New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-05

as the audience could give, sang. my faith looks
np to Thee" This choir was composed OF Mrs
Cadwalader of Brooklyn sopranos; Mrs. DR.. Douglas
and Mrs. Chapman, contraltos; s. X. Whitney, ten
or Hermann and Busch bass, and Henry Camp
of Brooklyn, conductor. Two or three notices had
been posted about the hotel and grounds requesting
the people to heed the conductors time and do
their best to help along the singing; this they dld
Episcopal Church of New-York offered prayer aft:
er the conclusion of the hymn and the people barred
tneir heads and bent their eyes on the giound Inc
Bishop prayed that the afflicted family
might be consoIed, and especially that Mrs.
Grant might be cOmiorted and sustained:
We thank Thee" he said, " for the life and his
tory of the llustrious man whose death the Nation
mourns to-day When this Nation was in peril
J hou didst raise him up to be commander OF the
people. We thank Thee for the wisdom and c0ur-
age. for the faith and fortitude with which Thou
didst so plenteously endOw him and by means or
which he was so well fitted to cope with the perils
OF war We thank Thee also for that prudence and
integrity. that unsefsh love of country aud the
race, which well fitted him to guide the affairs OF
this Nation with discretion and success when
peace prevailed We earnestly pray that his ex-
ample may inspire all our rulers with like courage
patriotism and wisdom " .
The people joined fin the recital of the Lords
Prayer with more than usual heartiness The Rev.
Dr. Newman then delivered mis- discourse on General
Grants character. He read from a manuscript, and
IN consequence there was something less OF that
vehemeDce and abandon which characterIzes his
spoken Orations. He was listened to with closest
attention. Those present VINO had known General
Grant well in the field or the council chamber were
obviously deeply interested III the portrait which
DR.. Newman drew of him. mainly described from
an intimate knowledge of him in his home life 1t
occupied one hour and twenty-five minutes III de,
was easily heard by the large. crowd gathered
around the cottage. [Dr. Newmans sermon
ls Is, given in fal on the seventh page,
God, to Thee" and the crowd Joined in the singing
with hearty good will which had something more
IN 1t than mere recognition OF an OLD favoriie
Rtahn Ad hnnn
crowd was 10th to dispersc so long as all that was
mortal OF the man whose life and deaIh they were
commemorating remained in the cottage; While
pher hovered on the outskirts of the
crowd aud took several pictures of the scene,
Artists for illustrated papers also made several
sketches of it.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN STARTS DOWN TIE MOUNTAIN.
Shortly before / o'clock the funeral car, hardly
recognizable in its black swathng, was hauled
into position where the road crossed the railroad
track to receive it's precious burden. The coffin
carried down the steps by members of the U. ).
Grant Post and the people, moved by common in
stinct Of respect, uncovered their heads. Then the
procession began to form. 1t was headed by two
bug.crs and Battery A, of the 9TH Artillery; then
came Undertaker Merritt, B shop Harris and DR..
Newman, Or. Douglas and the Rev. DIR. Agnew,
arm in arm; then followed the coffin borne by mem
bers Of the L. s Grant Post, headed by white
haired but vigorous Chaplain Guillim. Six mem-
bers of tha Loyal Legion, New-fork Commandery,
and two members of the Wheeler Grand Army
Post of Saratoga, also obtained places among the
guard of honor; these were followed by L. S.
Grant Jesse Grant Colonel Fred Grant ana Gen
eral Sherman. who walked side by side the 10Th
Infantry followed next behind them were General
Hancock and his stat. looking the personibcation
of sodery dignity then came Senator Evarts,
III.
Porter and others of the distinguished visitors who
came up with General Hancock. The procession
marched some distance up the hili along the little
path that skirts the Drexe cottage. before deiiing
into tho main road. which was down hill TO the
railroad. The troops MARCHED with reversed arms.
The bugers played a funeral dirge. Ii was most
impressive sceue. The sad music; tie SLOW moving
and the brilliantly uniformed troops; the grave
and venerable faces of some of the civilians; the
coffin in which interest centred the cottage with
crane hanging at the door: PEOPLE with dofed hats
lining the roadway and crowning the high ground
overlooking it overhead the clear blue sky. the
swaying trees and nature everywhere wearing its
gaddest aspect made up n picture which few who
witnessed will ever forget. Many eyes were
dmmed with tears as they looked upon it. Mrs.
Fred Grant aud Mrs sartoris on the front stoop
looked wistfully from beneath their heavy wells at
them stood Colonel Fred Grants pretty little girl.
Julia. cyclng the intcntly but not tearfully.
When the funeral car reached the troops fell
out of the procession and stood at present arms
along the roadway. The heavy coffin was lifted
into the funeral car the guard of honor following
il Then the spell sufficiently broken 10 enable
those who had watched the scene with bated breath
TO comment on it, General Hancock and his staff,
Colonel Fred and his two brothers. the distinguished
guests the two companies OF troops aud the news
paper men, moved into the cars that had been APP
for them aud at O'Clock the tram be
gan its slow descent. Battery Il remained behind
to work the guns. hut alter firing the National
salute of thirty eight guns AT sunset, they took
Their departure and with them vanished the
martial aspect which the mountain has worn for
the last week The old veteran remains behind and
n few sentrics still pace around the deserted
cottage but It's illustrlous occupant having gone.
interest in il has gone too for the time being Mrs
Grant Mrs. Fred Grant, Mrs, Sartors, Mrs. Jesse
Grant and Mrs. L. s. Grant all left the cottage IN
I he afternoon for NcwlDrk. The three children
left the train ut Albany and were taken to the
Executive Mansion.
During the services at the cottage and while
Bislop Harris was praying a lad abont sixteen
years of age tainted from the pressure of the crowd
throng andione Of the soldiers near by dashed
some water in his face and he quickly revived.
JOURNEY OF THE FUNERAL TRAIN.