New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-06
HONORS TO GRANT IN ALBANY
THE CEREMONIES AT THE CAPITOL.

a,p.Ny. Aug 5-The excitement which mas
been felt in Albany since the announcement, 'ha'
Caneral Grants body would lie in state at the
Coo;,oI and which reached a fever heat IN tue
Grand demonstration OF sympathy yesterday, con-
,;oued through the night and up to the very mo-
ment that the funeral train passed ont OF sight Ill
tbe clumps of trees across the rlver from Albany
The usual quIetness that spreads over tho 0'.'
coon after all the business houses closed In the
evening had disappeared, and the tread OF weary
feet resounded through the streets al h's",
long and the shrll note of the IRE anu
Glow ne nj of the muff1ed drum were heard as tho
chances were made IN the military guards IN many
nortons of the city. The people couid ho' seem -
shake off the solemnity Of the occasion, ana 'noSo
WIN did not walk around the streets SAT ouu upon
.h,r front sroops and talked over the sad funerai
of the day aud it safe to say that more IMAM ohe-
half of the Albanians went without Sleep Every
hotel and boarding house was filled 10 oVeino""s
and many strangers who intended TO remain over
and follow the old hero to the depot had the p"oio
mark for a bed and the starstudded SKY LOT co'ei
lid. .,.u. ,roro n
II ia estimated that at midnight there were a'
least 10000 people in Capitol Park ana 10 inc
streets around the Capitol. The crowd l'seii was
silent and seemed filled with awe al the near
presence of the dead commander AS the chui .h
bells all over the city rang out the Knei' vi 'ho
midnight hour. the Albany City Banc, VINO wei.
stationed near the west front OF the Capitol piaSeu
"Nearer, My God, to Thee The scene was mos,
,mnressiye Every heart seemed to stand stiil' anu
even the discordant shout of the picture anu
drnk buckster was sIlenced. After the strains
os tbe band had died away, the German
si,oing societies sang several solemn urges
In a most feeling manner. When the mourhiui
songs were ended the vast crowd hieo Slow!
round TO the Westinghouse. entrance 10 inc 'afi
fol and Joined the line that was passing through
the hui ding to take parting look al the eranu
old warrior The line formed was estimated u oo
one-tbird of a mile in length. 1t was decorous III
the extreme and there was no pushing OF crown
inc When the people reached the doorway they
were met by a guard of Company r 'oth hla"uS
who separated them into files of four abreast ana
when they reached the foot of the coffin they were
divided so that two persons passed abreast on each
side of it. nm,
Within the Capitol the main corridors were hlieu
all night long with soldiers and civilians VINO mao
been fortunate enough TO secure passes. Inc T. o
Grant Post remained on guard all night long, TWO
of the foot and two at the head of the collin, ana
the members were relieved every two hours flles
of regular army soldiers were upon each soc Vi INC
coffin standing about two feet apart and they kept
the crowd moving past There were many ahec'lhe
scenes around the bier of the old commander III the
solemn hours of the night and the tears OF many an
old voteran and of the wives aud sons OF veterans
feu unop the hag-covered dals as they moved
SLOWLY past and made sweet and touching the
memory of the veterans dearest.
The steady tramp Of those who came to do hon.
nee to the dead General continued all night, thoheh
the numbers diminished from 8 a. H. uutu u'S-
light halt was called twice so that the ou>t
which had gathered upon the plate so as 10 in'er-
fere with the view OF the body could be wiped OH
j.
was discovered after the coffin had been placed on
the dais and the electric lamps lighted. The Cen
erays foce since il had left Mt. McGregor, had as
sumed a blush leaden hue, and the enbalner' whle
the body was being prepared To lie ID s'"'c
in the Capitol had endeavOred 10 hide the darh APP
pearance of tine face by liberal use OF powder
In the haste and confusion too much was put OIL
and il was brought painfully TO view In the giafo
of the electric lights which were suspended lie"
feet above the body and shone directly on the race
One old lady whose HAIR was as white as snow ana
who was dressed IN deep mourning, as she walked
mast the casket with the tears streaming down
her cheeks dropped upon it little bunch Oh
forpet-me- nots tied together with Grape. she ost
her husband and two sons i'll the Wilderness.
Orderlies were stationed at the entrance TO the
Capito who carefully c0nDted the people as tbcy
filed past. From p. III. to p. IN the number
counted was 7,400; from to 10 D. m, Zo.oOo;
from 10 to ~ p m, ii 300; from IL 10 . d. M
sl5O. from 3 to a. H., 600; from to q a. m
31OO from g to s "a. m. ! 500; from 10 y a. n.'
4sCO aud from o to 10:45 a. m. iG,4oO. making
total of IT 900 or nearly as much as the entire pop
uIaton of Albany. The time set for calling mai
halt TO the procession Of the people was iXed at
1880 a. m. At this hour there was long line eX-
tcudng down the Capitol steps into Washington
ave. and those who were in front begged SO hard to
he permitted the dead herOs face that the time
was extended fifteen minutes lie belongs ID the
reople.r said an old batte-scarred veteran. who
walked with crutch, " and they have no right to
take him away without our seeing him But mil
itary regulations are inexorable and the lid was
scewed upon the coffin while many thousands ye.
remained who had not been able to take a farewell
glance OF the old warrior.
At $50 q. the Senate and Assembly met IN
their separate chambers at the Capitol and then
held joint meeting at which resolutions OF CON
doence passed. and ordered TO be engrosscd and
sent to the family Of General Grant The following
were appointed a committee to accompany the BODY
TO New-York: President Mccarthy. Senators Gibbs,
Otis, bowen. Baker, Esty, Murphy. Campbell,
Thatcher aud DAILY and Assemblymen Barnum. Ely,
johnson Hendricks, Barager. Heath. Cantor, Has
kell Horton, Rcnics Van Allen, A. III. Baker, and
Burnham. 1t was resolved that the Senate and
Assembly should attend the funeral at New-York
in a body on Saturday. General Hancock came to
the CAPITOL early and went to the Executive cham
Der with Governor Hill. where he perfected the
arrangements of the military escort. and soon his
aides were dashing up and down Safest. forming
the line of march Everything moved with military
precision. and there was no delay or botch of any
kind. Safest and Broadway through which the
body was to be TAKEN were densely crowded long
before the appointed hour of starting, and the
emblerns of grief upon the sleeves of men. women
and children were even general than on the