The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09
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horse carriage that followed
received Vice President Hendricks
and his private secretary Hugh East.
Ahead of them had gone n number of
carriages following the Grant family
In tho following
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION:
Mrs, Rawlins Holman, daughter of
General Grants friend and first secre-
tary of war; tho generals staifin four
carriagos;his ex-cabinct officers in four
carriages; dotachments from Wheeler
and u S. Grant posts G, A. IL. in four
carriages; Mr.. j. w. Drexcl aud mem
beers of the Aztec club, survivors of
the Mexican war.
Next came; the presidents carriage,
the vice president aud the cabinet In
five carriages; the members of The SUI
preme court; United States senators;
the House congressional committee In
a score of carriages; the committee of
the state legislature in thirty carriag-
es; Ex-Presidcnts Arthur aud Hayes
aud members of their cabinet.
Then came the foreign ministers and
diplomats and consular officers, under
General Grants administration: these
filled ten carriages. Then came the
representatives of the different depart
mcnts of the national governments;
next came the governors of states and
then, representatives of various cities.
THE CATAFALQUE PASSED
Twenty-Third street at o'clock
sharp. The hum of expectation that
had preceded IL was hushed as IL
passed by and all heads were uncov-
cred; many heads were bowed, aud an
old negro woman, who somehow had
been pushed forward to the curb and
stood there wedged In, cssayed vaiuly
to kneel, while tears were streaming
down her wrinklcd face, but she was
held fast by the crowd and could not
stir. On u single telegraph pole, on
the corner of Broadway and Twenty
Third street, were pcrched not less
than twcnty-cight spectators. Assoon
as the catafalquc had passed, the car
riage containing Colonel Fred Grant,
his wife and sister fell in, and the
mourners' coaches fell quickly in line
, without confusion.
Both Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Hen
bricks had tired of the long wait, and
after sitting in their carriages, stared
= at by the curious crowd, till l1:30
: o'clock, retired to their rooms in the
0 hotel. They observed the parade
}, from their windows, and did not again
;. come out until the catafalquc had
@ passed the hotel. Their carriage had
: remained at the door. Secretaries
8 Endicott aud Manning, whose car
II riages followed the vice-presidcups
remained in their seats, aud the other
cabinent ministers, who rode in pairs
i, did likewise.
Almost the last carriage had wheel.
), ed into line ut Twcuty-Third street
= when these fell in behind, one con
y tanning Major-General Daniel Sickles
Following behind the crippled vet
Grams carriage there trod Il seemingly
. endless army of banners without
~ show of gold or glitter. But with tn,
armlcss sleeves. the limping gait and
the Scared faces that stirred meus
. = minds rs they passed with deep ant
/, strong emotion.
y Al THE TOMB.
Soon there come strain from the
- trumpets and the sound of muflled
: drums. The carriages came into
a view and rolled slowly through the
: park to the tomb. DIR. Newman and
Bishop Harris occupied the first and
: then the clergy aud Doctors
Douglas, Shrady and Sands.
, The bearers came after these.
General Joe Johnson rode be-
side General Sherman and Bnckner
, and Sheridan were paired while Gen
!, eral Logan and Ex-Secretary Bout
well followed. The funeral car stop
ped abreast the tomb;the guard of hon
, or assembled TO bear down the casket,
, Col.Beck formed his two companies in
to ahollow square between 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 it was borne into the
hollow square towards the vault, the
relatives followed it in this order.
The casket was deposited in the
: cedar case.
me ,i.s.sl of the G.. A. X. was per-
iorhcu dlter WfiOa- aha service OF tho
church was concluded aud urau, WAS
D at last At rest.