The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-30
THE FUNERAL MARCH.
MAJOR GEN. HAScocK,s ORDERS
In Regard to Funeral Pageant -Tho Corpse
wn Come to New York BY Rail Tho or.
der Of Preeed snes Settled on In thePro.
eession-other Points Of tnters.t.

Grants request that the Loyal Legion b.
assigned a prominent place in the line Gen
Hancock sent the following dispatch:
"The order Of precedence will be deter
mined according to the prescribed rules o
that order which indicates that command
cries shall be placed in line according te
the date Of organization"
SIS. Burdette, Commander-in-C Chief O
the G. a. R., suggested yesterday, IL agree
able, the use Of the G. A. R. ritual would
crafty the members Of the organization
General Hancock replied that Pastor
Newman had already been designated fol
the services.
General Hancock says: "owing to the
length Of the march and consequent ia.
igue, the adyisability Of having school
children participate in tho procession is
not evident"
John Schuyler, Secretary Of the Society
OF the Cinoinnalus, says, in a acommunica.
ton to Generdi hancock: II represent
the feelings Of our members when say
our Society will surely BIZ ready ut all
times 70 pay whatever marks Of respect
we can to our fellow MEMBER
The following orders were issued by
Maj. Gen. Hancock: :
HAScocK's ORDERS.
B'Do'Rs DEPARTMENT OF THE ATLANTIC, 1
GOyRRsoR's ISLAND, N. T., July 90. J
Having been placed by the President
in charge Of the ceremonies connected
with the funeral Of the. ex- President Of
the United States, General U. s. Grant,
and in command Of the escort for the
obsequies, military and civic organiza-
tons intending to participate will upon
promptly reporting such intention be as
signed a position In the procession, which
will take place in tho city OF New York on
Saturday, August the Sth, prox.
Order No. 9 appoints Gen. John @.
Farrsworth Chief Marshal in charge OF
the ceremonies at Albany.
Order No. 3-Appotnb George Doyle As.
pluwall 70 the duty of laying out the line
OF march for the procession In New York
city. N'tS
Order No. 4-Appcints General Martin
T. Meeialon to conduct the march OF the
civic organizations in the procession. He
ia instructed to establish headquarters in
New York city, and announce the same
when selected. AL such organizations
desiring TO lake part will report directly TO
the headquarters, sending u duplicate to
General Mcatahon, and will state the
Ftitle OF the same, name of the chief Off
Ger and number TO parade.
RAILROAD ROUTE tErTLEp ON.
General Hancock received the following
from Ex-Governor Cornell:
No. Il BROADWAY,
New YoRk, July %, 1885. !
TO Nojor General Hancock, Gopanor's ls-
land, N. Y:
sIn:-1t the funeral cortege from
Albany comes by river 1t will enable each
town on the Hudson, Long Island Sound
and New Jersey to furnish boat laden
with loyal Representatives to join in the
progress toward New York, thus making
an impressive feature oil the ceremonies,
which Is not practical Il the railway be
adopted. Permit me to earnestly recon-
mend the river route.
[signed1 ALoSzo B. CORNELL.
General Hancock replied that all ar:
rangements for the transportation by rail
had been completed. Brig. Gen. Lloyd
Aspinwaii, in speaking Of tho arrange.
ments yesterday, stated that all armed
bodies will be assigned to positions in the
column. which preceda the hearse and all
civic organizations will be placed in the
line following the hearse.
All organizations from tho different
States will occupy positions in line, ac-
cording TO the date OF admission Of the
state each represents into the Union.
Aides will escort the Governors Of the diff
ferent States visiting the city on the day
Of the obsequtes. The remains will;arrivs
in this city on the evening Of the 9th Of
August.