The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13

when 1t was 10 O'Clock the police lines ,
we're Withdrawn and the people streamsd
across the plaza without h1ndrance. Tia
last scene there was ended. All night I
long carpenters were busy on Broad
way, and this morning's sun revealed |
he presence Of hundreds of hastily |
erected reviewing stands, from which
the great procession could be seen. The
decorators. too, had not been idle. On
The front Of many great warehouses were
displayed
RKBLElGs OF MOURNING
which were not there the night before
When the great clock Of Trinity church
the hour OF 9 Broadway pre-
senied an animated spectacle as far as
the eye could reach. The sidewalks |
were thronged with people. Every train |
and every steamer poured its load into |
the
GRKAT ARTERY OF TRAVKL.
Bronzed faces from the country, white
faces from the city counting rooms and
offices, and dirty faces from the tenement
districts, were in the crowd; rich and
poor. rogue and rascal, dignitary and
nonentities jostled each other on the
curb stones and sidewalks. Everybody
seemed good-natured and took the jost-
ling and iamming. As q matter of
course the police tried to keep the peO-
pie of the street, but it was hard work.
Madison Square was long astir and
troops Of sight seers were travelling up
sd street as early as half past O'Clock
when an officer on horseback dashed
up to the ladies entrance of the 9TH ave-
nue. hotel and dIsmountlng took his
stand at the door. 4 pearl gray sash de-
noting an aide of General Hancock was
across his breast. The officer was Col.
Hadges, of General Hancock's staff. In
side an increasing throng Of gold laced
uniformed men blocked every hall and
corridor in the main hall. General
Sherman, tall, erect and smoking.
| was in the center admlring the thrOng.
He stood in q group of naval officers
chatting pleasantly with old friends. The
party were all in full uniform and at
tracted univeral attention. That tagged
only for q moment when q flle of attend
ants of the japanese minister entered
the big marble hall which was complete
lY choked with humanity long before
8 O'Clock. In the big parlOrs up stairs
all was stir and hustle, while the
PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET
and ministers were at breakfast In one
end of the building and the Grant fami-
ly quietly preparing for the pageant at
the other end. In quiet little parlor
the ladies' parlOr, facing the square
q group of serious men, most of them
GRAY HAIRED AND OLD,
but nearly all erect and of vigorous
physique were putting on broad silker
the pail bearers, and they were a strik
ing group. General Sheridan, sum
moned up from his friendly confsb be
low, Respondent in military, stood il
friendly conversation with a tall man
In whose white mustache and chiI
beard and soldierIy bearing one recog
nized at a glance the gallant confederat
: general. Buckner, from whom Gran
wrested his
FIRST HARD WON LAURELs
at Fort Donelson. General Buckne
was in ordinary black citizens dress.
smaller man, Similarly attlred, at tn
other end of the roofH, whose gray hair
formed a striking contrast to tn
iionine name and fierce black nous
} ache Of General Logan, with whom b,
was talking, was the famous general,
"JoR." JOHNSTON,
the bravest of the brave who succumbcC
, to General Grants sword. Hamilton
Fish was not among the pail bearers
He was sick and the president had ap
, pointed a. ]. Orexel of Philadelphia il
his stead. At the last moment it wa
said that Admiral Worden had been ap
pointed pail bearer in place of Ad
miral Rowan. At $50 o'clock COlone
Hodges summoned the pail bearers d
their carriages. The presidents carriage
was drawn by six horses and wa
, called to the door next, bu
It had fully an hour to wait. The presi
dent had signitled his intention of riding
with Secretary Bayard. He was at tina
time quietly converting in his parlOrs Oh
the third floor with ex-GoVernOrs Coz
nell and Robinson, who had called.
, THE GRANT FAMILY
were quietly gathered in their parlor
/ overlooking the square, and stranger
were rIgidly excluded from the hal
leading to their rooms. Mrs Grant ha
, not arrived, and 1t was announced ths
she would not attend the funeral, but ha
concluded to stay at Mount McGregoI
She was reported by Dr. Newman to b
still weak and ill, though not cOnflnel
to her bed.
The party gathered at the ho,e
were ready to take carriages 70
their position in the parad
, when the column should have advanced
SO far as to permit their carriages to Gal
IN line from the hotel. There were Col
and Mrs. Fred D. Grant. Mrs. Sartoril
Mr.. and Mrs- U. s. Grant, jr., Mr.. an,
Mrs Jesse Grant, Mr. and Mrs CreameI
General Creswell, MIR Stephen L Mortar
ity, Senior Romero and Mr. w. j. Afkell
among the members of the party VIII
from time to time appeared at the win
dow. AS the head of the procession be
gan to move up past the hotel, band
were playing as they passed and the!
were the objets OF general attention OF
the part of the multitudes gathered on Thu
square. Owing to the absence from the
city of the majority of the Fifth avenue
residents, the hack of mourning emblemG
on that street has been noticeable until
to-day, as compared with other leading
streets however, many of the finest resi-
dences were appropriately draped BY
order of their overs, among them being
that OF jay Gould and that of the family
of the late Ex-Governor e. d. Morgan.
Ats9:20 O'Clock President Cleveland
called his cabinet together and arrange
ments were made for the order IN which
they were TO leave the hotel to take their
places in the procession. The hands ON
the clock Ia the front part Of the hotel
pointed 70 1905 O'Clock when Generals
Hancock and ShaIer rode under Its win
dOWs at the head of the procession. The
sun was reflected from the mass of gilt.
tering gold on the uniforms of their
staff rs it trooped on behind, followed by
regulars, who, IN passing reversed arms.
while the bands played mOurnful
diFges along the line Of the ave-
nue. where troops of the first
division of national guards were drawn
mp. Their guns were shOuldered az the
general passed. The regiments of the
first division were stretched southward
from near Tzaniv. airhfh aireaa in a