The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-12

Capitol, as did General Farnsworth
and staff. Governor Hill and staff
had gathered at the Capitol and
were in waiting.
1t was 11.30 A. M. when the great
doors of the Capitol swung open on
the State street side, and the guard
of honor from U. s. Grant Post were
seen by the waiting crowd with the
remains inside the corridor. At this
moment the funeral procession was
formed on State street. Slowly and
to the strains of trumpets of the
regulars the guard of honor moved
out upon the upper steps OF the
Capitol. thirteen men touching the
casket and surrounding and almost
hiding it from view. The sombre
car was waiting at the foot of the
steps in the street. Four men were
inside the car and assisted in lifting
tie remains to the black dias within
the mounted catafalque, and then
companies of regulars were ranged
on either side of the car. The pro-
cession then started at a measured
pace down State street to the depot
amid the dull boom of cannon and
the tolling and Ginning Of bells in
the steeples. Everywhere were dense
throDgs.
The sons of General Grant and
their companions of yesterday were
driven to the depot. where the long
black funeral train was awaiting its
burden.
The depot reached, the remains
were placed in the car "Woodlawn, !"
the committee from New York en-
tered their cars, General Hancock
and staff were aboard, the regulars
were quartered and the train was
ready to start.
The remains were viewed in AL
bany by 773, 900 persons.
A little pilot engine left Albany
at II 20, to clear the track ahead of
the funeral train to New York.
/ 1t was exactly half-past II o'clock
when the funeral train started. At
the instant a dirge came up to the
ears of all in the train from the
band of the Jackson Corps, which
stood in line and saluted. Hundreds
ofpersons standing nearest the tracks
laid coins on the rails to have them
fiattened beneath the wheels of the
train that carried General Grant on
his last journey. On the roofs of the
houses in the vicinity hundreds
witnessed the start, and as the black
train rumbled across the long bridge
of the Hudson it was between two
dense lines of people who filled the
foot-paths on either side. Across
the river were crowds of people.
The shops and stores and factories
had closed their doors to business.
All who work and those of leisure
seemed to have come out to stand
with uncovered heads. The long
sweeping curve was rounded and
the train Strengthened out level with
the Hudson on its way to the me-
tropolis, going at the rate of twenty
miles an hour.
AT every rural road crossing
groups of plain, sad-faced people
stood and watched.
Hudson was passed at 127 P. NJ,
Reinebeck at 213 P. NJ, Staalsburgh
at 222 p. NJ, Hyde Park at 2 80 p
NJ, and when the train rolled
through the throngs at Poughkeep-
sic the dial marked 2 45 P. NJ, and
the funeral train was on time.
SALUTE FROM WEST POINT.
At Poughkeepsie all the railroad
employees and hundreds of citizens
stood with barred heads as the funer-
al train passed by. As Newburg
was passed rain could be seen falling
on the mountains westward. FISH
kill was passed at 81 p. m., Cold
Spring at 3.21, and the train was
within six minutes of Garrison's, the
railway station of West Point. Sud-
denly the report of a cannon shook
the heavy atmosphere. The speed
was slackened as the station was
neared. Again the heavy sound
from a gun. The trains speed les
sened gradually as it emerged from
the cut north of the station, and
hundreds of people were seen lining
the way on either side. Again the
report of gun shook the still air
that before the coming storm was
almost hushed. Then at 327 the
train rolled slowly past the little sta
ton at Garrison's. and there was
shown the tribute from his old stu
dent home to the dead soldier.
Along the line of the railway before
the station the cadets from West
Point were drawn up in line at
present arms" All the officers of
the Post were near with uncovered
heads, and the band from the Post
with muffled drums, was playing,
"Sweet Spirit, Hear NV Prayer"
The strains were not loud, but sub
dued, and they blended with the
muttering thunder over the river on
the mountains, where the storm had
swept down to the hagstaff-tip that
shot up from the trees. And all
the while, at intervals of FIVE seconds,
came the sound OF gun. AS the
little station. pssed out of sight and
the strains from the band had died
away view across the river disclos-
ed bright flashes, quick belching of
smoke, and then, as soon as sound
could travel, the bo oming of another
gun smote the ear. The salute was
being fired from the river shore at
the foot of the bluff, which is crown
ed by the garrison.
The funeral train had again quick
ened speed, but it was overtaken by
the storm, which prevailed with
much force for ten minutes. Then
the clouds broke, the rain ceased