Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-10

hymn, "My faith looks up to Thee"
was Joined in by the whole assem-
blage present with fine effect DR..
Newman then came forward and de-
livered his sermon, the family sitting
meantime about the remains in the
parlor.
DR.. Newman spoke from the text,
"Well done, thou good and faithful
servant; enter thou into the joy of
thy Lord" His sermon was in the
nature of an eulogy of Grant, dwell
ing upon the strong points of his
character and the power of his CON-
mon sense, with comparisons with
other great conquerors and illusions
to his domestic qualities.
At the conclusion of the discourse the
hymn, ''Nearer, my God, to thee"
was rendered impressively by the
congregation. The services ended
with the benediction.
The body was taken to the train at
l o'clock soon arriving at Saratoga.
Here it left at o'clock for Albany,
amidst throngs of people, and the
tolling of bells. The train was
beautifully draped in black. The
train arrived at Albany at $40, and
from the start at Saratoga not
sound from bell or whistle on the
train. The crowd at Albany was
most dense. A procession of over
1000 people followed the remains to
the capitol where they were placed in
state in the corridor of the senate
chamber. The public was admitted
about 5. o'clock, and people walked
two abreast on each side of the cas-
ket, which lay on an inclined dais.
Seven thousand four hundred per-
sons visited the remains the first
hour. The remains remained in
state till 1920 Wednesday, when
they will be transferred to the funer-
al train for New York.
THE FUNERAL.
Thursday and Friday the body of
Gen. Grant lay in state in the city
hall at New York. Two lines of Wis
itors passed on either side of the cas-
ket and kept constantly moving. The
procession formed at about 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning. The Grant fam
lily, President Cleveland and family
were the first in the procession. At
10 O'Clock three reports from the how
itzer was the signal for the march. It
is estimated that $4,000 men marched
in the procession made up about as
follows: Federal forces (army and
navy, 5000; New York state troops,
10000; Pennsylvania, 5000; New
Jersey, 5000; other military organic
atoms, 1900; Grand Army of the
Republic, 1000, and civic societies,
10000.
The funeral procession was many
miles in length, and it was impractl-
cable to move the whole through the
entire route to the tomb. This coun-
try has never paid such funeral hon.
ors to any of her sons before. They
were general throughout the country.
Almost every hamlet held obsequies
of its own, and paid homage to the
hero and patriot of the great civil
war.
VERMONT AT THE FUNERAL.
Vermont was represented at the OBJ
sequies of Gen. Grant in New York
by Gov. Pingree, Adjutant General
Theodore S. Peck, Quartermaster
General Horace X. Ide, Judge AID
vocate General G. L. Marsh, Sur
geon. General 0. w. Sherwin and
Coils. Ward B. Hurlburt, VIM. P.
Fairbanks, Edward G. Smith, VIM.
S. Dewey, VIM. B. Wright and AL
fred A. Hall of the governors staff.
A number of state officers and men,
bers of the senate and house attend
ed the funeral. The Grand Army in
the department of Vermont was
quite fully represented. Command
er Greenleaf, Assistant Adjutant
General Scully and other depart
ment officers were present.