The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09

nv phI'l VI WnlCn nc lOrIucu par |
were all in full uniform aud attracted |
universal attention that tagged only |
for moment, when the file of attcn- |
dants ofthe Japanese minister entered !
The big marble hall was completely |
choked with humanity long before s |
o'clock, and in the big parlors up stairs
all was stir aud hustle. The president
aud his cabinet ministers were at
breakfast In one end of the building
and the Grant family were quietly pre-
pairing for the pageant at the other
end.
lnaquiet little parlor oil the ladies'
parlor, facing the square,
a GROUP OF SERIOUS MEN,
most of them gray haired aud old, but
nearly all erect and of vigorous ply
sique, were putting Gu broad silkcn
sashes OF white and black. They were
the pail bearers and they were strik.
ing group. General Sheridan, rcsplen-
dent iin military toggery, stood in
friend y conversation with tall man
in whose white mouslachc and chin
beard and soldierly bearing one rccog-
nizcd at a glance the gallant confedcr-
ate General Buckncr from
whom Grant wrostlcd his first
hard won laurcls at Fort
DOnnelson. General Buckner was I'm
citizens dress. a smaller man SINH
larry attircd at the other end of the
room, whose gray hairs formed strik-
ing contrast to the lconine name and
iicrce black mustache of General Io-
gan with whom he WAS talking, was
the famous General Joe Johnston, the
bravest of the brave, who succumbcd
to General Grants sword. Hamilton
Fish was not among the pail bearers as
he was sick and the president had ap-
pointed "A. j. DrcXel, of Philadelphia.
IN his stead. AT the last moment IL
was said Admiral Wordcn had been
appointed pail bearer In place of Adj
mirnl ;RowaD.
At halfpast eight o'clock Colonel
Hodges summoned the pail bearers to
their carriages.
THE PRESIDENTS CARRIAGE,
drawn by six horses, WAS called up To
the door next but II had fully All hon,
to wait. In anticipation OF his com.
ing out All enormous crowd, which tho
police found IL difficult to manage
gathered opposite the hotel entrance
The Grant family wer,
quietly gathered in the parlors over
looking the square, and stranger
were rigidly excluded from the hal
leading to their rooms.
MRS. GRANT HAD NOT ARRIVED,
and 1t was announced that she woul,
not attend the funeral, but had con
cluded to stay at Mount McGregoi
She was reported by Dir. Newman I,
g. | lao. a
, fined TO her bed. The party had gath
I cred at the hotel ready TO take ear
riagcs for their position in the parad
/ when the column should have ad
! vanced SO far as to p rmit their ear
riages TO fall In line from the hotel
Colonel and Mrs. Fred ID. Grant. Mrs
, Sartoris, Mr.. aud Mrs. U. S. Grant
, Jr., Mr.. aud Mrs. Jesse Grant, Mrs
Cramer, Mrs. Dent. Miss Cramer
General Creswcll, Mr.. Stephen l.
Moriarty, Senior Romero and Mr.. w
j. Arkell were the members of tn,
family party, all of whom, from IN,
TO time. appeared at the windows a,
the head Of the column began TO move
up past the hotel.
AT 800 O'Clock President Cleveland
called his cabinet together and ar.
rangoments were made for the order
in which they would leave the hotel to
take their places n the procession. AT
1928 O'Clock General Hancock and
General Shaler rode past at the head
OF the procession. Along the line OF
the avenue where the troops of the
First division of the National Guard
were drawn up, guns were shouldered
as the general passed. The regiments
OF the First division stretched south
ward from near Twenty-eighth
street III continuous line oil
the east side OF Fifth avenue,
Battery, Captain Earle, mounted but
without guns, occupying the extreme
right onthe west side OF the avenue.
a continuous line OF the organizations
extended down as
rAEAs THEEf REACHED.
Between these files of citizen sol
diers. one side In uniform ready 10
do battle for their country aud conf.
IDENTIFY looking towards the future. Tho
other battle Scared and worn, its
work done and proudly looking back.
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