St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-10
The Remains Of Gen. Grant Placed in the
Lonely Tomb on the Hud-
son Hillside.
The Most Imposing Funeral Cortege Which
Ever Followed a Mortal Nan
to His Grave.
Services General Throughout the
Countrywide Day in 1T. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Account OF the Memorials I'm the
Northwestern Hundred Cities
IN Mourning.
An Imposing Funeral.


The funeral of Gen. Grant in New York
was the most imposing and solemn pageant
of the kind of which history gives us any
record. Gen Hancock led the magnificent
cOrtege which escorted the body on the nine
miles trip from the city hall to the tomb AT
Riverside. The procession was miles In
length and consisted of military and civic
organizations 10 the number of over fifty.
there beng over ten thousand Grand Army
veterans in the procession alone. The
catafaique itself was magnificent affair
and was drawn by sixteen horses, each be-
ing led by a cOlOred groom.
FROM MONDAY
on for hours into the afternoon the vicinity
OF the tomb and Riverside park was the
scene Of discomfort for thousands waiting
in the blazing sunshine. Beneath fir tree
at the crown of the knoll rested small
charcoal furnace, and near il were the tools
and materials with which to seal the Ieaden
lining Of the cedar ease into which the
caSket and remains OF Gen. Grant should be
placed. The steel case rested upon two
marble blocks ~ feet high. 5 feet wide and
is inches thick. Similar marble blocks had
been sunk in the hOOr flush with the sur
face, and upon these the remains Of Mr..
Grant are expected TO repOse. Many per-
f sons were permitted TO peer into the tomb
where the steel receptacle was waiting the
body then being borne up town. Soon after
l o'clock drums beat and the blowing of
trumpetS was heard from the lower end of
the park. 4 carriage came in view. In il
was Gen. Hancock. He was the only oecu-
pant and stood erect. Tro0ping behind him
on horseback were members of his staff.
/ The general rode to point near the tomb.
where he alighted and was met by Superin-
tendent Murray. Commissioner Crimmens
and Others of the park board. Gen. Han
cock, staff and aides swept past. There
were among them Gen. FitZhugh Lee and
Gen. Gordon. whom Gen. Sheridan once
met so warmly in other times and other cir
cumstances. Upon a commanding slope
/ 100 yards north of Gen. Grants tomb, the
staff officers and aides drew rein beneath
clump of spreading trees. Meantime
HELMETS WERE GLIsTENING,
plumes were waving over the slope south
ward, trapping upon many houses shone
in the sunlight. cannon and limbers drawn
by horses that were ridden by artillerymen,
came over the brow OF the southern slope.
orderlies galloped to and fro and Sabers and
accoutrements clattered and ratified. Cannon
muZZles thrust from behind the lower bend
OF the hillOck, pyramids of stacked guns
with glistening bayonets interlOcked along
the drives, solid walls of people upon the
curbing, lines of uneasy and bObbing UNI
bTellas through the trees, a vista i'm which
the brown and rugged rocks of the palisades
pierced the woods and jutted above the
river, the Hudson, too. glistening and flow
ing in the sunlight, so looked the scene
nOrthward from the tomb. The Twenty
second and Seventh regiments marched up
/ from the east and down by the tomb and
were drawn up in line on the brow of the
bl1ff overlooking the river. Suddenly a
| gun doomed out over the water and a cloud
of blue and white smoke pulled over the
/ stream. The POwhattan. lying down under
/ the bluff, had fired the first of a salute
Hills were calling back in echoes and the
guns of the other war vessels in the river
anon shook the bluff and started the echoes
flying in the woods on the jersey hills.
Three and four o'clock passed. The tomb
/ yet waited, but there came a bugle call
from eastward at AGO o'clock. Then a
strain from trumpets and soon the sound of
MUFFLED DRUMS.
Carriages came into view and rolled
slowly through the park TO the tomb DR..
Newman and Bishop Harris occupied the
| first, and then the clergy and then Drs
Douglass, Shrady and Sands The bearers
came after these. Gen Joe johnson rode
beside Gen. Sherman, and Buckner and
Sheridan were paired, while Gen. Logan
and ex-Secretary Boutwell, followed. Dis
tinguished men came also besides these
The bearers and those invited alighted and
| took places near the tomb. Then David's
Island band. playing ChOpin's funeral
march. came into view. while behind the
I black-plumed funeral car could be seen.
/ The ear stopped abreast the tomb. The
guards of honor assembled to bear down the
casket. Col. Breck formed his two COM
panies of escort into a hollow square be-
tween the tomb and hearse. The family
carriages had drawn near. Their occupants
alighted and took positions near the foot of
the steps of the car. So they stood while
the casket was being removed from the car.
When il was borne into the hollow square
toward the vault the relatives followed.
The cedar case rested on supports at the
foot of the Sepulchre. The casket was de-
posted therein. Meade Post No. l of
Philadelphia, represented by fifteen men.
/ circled the caSlet. The commander took
post az the head. with officers and post com
manders al the foot. The chaplain stood
at the foot and the cOioTS were placed i'm
front. The ritual service was then per-
formed.
DR.. Newman and Bishop Harris then
read the ritual service for burial of the II.
+. church. Directly behind the burial
party stood Gen. Hancock. At his elbow
was President Cleveland, Vice President
Hendricks and members of the
cabinet. Near the head of the
caSket. on the right, Sherman
and Sheridan. i'm full uniform. were uncOv-
cred through the entire service. At their
sides were eX-Presidents Arthur and Hayes
and Senator Sherman. On the other side
/ of the caSket opposite were Admiral POr-
! ter. Fitzhugh Lee. Gen. Gordon and Gen.
Bucl1ner When the religious services had
ended the trumpeter of Company A, Ninth
artillery, stepped close to the casket and
sounded the tattoo. Little Julia then
/ laid on the coffin wreath
ITO Grandpa" The guard of honor bore
the remains within the tomb, and at sos
o'clock placed them within the steel case,
| the sealing of both the leaden lining and
steel case then being performed as indicated
above. The family entered the tomb. re-
naming only a few moments. They then
sought their carriages. and when en-
teTing the Seventh and Twenty-secOnd
regiments in line on the bluff,
fired three vOlleys toward the river. after
which Battery +. Fifth artillery. fired three
Salutes from the knoll toward the hotel
The family carriages drove away. but were
not ont of sight when persons attempted to
deface the tomb by writing their names
upon it. The guard of regulars was
mounted. the military marched away, the
dignitaries entered their carriages, and the
! long chapter was ended.
IN SIT. PAUL.
Notwithstanding the Rain, the Dem.
onstration WINS a Success.