyn
guard of honor and six men of the Loyal
Legion with a detachment of regulars en-
tered the dead car; also two men OF
Whee eler Post. Grand Army OF the Republic.
Soon after 2 o'clock the impressive and
heavy train moved through the throngs
and away from Saratoga.
Mrs. Grant has concluded not to go to
New York to-day, and will not probably
leave here till Friday next. The other fe-
male members of the family, ON account of
this determination of Mrs. Grant, have not
made up their minds whether they will go
out this evening or not.