River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13

faith: the merciful CAPTAIN of our saliva
ton will call us to that fraternity WHICH
on earth and in heaven may remain
unbroken "a pause for a momeht'l oe-
sus saith thy brother shall rise aSaln ! atn
the resurrection and the HE Inc DOuy Is
here deposited in the toIllo. tI ie
silver cord having been Ioosed, the golden
hui broken. we commit the body to the
crave where dust shall return to the earth
a. it was ami the spirit to God who gave IT.
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust TO dust,
Looking for the resurrection to come through
Our Lord Jesus Christ.
A PRAYER by Rev. Fl. Clay Trumbull
followed. These formalities concluded,
Rishop Harris of Tennessee stepped
forward and read three verses begin
ming, Il am the resurrection and the
life" Every person in the great throng
forgot himself as the bishop proceeded.
DR.. Newman followed. and then the
benediction was pronounced.
Then Trumpeter Krouse, buglc IN
hand, stepped from the ranks to the
side of the casket, and sounded the
goodnight taps over the great soldi-
er's final sleep.
TOUCHING EPISODE
A moment of silence followed after
the family had taken their last look at
the closed casket, and the three little
grandchildren of the dead general, one
scarcely high enough to touch it with
her tiny fingers, deposited a chaplet OF
oak leaves on the conqueror's bier.
This token was a plain wreath of oak
leaves pinned together with stems OF
oak leaves, and formed in the shape of
n letter "G." The leaves grew in the
oaks in the forest of Mount McCregor.
and tluttercd in the mountain breezes
while Gen Grant was dying. On the
afternoon Of Thursday, the day he died,
little Julia, his granddaughter, and lit
tie Josie, DIR. Douglas child, had gath
ere the oak leaves on the mountain
roads Then. as the children prattled,
they knit with innocent fingers and
loving hearts the wreath of oak leaves
that to-day is the only tribute that
touches the general casket. The lit
tie ones, their offering finished, had
taken it to Col. Grant whose eyes
wilted when his daughter said:
Papa, Josie and | made this for
grandpa. and won't you please give it
10 him
The colonel placed it on the coffin
and it lay there both at Albany and in
the CITY Hall at New York, being re-
moved only when the body was borne
to the catafalque. Its final replace
ment by the little children was sim
pie ceremony, but there were no dry
ewes witnesses to it, and all the sur
rounding pomp and greatness seemed
to melt away before its sweet simplicity.
Tears were cOurSing down Gen. Sher-
mans cheeks as the little folks stole
timidly back to their mothers, and
Gen. Hancock looked down upon them
with tender compassion. Gen. Sher-
man was the first to move. With I'M
covered head, he advanced to Nellie
SartOris and shook her hand. Gen.
Joe Johnston followed and extended
his hand kindly to the daughter of his
conqueror, AM the great assembly dis
persed.
Behind the burial party stood Gen.
Hancock: at his elbow was President
Cleveland, Vice President Hendricks,
and members of the cabinet Near the
head of the casket, on the right, were
Sherman and Sheridan, in full uniform,
who were uncovered. At the sides were
cX-Presidents Arthur and Hayes and
Senator Sherman On the other side OF
the casket opposite were Admiral Por-
ter. Fitzhugh Lee, Gen. Gordon and
Gen Buckner. When the guard of hon
or bore the remains within the tomb,
and at 5.03 placed them within the steel
case, the sealing of both the lead
en- lining and steel case was then
performed The family entered the
tomb. remaining only few moments.
They then sought their carriages, and
when entering. the Seventh and Tween
ty-sec0nd regiments. in line on the
bluff. fired three volleys toward the
river, after which Battery +. Fifth ar
tillery. fired three salutes from the
Knoll, toward the hotel.
The great pageant was ended, the
warrior statesman was at rest at last.
Loving and admiring friends had paid
their last tribute of respect and an ova-
ton to the dead such rs this country
has never before witnessed was closed.
The Immediate family and especial
personal friends will continue to mourn
while the busy world takes up the
Iaily round of duties rs though only an
inc dent had occurred.