The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-10
AT REST.
The Remains of General Grant Placed
in Riverside Park.
Thousands Of Comrades and SOrrOWiing
Friends
Pay Their Last Sad Tribute Of Respect
to the Dead Commander.
Millions Of Spectators Line the Way
to the Tomb.
The Whole Forming the Most Imposing
Pageant Ever Seen in New York.
An Elegant Floral Tribute Sent by the
Mayor Of Baltimore.
Scenes and Incidents Which Will Ever
Be Remembered.
Scenes and Incidents Which Will Ever
Be Remembered.

NEW DIRK, Aug. S.-C0ol air and clear
sky came with this mornings rising of the
sun. Ere this the city had begun to fill with
visitors from all directions, and until the
middle of the forenoon the multitudes rapidly
increased, so that there had never been SO
many people in New York as there were here
to see the burial of Grant. The City Hall
was the earlier centre of the great gather
ings. Twenty chimes played at daybreak,
and the cannons at Governors Island were
heard at sunrise. At o'clock line of
policemen was formed, and double column
stood guard at the base of the steps. Fifteen
minutes later members of Wilson Post
of the G. A. R., from Baltimore. marched
past in double file, carrying at the head of
the column a floral piece which they had
brought from Mayor Latrobe. They were
permitted to walk by the coffin and lay be-
side it the floral piece, large star of roses,
in whose centre stood a column crowned
with white carnations, and showing within
the crown a cross of crimson geraniums
Their perfume, mingled with the odor of de-
caying flowers, hung over the bier, and the
fresh morning air could not dissipate the
heaviness of the atmosphere in the vestibule.
Other bodies of veterans soon began to march
past on the way to their places in the line.
These men were from out Of town and had
arrived on early trains. The list regiment
officers, with spiked white helmets and full
dress uniforms, were on guard through the
morning, being relieved hourly. Two re-
porters were the only civilians then visible
within the building. Seven o'clock, and the
strains of solemn music foated in at the
grated iron doors from many directions.
Eight o'clock, and nature was putting forth
signals of genial day The crowds grew
denser around the plaza. Muffied drums and
dirgeful trumpets marched in at one side and
took position at the east end. The players
constituted the David's Island military band.
The offieer.of the list regiment guard for
the last time made his rounds and marched
the entire detail out of the building to thke
its place in the procession. The Mt. McGre-
gor detail of six members of the Legion of
Honor arrived to form part of the escort of
honor to the funeral car. AT $50, Col. Beck,
who has recovered from the shock from
lightning received in the storm on Mt. Nc
Gregor, marched into the plaza from Broad
way, at the head of the guard of honor, con-
and the 9TH artillery. A band of music pre-
ceded the guard, which is the same which
did service on the mount up to the departure
of the funeral train. The human tide began
to set from all directions toward the line Sc
lected for the procession. The people poured
into the city in conyerglng streams from
Brooklyn, from New Jersey, from Staten
Island from Westchester county and from
Connecticut, to say nothing of the strangers
who journeyed from more distant parts. This
influx of the populace in the early hours,
was wonderful and curious thing to see.
Over the bridge, on foot and in cars, by fer
| the centre of interest. 1t seemed down
town as if everybody was going north, and
as if all business districts below the City
Hall must be drained of all inhabitants. All
the ordinary everyday currents of city life
were reversed. Nearly all business ceased.
The look sof wonder and surprise on the
countenanceS of many of the people in the
streets showed that to them New York was
new object, especially when they essayed
to cross the car tracks in attempting to
reach Broadway. At the Grand Central de-
pot the appearance of the strangers was less
rural, and showed that the cities along the
| line from up the State and New England had
| contributed largely to the quota of humani-
| ty, now amounting to two and a half mil
| lions of people, assembled in this city. The
| other railroads brought in mixed populace
| of city and country residents. The Sound
| boats from all the varying stopping places
brought in large crowds of people, and made
the piers look remarkably busy this morning.
Although tho people disposed themselves
| early along the route of the procession, the
| City Hall remained centre of interest as
long as Grants body lay in it. Gen. Han
| cock and his staff in full dress uniform rode
up in front of the building just before nine
| o'clock; At this time 12o members of the
| DiederkranZ Society filed up to the steps,
| and led by six instrumentalists, sung, with
impressive effect the Chorus of the Spirits
from Over the Water" by Schubert, and the
n Gefhaf I hf E4 At fAtffstita4Rc tts meF8 well rendered
ing, the choristers looked through the barred
gates at the black catafallque and the casket %
| Of royal purple. Soon after that the origi-
nal G. A. r. guard which served at Mt. Nc
Gregor filed in. Mayor GRACE dress dressed shoni IN
this time. He found President Sanger OF
the board Of aldermen and the city officer; tse eIS
awaiting him; The church bells began l.el thell
fer of the casket OF the!funeral car.