The Iola register., 1885-08-14

msmoen of b. g 0tant Foee No 81, e
BsUOklyn, drew up In front OF the c0ttago-
and dsputatfons appointedsto remove the
remains entered. and soon reappeared
bearing the casket. The march 70 the
depot was then commenced The mili--
tary were drawn up in open ranks, and
a. the members Of the Post bearing the
remains passed through, tho soldiers sa--
Iuted while the people uncovered and
bowed their heads In mournful silence.
Ihe funeral train, which consisted OF
seven cars, awaited at the depot. Next
10 tne engine came the funeral car. The
transfer OF the remains frOm the cottage
TO the train was without incid mt, and
exactly ten minutes to one O'Clock, the
train steamed out from the depot.
ALBANY, N. T., August 5.-When the
funeral train passed slowly through Sara
toga q: 3 20 p. m. vast crowds assembled.
The bells tolled, and an expression OF
sad interest was unmistakable on nearly
every face.
At Ballston another assembiage stood
uncovered as the train dashed swiftly by.
The long platform of Round Lake station
was occupied by at least 2, 900 people. ATT
Mechanicsville and the other places
crowds OF several hundred were in holi-
day attire at the dspots. At West Troy
salutes were fired.
Precisely at the schedule time the train,
came to halt in Albany at Spencer
street. The funeral car, heavily draped,
drawn by six black horses in funeral
trappings, was in waiting, and after a
short delay the casket was transferred to
It, At 1858 p. m, the order was given to-
start.
The procession was made up 40 fol-
lows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Headed by platoons of police to .lear-
the streets; Major-General Hancock, U.
S. A., commanding, and staff, mounted;
Major General G. j. Farnsworth, Chief
Marshal, and staff, mounted; Major 10
B. Carr, commanding, aud staff, mount
ed; armed and uniformed military Or
gaDizations comprising the escort;
funeral car, fianked by United States
troops and delegation of u. s. Grant
Post, G. A. R.; mournersr carriayes:
Governor David B. Hill and staff; the
Mayor. Common Council aad city officials.
In carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
Brigadier-General James Warner, COM
manding. and staff; the military order
Loyal Legion, G. A. r., veterans of the
late war and sons Of veterans.
THIRD DIVISION.
Ma jor Walter s. Albraman, command
ing, and staff; civic societies. escorted
by the Albany Jackson corps.
Enormous concourses of people lined
every street on the line of march. The
pack and jam at times defed the efforts
OF the police to preserve sufficient ROOM
for the pageant. The crowds in Albany
were far vaster than were present at the
funerals of either Lincoln OF Garfield.
1t is supposed that not less than 20, ,OoCs
strangers visited the CITY.
The casket was borne into the Capitol
at $3.50 p. m., and was taken Immediately
to an ante-room adjoining the main cor
ridOr, where the inclined rest, draped,-
with the National colors under the truly
grand and imposing canopy, waited
takers were in waiting ard rap
glass lids, 1t was found that the lar.
ring attending the removal from Mt.
McGresor had in q certain degree dis
turbed the remains. This trouble was-
quickly rectified.
Exactly at six o'clock the casket was
placed on the rest in The corridor. The
doors were opened and members of the
State Senate entered, two abreast, at the
foot of the casket and passed out of the
Capitol by the private entrance. The
members of the Assembly followed, and
then came the public, four abreast, white,,-
black, old, young, rich, poor, the lame
and stalwart, beauty and ugliness-in
short, Heterogeneous mass of humanity,
that is only seen together when some ex-
event is happening.
At 9:20 y. m. Colonel Grant and his;
two brothers, escorted by Governor Hill,
entered the Capitol, by the private en-
trance. The inside doors were closed
for moment to permit the brothers to.
look upon the dead. An expression Of
pain fitted over the Colonel's face as he
looked, the gilastliness Of tine face re-
ferred to having occurred since last he
looked upon the familiar lineaments.
He looked but q moment and then hur.
ried away.
At midnight the German singing So
;ieties assembled in the Capitol Park
goo strong) and sang the dirges in q
most solemn and impressive manner.
At a. m. the crowd passing through
he Capitol had thinned out considera-
,ly, but thev were still coming in iE
Iinsle file. The total number passing.
he casket up to one O'Clock was 80, 800.
At 2 u. m. few stragsIers were pass
ng the casket.