Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-05

while the casket was borne to the car.
The mountain train waited at the little
rustic depot. Seven cars were there
Next to the engine the funeral car, with
open sides and solid, massive drapings,
was placed. The transfer from the cot
tage to the train was completed without
difficulty, and the
TRAIN STARTED FOR SARATOGA.
Among those representing the military
were the following: Gen. W. s. Han
pock, Gen. w. T. Sherman, Ger. Rufus
ingalls,, Gen. H. A. Perry, Col. Suther-
land, Col. John p Nicholson, Lieut. Col
Finley Anderson, Capt. G. S. L. Ward,
Capt: John Fl. Weeks and Lieut. Eugene
Griffin. The guard of honor, T. S. Grant
Post, Brooklyn, consisted of Col. VIM.
II. Barker, Maj. B. r. Corwin, DR.. Geo.
W. Brus, Reese B. Gwillim, j. P. How
alt, Commander John I'll. johnson,
Henry w. Knight, Il. f. Mackellar,
VIM. Mcdonald, VIM. j. McKelvey,
Geo. j. Collins, Noah Tibbitts and Geo.
B. Squires. Six men of the Legion of
Honor, general m0urners, were repre-
sented by Wm. NJ. Evarts. Admiral
Rowan, Warner Miller, jos. w. Drexel,
Potter Palmer, Gen. j. A. Creswell and
others.
THE START DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
At o'clock order to start was given.
Engineer Martin shut all steam from
the cylinders and the train, standing as
it did upon a grade, slowly started by its
own weight and impetus down .Lne
mountain. The bluffs aud r;;1ages ON each
side of the track we're densely thronged
with peearle.. The grove south of the
cottage, where the generals little grand
children played, was alive with specta-
tors. Every rack, every jutting point,
every vantage ground was occupied.
But from all the throng, standing uncov-
cred in the afternoon sunlight, no sound
escaped. The mountain was hushed and
still except for the heavy booming of
guns bidding farewell.
A DEATH SCENE IN SUNSHINE.
1t was a funeral occasion, Il was a
death scene in sunshine. Slowly the lit
tie engine started, but quickly it felt the
impetus of the descent Out upon the
first bluff of the mountain and clear OF
the forest crept the little engine, and the
train trailed around the curve where
seven weeks before Gen. Grant alive had
turned to view the same sweep of the
valley and mountain, with Saratoga lake
glittering in the sunlight ten miles away;
aud to-day as the train rounded this out
look the generals sons gazed out upon
the scene and, mayhap, thought of the
other day as compared with this. Sweep
ing around the curves to right and to
left the train, passed slowly d,wn the
mountain. On it rolled toward the
plain, and away upon the mountain by
the famous eastern outlook, yet in full
view, there was a puff Of white smoke
In an instant the sound of booming can
non echoed in the trees and ratified vol
ley of little echoes over and down across
the plain. The artillerymen were yet
bidding their farewells. The descent To
the little village of Wilton was safely ac-
complished, and on the platform few
hundred villagers silently saw the train
pass through, and their
HEADS WERE UNCOVERED.
The level plain was reached; seven level
miles lay between the train and Saratoga
The speed was little increased. Farm,
ers and their families stood near and sal
upon the farm fences to see the traiI
/ that bore the dead general. Again the
| cannon en- the mountain spoke cut ovel
the valley, but only the edge of its echo
reached the moving train. The spires
of Saratoga were coming Snto view, RnC
from that directiGn came the dull boom
iue ef the cannon planted half mile ou
OF the village beside the Mount Nc
| Gregor track. Soon this battery was
reached and passed, its brass guns salut
ing the train on its passage. fhe las
curve was rounded, aSd The train straight
| ened 1w5y parallel to the tracks or tn,
Delaware and Hudson tracks. on which
just north of the MGaut McGregor de
pot, the tGGnIeral train Of the New Yorl
! Central read was waiting, while thou
sands of persons were being held back b,
the military, The mountain train dre7
alongside the other train and stopped
There were nine cars in the New Yorl
Central train, Next to the engine cam
THE FUNERAL CAR.
/ (Woodlawn1. The other Cars were oc
cupied as fellows: Car No. 2, clergy an,
j DR. Douglass No. 3, the sons and nOtabl
mourners; No. 4, Gen. Hancock an
s.aff; No. 3, Gov. Hill and staff No.
the press; Nos. Z and s the military es
cort; Ne O, re baggage. The remain
wrfe lifted in silence by the guard G
honor to the car (Woodlawn), which va
draped with black and hung with Hax,
and the funeral parties were ransferre
to their respective cars, which were a
trimmr1 IN plain black. The Brookly
e1ard of honor and the six men of tn
Loyal Legion, with a detachment of res
ulars, entered the dead car; also tw
men of Wheeler Post, G.. A. R. 500
after o'clock Superintendent Voorhee
bade Conductor Thornton give the sis
nal to start, and the impressive an
heavy train moved through the throne
and away from Saratoga. Mrs. Graz
has concluded not TO go 10 New Ior
| to-day, and will not probably leave her
| till Friday next, The other female men
bers Of the family, on account of this de
termination of Mrs Grant, have pC
made up their minds whether they wi
go this evening or not.
The great crowd that attended the sci
vices at the cottage remained TO see tt
J | body brought out by the main entrsnc,
: It was horne down the STEPS by the Graz
, | Post of Brooklyn, composed of thirtee
veterans, and was preceded by detacl
, ment of soldiers, aud two bugles playi il
f The Dead March in Saul" Gen She
/ man and Col. Fred Grant and Jesse an
= Ulysses Grant walked t@o by two 10 aC
e | vance. Then came Gen. Frederic
, Dent, a brother of Ms. Grant, and d
Sharpe, a brOther-ln-law OF Mrs. Gran
Gen. j. A. Cresswell and the Mexic;
Minister, Sen. Romero, detachment
, artillery with arms reversed, marchii
: as infantry, Gen. Hancock aud sta
Senators Evarts aud Miller, Gen. Hora
, | Porter, Thomas 0chiltree of Texas, d
Douglass, Gen. RUFUS ingalls,, Admir-
, Rowan and many friends of the genera
, Arrived az the station, there was anoth
> great crowd, and after some little tin
t spent in getting the pass ngers on boa
the train, consisting OF six cars, left
f Saratoga.
The Arrival at sibany.