Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-08-15
They are Performed Over the Remains of
the Nations Dead-Ulysses s.
Grant.
The Funeral Cortege Starts From Mt. Nc
Gregor While Thousands Mourn
Around the Bier.
On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground the
White Tent Of the Hero Of Apo
mattox is Pitched.

The funeral rites over the remains o
Gen. U. 8. Grant were held at Mt. Nc
Gregory, Tuesday, August 18th. The day
was beautiful and suspicious one and thu
air on the mountains was delightful. Thu
funeral car to carry the remains from thu
lay awaiting the burden it should carry
The family in group and alone, the eve
ming before, had taken their final farewell
of the remains and on the day of the funeral
they gave up his body to the nation.
At 10 o'clock the services were held al
the cottage in the presence OF over thous'
and persons.
The ceremonies opened with the reading
of the Goth Psalm, which was followed
by an impressive prayer by Rev. Bishop
Harris. The hymn "My Faith Look Up to
Thee" was joined in by the whole assem-.
bly, present with fine effect. DR.. Newman
then came forward and delivered sermon
on the suit ject of the death of Gen. Grant,
the family sitting in the meantime about
the remains in the parlor. At the coEc,u-
sion of the discourse that noble hymn
Nearer My God to Thee" was rendered
very impressively by the congregation.
After the services ended there was move
ment toward the cottage to get final look
at the gene ral, but it was not deemed
advisable to admit any one,
in view Of the fact that it
was near the time for the funeral train to
start. Mrs. Grant had COZ cluded not to &c
with the funeral train, but to wait over un.
til four o'clock, when she and other ladies
left for Saratoga ard from there go direct to
New York.
The great crowd that attended the ser.
vices at the cottage remained to $50 the
body brought out by the main entrance. l,
was borne down the steps by the Grant
post, of Brooklyn, composed of thirteen
veterans, aud were preceded by detach-
ment of soldiers, and two buglers played
the dead March in Saul"
The afternoon sunli ght 8! own upon the
royal purple velvet, and the silver mount
ings of the casket. The first, and each sue
ceeding detail, mounted on guard, consisted
of two men OF U. 8. Grant post. One stood
with folded arms at the head of the casket
and the other at the foot.
To all on board the funeral train the
beautiful display of the cars was a subject
of comment. No woodwork on the sashes
OF the windows was visible. The engine
tender was draped with plated black, radi-
ating from q rosette center. The seats of
the cab were covered IN a like manner.
Black cloth was draped from the boiler
rails. The front was 6xed with taste. Flu
neral car "Woodlawn" wss plated in the
panels with centers, and the national fss
was festooned gracefully but SO that there
was 40 futtering. The other cars were not
draped with good taste. Zoo yards of
cloth were used.
When the rem lins reached Albany they
were escorted to the corridor of the senate
chamber in the capitol building, where they
laid in state, and were viewed by Thousands
of people.
When Col. Grant, jesse and o. s. Grant,
Jr., accompanied by Gov. Hill and others,
entered the capitol, the throng Of visitors
was checked for q time, and the Generals
sons passed beneath and halted briefly to
view the remains of their father. A cluster
of eight incandescent lamps shed brilliant
light down upon the dead face, and reveal
ed q startling spectacle. The skin of the
face had the appearance OF having been en-
ameled in bungling manner. The skin is
CHASTITY hue and has scaiy appearance
This is explained as due to the fact that the
face was powdered late this afternoon, and
without reference to the effect of the bril-
liant light, to which the remains are now
for the first time subjected.
At the executive mansion the sons of
General Grant with Drs. Douglas and New
man breakfasted quietly with the governor.
The day had dawned bright and from the
country the farmers and their families had
come in early to see the great dead.
A committee of one hundred prominent
citizens OF New York city appointed by
Mayor Grace to represent that city at Al
bany and accompany the remains from
there to New York, arrived.
Spectators made efforts to secure
the possession of the catafalqHe and funeral
car after the remains have left the depot.
An offer of s., 600 has been msde for the
cstafalque. As they are the property of
the national government, however, it is
not likely the relic hunters will OBTAIN
them.
PREPARING TO LEAVE ALBANY.
Slowly the funeral car, drawn by six
black horses, with their mourning wrsp.
ping, moved to the State street side of the
capitol. General Hancock, followed BY
his staff, approached the capitol as did also
General Farnsworth and staff. Governor
Hill and sta were in waiting. Eleven
o'clock had passed end 1t was half an hour
later when the great doors of the capital
were swung open on the State street side |
and the guards of honor were seen, BY the
waiting crowd, with the remains inside