The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-12
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The affernoon grew older. Theheat
was great. There was no sign Of the
funeral Procession. The troops
were resting in the shade. 1t was
2 o'clock. General Hancock visited
the hotel with Mr.. Crimmins. Re-
turning, he met Mayor Grace and
the Police Commissioners, who had
arrived. On the crown of the slope
behind the tomb the party was seat
ed while waiting. Three and four
O'Clock passed. But there came a
bugle-call from the eastward at 4:2O.
Then a strain fromtrumpets, and soon
a sound of mu flied drums. Car
riages came into view and rolled
slowly through the park to the tomb.
DR.. Newman and Bishop Harris oc-
cupied the first, and then the clergy,
and then Drs. Douglas, Shrady and
Sands. The bearers came after these.
General Joe Johnston rode beside
General Sherman, and Buckner and
Sheridan were paired. while General
Logan and ex-Secretary Boutwell,
followed. Distinguished men came
also beside these. The bearers and
those invited alighted and took
places near the tomb.
The David's Island Band was
coming over the slope from the
south, playing Chopin's !" Funeral
March," while behind the black
plumes of the funeral car could be
seen, and those on the heads OF
the twenty-four black horses
were nodding as they advanced.
The car stopped abreast the tomb.
The guard of honor assembled to
bear down the casket. Col. Beck
formed his two companies of escort
in hollow square between the tomb
and the hearse. The family car
riage had drawn near. From the
first Colonel Grant, wife and two
children alighted and passed to the
foot of the steps of the funeral car.
There they were joined by U. 5,
Grant, Jr., and wife. Jesse and wife
and child, and Mrs. Sartoris. Mrs.
Sartoris passed to the Colonels side
and took his arm. So they stood
while the casket was being removed
from the car. and when it was borne
into the hollow square toward the
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THE FINAL RITES.
The cedar case rested on supports
at the dooor of the sepulcher. The
casket was placed therein. George
G. Mead, Post No. l, of Philadel.
phia, represented by fifteen men
circled the casket. The Command
er took post at the head of the cas-.
ket, with officers and post com.
manders in the rear; The chaplain
stood at the foot, and the colors were
placed upod it. The ritual service
was then performed.
The bugle-call REST" was tnen
sounded. DR.. Newman and Bishop
Harris then read the ritual service
for burial of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church. During these ceremo'
MES the family stood at the foot oi
the casket. Directly behind the fu'
neral party stood General Hancock
At his elbow was President Cleve'
land, Vice President Hendricks and
members of the Cabinet. Near the
head of the casket on the right
Sherman and Sheridan in full uni
form were uncovered during the en-
tire service. AT their sides were ex
Presidents Arthur and Hayes and
Senator Sherman. On the othel
side of the casket were Admiral Por
ter, General Fitzhugh Lee. Genera
Gordon and General Buckner.
When the religious service had
ended the trumpeter of Company
A, Fifth Artillery, stepped close tc
the casket and sounded the tattoo
Little Julia then laid on the coffin 8
wreath ITO Grandpapa.n The guarC
of honor then bore the remains
within the tomb. and at SOB O'Clock
placed them within the steel case
the sealing of both leaden lining
and steel case then being performed
The family entered the tomb, re
manning only a few moments, ther
sought their carrirges, and, when en-
tering, the Seventh and Twenty-sec
ond regiments, in line on the bluff
fred three volleys toward the river
after which Battery F, Fifth Artil
lery, fired three salvos from thu
knoll toward the hotel.
The family carriages drove away
but were not out of sight when per.
sons attempted to deface the tomt
by writing their names upon it. A
guard of regulars was mounted al
once, the military marched, the dig
nitaries rode away, and the impos
ing scene was ended.
A PEN-PIcTURE OF THE DAY.
With magnifcence of imposing
display to which the whole country
lent its aid, with ceremonies tha
challenged in their solemn grandeur
the stored pages of the past, with
reverent honors met to crown tht
close of a great career. tie body o
General Ulysses S. Grant was PLACED
at rest in the metropolis of the lanG
whose Union he had preserved. By
every tribute that a grateful sorrow
ing people could pay, the burial wai
made worthy of the glory which tn,
deeds of the mighty captain had
won. In pomp and splendor or
shore and wave, the final homage O.
the Republic was paid to him tt
whom it owed so much, and with
booming artillery and the clamor o
bells, in the presence of reveren
multitudes the dead General was
left to sleep amid a scene of beauty
such as nature rarely paints land
scape with.
La its proportions the demonstra
ton of national respect and honor
was colossal. Its several features by
their simple magnitude would hav,
made the day memorable in th,
city's annals, even had they no
been quickened by a spirit ant
meaning Of loftiness and grandeur
1t were almost idle to attempt t
compute the numbers of spectator
that peopled the line OF march, or o
the soldiery and private citizens