The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-08-08

West Troy was passed at 3.2S p. NJ,
and the heavy black -draped train rolled
into Albany at $40 o'clock, on time as
per special schedule. superintendent
Voorhees,, Of the Delaware and hudson
Canal Company road, stepped from the
cab of the eng inc. From the first
movement of the train from Saratoga to
this Instant he remarked TO one who
had ridden on the train, 'you have heard
no sound from bell or whistle"
A dense crowd thrOnged the depot and
vicinity as the funeral train pulled in.
LYING IN STATE.
The remains having been deposited in
the funeral car, it was drawn ont into
Spencer street, where it was ilanked by
Company A, Fifth Artillery and Com
pany f, Twelfth Infantry, commanded
by Col. w. B. Beck and Major Brown
respectively. Grand Army men guarded
the remains at posts of honor and four
men Of the Tenth Battalion, were
mounted at each corner of the catafalque.
General Hancock and staff filed out into
Spencer street, where the general
mounted powerful black horse splen-
didly caparisoned The organizations to
take part in the procession were waiting
in the streets along the line of march and
took their assigned positions in the pro-
cession as the head moved on There
were 4, 81 men in the procession. Many
companies outside of Albany and it's vi
entity were present. There were over
900 Grand Army men in line. The col
umn moved in three divisions, the last
one being mainly of music. The column
moved through North Pearl street to
Italy, to Eagle street, to Washington
avenue, to Knox street, to State street,
to tho Capitol. There General Hancock
dismounted and retired. The remains
were deposited beneath the great cata-
falque in the Senate corridor. Before
being so placed the body was conveyed
to a private room in the CAPITOL building,
where the undertakers and embalmers
removed the lid of the casket to inspect
the body and learn its condition after the
Journey from the mountain. They said
that they found the remains i'll excellent
condition.
The public was admitted finally about
5 o'clock, being permitted to walk two
abreast on each side of the casket, which
lay on an inclined dais. Seven thousand
four hundred persons viewed the remains
the first hour. The L. S. Grant Post,
of Brooklyn, had 1875 men waiting, and a
detail of six men on each side of the cas-
ket kept the throng moving. while II. b.
Ormsbee, Of Wheeler Post, Saratoga,
and Passed Assistant Paymaster Gilbert
A. Robertson, of the Loyal Legion, were
a guard of honor at the foot and head OF
the casket respectively.
The body laid in state in the Capitol
until 1890 A. NJ, Wednesday, when the
doors were closed. After 11.30 the fu-
neral procession was again formed.
The remains were transferred from the
catafalque to the funeral car at the
State-strcet entrance of the Capitol aud
were escorted to the Central Railroad
depot at 1920 p. NJ. A pilot engine left
Albany and run 10 minutes ahead of the
Schedule time for the funeral train.
The funeral train left at L. 30 PM, ar
irving at the Grand Central Depot, New
York, at 5 p. NJ, according to the pub
lished schedule.
Late in the evening Colonel Grant.
Jesse and L. S. Grant, Jr., accompanied
by Governor Hill and others, entered the
Capitol. The throng of visitors was
checked for time and the generals
sous passed beneath and halted briefly
to view the remains OF their father. A
cluster of eight incandescent lamps shed
a brilliant light down upon the dead face
and revealed a startling spectacle. The