Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07
TAKING THE BODY TO ALBANY.
The Remains Conveyed Down the Noun
tain to the Funeral Train.

tain to the Funeral Train.
The great crowd that attended the SER
vices remained to see the body brought
out by the main entrance of the cottage.
1t was borne down the steps by the Grant
Post of Brooklyn, n. Y, composed of thir-
teen veterans and was preceded by de-
tachment of soldiers and two buglers
playing the dead march in Saul" Gen.
Sherman and Col. Fred Grant and Jesse
nd Ulysses Grant walked two by two in
advance. Then came Gen. Frederick
Dent and DR.. sharpe, Gen. j. A. Creswell
and the Mexican minister, Senior Romero.
Gen. Hancock and staff, Senators Evarts
and Miller, Gen. Horace Porter, Thomas
Ochiltree of Texas, DR.. Douglas, Gen. Ru-
fus ingalls,, Admiral Rowan and many
| friends of the dead General arrived at
/ the station. After some little time spent
/ in getting the passengers ON board the
/ train fl for Saratoga. Mrs. Grant has
concluded not to 20 to New York to-day
and probably will not leave here until
Friday next.
The little village of Wilton was reached
and on the platform Il few hundred vii
layers. with uncovered heads, silently saw
the train pass through. The level plain
was reached and the descent lIll been
safely accomplished. When the train reach
ed Saratoga the remains were conveyed TO
| the New York Central train which was in
waiting The train consisted of nine cars.
Next to the engine came the funeral car
/ "Woodlawn' in which the remains We're
placed. The other cars were occupied as
| follows:
Car No. ., clergy and DR.. Douglas Bird,
| the sons and notable mOurners 4th, Gen.
| Hancock and staff 9Th Gov. Hill and
| staff 9Th, the press 18th and Sth, the mill
/ tary escort 9tn, the baggage. The re-
mains Were lifted in silence by the
! guard of honor to the car wv oOdlawn'
which was draped with bombazine and
| hung with flags and the funeral parties
were transferred to their respective cars,
which were all trimmed in plain black
with plated bombazine. Soon after two
o'clock the train moved through the
/ throngs and away from Saratoga.
At Ballston, Round Lake, and Cohoes
| large crowds of people gathered to see
the train pass, The towns were all heavily
dradped in mourning, and rs the train
passed the bells were slowly tolled. At
| l8allston a field piece saluted the train.
/ The heavy black drapped train rolled into
Albany at 3iO on time, as per special
| schedule.
Albany Receives the Remains.
| Col. Grant, Jesse and L. :. Grant, Jr.
allghted first from the train when it had
s'UPPeu 1t, 'ne ioo, Vi 0pciCei H'iee' ~
Albany uoV' mn TOOK the hrSt upon MS
arm, Assistant Acknowledgement McEwan
the second and Col. Gillette the third
Row Mr. Newman mr. Donolas md
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eeher"l 7nei ''i''h loilo"eu "luh "eHer"
Porter and the party was at once escorted
to carriages ana driven to the governors
mansion. Before the remains were re
n,o,,od Gov. IIi,l ond tbo otl,or ,,eicors no
iiio>e', NV I'm '''' 'ie o'i''' oiiiOoi9 ie
! turned % inc Iralu anu uhere greeted uen
| Hancock ana stan. me remains were
piacGu WltIlh the mounted catalalque
Ok Dlack horses Win plack trapplngs
were hitcled 10 the luheral car ana at the
ileau ol eacn morse as ieauers We're mem ,,
pers III .he VI. a. M N. os's . anu ~. ne
crown was uense; ne lulleIHl car was hank
Ell ny company a, oth arliliery' ana com
Pany f.; l2th liilantry, commanded by Col
w %; breck ana MAJOR brown, respective
~. me franc Army men GUARDED the
each corner OF the catafalque. Gen. Han