The Brookhaven leader., 1885-08-13

NEW YORK Aug. s.-1he closing
day of the tuqsrai serv.ca, ovar tn,
remains Cf the late Gen Gram
dawned with a clear SKY, n bright sun and
| a cooling breeze a more beautiful day for
the +Olsmn services which are t. mark the
/ commitment t. the pm1 Of all that is NOR
tai of him whom the nation m0urls coull
not ba wished for. From taa firing Of tn,
sunrise gun, tho boom OF the minute gun
fired at stated intervals t. pev trihute to he
nations dead IS heard IroCiaiming to the
people that the last sad rites are uu Ter way,
anI before the day closes the hero OF the
Union will have been committed to the
tomh
The churcA bells bexau toilirg, ringing in
/ nournfM eau lence and their pealiug aIie1
TO the general feeling Of sorrow and gloom
everywhare displayed. Not the history of
the matrop2lis OF Of the nation has there
been such universal mourning as on this oc-
casion, nor has there been exhibited sucn
widespread sympathy for the family o.
which the nations hero was the late head
The streets along the route laid out for
the passage of the funeral cortcgs are
packed with people since early mourning,
many of whom have remained up all night
for the purposa of securing or holding IN
advantageous position, from which 10 view
the solemn pageant, military and civic
bodies marching to the beat Of the muffiod
drum are moving to and fro hastily taking
up positions III side streets leading to Broad
way, and preparing To fall in in their places
ft,,,r
: where is bus,la. Tho crowds are well be
baved, and police arrangements so perfect
that OF the military, Grand Army posts and
other societies experience but lite incon-
venience in going to place assigned them.
The funeral cnrJegt Will undOuhtcl lily be
the grandest aud most imposing of its kind
ever witnessed in this or any other city of
the globe, Fully one hundrei thousand men
will follow the body to the grave at River
side park.
At precisely O'Clock in the morning the
gates leading to the vestihule of the City
Hall were closed. and the crowds which had
been pouring in a steady stream of twoS
into the vest tibule and passing the catafalqu9
received a sudden check. The line ceased
moving and therein looked askauce at their
nelghbJrs when word was passed by the po-
lice detail 10 keep those in line 10 order, that
no more would lie admitted. Thousands
were disapp" .ntad, and their countcuauces
plainly expressed their chagrin. This lines
at the tlma extcnle1 clear around tbs park
and for soma distance along Broadway AMI
adiaceut streets. II is estimated fully three
hundred thousand people Waved the remains
of the dead general while lying in state here.
SO burriedly had they to pass through that
only a mere glance at the calm face was
allowed.
Immediately after tho close Of toe gates
the plaza was cleared AMI in few minutes
the police we're in full possession guarding
every approach and allowing 20 one but tho
privileged to come within a stones throw OF
ths building in which the nations deld lay.
The undertaken ar once took charge. None
but the police and guards and all night re-
pnrters we're present at tho timn.
"Any here who desire to Wow the re-
maius will step forwsrl at once said the
undertaken. aud his voics echoed in the dark
still corridors. AL present passed by ioe
casket and the lying in stats of the OK i'r-'si
dent had ended.
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