The Portland daily press., 1885-08-05

| man.
Tenor-.J r. Whitney
Bass-Herman Busch
Leader-Henry Camp.
The great crowd that attended the services
at the cottage remained to see the body
brought out by the main entrance. 1t was
pporne down the steps by Grant Post OF
Brooklyn, composed of thirteen veterans,
and was preceded by a detachment of sol
diers and two buglers playing the "Dead
March in Saul" Gen. Sherman and Col.
Fred Grant and Jesse and Ulysses S. Grant,
Jr., walked two by two in advance. Then
came Gen Frederick Dent and Dr. Sharpe
Gen. j. A. Cresswell and the Mexican Minis
ter, Senior Romero; a detachment of artillery
with arms reversed marching as infantry
Gen. Hancock and staff Senators Evarts
0ehiltree of Texas, DR.. Douglass, Gen.
Rufus ingalls,, Admiral Rowan, and many
friends of the dead General.
Arriving at the station there was another
great crowd, and after some little time spent
| in getting the passengers on board, the train
left for Saratoga
Mrs Grant has concluded not to go to New
York today, and will probably not leave here
until Friday next.
Departure from the Mountain.
While the casket was borne to the car, the
mountain train waited at the little rustic
depot. There were seven cars, with the
powerful mountain engine 'Jos. W. Drexel''
attached; Next the engine was the funeral
| car, with open sides and solid massing of
black drapery for its burden. Next in the
| train was the car Eastern Lookout" being
the same in which Gen. Grant went up the
mountain Just seven weeks ago today. This
| was to be the family car to Saratoga and af-
ter it were attached the cars Western Out
look" Lake Anna" Lake Banta, and
| "Sarahka, with two others. The transfer
from the cottage to the train was accom-
| pllshed without difficulty.
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and the train, standing as it did upon the
grade, slowly started by its own weight and
| impetus down the mountain. The bluffs and
ridges on each side of the track were dense
ly thronged with people, and the grove south
| OF the cottage, where the Generals little
| grandchildren played, was alive with specta-
tors. Every rock, every jutting point, every
vantage ground was occupied. But from all
the throng standing uncovered in the after
noon sunlight no sound escaped The noun
| tain was hushed and still except from the
heavy booming of the guns, bidding a fare
well.
| The little village Of Wilton was reached,
and on the platform few hundred villagers
! With uncovered heads silently saw the train
pass through. The level plain was reached
| and the descent had been safely accom-
| plished. Seven level miles now lay between
| the train and Saratoga, and the speed was a
little increased Farmers and their families
| stood near and sat upon farm fences to see
| the train that bore the dead ex-President,
| and again the cannon on the mountain spoke
out over the valley.
| The spires OF Saratoga were coming in
| view, and from that direction came the dull
booming sound Of cannon planted half a
mile out OF the village beside the Mt. Me-
| Gregor track Soon this battery was reached
and passed, its brass guns saluting the train
ON Its passage, and the train Strengthened
away parallel with the tracks of the Della
ware d Hudson, on which Just north of the
Mt. McGregor depot the funeral train of the
New ork Cen6ratF road was waiting, while
thousands OF persons were bei2g held back
| by the military. The mountain train drew
alongside the other train and stopped. 'ffiere
| We're nine cars in the New York Central
! train. Next to the engine came the funeral
car .Woodlawn" The other cars were
occupied as follows: Car No. Q, clergy and
| DR.. Douglass; Sd, the sons and notable
mourners; 4th, Gen. Hancock and staff; 5th,
Gov. Hill and staff; 9th, the press; 7th and
| oth, military escort; 9TH baggage. The
remains were lifted in silence by the guard of
honor to the car "Woodlawn," which was
| draped with bombazine and hung with flags,
and the funeral parties were transferred to
| their respective cars, which were all trimmed
| in plain black with plated bombazne. The
| Brooklyn guard of honor and the six men of
the Loyal Legion with adetachment of regu-
lars entered the dead car, also two men of
| Wheeler Post, G. A. r., and soon after 2
! O'Clock the train moved through the throng
| and away from Saratoga.
Arrival at Albany.
| ALBANY, August 4.-The decorations
throughout the city are very elaborate. The
arches Of the principal facade of City Hall
| are filled with rising suns of black with pur-
| pie rosettes, and the draping Of the principal
| streets presents very imposing sight. The
| doorways OF the Capitol are richly draped,
as well as the stone columns between the en-
frances. The catafalque rises II feet, is
mounted by dome rising feet, and the
whole is topped with gilded ball, on which
rests an eagle with outStretched wings
Although the new Capitol has been occupied
Tor more than six years, during that time the
only reception to any public man, given
| within Its walls, was given to Gen. Grant
| when he was here in January 1881, and the
first remains of distinguished man to be in
| state within its walls are those of General
Grant.
To all on board the funeral train the beau
tlful drapery of the cars was the subject of
comment. No woodwork except the sashes
of the windows, was visible, and the engine
| and tender were also draped with black in a
| tasteful manner. The funeral car Wood
| lawn" was plated all over with black, and
the National flag was festooned gracefully
| The other cars were also elaborately furnish
| ed, but all were draped with good taste.
At the rate of eight or ten miles per hour
| the train moved eastward out of Saratoga
| At every street crossing, on every veranda
and balcony all the vantage ground for OBJ
| servatlon was taken up. Bells on the steep
les at Saratoga tolled as the black train trail
| ed slowly out of the village toward Albany
A clock tower dial in Saratoga indicated 210
| O'Clock as the train passed through the
| suburbs, and twenty-five minutes later the
| train pulled slowly into Ballston, on the out
| skirts. Here manufacturing establishment
| was bereft of its hundreds of employees.
| They had mounted the fence near the track,
and there watched the train as it passed to
! the streets of the town, while about the depot
| were thrOngs of men and women. The
| church bells were slowly tolling and field
! piece near the depot saluted the train. After
passing Ballston the trains speed was in
| creased.
In the funeral car U. S. Grant Post were
mounting guard at the casket. The remains
rested upon black dais The doors at the
| side OF the funeral compartment were open,
| and the afternoon sunlight shone upon the
royal purple velvet and silver mountings of
the casket The first and each succeeding
| detail mounted on guard consisted of two
men of y. S. Grant Post, one of whom stood
with folded arms at the head of the casket,
| and the other at the foot.
| Round Lake, Rev. DR.. Newman's summer
home, was passed at 2.48 o'clock, and the de-
| pot platform, fences and fronts of the cot
tages III the grove were black with mourning
| formed in lines, with uncovered heads, on
! each side of the tracks, and scarfs of mourn
| ing were huttered by many ladies in the
throng as the sombre train moved by.
| C0l0eS was reacl16Q at 3.22 ana when the
| black train rolled through it had emptied its
factories and workshops, its stores and it's
homes, and everybody had crowded to the
track and nearby buildings to see the train
that bore the dead General and ex-President.
| Gen. Sherman and Col. Grant were convers-
ing when the throngs at Cohoes attracted
their attention, and comment was made by
/ each upon the widespread feeling of respect
for Gen. Grant
The heavy black draped train rolled into
Albany at $40, on time as per special Sched-
ule. Supt. Voorhees,, sof the Delaware &
| Hudson Canal Company's road, stepped
| down from the cab of the engine. From
the first movement Of the train from Sarato-
ga to this instant" he remarkedsto one who
had ridden on the train, ''you have heard no
| sound from bell or whistle and it was true.
When the party arrived here they were es-
corted to carriages and driven to the COVER
nor's mansion. Before the remains were re-
moved, Gov. Hill and other officers returned
to the train and there greeted Gen. Hancock
and staff, who were alighting from the car.
The remains were placed within the mount
ed catafalque six black horses, with black
| trappings, were hitched to the funeral car,
and at the head of each horse as leaders,
were members of g. A. r. posts 3 and 121.
The crowd was dense.
The remains having been deposited on the
funeral car, it was drawn out into Spencer
street, where it was fanked by Co. A, 9TH
artillery, and Co. E, 18th infantry, command
ed by Col. W. B. Beck and Major Brown re-