Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-08-20
Placing Grants Body; in the Tomb


NEW York August 8 From noon.
day for hours into the afternoon the
vicinity of the tomb and Riverside
Park was q scene OF discomfort for
the waiting thouaands. Heat follow.
ell the cool OF the morning, and the
succeeding hours added heat, and hur.
dreds and thousands Of people suffer.
ed much in this cramped position of
waiting in the blazing sunshine. A
steel case rested within the tomb upon
two marble blocks two and a half feet
high, three feet wide aud eighteen
id Hches thick. 2
Similar marble blocks had been
sdnkin the floor flush with the surface,
aud upon these the remains Of Mrs.
Grant are expected to rcrose. Soon
after l o'clock the drums beat and
the blare Of trdmpets was heard
trem the lower end o. the park. 4
carriage came in view and in it was
General Hancock. He was the only
occupant and ateol erect. Trooping
behind him on horseback were mem.
bers of his staff. The General rode
to point near The tomb when he
alighted. lie was met by snperin.
tendant Murray, Commissioner Grim
minis and others oil the Park Board.
General Hancock s staff and hides
swept past. Among them were Gen
cral FilzhuGh Lac and General Cor
don, both cx Confederate Gener'tlp,
who wosr-ssahes Of gray silk. Upon
commanding alopo 100 yard" North
oil General Grants tomb the aLaff off
GERS and Aides drew rein lcneath a
clut tnp of tree. Meantime helmets
welI glisteninG and plum"a We're
waving over the slope to the South
warll. The caskat aud Car were c'm'
inet fi'nietroora-and organlz 'tlonA as
they came up were disposed If abont
the park.
Calonel Beck formed his two com
napIcs of escort in hollow fquare
belaeen the tomb and the house. The
fami y carriages had drawn near. The
fami y alightel and stood while the
cask vt waa being removed from the
car, aud when it was borne into the
holIo% square tnwarl the vAnlt' the
relative followed. The cedar case
rested on supports at the du or of the
sepulk post at the head oil the casket
Ulcers and the Post Command
zY the rear. The Captain stood at
LOOK ot and the colors we're placed
with "
elS a.i.ual service was then conducted
'ne .Eoat Commander Alexander Rec i.
Oh Newman and Bishop Harris then
Ae ritual service Of the Method
~ oy 5copal Church. During these
O acnies the family stood at the
r te"q !, IF the casket. Mrs. Grant was
i'' cre. Directly behind the funeral
ce:e1 stuod General Hancock. At
loo' bow was President Cleveland.
'i'' u President Hendricks and mem
pa''! if the CAbi let. Mar the heal
n.' q casket on the right Sherman
Sheridan in full uniform were
0s'' e ''ered during the entire service.
ol heir sides were ex Presidents
auu lr and Hayes and Senator Sher'
uac', and on the other side Of the
h' t, opposite, were Admiral Porter,
A''ni niugh Lee, General Gordon and
nn" tal Bnckner. When the religious
cas4e e hal ended the trumpeter oil
= l''Nl any a." Fifth Artillery, step
us"e' '.ose to The casket and sounded
serV''.Tattoo." Little Julia Grant
OolhP aid on the coffin IL wreath to
pei c.dpa." The guard OF honor
the-o .ore the remains within the tomb
theh o'clock, AMI placed them with
"t", ateal case.
mere h tie leaden lining and The steel
al o'o cling sealed, the family entered
~ .Tmb, remaining only n few mo
D~ The family then sought their
case y4s and The 7lh and 22.l regl
the 70 in line on the blnf fired three
m'n's i towards the river, after which
'"'r' ry F, 5.h Artillery, fired three
'heh'' from the knoll towards the no
voi'eNhe family carriage drove away
Da''' ere not out Of sight when per-
a",Voa Sa,tempted to delace the tomb by
.e'' 1g-Lheir names npon it. A Rnarc
'"' "alars was mounted ut once
Sons .. military marched away. The
. wt'''' aries d rove away, and the crow
o, [", f'thd. and long chapte: wa
digni --'~'-..
dispe, army eople who have beer
r cpje,ng in the Grant funeral cere
e u,s do not think mnch of DR.