The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-14
GENERAL GRANTSFUNERAL.
Removal OF the BODY OF Gen. Grant FROM
. llt. McGregor to New York
,.re.t Mu,t,tudes Rsverently witness the
Progressed the Hcavily-Draped Fun
oral Train.
Tho Honored Ashes Surrendered to the
Municipal Authoritics, and Now
Lilo in Royal state.

The Honorcd Asllcs Surrendered to the
Municipal AuthOriticS, and Now
Lilo In Royal state.
Tho family funeral OF Gen. Grant took
place Mt Mt. McGrcgor on Tuesday, the 4th
inst. The ceremonies were Of n simple
character. Tho slope from the cottage up
TO the hotel forms u naturalamphitllcatc
and tho whole place has been carefully
guarded against the attack Of the landscape
gardener and tho vandals, who, with their
artistic taste, have 80 often banishctl ma
turc from their grounds.
The crowd was fringcd on the right in
front of the cottage by Company f Of the
Twelfth infantry, and on tho left by Com
I,any A OF the Fifth artillery, who form the
guard of honor. At the right of the open
flag, at which were seated, opposite each
other, Dr. Newman and Bishop Harris. In
the pallor sat the ladies with the cnsket in
the center under the canopy. At the left Of
the table. were ranged Gen. Hancock and
staff and few OF the more distinguished
nlourncrs, while on the left were seats for 1.
few moro. Among other clsrsymen present
. were Rev. Van Horne Of Philadelphia, H. 8.
Rusi, Of Cincinnati and DIR. Sidney Corbett
of Philadelphia.
After the reading Of the nincticth Psalm
by DIR. Agnew Of Philadelphia, Bishop
Harris offered u brief prayer, and the com
under the vigorous direction oi
Choristcr Henry Camp, of the Hanson
Place NJ. f. church Of Brooklyn, sang the
hymn "My filth looks up to thee DR..
- Newman arose and began his funeral dis
course in clear distinct voice and will,
measured delivery, 40 that he was audible
10 almost every person present.
An hour and twenty live minutes was oc.
cupicd in the delivery oitllc address ofncar-
ly 10000 words. during which the outer
circle wasperceptibly narrowed by thcdrop.
ming off of one after another, who returned
to inin in the singing Of Nearer, My undt"
Bishop Harris, the services closed. \ last
opportunity ~aa then given to view the IT,
mains.
The rich velvet Of tha heavy casket
cleaned and tho polished stlvHr gittcred in
the bright sunshine as IL was h.rhs by
twelve nicmbcrs Of the U. $. Grant post,
:s27, of Brooklyn. The sons, Col. Fred.
Ulysses and Jesse, followed the coffin, am!
Gen. Sherman rode as II friend Of HE family
md without attcntionto IIismilitary rank:
Gen. Hancock followed with ADMIRAL
Rowan, Admiral Stephens with Gen. ItufG;s
Ingalls,, the staff Officers, Senator Evarts
and Miller, NJ. j. Cr,mrr, rN-nii;lstcr 4"
Denmark, Mrs. Corhin, IL sister Of Gen.
Grant, U. S. Grant, the second son al Or
vile Grant, Pnym;lstcr Sharp, u, ), a., and
wife, Mrs. Grants sister, exP0stmastrr
Genera. Crsswell am, wife, ox.sccrut,ry %
State HhmiltOn Fish and wife, Hpn Horace
Porter and Others.
Next To the "Dgine the funeral ear, with
open sides and solid massive lrnpcry, was
placed. The guard "f honor. u. 5. Grant
post, brooklyn. consisted Of tiIe following;
Col. William II. Barker, Maj. Is. G.,rwin,
DIR. George W. I.rus, Reese d. Gwillin, j. y.
Hewalt, Commander John ~. johnson,
: Henry W. Wright, II. i. Mackellar, MIR.
Mcdonald, a. NJ. j. McKclvy, Grotsa j.
Collins Noah Tibbets and George B. squirrels.
At Saratoga, the international OF prcsi-
dents salute was tired IN the arrival OF tho
train FROM Mount Aistireyur, and here oc-
cured The almost inevitable accident, one
poor fellow having an arm shot Off by y
premature discharge. Here the funeral
train ufthc New York Central was in waiting.
Every one of the nine ears WAS completely
covered witl, black, leaving not hin inch
Of the woodwork above the ears visible.
The train WAS one and IL half hours on the
way to Albany, an.. all along the whole
forty miles people t,.il gathered to
see il pass. On arriving ut Alba
ny, Grand Army men guarded tl.. re-
mains az posts Of honor. and four men oi
corner Of the catafaluue. Gen. Hancock
and staff filed out into Steubcn street.
where the general wna mounted ON IL power
full black horse. The second division c"ii,-
priscd SO many posts Of the Grand Army
that the railroads were heavily taxed in
their transportation, and halls and rinks
il,td To be secured for odatinn.
Tho procession moved to tbs Capitol
where the remains lay in state. A group
of incanllescent lamps hung over the cas-
ket, hut Mr.. Merritt turned them off, le:lv-
ing the gus jets burning only, AZ they shed
too strong light. being only !, few fest
above the glass. Until after midnight
the crowd Numbering about 500 an hour
passed through and viewed the remains.
Jessie and u. $. Grant, Jr, accompanied
by Gov. Hilland Others, entered the Gu pitol.
The throng Of visitors was checked for a
time, and the general ssons passed beneath
and halted, briefly, to view tho remains OF
their lnther