National Republican., 1885-08-09

WNEW YORK., Aug Sit Is estimated thnt thCre
ere over on half million strangers in this city
day to witness m participate in the imposing
q Hsequics of General Grant. The drapcry Of the
lblc buildings, aud the display Of bunting at
hlrmaSt, gave the metropolis n subducd aud
ournfll asp ct.
+ rhe throng aroun' City Hail continued all
ght aud Us late as O'Clock n. m. Chicfof Police
urrdy ordered the | on gates closed, when 1t
rs discOv rcd that more than one thousand per
MS stood IN line to pay PARTING tribute TO the
ad hero. The superintendent ordered the Off.
RS to permit the people TO pass in, when the last
II the pub H. took It's final leave of the eX prcsi
MT
The corridors of the building were heavy with
y g perfume OF withcr'ng flowers. huge piece
* presenting Gates Alar" had ri ice ut the head
i the casket Floral tributeswrrc received from
Q principal cities of the country, and decorate
G surroundings Of tn. caskct.
v But there was one tribute that bore no fra.
|ancc, except such rs will come tenderly to the
3mly of the dead. It bore no perfume save
bat which lives In its memories. This token
|as plain wreath of oak leaves, pinned tOgcth
with stems of oak leaves. and formed In the
lupe of II letter e." The leaves grew on the
ks in the forests of Mt. McGrcgOr and luttcrcd
d the mountain hrCczcs while General Grant
us dying, and on the afternoon of Thursday
ic day he dicd-littc julia, his granddaughter
l. bad little Josie, Dr. Douglas child, hath gath
{rcd the oak leaves in the mountain woods
hen, as the children prattlcd, they knit with
Innocent fin gers AMI loving hearts the wreath of
q TX leaves that today Is the only tribute that
puches the Generals caskct The little ones,
,cir Offering finished, had taken 1t to Colonel
4 rant, whose eyes filed when his daughter sad :
Papa, Josie and have made this for grandpa,
nd please won't you give 1t to him" The Colo
d cl placed the Oakcn wreath on the caskct, then;
rested there IN Albany, and still remains ns
he chlirCn's Offering.
At $50 General Hancock and staff troopcd
1owly into the plaza from Broadway, and pre-.
tented front to the City Hall, then moving to the
y nd of the plaza in Broadway, where they rested
1n the plaza. At this time one hundred mem
I,crs Of the Licdcrkranz society filed up to the
Itcps of the City Hall, and led by four instr,i-
(nents, sang with impressive effect, "Chorus of
ihc Spirits from over the Water" Schubert, and
Chorus of the Pilgrims" Tannhauscr The
honor guard of regulars filed into the open space
! nine o'clock. Then came the original guard
bfhOnor that was on duty ut Mt. McGregor, and
(which alone should liit the remains TO day. Fill
Ing into the corridors of the City Hall, these took
their places beside the remains and at II given
command the twelve men stopped to the silver
halls with glovcd hands march," was the
|yord. out upon the portico were borne the re.
mains, Commander johnson Immediately at the
head. Down the steps with measured tread,
la, Ia thn stp nT In,l. a
Waiting car Commander johnson stepped
Iside. The silver mOuntings gliscncd as the
burial case and its burden was carried up and
I,laccd upon the dais upon the mounted cata
|alquc. The veterans retired down the steps.
|rhc body was alone for all to view. The honor
Guard next to the hcarSc on either side took the
same relative positions they had maintained to
he remains while being borne to the hcnrsc.
rhc steps were drawn away from the hcnrsc
, Colonel Beck In charge of the regulars, com.
inandCd his companies to positions. COlored
men were at the sides of the twcnty-four horses,
ixtcen men of Meade Post, Philadelphia, of
which General Grant was II member, were
abreast directly in front of the team of black
lenders and the David's Island band preceded
them
A signal was given, aud the line Of coaches
with clergy moved oil the plaza to Broadway.
The band stood waiting at the head orthe funcr.
nj cortcge. Colonel Beck advanced to the head
of the line of the black horses before the coach.
''Move on were MS words oi command with
splitled sword. The leaders Slippeh forward,
led by the colore" men, aln Ill ai' instant inc
black line ol horseS III" s'r"'sn'c"en 'he'r
traces ana the whceis Oehv"'h inc remains were
moving 'nc o""" P'"''' '"S,' ine '"''i'
oi the regulars "''" n"',"' s""'" p'"' "l'h '"e
PaNc'ic"'H, 'no''"'us "0"e'''' '''1 ','vS "l,'
cro""'hs 'ic s,"os V. ''' 'i''''o '"""'" ''''",'s
on "nu Wv D'"oN '",,v'", ,"' '"eu WV Wv
ci,,. tIoIi si,on, nor,roI rr,r,,. loy, ,o,r
ney was begun,
General Hancock and General Shalrr rode at
the head of the big procession. The sun was
reflected from the maze of glitterng gol on the
uniform of their staff MS 1t trooped ON behind
followed by the regulars, who, in passing, re.
verscd arms, while the band played mournful
dirgcs. Along the line of the avenue, where the
troops of the first division, national guard, were
drawn up, guns were shouldcrcd as the General
passed. The great silent thrOng watched the
procession go by from street and square, from
windows, ho1sctops, balconies and porchcs, that
seemed hanging in the air. so daringly had they
been thrust forward from the buildings by sight
seers anxious not to miss the memorable show
There was not foot of spare ground anywhere
In SIGHT and how the police made wny for the
corrinyes. the military and the marching thor
.ordy In citizcn., dress seemed incomprcbcnI.
,Io put,ho, d,d rho numhcr in limo may ho
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,,,,,,. ,.,,,o, ,s,,nr, toooo. II, corr,n,o. ooo
yntor,ns ond q. A. r., noOnl, civic division
: ono. total II ,no Rrondyny nrcsontcd nm oni
,,o,oJ sncc,nclc As fnr ns thc eve couId reach
,,n y,dc,y,,r. ,yorc throurcd win pconle
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'hh o""h" VI '"H '"o' "'''o'
was briefly aS follows; The regular army ana the
naval brigade, first ana second divisions National