The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-07
raH ILIygN O'CLOCK COUNT.

line Of waiting people stretched out finally
at 10 o'clock around the benches, OF the
Registers office and down Centre street.
TIE ELEVEN O'CLOCK COUNT.
At11 o'clock between $4,000. and 81, 900
persons had passed the casket and
looked toward the remains, though many
coming rapidly in from the bright sun
light were scarcely able to distinguish
them in the sombre shadows Of the black
draped corridor. The floral offering Of
the Board OF Alderman was set up during
the morning beneath the rotunda dome,
where the light streamed down upon 1t.
Tho central column rose ten feet and was
Hanked by stands Of color, while the
base was q bod OF ferns aud palms among
which was placed huge rows Of white
buds.
An incident was occasioned, by the
'sttempt OF an old lady who came up in the
line TO stop and kiss the face Of the dead
General. She was reminded hastily that
such proceeding was in bad taste, and
besides two plates Of glass prevented any
demonstration Of that kind.
Mayor Grace this morning sent the fol.
lowing communication to the Commits
sioner Of Public Works, Rollil M, Squire:
7 In deferepce. 10 the expressed with oi
some Of 1.-The friends and admirers Of Cen
eral Grant, you are hereby directed TO re-
move from the front Of the City Hall the
verses inscribed thereon"
I The Board Of Aldermen at their meet.
a. 1a,t YsSalt,n1 fn ofkaui kbA f1nnFal
in body. As the morning wore on to
midday more women, young and old, ap-
peared in the line Of visitors. Many car
ried little hand bags, and some had been
shopping and their discomfort was in
creased by the core Of parcels and pack
ages. The observers concluded quickly
that these had come from Hamlets and
towns in the outlying country. Farmers
there were in the line undoubtedly and
many had come 10 town with their entire
families Of children in order that in years
to come they might have 1t to say
that they had seen the remains
Of General Grant. The increasing heat
melted the ardor OF many who had se-
cured places in the line, and not a few
dropped out alter having worked their
way around even to Centre street. The
numbers at the point OF the fountain had
decreased and the people at noon were
dropping into line at the corner Of the
City Halt and Chambers street and Bread.
way. The passage OF people at the casket
was averaging about 100 minute, and at
/ O'Clock 1900 persons had viewed the
remains, seven hours having been occupied
in SO doing.
THE CIVIC DIVISION.
Gen. Lloyd Aspiuwall this morning set
apart the streets upon which the civic
division OF the funeral Is to form On Sat
urday. The division will consis. Of four
sub-diyisions. The subdivisions will
form on Great Jones street and Lafayette
place. The corporation council ofLacombe
to-day sent to Mayor Grace communica-
ton regarding resolution passed by the
Board Of Aldermen, regarding the assign
ing OF n plot Of ground in Riverside Park
for General Grants sepulchre. The Mayor
had asked the corporation council whether
il he the Mayor approved the
resolution 1t would be legally operative.
The corporation counsel holds that the
land referred to in the resolution is not an
absolute fee, but a fec in trust for certain
purposes. The land thus required cannot
he given away by the city nor II itwere
held in fee simple absolute could 1t 1t be
so conveyed by the Common, Council.
The sinking fund Commissioners only
could convey 1t, but the provisions state
that they must sell at public auction. He
says he is OF the opinion that II the reso-
lution was signed by the Mayorit would
be legally imperative TO effect
the cession Of the ground pro.
posed. The Park Commissioners had
thsq1wer TO grant the right Of sepulchre
and, OF course, the assent OF the Board OF
Health was a necessary perquisite TO any
burial within the city limits.
A committee has been appointed by
ex.confederate soldiers to represent the
Southern soldiers at the funeral. Among
those on the committee are Generals
Loring, Lilley, Dochery and Olingmani !
Golonels Snead, Duff, Sterrett and Ander-
son, and Majors Clark, Quincy, McSulty,
Sussdorf, Bridgeford and Others. -
IN TIE AFTERNOON.
at 2 o'clock the procession extended
in crescent across the park, and along the
sidewalk to Chambers street, and along
Chambers street to Broadway. Tie 9th
relief detail Of thirteen veterans of the G.
A. r., q. s. Grant Post, came on guard
around the casket at 2 o'clock. The pas
sage OF tho multitude into the hall was
greatly hastened during the afternoon by
the police and the veterans in charge Of
the body, by permitting no lettering and
telling the people to step lively and hurry
up, SO that some timid folks had ecafcely
. chance to see the face of the dead
General, -.